Topics include geochemistry, including the atmosphere and oceans and chemical cycles in relation to the biosphere. Chemical perturbations to the environment are examined, with emphasis on air pollution, water pollution, and solid waste. Methods of modeling environmental systems will be examined. Three lectures and one laboratory per week. Thermodynamics and Kinetics Chm.
Laboratory studies emphasize the application of concepts developed in the lecture.
Three lectures and one laboratory per week. Bowers 4 semester hours Quantum Mechanics and Molecular Structure Chm. The wave mechanical treatment of atoms, atomic and molecular spectroscopy, theories of chemical bonding, molecular structure, and statistical mechanics. Three lectures and one laboratory per week. Soltzberg 4 semester hours Advanced Analytical Chemistry Chm.