May be repeated. Maximum 2 hours. Advanced students work with faculty on research projects requiring knowledge and skills acquired in chemistry curriculum. An Honors Thesis is written and is defended orally before a faculty committee. Modern organic reactions of mechanistic, synthetic, and theoretical interest.
Content reflects current trends in the area.
Students may not receive credit for both 471 and 473 nor for both 481 and 483. Corresponding courses 471 or 473 for 479 and 481 or 483 for 489. Fundamental principles stressing the role of chemistry in the interdisciplinary field of polymer science. Relation of molecular structure to bulk properties of polymers.