NOTE: This information is provided as a convenience only. Please refer to the Ball State University graduate catalog for exact descriptions and requirements.
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Chem 500
Chemical Communications. (1)Use of scientific literature; sources and classification systems and current and retrospective searches in the specialized branches of chemistry.
Prerequisite: 20 hours of chemistry or permission of the department chairperson. Not open to students who have credit in CHEM 400.
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Chem 520
Chemical Instrumentation 1. (3)Theoretical principles and applications of selected spectroscopic, electrochemical, and chromatographic methods, with illustrative experiments. Two hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory period weekly.
Prerequisite: CHEM 225 and 344 or 340 or permission of the department chairperson. Not open to students who have credit in CHEM 420.
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Chem 521
Chemical Instrumentation 2. (3)Advanced treatment of selected topics in spectroscopy, electrochemistry, and chromatography. Introduction to mass spectroscopy, nuclear methods, and thermal and surface analysis. Two hours of lecture and on three hour laboratory period weekly.
Prerequisite: CHEM 420 or 520 or permission of the department chairperson. Not open to students who have credit in CHEM 421.
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Chem 525
Instrumental Methods of Analysis. (3)Practicle applications of modern chemical instrumentation: electrometric, chromatographic, and spectroscopic methods. For chemical / medical technologists or departmental minors. Two hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory weekly.
Prerequisite: CHEM 225. Not applicable to M.S. or M.A. degree programs in chemistry. Not open to students who have credit in CHEM 325.
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Chem 530
Organic Laboratory Techniques. (2)Laboratory course that includes multistep syntheses of organic compounds, their isolation, purification, and characterization using modern spectroscopic and chromatographic techniques. Six hours of laboratory weekly.
Prerequisite: CHEM 232 or its equivalent. Not open to students who have credit in CHEM 430.
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Chem 531
Physical-Organic Chemistry. (3)Theoretical elements of structure, including resonance and molecular orbital descriptions of electron distribution, aromaticity, symmetry, stereochemistry, and effects of structure on reactivity in acid-base reactions. Three hours of lecture weekly.
Prerequisite: CHEM 232 or 235. Not open to students who have credit in CHEM 431.
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Chem 540
Selected Principles of Physical Chemistry. (3)Introduction to the properties of solids, liquid, gases, and solutions and to the basic concepts of thermodynamics and kinetics. Especially for premedical, biology and teaching majors, and chemistry minors. Two hours of lecture and one three-hour recitation / laboratory period weekly.
Prerequisite: CHEM 225 and MATHS 161. Not open to students who have credit in CHEM 340, 344, or 544.
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Chem 544
Physical Chemistry 1. (4)Thermodynamic and structural description of chemical processes and properties of solids, liquids, gases, and solutions. Three hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory period weekly.
Prerequisite: CHEM 235 or 232; MATHS 166; one year of college physics. Not open to students who have credit in CHEM 344. Cannot be used for credit by a candidate for the master of science degree with chemistry as a major.
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Chem 545
Physical Chemistry 2. (4)Continuation and extension of CHEM 544. Topics include reaction kinetics, theoretical facets of quantum mechanics, and spectroscopy. Three hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory period weekly.
Prerequisite: CHEM 344 or 544. Not open to students who have credit in CHEM 345. Cannot be used for credit by a candidate for the master of science degree with chemistry as a major.
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Chem 550
Inorganic Chemistry. (3)Chemistry of the elements, including the relationships of chemical properties and atomic and molecular structure, chemical bonding, acid-base theories, chemical periodicity, and modern theories of coordination compounds. Three hours of lecture weekly.
Prequisite:CHEM 232 or 235 or 360, MATHS 161 or 171. Not open to students who have credit in CHEM 350.
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Chem 560
Essentials of Biochemistry. (4)Organic chemistry of carboxylic acids, amines, and their derivatives; biochemistry of proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acids; metabolism and the regulation of metabolic processes. For students in life sciences, dietetics, and medical technology. Three hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory session weekly.
Prerequisite: CHEM 231 or the equivalent. Not applicable to M.S. or M.A. degree programs in chemistry. Not open to students who have credit in CHEM 360 or 463 or 563.
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Chem 563
Principles of Biochemistry 1. (3)Chemistry and techniques for isolation, purification, and identification of proteins, enzymes, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, and lipids. For students majoring in chemistry, life sciences, and pre-medicine. Two hours of lecture and one three-hour recitation/ laboratory period weekly.
Prerequisite: CHEM 232 or 235. Not open to students who have credit in CHEM 463.
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Chem 564
Principles of Biochemistry 2. (3)Continuation and extension of CHEM 563 including biological oxidations and energy transfers; metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids; and regulation of metabolic processes. Three hours of lecture weekly.
Prerequisite: CHEM 463 or 563. Not open to students who have credit in CHEM 464.
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Chem 626
Advanced Analytical Chemistry. (3)Survey of modern analytical chemistry. Topics include sampling, wet chemical techniques, non-aqueous systems, and contemporary research and applications in chromatography, spectroscopy, and electrochemistry. Three hours of lecture weekly.
Prerequisite: CHEM 225 the equivalent.
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Chem 634
Heterocyclics and Natural Products. (3)A survey of the chemistry of oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur heterocycles with emphasis on aromatics, including discussion of selected natural plant products. Three hours of lecture weekly.
Prerequisite: CHEM 431 or 531 or permission of the department chairperson.
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Chem 636
Advanced Organic Chemistry. (3)Topics include nomenclature, bonding, acids and bases, stereochemistry, structure-reactivity relationships, and mechanisms of important reactions. Introduction to synthesis, the disconnect approach, synthons, protecting groups, and functional group interconversions.
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Chem 637
Mechanisms and Synthesis in Organic Chemistry. (3)Divided into two equal parts. Part I: resonance, molecular orbital theory and symmetry, structure reactivity relationships, and reaction kinetics. Part II: synthetically useful reactions, modern approaches to synthesis, and examples of multistep syntheses.
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Chem 643
Chemical Thermodynamics. (3)Selected topics of the thermodynamic description of physical and chemical processes. Three hours of lecture weekly.
Prerequisite: CHEM 345 or permission of the department chairperson.
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Chem 646
Advanced Physical Chemistry. (3)Survey of physical chemical principles with emphasis on practical applications. Topics include thermodynamics, reaction kinetics, and selected quantum chemical applications.
Prerequisite: CHEM 345 or its equivalent.
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Chem 651
Advanced Inorganic Chemistry. (3)Continuation of CHEM 550. Current theories of bonding in coordination chemistry. Descriptive and theoretical treatments of the chemistry and structure of transition metal complexes, organometallic compounds, fluxional molecules, and metal clusters; the importance of metals in biological systems. Three hours of lecture weekly.
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Chem 667
Medical Biochemistry. (6)Chemistry of major cellular constituents; enzymes as the catalysts of intracellular chemical reactions with emphasis on underlying principles of physical and organic chemistry. Intermediary metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids, and nucleotides; modern techniques employed in the study of metabolic processes; biosynthesis and degradation of intracellular components; hormonal regulation of metabolism.
Prerequisite: admission to the medical education program.
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Chem 670
Special Studies in Chemistry. (1-6)Problems of special interest in chemistry or chemistry teaching. Individual work under direction of a chemistry staff member may involve one or more of the following: experimental work, attendance in undergraduate classes, wide reading, and development of special techniques and skill in chemistry.
Prerequisite: Permission of the department chairperson. A total of 6 hours of credit may be earned.
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Chem 673
Seminar in Chemistry. (1)Critical examination and discussion of recent experimental and theoretical developments in chemistry.
Prerequisite: CHEM 400 or 500 and permission of the department chairperson.
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Chem 675
Advanced Topics in Chemistry. (1-3)Discussion, experimentation, or both in specialized topics for the qualified advanced student. Information concerning specific topics offered during a given semester may be obtaining from the departmental office. Lecture and laboratory schedules appropriate to the topics offered.
Prerequisite: Permission of the department chairperson. A total of 3 hours credit may be earned.
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Chem 690
Contemporary Instruction and Curricula in Chemistry. (2-4)Designed to make the in-service chemistry teacher familiar with management of large group instruction, development and implementation of multimedia materials in instructional schemes, use of videotape in the laboratory, and facility design for modular and other systems. Field trips to nearby schools to study facility design may be included. Two hours of lecture weekly.
Prerequisite: Permission of the department chairperson. A total of 4 hours of credit may be earned.
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Chem 696
Research in Chemistry. (2)Introduction to the use of scientific literature, design of research experiments, specialized techniques, and writing skills endemic to the specialized fields of chemistry. Class and laboratory experience appropriate to students' specializations.
Prerequisite: CHEM 400 or 500 and permission of the department chairperson.
