Three hours of lecture per week. Applications of the principles of modern inorganic chemistry to the descriptive chemistry of the elements and their compounds on an advanced level. Three hours of lecture per week. Presentation of topics of current interest in the field of inorganic chemistry or of areas of particular interest to members of the faculty. Topics of current interest in the field of chemistry or of particular interest to members of the faculty.
Registration requires the consent of a faculty sponsor and the approval of the department chair.
The number of credit hours is to be decided by consultations between the student and the faculty sponsor and specified at registration. The course may be repeated for credit as long as the sum of credits earned in CH 598 does not exceed six. For the student to acquire and develop specific new laboratory skills. These purposes are accomplished by an individual, systematic, guided study of important laboratory methods, procedures or techniques, previously unfamiliar to the student. A written report is to be submitted at the end of the semester.