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General Chemistry. (4) Students will receive no credit for 1A after taking 4A. Three hours of lecture and four hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: High school chemistry recommended. Stoichiometry of chemical reactions, quantum mehanical description of atoms, the elements and the periodic table, chemical bonding, real and ideal gases, thermochemistry, introduction to thermodynamics and equilibrium, acid-base and solubility equilibria, introduction to oxidation-reduction reactions. (F, S) |
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General Chemistry. (4) Course 4B will restrict credit if completed before 1B. Two hours of lecture and four hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: 1A or a score of 3, 4, or 5 on the Chemistry AP test. Introduction to chemical kinetics, electrochemistry, properties of the states of matter, binary mixtures, thermodynamic
efficiency and the direction of chemical change, quantum mechanical description of bonding, introduction to spectroscopy. Special topics: Research topics in modern chemistry and biochemistry, chemical engineering. (S) |
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Chemical Structure and Reactivity. (3)Course 112A will restrict credit if completed prior to 3A. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: 1A with a grade of C- or higher, or a score of 4 or 5 on the Chemistry AP test. Concurrent enrollment in 3AL required. Introduction to organic chemical structures, bonding, and chemical reactivity. The organic chemistry of alkanes, alkyl halides, alcohols, alkenes, alkynes, and organometallics. (F, S) |
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Chemistry 3AL |
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Organic Chemistry Laboratory. (2) Course 112A will restrict credit if completed prior to 3AL. One hour of lecture and four hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite:
1A with a grade of C- or higher, or a score of 4 or 5 on the Chemistry AP test. Must be taken concurrently with 3A. Introduction to the theory and practice of methods used in the organic chemistry laboratory. An emphasis is placed on the separation and purification of organic compounds. Techniques covered will include extraction, distillation, sublimation, recrystallization, and chromatography. Detailed discussions and applications of infrared and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy will
be included. (F, S) |
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Chemical Structure and Reactivity. Course 112B will restrict credit if completed
prior to 3B. Three hours of lecture per week.
Prerequisite: 3A with a grade of C- or better.
Conjugation, aromatic chemistry, carbonyl
compounds, carbohydrates, amines, carboxylic
acids, amino acids, peptides, proteins, and
nucleic acid chemistry. Ultraviolet spectroscopy
and mass spectrometry will be introduced. (F, S) |
| Chemistry 3BL |
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Organic Chemistry Laboratory. (2)
Course 112B will restrict credit if completed
prior to 3BL. One hour of lecture and four
hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisites:
3AL; 3B (may be taken concurrently). The
synthesis and purification of organic compounds
will be explored. Natural product
chemistry will be introduced. Advanced
spectroscopic methods including infrared,
ultraviolet, and nuclear magnetic resonance
spectroscopy and mass spectrometry will be
used to analyze products prepared and/or
isolated. Qualitative analysis of organic ompounds
will be covered. (F, S) |
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General Chemistry and Quantitative
Analysis. (4;4) Courses 1A or 1B will
restrict credit if completed prior to 4A-4B.
Three hours of lecture and four hours of laboratory
per week. Prerequisites: High school
chemistry; calculus (may be taken concurrently);
high school physics is recommended.
The series 4A-4B is intended for majors in
engineering and physical and biological sciences.
It presents the foundation principles of
chemistry, including stoichiometry, ideal and
real gases, acid-base and solubility equilibria,
oxidation-reduction reactions, thermochemistry,
entropy, nuclear chemistry and
radioactivity, the atoms and elements, the
periodic table, quantum theory, chemical
bonding, molecular structure, chemical kinetics,
and descriptive chemistry. Examples and
applications will be drawn from diverse areas
of special interest such as atmospheric, environmental,
materials, polymer and computational chemistry and biochemistry.
Laboratory emphasizes quantitative work.
4A (F); 4B (S) |
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Chemistry 10 |
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Chemical Attractions. (3) For nonscience
majors. Three hours of lecture and one hour of
discussion per week. The principles of chemistry
permeate everything in the world around
us. From the protection of sunscreens and the
seductiveness of perfumes to the processes of
DNA fingerprinting and art restoration to the
foods and pharmaceuticals we ingest, chemistry
is a crucial player in improving the quality
of our lives. This course will introduce the
nonscience major to chemical principles by
exploring various “themes” such as perfumes
and chemical communication, pesticides and
the environment, diet and exercise, drugs and
blood chemistry, art restoration, criminology,
and plastics. In lieu of traditional problem sets
and laboratories common in chemistry courses,
students will prepare critiques of science as it
is presented in the media, participate in solving
a mock crime, and stage debates about the
risks and benefits of chemistry. The course
will culminate with group projects whereby
students pursue a question or “theme” of their
own interest. |
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Chemistry 24 |
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Freshman Seminar. (1) Course may be
repeated for credit as topic varies. One hour of
seminar per week. Sections 1-2 to be graded
on a letter-grade basis. Sections 3-4 to be
graded on a passed/not passed basis. The
Freshman Seminar Program has been designed
to provide new students with the opportunity
to explore an intellectual topic with a faculty
member in a small-seminar setting. Freshman
seminars are offered in all campus departments,
and topics may vary from department
to department and semester to semester.
Enrollment is limited to 15 freshmen. (F) |
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Chemistry 49 |
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Supplementary Work in Lower Division
Chemistry. (1-4) Course may be repeated for
credit. Meetings to be arranged. Students with
partial credit in lower division Chemistry
courses may, with consent of instructor, complete
the credit under this heading. |
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Chemistry
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Sophomore Seminar. (1-2) One hour of
seminar per week per unit for fifteen weeks.
One and one half hours of seminar per week
per unit for 10 weeks. Two hours of seminar
per week per unit for eight weeks. Three hours
of seminar per week per unit for five weeks.
Sections 1–2 to be graded on a passed/not
passed basis. Sections 3–4 to be graded on a
letter-grade basis. Prerequisites: At discretion
of instructor. Sophomore seminars are small
interactive courses offered by faculty members
in departments all across the campus.
Sophomore seminars offer opportunity for
close, regular intellectual contact between
faculty members and students in the crucial
second year. The topics vary from department
to department and semester to semester.
Enrollment limited to 15 sophomores. May be
repeated for credit as topic varies. |
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Chemistry C96 |
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Introduction to Research and Study
in the College of Chemistry. (1) One hour of
seminar per week. Must be taken on a passed/
not passed basis. Prerequisites: Freshman 31
standing in chemistry, chemical biology, or
chemical engineering major, or consent of
instructor. Chemistry and chemical biology
majors enroll in Chemistry C96 and chemical
engineering majors enroll in Chemical
Engineering C96. Introduces freshmen to
research activities and programs of study in
the College of Chemistry. Includes lectures by
faculty, an introduction to college library and
computer facilities, the opportunity to meet
alumni and advanced undergraduates in an
informal atmosphere, and discussion of college
and campus resources. Also listed as
Chemical Engineering C96. (F) |
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Chemistry 98 |
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Supervised Group Study. (1-4) Enrollment
is restricted; see the “Introduction to
Courses and Curricula” section of the General
Catalog. One hour of work per week per unit.
Must be taken on a passed/not passed basis.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Group
study of selected topics. |
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Issues in Chemistry. (1) Course may be
repeated for credit as topic varies. One hour
of seminar per week. Must be taken on a
passed/not passed basis. Prerequisite: Score
of 3, 4 or 5 on the Chemistry AP test, or 1A
or 4A (may be taken concurrently). This seminar
will focus on one or several related issues
in society that have a significant chemical
component. Particular topics will differ
between sections of the course and from year
to year. Representative examples: atmospheric
ozone, nuclear waste, solar energy, water,
agrichemicals. Students will search information
sources, invite expert specialists, and
prepare oral and written reports. |
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Chemistry 98W |
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Directed Group Study. (1) Course may
be repeated for credit. Must be taken on a
passed/not passed basis. Topics vary with
instructor. Enrollment restrictions apply. (F, S) |
| Upper Division Courses |
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Class Description |
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Chemistry 100 |
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Communicating Chemistry. (2)
Formerly 20. Course may be repeated for
credit. Two hours of lecture and one hour of
fieldwork per week. For undergraduate and
graduate students interested in improving their
ability to communicate their scientific knowledge
by teaching chemistry in elementary
schools. The course will combine instruction
in inquiry-based chemistry teaching methods
and learning pedagogy with 10 weeks of
supervised teaching experience in a local
school classroom. Thus, students will practice
communicating scientific knowledge and
receive mentoring on how to improve their
presentations. Approximately three hours
per week, including time spent in school
classrooms. (S) |
Chemistry 103 |
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Inorganic Chemistry in Living
Systems. (3) Courses 104A or 104B will
restrict credit if completed before 103. Three
hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: 4B or
1B. The basic principles of metal ions and
coordination chemistry applied to the study of
biological systems. (F) |
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Chemistry 104A
Chemistry 104B |
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Advanced Inorganic Chemistry. (3;3) Course 103 will restrict credit if completed
before 104A. Three hours of lecture
per week. Prerequisites 104A: 1B, 4B, or 3A;
104B: 104A or consent of instructor. The
chemistry of metals and nonmetals including
the application of physical chemical principles.
104A (F); 104B (S) |
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Chemistry 105 |
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Instrumental Methods in Analytical
Chemistry. (4) Two hours of lecture and two 4-
hour laboratories per week. Prerequisite: 4B.
Principles, instrumentation, and analytical
applications of atomic spectroscopies, mass
spectrometry, separations, electrochemistry,
and micro-characterization. Discussion of
instrument design and capabilities as well as
real-world problem solving with an emphasis
on bioanalytical, environmental, and forensic
applications. Hands-on laboratory work using
modern instrumentation, emphasizing independent
projects involving real-life samples and
problem solving. (F, S) |
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Chemistry 108 |
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Inorganic Synthesis and Reactions. (4)
Two hours of lecture and eight hours of laboratory
per week. Prerequisites: 4B; 104A with
a grade of C- or higher; 104B (may be taken
concurrently). The preparation of inorganic
compounds using vacuum line, air- and moisture-
exclusion, electrochemical,high-pressure,
and other synthetic techniques. Kinetic and
mechanistic studies of inorganic compounds.
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Chemistry 112A
Chemistry 112B
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Organic Chemistry. (5;5) Courses
3A, 3AL, 3B or 3BL will restrict credit if
completed prior to 112A-112B. Three hours of
lecture, one hour of laboratory lecture, and five
hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite:
112A: 1B or 4B with a grade of C- or higher.
112B: 112A with a grade of C- or higher. For
students majoring in chemistry, chemical biology,
or a closely related field such as chemical
engineering or molecular and cell biology. A
study of all aspects of fundamental organic
chemistry, including nomenclature, chemical
and physical properties, reactions and syntheses
of the major classes of organic compounds.
The study includes theoretical aspects, reaction
mechanisms, multistep syntheses and the
chemistry of polycyclic and heterocyclic compounds.
This course is more extensive and
intensive than 3A-3B and includes a greater
emphasis on reaction mechanisms and multistep
syntheses. 112A (F); 112B (S) |
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Chemistry 113 |
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Advanced Mechanistic Organic
Chemistry. (3) Three hours of lecture per
week. Prerequisite: 3B or 112B with a minimum
grade of B-, or consent of instructor.
Advanced topics in mechanistic and physical
organic chemistry, typically including kinetics,
reactive intermediates, substitution reactions,
linear free energy relationships, orbital interactions
and orbital symmetry control of reactions,
isotope effects, and photochemistry. (F)
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Chemistry 114 |
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Advanced Synthetic Organic
Chemistry. (3) Three hours of lecture per
week. Prerequisite: 3B or 112B with a minimum
grade of B-, or consent of instructor.
Advanced topics in synthetic organic chemistry
with a focus on selectivity. Topics include
reductions, oxidations, enolate chemistry and
the aldol reaction, reactions of nonstabilized
anions, olefination reactions, pericyclic reactions,
and application to the synthesis of
complex structures. (S)
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Organic Chemistry—Advanced
Laboratory Methods. (4) One hour of lecture
and 11 hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite:
112B with a grade of C- or higher.
Advanced synthetic methods, chemical and
spectroscopic structural methods, designed as
a preparation for experimental research. (F, S) |
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Physical Chemistry. (3) Course 130B
will restrict credit if completed before 120A.
Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites:
4B or equivalent; Math 53; Physics 7B or 8B;
Math 54 (may be taken concurrently). Kinetic,
potential, and total energy of particles and
forces between them; principles of quantum
theory, including one-electron and manyelectron
atoms. The course will be divided (fall
semester) into a section for chemistry majors
and one for chemical biology majors, both
meeting at the same time, covering topics of
interest to each group relating to molecules
and chemical bonding, electrical properties,
intermolecular interactions, and elementary
spectroscopy. (F, S) |
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Chemistry 120B |
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Physical Chemistry. (3) Courses C130
or MCB C100A will restrict credit if completed
before 120B. Three hours of lecture
per week. Prerequisites: 4B or equivalent;
Math 53; Physics 7B or 8B; Math 54 (may be
taken concurrently). Statistical mechanics,
thermodynamics, and equilibrium. The course
will be divided (spring semester) into a section
for chemistry majors and one for chemical
biology majors, both meeting at the same
time, covering topics of interest to each group
relating to states of matter, solutions and
solvation, (bio)chemical kinetics, molecular
dynamics, physical characterization, and
transport of molecules. (F, S) |
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Chemistry 122 |
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Quantum Mechanics and Spectroscopy. (3) Three hours of lecture per week.
Prerequisite: 120A. Postulates and methods of
quantum mechanics and group theory applied
to molecular structure and spectra. |
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Chemistry 125 |
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Physical Chemistry Laboratory. (3)
Course C182 and Earth and Planetary Science
C182 might restrict credit if completed before
125. Instructor’s approval is required to enroll
in 125 after completing C182. One hour of lecture
and one 5-hour laboratory per week.
Prerequisites: Two of 120A, 120B, 130A, or
130B with grades of C- or higher (one of which
may be taken concurrently). Experiments in
thermodynamics, kinetics, molecular structure,
and general physical chemistry. (F, S) |
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Biophysical Chemistry: Physical
Principles and the Molecules of Life. (4)
Course 120B will restrict credit if completed
before C130/MCB C100A. Three hours of
lecture and one hour of discussion per week.
Prerequisites: Math 1A; Biology 1A; Chemistry
3A or 112A; Chemistry 3B or 112B recommended.
Thermodynamic and kinetic
concepts applied to understanding the chemistry
and structure of biomolecules (proteins, DNA,
and RNA). Molecular distributions, reaction
kinetics, enzyme kinetics. Bioenergetics, energy
transduction, and motor proteins. Electrochemical
potential, membranes, and ion
channels. Also listed as MCB C100A. (F, S) |
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Chemistry 135 |
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Biophysical Chemistry. (3) Courses
120A and 120B will restrict credit if completed
prior to 130B. Two hours of lecture and
one hour of discussion per week. Prerequisite:
130A or consent of instructor. The weekly onehour
discussion is for problem solving and the
application of calculus in physical chemistry.
Molecular structure, intermolecular forces and
interactions, biomolecular spectroscopy, highresolution
structure determinations. (S) |
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Chemistry 143 |
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Nuclear Chemistry. (2) Two hours of
lecture per week. Prerequisite: Physics 7B or
equivalent. Radioactivity, fission, nuclear models
and reactions, nuclear processes in nature.
Computer methods will be introduced. (F) |
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Chemistry 146 |
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Chemical Methods in Nuclear
Technology. (3) Formerly 144. One 11/2-hour
lecture and one 41/2-hour laboratory per week.
Prerequisites: 4B; 143 is recommended.
Experimental illustrations of the interrelation
between chemical and nuclear science and
technology; fission process, chemistry of
fission fragments, chemical effects of nuclear
transformation; application of radioactivity
to study of chemical problems; neutron
activation analysis. (S) |
Chemistry C150 |
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Introduction to Materials Chemistry. (3) Three hours of lecture per week.
Prerequisite: 104B is recommended. The application
of basic chemical principles to problems
in materials discovery, design, and characterization
will be discussed. Topics covered will
include inorganic solids, nanoscale materials,
polymers, and biological materials, with specific
focus on the ways in which atomic-level
interactions dictate the bulk properties of matter.
Also listed as Materials Science and
Engineering C150. (S) |
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Chemistry 170L |
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Biochemical Engineering Laboratory. (3) One hour of lecture and six hours of
laboratory per week. Prerequisite: Chemical
Engineering 170 (may be taken concurrently)
or consent of instructor. Laboratory techniques
for the cultivation of microorganisms in batch
and continuous reactions. Enzymatic conversion
processes. Recovery of biological products.
Also listed as Chemical Engineering C170L. (S) |
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Chemistry 178 |
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Polymer Science and Technology. (3)
Three hours of lecture/laboratory per week.
Prerequisites: One semester of organic chemistry
and physics recommended; Chemical
Engineering 150A, equivalent fluid mechanics,
or consent of instructor. Introduction to physirequisites cal and chemical behavior of organic polymers.
Properties of solutions, melts, glasses, elastomers,
and crystals. Engineering applications
emphasizing processing technology. Experiments
in polymerization and characterization.
Also listed as Chemical Engineering C178. (F) |
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Chemistry 182 |
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Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Laboratory. (3) Course 125 might restrict
credit if completed before C182. Instructor’s
approval is required to enroll in C182 after
completing 125. One hour of lecture and five
hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisites:
College-level calculus, chemistry and physics,
or consent of instructor. Fluid dynamics,
radiative transfer, and the kinetics, spectroscopy,
and measurement of atmospherically
relevant species are explored through laboratory
experiments, numerical simulations, and
field observations. The course is intended for
Earth and Planetary Science majors and minors,
and for chemistry, physics, astronomy, biology,
and engineering majors whose interests may lie
in science applied to the atmosphere of Earth
and other planets. Also listed as Earth and
Planetary Science C182. |
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Quantum Information Science and
Technology. (3) Three hours of lecture and one
hour of discussion per week. Prerequisites:
Math 54; Physics 7A; Physics 7B; and either
Physics 7C, Math 55, or Computer Science
170 are required. This multidisciplinary course
provides an introduction to fundamental conceptual
aspects of quantum mechanics from
a computational and informational theoretic
perspective, as well as physical implementations
and technological applications of quantum
information science. Basic sections of quantum
algorithms, complexity, and cryptography will
be touched upon, as well as pertinent physical
realizations from nanoscale science and engineering.
Also listed as Computer Science C191
and Physics C191. (F) |
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Chemistry 192 |
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Individual Study for Advanced Undergraduates. (1-3) Course may be repeated for
credit. Individual conferences. Prerequisites:
Consent of instructor and adviser. All properly
qualified students who wish to pursue a problem
of their own choice, through reading or
nonlaboratory study, may do so if their proposed
project is acceptable to the member of
the staff with whom they wish to work. (F, S) |
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Chemistry H194 |
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Research for Advanced Undergraduates. (2-4) Course may be repeated for
credit. Minimum of three hours of work per
week per unit of credit. Prerequisites: Minimum
GPA of 3.4 overall at Berkeley and consent of
instructor and adviser. Students may pursue
original research under the direction of one
of the members of the staff. (F, S) |
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Chemistry 195 |
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Special Topics. (3) Course may be
repeated for credit. Three hours of lecture
per week. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Special topics will be offered from time to
time. Examples are photochemical air pollution,
computers in chemistry. |
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Chemistry 196 |
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Special Laboratory Study. (2-4) Course
may be repeated for credit. Laboratory. prerequisites:
Consent of instructor and adviser.
Special laboratory work for advanced undergraduates.
(F, S) |
| Chemistry 198 |
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Directed Group Study. (1-4) One hour
of class per week per unit. Course may be
repeated for credit. Must be taken on a
passed/not passed basis. Prerequisites:
Completion of 60 units of undergraduate study
and in good academic standing. Group study
of selected topics. Enrollment is restricted;
see the Introduction to Courses and Curricula
section of the General Catalog. |
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Chemistry 199 |
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Supervised Independent Study and
Research. (1-4) Course may be repeated for
credit. Must be taken on a passed/not passed
basis. Nonlaboratory study only. Enrollment
is restricted by regulations listed in the
General Catalog. (F, S) |
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Class Description |
Chemistry 200 |
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Chemistry Fundamentals. (1) Three
hours of lecture per week for five weeks.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of
instructor. Review of bonding, structure, stereochemistry,
conformation, thermodynamics and
kinetics, and arrow-pushing formalisms. (F) |
Chemistry 201 |
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Fundamentals of Inorganic Chemistry. (1) Three hours of lecture per week for five
weeks. Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent
of instructor. Review of bonding, structure,
MO theory, thermodynamics, and kinetics. (F) |
Chemistry 208 |
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Structure Analysis by X-Ray Diffraction. (4) Two 1-hour lectures and two 4-hour
laboratories per week. Prerequisite: Consent
of instructor. The theory and practice of modern,
single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Groups of
four students determine the crystal and molecular
structure of newly synthesized materials
from the College of Chemistry. The laboratory
work involves the mounting of crystals and
initial evaluation by X-ray diffraction film
techniques, the collection of intensity data by
automated diffractometer procedures, and
structure analysis and refinement. (S) |
Chemistry 220A |
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Thermodynamics and Statistical
Mechanics. (3) Three 1-hour lectures per
week. Prerequisite: 120B. A rigorous presentation
of classical thermodynamics followed
by an introduction to statistical mechanics
with the application to real systems. (F) |
Chemistry 220B |
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Statistical Mechanics. (3) Three 1-
hour lectures per week. Prerequisite: 220A.
Principles of statistical mechanics and applications
to complex systems. (S) |
Chemistry 221A |
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Advanced Quantum Mechanics. (3)
Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites:
120B and 122 or equivalent. Introduction, one
dimensional problems, matrix mechanics,
approximation methods. (F) |
Chemistry 221B |
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Advanced Quantum Mechanics. (3)
Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite:
221A. Time dependence, interaction of matter
with radiation, scattering theory. Molecular
and many-body quantum mechanics. (S) |
Chemistry 223A |
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Chemical Kinetics. (3) Three hours of
lecture per week. Prerequisite: 220A (may be
taken concurrently). Deduction of mechanisms
of complex reactions. Collision and
transition state theory. Potential energy surfaces.
Unimolecular reaction rate theory.
Molecular beam scattering studies. (S) |
Chemistry 223B |
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Chemical Dynamics. (3) Three hours
of lecture per week. Prerequisites: 221A,
223A. Quantum mechanical scattering theory
of elastic, inelastic, and reactive collisions.
Electronically non-adiabatic processes. Collision
complexes and scattering resonances.
Semiclassical scattering theory for molecular
collision. Generalized statistical models for
chemical reactions. (F) |
Chemistry 230 |
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Protein Chemistry, Enzymology, and
Bio-organic Chemistry. (3) Three hours of
lecture per week. Prerequisite: Graduate
standing or consent of instructor. The topics
covered will be chosen from the following:
protein structure, denaturation, and folding;
RNA catalysis; protein-protein and proteinnucleic
acid interactions; enzyme kinetics and
mechanism; catalytic antibodies. Intended for
graduate students in chemistry, biochemistry,
and molecular and cell biology. Also listed as
MCB C214. |
Chemistry 243 |
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Advanced Nuclear Structure and
Reactions. (3) Three hours of lecture per week.
Prerequisites: 143 or equivalent and introductory
quantum mechanics. Selected topics
on nuclear structure and nuclear reactions. |
Chemistry 250A |
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Introduction to Bonding Theory. (1)
Three hours of lecture per week for five
weeks. Prerequisites: 200 or 201 or consent
of instructor and background in the use of
matrices and linear algebra. An introduction
to group theory, symmetry, and representations
as applied to chemical bonding. (F) |
Chemistry 250B |
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Inorganic Spectroscopy. (1) Three hours
of lecture per week for five weeks. Prerequisite:
250A or consent of instructor. The theory of
vibrational analysis and spectroscopy as applied
to inorganic compounds. (S) |
Chemistry 251A |
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Coordination Chemistry I. (1) Three
hours of lecture per week for five weeks. Prerequisite:
250A or consent of instructor. Structure
and bonding, synthesis, and reactions of the
d-transition metals and their compounds. (F) |
Chemistry 251B |
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Coordination Chemistry II. (1) Three
hours of lecture per week for five weeks.
Prerequisite: 251A or consent of instructor.
Synthesis, structure analysis, and reactivity
patterns in terms of symmetry orbitals. |
Chemistry 252A |
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Organometallic Chemistry I. (1)
Three hours of lecture per week for five weeks.
Prerequisite: 200 or 201 or consent of instructor.
An introduction to organometallics, focusing
on structure, bonding, and reactivity. (F) |
Chemistry 252B |
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Organometallic Chemistry II. (1)
Three hours of lecture per week for five
weeks. Prerequisite: 252A or consent of
instructor. Applications of organometallic
compounds in synthesis with an emphasis
on catalysis. (F) |
Chemistry 253A |
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Materials Chemistry I. (1) Three
hours of lecture per week for five weeks.
Prerequisites: 200 or 201, and 250A, or
consent of instructor. Introduction to the
descriptive crystal chemistry and electronic
band structures of extended solids. |
Chemistry 253A |
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Materials Chemistry II. (1) Three
hours of lecture per week for five weeks.
Prerequisite: 253A or consent of instructor.
General solid-state synthesis and characterization
techniques as well as a survey of
important physical phenomena including optical,
electrical, and magnetic properties. |
Chemistry 253B |
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Materials Chemistry II. (1) Three
hours of lecture per week for five weeks.
Prerequisite: 253A or consent of instructor.
General solid-state synthesis and characterization
techniques as well as a survey of
important physical phenomena including optical,
electrical, and magnetic properties. |
Chemistry 253C |
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Materials Chemistry III. (1) Three
hours of lecture per week for five weeks.
Prerequisite: 253A or consent of instructor.
Introduction to surface, catalysis, organic
solids, nanoscience. Thermodynamics and
kinetics of solid |
Chemistry 254 |
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Bioinorganic Chemistry. (1) Three
hours of lecture per week for five weeks. A
survey of the roles of metals in biology, taught
as a tutorial involving class presentations. (S) |
Chemistry 256 |
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Electrochemical Methods. (1) Three
hours of lecture per week for five weeks. The
effect of structure and kinetics on the appearance
of cyclic voltammograms and the use of
cyclic voltammetry to probe the thermodynamics,
kinetics, and mechanisms of
electrochemical reactions. |
Chemistry 260 |
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Reaction Mechanisms. (2) Formerly
260A-260B. Three hours of lecture and inclass
discussion and problem solving for 10
weeks and one week of computer laboratory.
Prerequisite: 200 or 201 or consent of instructor.
Advanced methods for studying organic
reaction mechanisms. Topics include kinetic
isotope effects, behavior of reactive intermediates,
chain reactions, concerted reactions,
molecular orbital theory and aromaticity, solvent
and substituent effects, linear free energy
relationships, photochemistry. (F) |
Chemistry 261A |
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Organic Reactions I. (1) Three hours of
lecture per week for five weeks. Prerequisite:
200 or 201 or consent of instructor. Features
of the reactions that comprise the vocabulary
of synthetic organic chemistry. (F) |
Chemistry 261B |
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Organic Reactions II. (1) Three hours of
lecture per week for five weeks. Prerequisite:
261A or consent of instructor. More reactions
that are useful to the practice of synthetic
organic chemistry. (F) |
Chemistry 261C |
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Organic Reactions III. (1) Three
hours of lecture per week for five weeks.
Prerequisite: 261B or consent of instructor.
This course will consider further reactions
with an emphasis on pericyclic reactions such
as cycloadditions, electrocyclizations, and
sigmatropic arrangements. (F) |
Chemistry 262 |
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Metals in Organic Synthesis. (1) Three
hours of lecture per week for five weeks.
Prerequisite: 261B or consent of instructor.
Transition metal-mediated reactions occupy a
central role in asymmetric catalysis and the
synthesis of complex molecules. This course will describe the general principles of transition
metal reactivity, coordination chemistry,
and stereoselection. This module will also
emphasize useful methods for the analysis of
these reactions. (S) |
Chemistry 263A |
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Synthetic Design I. (1) Three hours
of lecture per week for five weeks. Prerequisite:
262 or consent of instructor. This
course will describe the application of modern
reactions to the total synthesis of complex
target molecules. Natural products, such as
alkaloids, terpenes, or polypropionates, as
well as theoretically interesting “non-natural”
molecules will be covered. (S) |
Chemistry 263B |
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Synthetic Design II. (1) Three hours
of lecture per week for five weeks. Prerequisite:
263A or consent of instructor. The
principles of retrosynthetic analysis will be
laid down and the chemistry of protecting
groups will be discussed. Special attention
will be given to the automated synthesis of
biopolymers such as carbohydrates, peptides,
and proteins, as well as nucleic acids. |
| Chemistry 264A |
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Synthesis of Macromolecules. (1)
Three hours of lecture per week for five
weeks. rerequisite: 200 or consent of
instructor. The concepts of chain-growth and
step-growth polymerizations. Radical, ionic,
and metal catalyzed polymerizations. Living
polymerization. Controlling macromolecular
architecture: dendrimers, hyperbranced polymers,
and crosslinked networks. |
| Chemistry 264B |
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Properties and Applications of
Macromolecules. (1) Three hours of lecture
per week for five weeks. Prerequisite: 264A
or consent of instructor. Characterization
of macromolecules. Structure-property relationships.
Specialty polymers and their
applications: polymers in therapeutics, biomedical
polymers and implants, conducting
polymers, polymers in microelectronics and
photonics, polymers in separation and molecular
recognition, supramolecular chemistry,
and self-assembly. |
| Chemistry 265 |
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Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Theory
and Application. (1) Three hours of lecture
per week for five weeks. Prerequisite: 200 or
201 or consent of instructor. The theory
behind practical nuclear magnetic resonance
spectroscopy and a survey. |
| Chemistry 266 |
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Mass Spectrometry. (1) Three hours of
lecture per week for five weeks. Prerequisite:
200 or 201 or consent of instructor. Basic
mass spectrometric ionization techniques and
analyzers as well as simple fragmentation
mechanisms for organic molecules; methods
for analyzing organic and inorganic samples,
along with an opportunity to be trained and
checked out on several open-access mass
spectrometers; in-depth instruction on the
use of mass spectrometry for the analysis of
biomolecules such as proteins, peptides,
carbohydrates, and nucleic acids. |
| Chemistry 267 |
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Organic Specialties. (1) Three hours of
lecture per week for five weeks. Prerequisite:
Graduate-level understanding of organic synthesis or consent of instructor. A survey
course focusing on an area of organic chemistry
of importance, such as pharmaceutical
chemistry, combinatorial chemistry, natural
products chemistry, etc. |
| Chemistry 268 |
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Mass Spectrometry. (2) Course 266 will
restrict credit if completed before 268. Three
hours of lecture per week for 10 weeks.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of
instructor. Principles, instrumentation, and
applications in mass spectrometry, including
ionization methods, mass analyzers, spectral
interpretation, multidimensional methods
(GC/MS, HPLC/MS, MS/MS), with emphasis
on small organic molecules and bioanalytical
applications (proteins, peptides, nucleic acids,
carbohydrates, noncovalent complexes); this
will include the opportunity to be trained and
checked out on several open-access mass
spectrometers. (S) |
| Chemistry 270A |
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Advanced Biophysical Chemistry I. (1) Two hours of lecture per week for seven
and one-half weeks. Prerequisite: 200 or consent
of instructor. Underlying principles and
applications of methods for biophysical analysis
of biological macromolecules. (F) |
| Chemistry 270B |
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Advanced Biophysical Chemistry II. (1) Two hours of lecture per week for seven
and one-half weeks. Prerequisite: 270A or
consent of instructor. More applications of
methods for biophysical analysis of biological
macromolecules. (F) |
| Chemistry 271A |
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Chemical Biology I: Structure,
Synthesis, and Function of Biomolecules. (1)
Three hours of lecture per week for five weeks.
Prerequisite: 200 or consent of instructor. This
course will present the structure of proteins,
nucleic acids, and oligosaccarides from the
perspective of organic chemistry. Modern
methods for the synthesis and purification of
these molecules will also be presented. (S) |
| Chemistry 271B |
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Chemical Biology II: Enzyme
Reaction Mechanisms. (1) Three hours of
lecture per week for five weeks. Prerequisite:
271A or consent of instructor. The course will
focus on the principles of enzyme catalysis.
The course will begin with an introduction to
the general concepts of enzyme catalysis,
which will be followed by detailed examples
that will examine the chemistry behind the
reactions and the three-dimensional structures
that carry out the transformations. (S) |
| Chemistry 271C |
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Chemical Biology III: Contemporary
Topics in Chemical Biology. (1) Three hours
of lecture per week for five weeks. Prerequisite:
271B or consent of instructor. This
course will build on the principles discussed
in Chemical Biology I and II. The focus will
consist of case studies where rigorous chemical
approaches have been brought to bear on
biological questions. Potential subject areas will
include signal transduction, photosynthesis,
immunology, virology, and cancer. For each
topic, the appropriate bioanalytical techniques
will be emphasized. (S) |
| Chemistry 272A |
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Bio X-ray I. (1) Three hours of lecture
per week for five weeks. Prerequisite: 270A-
270B or consent of instructor. Theory and
application of X-ray crystallography to biomacromolecules.
(S) |
| Chemistry 272B |
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Bio X-Ray II. (1) Three hours of lecture
per week for five weeks. Prerequisite:
272A or consent of instructor. More sophisticated
aspects of the application of X-ray
crystallography to biomacromolecules. (S) |
| Chemistry 273A |
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Bio NMR I. (1) Two hours of lecture
per week for seven and one-half weeks.
Prerequisites: 270A-270B or consent of
instructor. Fundamentals of multidimensional
NMR spectroscopy (including use of the
density matrix for analysis of spin response
to pulse sequences) and applications of multidimensional
NMR in probing structure,
interactions, and dynamics of biological
molecules will be described. |
| Chemistry 273B |
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Bio NMR II. (1) Two hours of lecture
per week for seven and one-half weeks.
Prerequisite: 273A. Triple resonance methods
for determination of protein and nucleic acid
resonance assignments, and for generation of
structural restraints (distances, angles, H-bonds,
etc.). Methods for calculating biomolecular
structures from NMR data and the quality of
such structures will be discussed. |
| Chemistry 295 |
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Special Topics. (1-3) Course may be
repeated for credit. Must be taken on a satisfactory/
unsatisfactory basis. Prerequisite:
Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Lecture series on topics of current interest.
Recently offered topics: Natural products
synthesis, molecular dynamics, statistical
mechanics, molecular spectroscopy, structural
biophysics, organic polymers, electronic
structure of molecules, and bio-organic
chemistry. (F, S) |
| Chemistry 298 |
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Seminars for Graduate Students. (1-3)
Course may be repeated for credit. Must be taken
on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. Seminars.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing. In addition to
the weekly Graduate Research Conference and
weekly seminars on topics of interest in biophysical,
organic, physical, nuclear, and inorganic
chemistry, there are group seminars on specific
fields of research. Seminars will be announced at
the beginning of each semester. (F, S) |
| Chemistry 299 |
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Research for Graduate Students. (1-9)
Course may be repeated for credit. Laboratory.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing. The facilities
of the laboratory are available at all times to
graduate students pursuing original investigations
toward an advanced degree at this
University. Such work is ordinarily in collaboration
with members of the staff. (F, S) |
| Chemistry 602 |
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Individual Study for Doctoral Students. (1-8) Course may be repeated for credit.
Must be taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory
basis. Individual study in consultation with the
major field adviser, intended to provide an
opportunity for qualified students to prepare
themselves for the various examinations
required of candidates for the Ph.D. degree. May not be used for unit or residence requirements
for the doctoral degree. (F, S) |
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| Chemistry 300 |
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Professional Preparation: Supervised
Teaching of Chemistry. (2) Course may be
repeated for credit. Prerequisites: Graduate
standing and appointment as a graduate
student instructor. Discussion, curriculum
development, class observation, and practice
teaching in chemistry. (F, S) |
| Chemistry 301A |
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Undergraduate Laboratory
Instruction. (2) Course may be repeated once
for credit. Must be taken on a passed/not
passed basis. One hour of lecture, four hours of
tutoring during 1A-1B laboratories, and one
office hour per week. Prerequisites: Junior
standing or instructor approval; completion
of 1A-1B with a grade of B- or better.
Tutoring of students in 1A-1B laboratories.
Students attend one hour of the regular GSI
preparatory meeting and hold one office hour
per week to answer questions about laboratory
assignments. (F, S) |
| Chemistry 301B |
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Undergraduate Chemistry
Instruction. (2) Formerly 301. Course may be
repeated once for credit. Must be taken on a
passed/not passed basis. One hour of lecture
and five hours of tutoring per week. Prerequisites:
Sophomore standing; completion of
1A-1B with grade of B- or better. Tutoring of
students in 1A-1B. Students attend a weekly
meeting on tutoring methods at the Student
Learning Center and attend 1A-1B lectures.
(F, S) |
| Chemistry 301C |
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Chemistry 3 Laboratory Assistant. (2)
Course may be repeated once for credit. Must
be taken on a passed/not passed basis. One
hour of preparation meeting, four hours of
instruction in the laboratory, and one hour of
laboratory experiment preparation per week.
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing and
consent of instructor; completion of Chemistry
3B with a grade of B or better. Undergraduate
organic laboratory assistants help in the teaching
of the Chemistry 3A-3B laboratories. Each
week students attend a laboratory preparation
meeting for one hour, assist in the laboratory
section for four hours, and help in the development
of experiments for one hour. (F, S) |
| Chemistry 301T |
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Undergraduate Preparation for
Teaching or Instruction in Teaching. (2)
Course may be repeated for a maximum of 8
units. Two or three hours of lecture and one
hour of teacher training per week. Prerequisites:
Junior standing, overall GPA of 3.1,
and consent of instructor. (F, S) |
| Chemistry 301W |
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Supervised Instruction of Chemistry
Scholars. (2) Course may be repeated for
credit. Must be taken on a passed/not passed
basis. One hour of lecture and three or four
hours of tutoring per week. Prerequisites:
Sophomore standing and consent of instructor.
Tutoring of students in the College of
Chemistry Scholars Program who are enrolled
in general or organic chemistry. Students
attend a weekly meeting with instructors. |
