Students will be expected to produce a written paper on their research project each semester. Other prerequisites and credit will depend on the topic. The selected topic for each offering will provide majors opportunities for detailed exploration of recent and actively developing areas of chemistry. A survey of the important sources of chemical research information including computer searching of chemical databases is presented. The use of these sources for planning and reporting research is stressed.
Special consideration is given to scientific writing techniques.
The application of calculus and advanced mathematical techniques to physical chemistry.