The introductory CHEM courses were changed in 2002. Students with credit for CHEM 111.3 may take CHEM 115.3 and 250.3. Students with credit for CHEM 251.3 may take CHEM 255.3.
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE COURSES
CHEM 402.0
Seminar
1&2(1S)
Attendance at departmental seminar sessions throughout the academic year is required by students in the final year of a Four-year or Honours program. Consists of presentations by departmental visitors, faculty and students, followed by discussions.
The following 400-level courses may not all be offered in any one year. Each year an appropriate course selection will be offered to allow completion of a student's program. Students should consult a faculty advisor in the Department of Chemistry prior to making their selections.
CHEM 420.3
Selected Topics in Analytical Chemistry
1/2(3L-4P)
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 322. Students in programs other than Chemistry who have credit for CHEM 221 or its equivalent may seek permission from the department.
Advanced laboratory course in analytical techniques. Much of the laboratory work will use specialized equipment available in the Department of Chemistry. Lectures cover the underlying theory of the topics and the principles of the instrumentation being used.
CHEM 429.3
Applied Analytical Chemistry Project
1L-8P
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 322. Students in programs other than Chemistry who have credit for CHEM 221 or its equivalent may seek permission from the department.
Students carry out an extended analytical chemistry project in an academic, government or industrial laboratory. Projects are a practical introduction to the type of analytical methods development work expected from B.Sc. graduates in the workforce. Lecture material emphasizes practical aspects related to carrying out the project (i.e. note keeping, data analysis, instrument calibration, etc.)
CHEM 430.3
Selected Topics in Inorganic Chemistry
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 332. Students in programs other than Chemistry who have credit for CHEM 231 or its equivalent may seek permission from the department.
Selected topics that are not dealt with or are covered only at an elementary level in other inorganic chemistry courses offered by the department. Possible topics include crystallographic and spectroscopic methods of structure determination, organometallic chemistry, cluster compounds, catalysis, nonaqueous solution chemistry, bioinorganic chemistry, structure and bonding, and excited state processes.
CHEM 433.3
Bioinorganic Chemistry
1/2 (3L-4P)
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 332. Students in programs other than Chemistry who have credit for CHEM 231 or its equivalent may seek permission from the department.
Presents a concise overview of the role of metal ions in biological systems. The laboratory is designed to help the student understand major concepts and learn a range of modern experimental techniques.
CHEM 439.3
Inorganic Chemistry III
1/2(3L-3.5P)
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 332. Students in programs other than Chemistry who have credit for CHEM 231 or its equivalent may seek permission from the department.
Topics include reaction mechanisms of thermal substitutions, oxidation-reduction and photochemical reactions, organometallic chemistry, homogeneous catalysis and other topics of current interest such as bioinorganic chemistry.
CHEM 440.3
Selected Topics in Physical Chemistry
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 342 or 346. Students in programs other than Chemistry who have credit for CHEM 243 or its equivalent may seek permission from the department.
Selected topics that are not dealt with or are covered only at an elementary level in other physical chemistry courses. Possible topics include advanced spectroscopy, nuclear chemistry, photochemistry, polymers, radiation chemistry, solid-state chemistry, structural techniques, surface and colloid chemistry.
CHEM 447.3
Statistical Mechanics and Chemical Kinetics
1/2(3L-3.5P)
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 342 or 346. Students in programs other than Chemistry who have credit for CHEM 243 or its equivalent may seek permission from the department.
Methods of statistical mechanics are introduced and applied to problems in chemistry. Advanced chemical kinetics are discussed with emphasis on fast-reaction techniques, theories of reaction and diffusion rates, and electrochemical aspects.
CHEM 450.3
Selected Topics in Organic Chemistry
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 255 and permission of the department.
Selected topics that are not dealt with or are covered only at an elementary level in other organic chemistry courses. Possible topics include organic synthesis, organic reaction mechanisms, natural products, organometallic chemistry, heterocyclic chemistry, carbohydrate chemistry and organic photochemistry.
CHEM 455.3
Organic Synthesis
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 354.
Stresses the basic reactions, concepts, and strategies of organic synthesis with the objective of acquiring a sufficient understanding to enable the design of feasible synthetic routes to molecules of moderate complexity.