The laboratory work includes the preparation of selected aliphatic and aromatic compounds, reaction kinetics, qualitative and quantitative organic analysis, infrared and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, gas chromatography, and polarimetry. CHM 309, 310. It develops a view of the world of atoms and molecules that connects their nature with macroscopic properties and phenomena. The first semester will focus of thermodynamics and kinetics. The second semester will introduce basic concepts of quantum chemistry and statistical theory.
Statistical mechanics is introduced in order to relate molecular behavior to macroscopic phenomena.
Analysis will focus on the way in which the decisions of these units interrelate to determine relative prices of goods and factors of production, and quantities which are bought and sold. The ultimate aim is to understand the mechanism by which the total amount of resources is allocated among alternative uses. Economic tools will be used to analyze both economic and political processes. Models are developed to explain determinants of the magnitudes of these aggregates, and of their rates of change through time. An introduction to the rules, conventions, and procedures used in recording, classifying, summarizing, reporting business transactions in terms of money, and the use of these data as a basis for business decisions.