CHEMISTRY UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM
Professor Alfons L. Baumstark, Chair Apply on LineDr. Doyle Barrow, Director of Undergraduate Studies in Chemistry
Associate Professor Davon Kennedy, Freshman Adviser
Course Descriptions
Note: Course credit hours are shown in parentheses immediately following the course title.
CHEM 1050 CHEMISTRY FOR CITIZENS (3.0)
Chemistry for Citizens.
Prerequisite: high school chemistry recommended.
Three lecture hours a week.
Modern chemical concepts and chemical processes with their impact on a technological society;
the background for informed decisions.
CHEM 1101K INTRODUCTORY CHEMISTRY I (4.0)
Introductory Chemistry I.
Three lecture and three laboratory hours a week.
First course in a two-semester sequence covering the basic principles and applications of chemistry for nonscience majors.
Topics to be covered include atomic structure and isotopes, periodicity, and chemical equations.
Laboratory exercises supplement the lecture material.
CHEM 1102K INTRODUCTORY CHEMISTRY II (4.0)
Introductory Chemistry II.
Prerequisite: Chem 1101K with grade of D or higher.
Three lecture and three laboratory hours a week.
Second course in a two-semester sequence covering the basic principles and applications of chemistry for nonscience majors.
Laboratory exercises supplement the lecture material.
CHEM 1151K SURVEY OF CHEMISTRY I (4.0)
Survey of Chemistry I.
Three lecture and three laboratory hours a week.
Students with a good science background may apply for exemption.
First course in a two-semester sequence covering elementary principles of general,
organic, and biochemistry designed for allied health profession majors.
Topics to be covered include elements and compounds, chemical equations,
nomenclature, and molecular geometry.
Laboratory exercises supplement the lecture material.
CHEM 1152K SURVEY OF CHEMISTRY II (4.0)
Survey of Chemistry II.
Prerequisite: Chem 1151K with grade of D or higher or its exemption.
Three lecture and three laboratory hours a week.
Second course in a two-semester sequence covering elementary principles of general,
organic, and biochemistry designed for allied health profession majors.
Laboratory exercises supplement the lecture material.
CHEM 1201 CHEM I CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT (1.0)
Chemistry I Concept Development.
Prerequisite: concurrent enrollment in Chem 1211K.
One lecture hour a week.
Elaborates key chemical concepts and illustrates problem-solving techniques for college chemistry for natural science majors.
Recommended for students who have completed a standard high school chemistry course.
This course does not count toward a degree.
CHEM 1202 CHEM I PROBLEM SOLVING (2.0)
Chemistry I Problem Solving.
Prerequisite: concurrent enrollment in Chem 1211K.
Two lecture hours a week.
In-depth problem-solving techniques and study methods for college chemistry for natural science majors.
Recommended for students who have not completed a standard high school chemistry course.
This course does not count toward a degree.
CHEM 1203 CHEM II CONCEPT DEVELPMENT (1.0)
Chemistry II Concept Development.
Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in Chem 1212K.
One lecture hour a week.
Elaborates key chemical concepts and illustrates problem-solving techniques for college chemistry for natural science majors.
This course does not count toward a degree.
CHEM 1211K GENERAL CHEMISTRY I (4.0)
General Chemistry I.
Prerequisite: One year of high school chemistry or the equivalent.
Math 1113 as a prerequisite or corequisite is strongly advised.
Three lecture and three laboratory hours a week.
First course in a two-semester sequence covering the fundamental principles and applications of chemistry for science majors.
Topics to be covered include composition of matter, stoichiometry, periodic relations, and nomenclature.
Laboratory exercises supplement the lecture material.
CHEM 1212K GENERAL CHEMISTRY II (4.0)
General Chemistry II.
Prerequisite: Chem 1211K with grade of D or higher. (Grade of C or higher required for all Chemistry majors.)
Three lecture and three laboratory hours a week.
Second course in a two-semester sequence covering the fundamental principles and applications of chemistry for science majors.
Laboratory exercises supplement the lecture material.
CHEM 2010 INTRO TO QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS (2.0)
Quantitative Analysis.
Prerequisite: Chem 1212K with grade of C or higher.
One lecture and four laboratory hours a week.
Fulfills quantitative analysis requirement for pre-medical students and chemistry majors.
Fundamentals of quantitative analysis applied to a research project.
Topics include acid-base and complex ion equilibria, redox potentials, electrochemistry, spectroscopy, and separations.
CHEM 2030K INTRODUCTION TO CHEMISTRY (3.0)
Introduction to Chemistry.
Two lecture and three laboratory hours a week.
Chemical concepts and processes in the natural world; the basis for making scientific and technological choices
in a modern society focusing on the needs of Early Childhood Educators.
CHEM 2400 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I (4.0)
Organic Chemistry I.
Prerequisite: Chem 1212K with grade of D or higher.
Concurrent enrollment in Chem 3100 is strongly suggested.
Three lecture hours and one recitation hour a week. Reactions, methods of preparation,
and physical and chemical properties of the common classes of carbon compounds, with emphasis upon modern electronic and mechanistic theories.
CHEM 2401 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY PROBLEMS I (1.0)
Organic Chemistry Problems I.
Corequisite: concurrent registration in Chem 2400.
One lecture hour per week.
An auxiliary course for students taking Chem 2400.
Emphasis is on problem solving in organic chemistry.
This course does not count toward graduation.
CHEM 3030K INTRODUCTION TO CHEMISTRY (3.0)
Introduction to Chemistry.
Two lecture and three laboratory hours a week.
Chemical concepts and processes in the natural world; the basis for making scientific and
technological choices in a modern society focusing on the needs of Middle Childhood Educators.
CHEM 3100 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB I (2.0)
Organic Chemistry Laboratory I.
Prerequisite: Chem 1212K with grade of C or higher.
Concurrent enrollment in Chem 2400 is strongly suggested.
One lecture and four laboratory hours a week.
Modern quantitative and physical laboratory methods applied to the synthesis, separation, purification, identification,
and physical and chemical properties of organic compounds.
CHEM 3110 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB II (2.0)
Organic Chemistry Laboratory II.
Prerequisite: Chem 2400 with grade of C or higher.
Concurrent enrollment in Chem 3410 is strongly suggested.
One lecture and four laboratory hours a week. Modern quantitative and physical laboratory methods applied to the
synthesis, separation, purification, identification, and physical and chemical properties of organic compounds.
CHEM 3410 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II (4.0)
Organic Chemistry II.
Prerequisite: Chem 2400 with grade of C or higher.
Concurrent enrollment in Chem 3110 is strongly suggested.
Three lecture hours and one recitation hour a week.
Reactions, methods of preparation, and physical and chemical properties of the common classes of carbon compounds,
with emphasis upon modern electronic and mechanistic theories.
CHEM 3411 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY PROBLEMS II (1.0)
Organic Chemistry Problems II.
Corequisite: concurrent registration in Chem 3410.
One lecture hour per week. An auxiliary course for students taking Chem 3410.
Emphasis is on problem solving in organic chemistry.
This course does not count toward graduation.
CHEM 3690 HONORS READINGS (1.0 to 3.0)
Honors Readings.
Prerequisite: consent of the instructor and Honors Program director.
Discussion and readings on selected topics.
CHEM 4000 FUNDAMEN OF CHEMICAL ANALYSIS (3.0)
Fundamentals of Chemical Analysis.
Prerequisites: Chem 3410 with grade of C or higher and Math 2212 with grade of D or higher.
Two lecture and four laboratory hours a week.
Chemical equilibria of acid-base systems, metal ion complexes and solubility,
and their relationship to chemical analysis; use of manual and semiautomatic methods of data collection.
CHEM 4010 INST METHODS I: CHROMATOGRPHY (3.0)
Instrumental Methods I: Chromatography.
Prerequisite: Chem 4000 with grade of C or higher.
Corequisite: Chem 4110.
Two lecture and three laboratory hours a week.
Modern methods, e.g., gas, liquid, thin layer, column, and ion exclusion chromatographic techniques,
used to demonstrate the principles of chromatography.
CHEM 4015 SEPARATION IN BIOSCIENCES (3.0)
Separation in Biosciences.
Prerequisite: Chem 4000, 4010 with grade of C or higher, or equivalent.
Two lecture and three laboratory hours a week.
Analytical chemistry applications of electrophoresis, gel chromatography precipitation,
and ultracentrifugation to molecular recognition and separations in biological systems.
CHEM 4050 INTRO FOURIER-TRANSFROM NMR SPECTROSCOPY (2.0)
Introduction to Fourier-Transform NMR Spectroscopy.
Prerequisites: demonstrated research need and approval of the department chair.
Introduction to techniques of Fourier-Transform Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy.
CHEM 4100 CHEMICAL LITERATURE (3.0)
Chemical Literature.
Prerequisites: Chem 3110 with grade of C or higher, or equivalent and consent of instructor.
Introduction to the chemical literature. Emphasis on literature searching via database services.
CHEM 4110 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY I (3.0)
Physical Chemistry I.
Prerequisites: Chem 1212K with grade of C or higher, Math 2212 with grade of D or higher, Phys 2212K with grade of C or higher.
Three lecture hours a week.
Prinicples of thermodynamics, transport and kinetics and how they serve as a basis for interpreting and interrelating the properties of matter.
CHEM 4111 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY PROBLEMS I (2.0)
Physical Chemistry Problems I.
Corequisite: concurrent registration in Chem 4110.
Two lecture hours per week.
This course is designed to assist students in acquiring problem solving skills in Physical Chemistry I.
This course does not count toward graduation.
CHEM 4120 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY II (3.0)
Physical Chemistry II.
Prerequisite: Chem 4110 with grade of C or higher.
Principles of quantum and statistical mechanics, and how they serve as a basis for interpreting and interrelating the properties of matter.
CHEM 4121 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY PROBLEMS II (2.0)
Physical Chemistry Problems II.
Corequisite: concurrent registration in Chem 4120.
Two lecture hours per week.
This course is designed to assist students in acquiring problem solving skills in Physical Chemistry II.
This course does not count toward graduation.
CHEM 4150 INTRO TO BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY (3.0)
Introduction to Biophysical Chemistry.
Prerequisite: Math 2215 with grade of D or higher or equivalent.
Not acceptable for credit toward a BS degree in Chemistry.
Thermodynamics, theories of solution, and principles of dynamics applied to biological systems.
CHEM 4160 CHEMISTRY LABORATORY IVA (2.0)
Chemistry Laboratory IVA.
Prerequisites: Chem 4000 and 4110 with grade of C or higher, or equivalent and prior selection of special problems.
Concurrent enrollment in Chem 4160 and 4170 is not allowed.
Laboratory to be arranged.
Advanced laboratory problems; independent research.
CHEM 4170 CHEMISTRY LABORATORY IVB (4.0)
Chemical Laboratory IVB.
Prerequisites: Chem 4000 and 4110 with grade of C or higher and prior selection of special problems.
Concurrent enrollment in Chem 4160 and 4170 is not allowed.
Laboratory to be arranged.
Advanced laboratory problems; independent research.
CHEM 4190 INSTR MTHDS III: SPECTROSCOPY (3.0)
Instrumental Methods III: Spectroscopy.
Prerequisites: Chem 4000 and 4120 with grade of C or higher.
Two lecture and three laboratory hours a week.
Modern spectroscopic techniques and their application to chemical problems, with the results of quantum mechanics used as a guide in the analysis of spectra.
CHEM 4210 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY (3.0)
Inorganic Chemistry.
Prerequisite: Chem 4120 with grade of C or higher.
Periodic relationship of the elements and their compounds, including those less commonly encountered.
Bonding, reaction and mechanisms, complexes, and stereochemistry are among the topics discussed.
CHEM 4220 BIOMETALLOCHEMISTRY (3.0)
Biometallochemistry.
Prerequisite: one year of organic chemistry (Chem 3140) and one semester of biochemistry (Chem 4600).
An exploration of the structural and functional use of metals in biological systems including metalloproteins and metallocomplex interaction with nucleic acids.
(This course cannot substitute for Chem 4210.)
CHEM 4330 ADVANCED SYNTHESIS (3.0)
Advanced Synthesis.
Prerequisite: one year of organic chemistry with laboratory (Chem 3110).
Two lecture and four laboratory hours a week.
Synthesis and characterization of inorganic and organic compounds by modern methodology.
CHEM 4370 POLYMER CHEMISTRY (3.0)
Polymer Chemistry.
Prerequisites: Chem 3410 and 4110 with grade of C or higher, or equivalent.
Introduction to polymer synthesis, properties, and characterization.
Topics include: reaction mechanisms, molecular weight determination,
thermodynamics and chain statistics, rubber elasticity, and transport properties of dilute polymer solutions.
CHEM 4400 ADV ORG CHEM: BIOORGANIC I (3.0)
Advanced Organic Chemistry: Bioorganic I.
Prerequisite: one year of organic chemistry (Chem 3410) with grade of C or higher.
Applications of the principles of organic chemistry to biochemical problems.
Emphasis is on construction methods of bioorganic molecular models for biochemical processes.
CHEM 4410 ADV ORG CHEM: BIOORGANIC II (3.0)
Advanced Organic Chemistry: Bioorganic II.
Prerequisite: one year of organic chemistry (Chem 3410) with grade of C or higher.
Applications of the principles of organic chemistry to biochemical problems.
Emphasis is on construction methods of bioorganic molecular models for biochemical processes.
CHEM 4450 MOLECULAR MODELING METHODS 3.0
Molecular Modeling Methods.
Prerequisites: Chem 3410, Chem 4110 with grade of C or higher or equivalent course work and consent of instructor.
Use of molecular mechanics methods to solve structural problems in organic, bioorganic, and biophysical chemistry.
May be repeated if topics are different.
CHEM 4490 SPEC TOPICS IN ORGANIC CHEM (3.0)
Special Topics in Organic Chemistry.
Prerequisite: Chem 3410 with grade of C or higher, or equivalent.
Advanced topics in organic chemistry as may fit the needs and interests of the students and faculty.
Such topics might be stereoisomerism, heterocycles, alkaloids, organic mechanisms, and structure-activity relationships.
May be repeated if topics are different.
CHEM 4590 SPEC TOPICS IN PHYSICAL CHEM (3.0)
Special Topics in Physical Chemistry.
Prerequisite: Chem 4120 with grade of C or higher, or equivalent.
Advanced topics in physical chemistry as may fit the needs and interests of the students and faculty.
Such topics might be chemical kinetics, statistical mechanics, quantum mechanics, molecular spectra, phase equilibrium.
May be repeated if topics are different.
CHEM 4600 BIOCHEMISTRY I (5.0)
Biochemistry I.
Prerequisite: Chem 3410 with grade of C or higher.
Five lecture hours a week.
Introduction to biochemical phenomena: proteins, enzymes, vitamins, carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids, DNA, RNA, and metabolism.
CHEM 4610 BIOCHEMISTRY II (3.0)
Biochemistry II.
Prerequisite: Chem 4600 with grade of C or higher.
Three lecture hours a week.
In-depth coverage of biochemical phenomena: proteins, enzymes, vitamins, carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids, DNA, RNA, and metabolism.
CHEM 4620 BIOCHEMISTRY LAB I (2.0)
Biochemistry Laboratory I.
Prerequisites: Chem 3110 with grade of C or higher and concurrent registration in Chem 4600.
One lecture and four laboratory hours a week.
Modern analytical techniques applied to solving biochemical problems.
CHEM 4630 ENZYMOLOGY (3.0)
Enzymology.
Prerequisites: one year of organic chemistry (Chem 3410) and one semester of biochemistry (Chem 4600) with grades of C or higher.
(Same as Biol 4630.)
Introduction to enzyme catalysis, with emphasis on the general concepts of enzyme kinetics and the common tools for studying enzymes.
CHEM 4640 FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOINFORMATICS (4.0)
Fundamentals of Bioinformatics.
Prerequisites: Biol 3800 with grade of C or higher or written approval of instructor.
(Same as Biol 4640 and CSc 4640.)
Four lecture hours per week.
A hands-on approach to bioinformatics usings PCs, the internet, and computer
graphics to analyze, correlate, and extract information from biological databases,
emphasizing sequence and structure databases for proteins and nucleic acids,
and introducing the computing skills necessary for bioinformatics.
Topics include: sequences and three-dimensional structures of proteins and nucleic acids,
the major databases, algorithms for sequence comparison, data mining, and prediction of structure and function.
CHEM 4740 STATISTICAL MECHANICS (3.0)
Statistical Mechanics.
Prerequisites: Chem 4110 and Chem 4120 with grades of C or higher or equivalent; instructor approval required.
Introduction to statistical mechanics and the theory of ideal and nonideal gases, liquids, and solids.
CHEM 4800 ADVANCED ANALYTICAL CHEM (3.0)
Advanced Analytical Chemistry.
Corequisite: Chem 4110.
Advanced theories and methods of analytical chemistry.
May be repeated if topics are different.
CHEM 4820 ANALYTICAL LABORATORY (2.0)
Analytical Laboratory.
Prerequisite: Chem 4000 with grade of C or higher, or equivalent.
One lecture and three laboratory hours a week.
Fundamental principles of analytical chemistry as they apply to modern analytical problems.
CHEM 4840 BIOENERGETICS 3.0
Bioenergetics.
Prerequisite: Chem 4000 with grade of C or higher or equivalent.
(Same as Biol 4284.)
(Same as Biol 4630.)
Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory a week.
Principles and experimental methods appropriate to energy transduction in a variety of biological systems.
CHEM 4850 BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY I (3.0)
Bioanalytical Chemistry I.
Prerequisites: Chem 4000 and 4190 with grade of C or higher, or equivalent, or consent of instructor.
Basic concepts of analytical chemistry as applied to biologically oriented problems.
CHEM 4860 BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY II (3.0)
Bioanalytical Chemistry II.
Prerequisite: Chem 4850 with grade of C or higher or consent of instructor.
Basic principles underlying instrumentation, automation, and laboratory computers used in solving bioanalysis problems.
CHEM 4870 HONORS THESIS: RESEARCH (3.0)
Honors Thesis: Research.
Prerequisites: consent of instructor and Honors Program director.
Readings or research preparatory to honors thesis or project.
CHEM 4871 ELECTROCHEMICAL METHODS (3.0)
Electrochemical Methods.
Prerequisite: Chem 4110 with grade of C or higher or equivalent.
Three lecture hours a week. Fundamentals of electrochemistry and application to chemical problems.
Special emphasis on electrode reaction mechanisms and interpretation of electrochemical results for organic, inorganic, and biological systems.
CHEM 4880 HONORS THESIS: WRITING (3.0 to 6.0)
Honors Thesis: Writing.
Prerequisites: consent of the instructor and Honors Program director.
Writing or production of honors thesis or project.
CHEM 4920 ELEMENTARY SCIENCE ED PARTNERS (2.0)
Elementary Science Education Partners.
Prerequisites: junior or senior majoring in natural sciences and consent of ESEP coordinator.
Demonstrating hands-on science in the public elementary school classroom. May be repeated for a maximum of six hours.
CHEM 4940 SEMINAR IN CHEMISTRY (1.0)
Seminar in Chemistry.
Prerequisite: consent of department.
Discussion of current research areas in chemistry.
CHEM 4950 CHEMICAL RESEARCH (1.0 to 5.0)
Chemical Research.
Prerequisite: prior approval of a written program or the proposed work.
No more than five credit hours.
It is normally assumed that this research will span more than one semester.
Source: Georgia State University General Catalog 2004-2005
The printed catalog is the only authorized version of this information and must be consulted when planning course schedules.
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