Chemistry (CHEM)
Consideration of atomic structure, valence, complex compounds, and systematic study of the periodic table.
Applications of physical chemical techniques. Five laboratory hours and one recitation hour per week.
Spectroscopy, statistical mechanics, and chemical applications of quantum mechanics.
Description of biological macromolecules and major metabolic pathways. Three lecture hours per week.
Cross-listed course: BIOL 541
Essentials of modern biochemistry. First semester of a two-semester course. Three lecture hours per week.
Cross-listed course: BIOL 545
Essentials of modern biochemistry and molecular biology. Three lecture hours per week.
Cross-listed course: BIOL 546
Current developments in inorganic chemistry. Readings and research on selected topics. Course content varies by title and will be announced in the schedule of classes. May be repeated for credit.
Chemical instrumentation including electronics, signal processing, statistical analysis, molecular/atomic spectroscopy, electrochemical methods, chromatography, and mass spectrometry. Three lecture hours per week.
Methods, principles and strategies for chemical instrumentation in analysis. Chemical instrumentation laboratory with environmental, forensic, and biotechnology applications. Three laboratory hours per week.
Analytical chemical methods in forensic science, including gathering of evidence, toxicology, drug identification, analysis of trace evidence, arson analysis, and DNA/serology.
Study of the chemical reactions and processes that affect the fate and transport of organic chemicals in the environment. Three lecture hours per week.
Study of the chemical reactions and processes affecting the distribution of chemical species in natural systems. Three lecture hours per week.
Cross-listed course: MSCI 624
Current developments in inorganic chemistry. Readings and research on selected topics. Course content varies by title and will be announced in the schedule of classes. May be repeated for credit.
Special emphasis on the modern synthesis of polymeric materials. Definitions, characterization, and applications of polymers will be briefly presented.
Current developments in organic chemistry. Readings and research on selected topics. May be repeated as content varies by title.
This course is designed to familiarize students with theory and use of modern electronic structure codes, as well as to develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills and to improve computer literacy.
Introduction to materials science; structural and electronic description of inorganic-based solids; experimental techniques in materials chemistry; interfacial energetics and optoelectronic processes at metal and semiconductor surfaces.
Current developments in physical chemistry. Readings and research on selected topics. Course content varies by title and will be announced in the schedule of classes. May be repeated for credit.
Various approaches to solving problems in gas laws, solution chemistry, and equilibrium. Comparison of the pedagogical merits of the different approaches. For teachers of chemistry, M.A.Students. Three lectures per week.
Required of all graduate students. Fall or Spring limit of 2 credits.
A survey of chemical research at the University of South Carolina. Required of all first-year degree candidates in chemistry.
Covalent bonding in compounds of the first short period elements, with emphasis on those of boron, carbon, and nitrogen. Structure of molecules, some important functional groups, resonance in unsaturated compounds, stereochemistry, and organometallic compounds. For teachers of chemistry, M.A.T., or M.Ed. students. Three lectures and one discussion period per week.
General types of organic reactions, including those of biochemistry. Industrial preparations of both organic and inorganic compounds of major importance. For teachers of chemistry, M.A.T., or M.Ed. students. Three lectures and one discussion period per week.
The basic laws of chemical thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, and equilibrium, with emphasis on the practical and theoretical importance of the interconversion of chemical energy with other forms of energy. For teachers of chemistry, M.A.T., or M.Ed. students. Three lectures and one discussion period per week.
A survey of the applications of modern instrumental techniques to the solution of chemical problems, with emphasis on development of a basic understanding of the experiment and on interpretation of data. For teachers of chemistry, M.A.T., or M.Ed. students. Three lectures and one discussion period per week.
The structures and functions of proteins, nucleic acids, lipids, enzymes, and other biologically important molecules; the role of these molecules in the major metabolic pathways. For teachers of chemistry, M.A.T., or M.Ed. students. Three lectures and one discussion period per week.
Selected chemical topics with emphasis on modern chemical concepts. For teachers of chemistry, M.A.T., I.M.A. and M.Ed. students. Lectures, discussion, laboratories, depending on credit offered.
The use and interpretation of modern physical measurements of particular application to inorganic chemistry, including X-ray, ESR, magnetic measurements, Mössbauer spectra, ligand field theory, and reaction mechanisms.
Systematic study of the reactions and bonding of the d and f transition elements.
Systematic study of the structure and bonding of the inorganic compounds of main group elements.
May be repeated as content varies by title.
Theory and application of classical and modern electrochemical techniques.
A comprehensive study of the theory, instrumentation, methodology, and analytical applications of modern atomic and quantitative molecular spectrometry.
Modern techniques for analytical separations including distillation, extraction, gas chromatography, and liquid chromatography. Basic theory and practical applications. Three lecture hours per week.
May be repeated as content varies by title.
Basic concepts of structure, bonding, stereochemistry, and reaction mechanisms as applied to organic compounds and synthetic transformations.
May be repeated as content varies by title.
A development of classical thermodynamics and its application to chemical changes.
The principles of surface processes – structure and electronic properties, adsorption and reactions, surface characterization using spectroscopy and microscopy.
An introduction to the application of quantum mechanics to problems in chemistry.
Calculations of the thermodynamic properties of chemical systems from molecular properties. Theory and applications.
Point and space groups. Matrix representation and the derivation of the space groups. Significance of general and special positions. Powder and single crystal methods. Limitation imposed upon molecules by space group considerations. Introduction to structure analysis. Patterson and electron density functions. Refinement techniques.
Study of the rotational, vibrational, and electronic spectra of polyatomic molecules for the elucidation of molecular structures.
May be repeated as content varies by title.
A detailed consideration of the enzymological basis for the synthesis of DNA, RNA, and protein including mechanisms for the regulation of these processes. Focus will be on eucaryotic mechanisms though procaryotic systems will be covered as necessary for background.
Biochemical organization of the cell. Regulation and integration of metabolism. Membrane structure and function. Energy transduction processes.
An analysis of the isolation, composition, structure, and function of enzymes emphasizing their kinetic, mechanistic, and regulatory features. Protein chemistry: amino acid and protein sequence analysis; chemical modification methodologies; analysis of higher order structures of proteins.
First of a two-semester sequence covering the major areas of biochemistry in a biomedical context. Chemistry of amino acids and proteins, enzymology, metabolism of carbohydrates and lipids. Emphasis is on biomedical research applications. Four lecture hours per week.
May be repeated as content varies by title.
A laboratory and introduction to modern research techniques. Six hours of laboratory per week and individual consultation with instructor.
Directed laboratory research and readings in chemistry.
A continuation of CHEM 798 for Ph.D. candidates.