The laboratories provide students with experience in basic laboratory manipulations, problem solving, and testing of hypotheses. Lectures and laboratories meet for 6 hours per week. The course is a continuation of the lecture portion of CHEM 101and includes the study of solubility and acid-base phenomena in aqueous systems with appropriate lab work. CHEM 108 Introduction to Forensic Science 4 credits The application of chemical and physical methods to the analysis of evidence is the focus of this course. Common methods of evidentiary examination are included as experiential componenets.
Team work on case studies and on the investigation of crime scenes is emphasized.
The course meets for 6 hours per week. This course is a discussion of topics of current interest in science and mathematics. Students learn how to prepare to hear an expert discuss research, how to find pertinent references in scientific literature, and how to ask questions. The course meets once each week, and students are required to attend presentations in the sciences on campus made by outside speakers. Lab work consists largely of organic preparations.