CHEM - Chemistry (CHEM)

Topics include stoichiometry, nomenclature, phases, and writing balanced chemical equations. Quantum theory is introduced in relation to chemical applications. Atomic structure is introduced. Bonding principles and molecular structure are discussed in terms of Lewis Dot Structures, Valence Bond Theory, VSEPR Theory, Hybridization, and Molecular Orbital Theory.

Fundamental chemistry laboratory skills are introduced along with data analysis in support of topics presented in CHEM111 recitation.

An accelerated course covering topics in CHEM 111 and CHEM 113. Upon successful completion of this course, an additional 3 credits will be awarded. Enrollment is limited to those students who complete the Rose-Hulman online Chemistry Advanced Placement Examination given prior to the freshman orientation period.

Topics in this course include the fundamentals of thermodynamics and kinetics. The fundamentals of chemical equilibrium are introduced. Definitions of acid and bases are discussed utilizing the Bronsted-Lowry and Lewis models. Nuclear chemistry is also included.

Fundamental chemistry laboratory skills are introduced along with data analysis in support of topics presented in CHEM113 recitation.

Topics in this course include acid-base reactions, electrochemistry, and coordination chemistry.

Fundamental chemistry laboratory skills are introduced along with data analysis in support of topics presented in CHEM113 recitation.

The professional experiences course captures the practical work experiences related to the student’s academic discipline. Students are required to submit a formal document of their reflections, which communicates how their employment opportunity reinforced and enhanced their academic studies.

This course is for chemistry and biochemistry majors to be taken in the second year. The course addresses career choices, summer opportunities, employment and graduate school preparation, and curriculum vitae and resumes preparation. Cross-listed with MA200, and SV200.

This laboratory-driven course is an introduction to classical and modern quantitative analysis with emphasis on calculations, separations, and precise and accurate measurements. Theoretical and practical perspectives of chemical analysis are considered. Chemical instrumentation includes recording pH/mV meters, constant rate burets, colorimeters, spectrophotometers, high performance liquid chromatographs and gas-liquid chromatographs.

This course represents the laboratory component of analytical chemistry.Practicums are part of the grade along with reports.

Organic Laboratory techniques are developed along with appropriate spectroscopic methods. Assessment is in part via practicums. Computational chemistry methods and green chemistry approaches are also introduced.

Organic Laboratory techniques are developed along with appropriate spectroscopic methods. Assessment is in part via practicums. Computational chemistry methods and green chemistry approaches are also introduced.

Continuation of Organic Chemistry I with greater emphasis on reaction mechanisms and synthesis, and an introduction to the methods used to determine structure, including IR and NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry.

A continuation of CHEM251L where additional, more complicated synthetic techniques and methods along with additional spectroscopic techniques are introduced. Assessment is in part via practicums.

Study of carbanions, classical and non-classical carbocations, polyfunctional compounds, heterocyclics, orbital symmetry and more advanced reaction mechanisms, molecular rearrangements and syntheses.

Project based laboratory where techniques and skills developed in the previous organic laboratories are applied to more open-ended problems.

Studies in topics of current chemical interest not addressed in other named courses.A maximum of 4 total credit hours of CHEM270 and CHEM276 can be counted towards a chemistry major.

Studies in topics of current chemical interest not addressed in other named courses.This course will have a laboratory component.A maximum of 4 total credit hours of CHEM270 and CHEM276 can be counted towards a chemistry major.

Research performed under the direction of a faculty member selected by mutual agreement. This course is designed for research performed before taking CHEM291. Students may register for 1 to 2 credit hours per quarter.

Students will be introduced to skills necessary for conducting chemical research. Students will gain proficiency in: (1) literature searching of primary, secondary, and tertiary sources emphasizing the use of online databases; (2) laboratory skills involving synthesis, characterization, analysis, and keeping a notebook; (3) safety practice including MSDS interpretation; and (4) ethical conduct in collecting and reporting data and results. Students will also discuss research projects with at least three faculty members and be required to attend all seminars during the quarter.

Addresses instrumental methods of analysis applicable to biochemistry including instrument design, operating principles, theory and application. Topics include molecular spectroscopic techniques in the infrared, visible and ultraviolet regions, including luminescence and Raman spectroscopy. Separation techniques including liquid chromatography and capillary electrophoresis are also addressed.

Addresses theory, operating principles, and application of instrumental methods for chemical analysis in the areas of atomic spectroscopy, x-ray techniques, gas chromatography and electroanalytical methods.

Includes the structure and function of biological molecules, enzyme kinetics and mechanisms, and the reactions, strategy, and regulation of carbohydrate metabolism.

Includes the reactions, strategy, and regulation of the major metabolic pathways in humans and of selected pathways in plants, and the storage, repair, and transmission of genetic information.

Introduction to quantum chemistry, statistical thermodynamics, electrochemistry, chemical kinetics, surface chemistry and colloid science.

Covers the laws of thermodynamics, free energy, gases, phase equilibria and solutions. Emphasizes the applications of differential and integral calculus and includes an introduction to statistical thermodynamics and surface chemistry. The laboratory will meet for 4 hours on alternate weeks and will investigate topics associated with thermodynamics and phase equilibrium.

Covers chemical equilibria, statistical mechanics, kinetics and electrochemistry. The laboratory will meet for 4 hours on alternate weeks.

Students will take online lessons related to the generation and communication of research ideas culminating in the production of a research proposal. The research proposal will be written under the direction of a faculty member of record for the student's CHEM490 or by other faculty member selected by mutual agreement.

Students will be required to attend and/or present research seminars, the number to be determined by the department. The students will register for the course in the fall of the third year and if all the requirements are met, the students will receive a grade of Satisfactory. Failure to meet the requirements during the fall quarter will result in No Grade and the student must complete the requirements by the end of the third year. If the requirements are not completed by the end of the third year, a grade of Unsatisfactory is assigned and must be rectified to meet graduation requirements.

A fundamental course on understanding important electronic systems as they pertain to chemical signals and instrumentation. Topics include analog systems (RC circuits, diodes, transistors, and operational amplifiers), digital systems (logic gates, shift registers, and lock-in amplifiers), and signal enhancement and noise reduction modules. The laboratory component will showcase basic circuit design and construction, and will culminate with a student-built chemical instrument.

This course will explore the theoretical basis and practical aspects of mass spectrometry, with an emphasis on their use for analysis of biological molecules. Topics include ionization mechanisms and methods for sample preparation and mass spectral analysis, and the course will include a project.

This course will explore the theoretical basis and practical aspects of fluorescence spectroscopy, with an emphasis on their use for analysis of biological molecules. Topics include mechanisms of fluorescence excitation and emission, quenching processes, anisotropy, and time-resolved fluorescence, and the course will include a project.

This course is designed to provide the basic training and tools necessary to operate the 300MHz Bruker NMR and the associated ICON software. Additionally, the focus will be on sample preparation, acquisition, analysis, and processing of 1H NMR, 13C NMR, COSY and HETCOR (2D NMR), DEPT-90, DEPT-135, heteronuclear NMR, and applications of NMR to related fields. The course will consist primarily of basic and practical NMR instruction.

This course looks at absorption spectroscopy from the microwave to x-ray relating spectra to the molecular and/or atomic processes.The course will consist of both instruction and a project of student choice involving absorption process.

This course aims at providing students with fundamental skills and knowledge in trace metal analysis, for environmental and biological samples. The course will enable students to understand, develop and execute analytical protocols involving recent trace metal analysis methodologies and instrumentation using voltammetry. Students will learn by lectures, class activities, and homework assignments and how to optimize conditions to obtain sufficient analytical performance parameters in terms of selectivity, detection limit, cost, and analysis time.

An in-depth exploration of selected topics from the current biochemistry scientific literature, including molecular mechanisms of infectious diseases and genetic disorders, methods for rational drug design, and relationships between structure and function for biological molecules.

Fundamental techniques employed in isolation, characterization and study of biomolecules, and enzyme kinetics. Techniques used may include homogenization, solvent extraction, centrifugation, salt fractionation, chromatography, and electrophoresis.

The chemistry of non-metals. This course consists of a systematic study of the properties and reactions of the elements and their compounds based upon modern theories of the chemical bond, as well as from the viewpoint of atomic structure and the periodic law.

The chemistry of metals. Modern theories such as valence bond, molecular orbital, electrostatic and ligand field are used to explain the properties of complex ions. Synthesis and characterization of complexes are done in the lab.

Chemical and spectroscopic identification of organic compounds. Study of nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectrometry, infrared spectroscopy and other techniques applied to structure elucidation and stereochemistry.

Covers elementary quantum mechanics with emphasis on applications in molecular structure.

Studies in advanced topics of current chemical interest not addressed in other named courses.

Studies in advanced topics of current chemical interest not addressed in other named courses.This course will have a laboratory component.

Open-ended research projects performed as part of a research group.The students will gain proficiency in advanced lab techniques, the scientific method, data management and communication.

Students will publish a thesis on their undergraduate research or a literature review of an advanced topic mutually agreed upon with the instructor.

Students will be required to attend research seminars. If the requirement is not completed by the end of the quarter, a grade of Unsatisfactory is assigned and must be rectified to meet graduation requirements.

Students will be required to attend research seminars. If the requirement is not completed by the end of the quarter, a grade of Unsatisfactory is assigned and must be rectified to meet graduation requirements.

Students will deliver a professional seminar on their undergraduate research or a review of an advanced topic mutually agreed upon with the instructor.

Research performed under the direction of a faculty member selected by mutual agreement.Students may register for 1 or 2 credit hours per quarter.

A fundamental course on understanding important electronic systems as they pertain to chemical signals and instrumentation. Topics include analog systems (RC circuits, diodes, transistors, and operational amplifiers), digital systems (logic gates, shift registers, and lock-in amplifiers), and signal enhancement and noise reduction modules. The laboratory component will showcase basic circuit design and construction, and will culminate with a student-built chemical instrument. For graduate credit there will be an additional project beyond the requirements for CHEM420. A student may not take both CHEM420 and CHEM520 for credit.

An in-depth exploration of selected topics from the current biochemistry scientific literature, including molecular mechanisms of infectious diseases and genetic disorders, methods for rational drug design, and relationships between structure and function for biological molecules. Students enrolled in CHEM 530 must complete a project not covered in CHEM 430. A student may not receive credit for both CHEM 430 and CHEM 530.

This project-based course includes approaches for the analysis of biochemical experimental problems, experimental design for molecular biology and biochemistry, and the theoretical basis and practical aspects of operating instruments used in biochemical research.

Topics include medicinal chemistry and molecular pharmacology. The topics will also include a survey of potential drug targets, the molecular interactions between drugs and their targets, the drug discovery and development process and case studies of drugs treating diseases such as cancer, bacterial and viral infection, and neurological disorders.

A survey of the chemistry of main group organometallic compounds and organo-transition metal complexes. Reaction mechanisms and uses in organic synthesis and catalysis are studied.

A survey of contemporary methodology in organic synthesis. Retrosynthetic analysis, functional group transformations, condensation chemistry, and organometallic reagents will be stressed. Includes computer assisted synthesis.

Study of physical and chemical methods used to investigate organic reaction mechanisms; the chemistry of carbenes; organic photochemistry.

A study of naturally occurring materials such as carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids, terpenes and steroids. The course also entails a discussion of synthesis, biosynthesis, structure elucidation, selected degradation and other reactions as well as some medicinal characteristics of selected natural products.

Addresses a variety of topics in quantum mechanics, statistical thermodynamics or kinetics.

Studies in advanced topics of current chemical interest not addressed in other named courses. If cross-listed with CHEM470, students in CHEM570 will need to complete an additional project.

Polymer synthesis, reactions, and characterization techniques. Structure/property relationships and morphology will be discussed, both for industrially relevant polymers as current topics of from the recent literature. Laboratory sequence consists of polymer synthesis and characterization.

In this course the physical properties of polymeric systems will be defined in terms of the models that have been used to characterize them. The behavior of isolated polymers and polymers in solution will be mapped to macroscopic properties of bulk polymeric systems using theories such as Rotational Isomeric State and Flory's Lattice model.Methods of molecular weight determination will be fully developed. Phase transitions will be characterized and related to polymeric and monomeric structural features.Theories of elasticity and viscoelastic behavior will be used to explain macroscopic behaviors of polymeric materials.

Chemistry graduate students will be required to attend research seminars. If the requirement is not completed by the end of the quarter, a grade of Unsatisfactory is assigned and must be rectified to meet graduation requirements.

Chemistry graduate students will be required to attend research seminars. If the requirement is not completed by the end of the quarter, a grade of Unsatisfactory is assigned and must be rectified to meet graduation requirements.

Chemistry graduate students will be required to attend research seminars. If the requirement is not completed by the end of the quarter, a grade of Unsatisfactory is assigned and must be rectified to meet graduation requirements.

Graduate students only. Credits as assigned; however, not more than 12 credits will be applied toward the requirements of the M.S. degree.

The professional experiences course captures the practical work experiences related to the student's academic discipline. Students are required to submit a formal document of their reflections, which communicates how their employment opportunity reinforced and enhanced their academic studies. The work experiences should be informative or integral to the advancement or completion of the student's program requirements.