Subject matter will vary from year to year. May be taken for credit more than once. The application of the concepts of organic chemistry, especially structure and reaction mechanisms, to the discussion of heterocyclic compounds. Emphasizes heteroaromatic compounds of nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur. Offered as required.
Group theory is developed from first principles and applied to molecular systems.
Offered as required. Selected Topics in Inorganic Chemistry Advanced treatment of topics of current research interest in inorganic chemistry. Offered as required. An advanced treatment of inorganic chemistry emphasizing structure, physical properties, the physical techniques employed in inorganic chemistry, including ESR, NMR, Mossbauer, NQR and electronic spectroscopy, magneto-chemistry and high pressure chemistry. Application of the experimental and theoretical aspects to bioinorganic chemistry.