Previous study in chemistry is recommended. Special emphasis is given to the structure of solids and liquids, solutions, equilibrium, thermodynamics, kinetics, electrochemistry, acid-base reactions, coordination chemistry, and nuclear chemistry. A study of the theories, techniques, and calculations of chemical analysis. Laboratory exercises include representative titrimetic, gravimetric, potentiometric, and spectrophotometric determinations, and chemical and chromatographic separations. A laboratory includes techniques of separating and identifying organic compounds.
Special emphasis is given to instrumental techniques for structural determination.
A laboratory includes syntheses and identification of unknown organic substances. Projects include a literature search, a scientific review, abstracting an article, writing a report of original experimental work for publication in American Chemical Society format, and interpreting scientific discoveries to the public. Open only to seniors. A study of the structure and function of biological compounds. Topics include water, amino acids, proteins, enzymes, carbohydrates, lipids and nucleic acids.