Fall 2018 Class Schedule
Course | Title | Instructor | Lecture | Discussion |
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CHEM 105-6 | First-Year Seminar | Priest | MWF 11:00 | The Chemistry of Food |
CHEM 105-6 First-Year Seminar***First-Year Seminar Courses are Not Open to General Enrollment*** Science Writing for a Non-Technical Audience (Fall 2019; Larry Trzupek) In this course we will read and discuss works on technical subjects written for a general audience with no special scientific training; the authors we'll be reading include Sam Kean, John McPhee, Don Norman, Richard Rhodes, and Lewis Thomas. The Chemistry of Food (Fall 2019; Owen Priest) In The Chemistry of Food we will explore the chemistry and science of nutrition, cooking, food preservation, flavoring, coloring, and aroma. We will explore the science of salt, sugar & high fructose corn syrup, leavening agents, microwaves, proteins, and fats. What is the science behind genetically modified foods and why is it so controversial? What is celiac disease and gluten sensitivity? Is gluten sensitivity real? What does the science say? The Chemistry of Clean Water (Winter 2020, Will Dichtel) Access to clean water for drinking, farming, and many other uses is a basic human need that is anticipated to become more expensive and difficult because of climate change, expanding populations, and resource depletion. We will learn this problem from both a chemical and practical perspective. What are common water sources and their common contaminants? How is drinking water and waste water treated today, and what are the limitations of these methods? What technologies are emerging or need to emerge to address these limitations? How does water relate to food production and energy consumption in regard to sustainability? We will answer these questions through literature research, studying current and recent problems in water systems, and by visiting local drinking water and/or waste water treatment facilities. Sustainability Meets Environmental Justice (Spring 2020, Shelby Hatch) In this course, we will explore how issues of race and class shape our views of these concepts. Northwestern University is currently about halfway through its first five-year strategic sustainability plan. This plan will serve as a starting point for discussing various issues of sustainability such as the built environment, transportation, and resource conservation. We will delve into the chemistry behind sustainable design with a particular eye toward how the 12 Principles of Green Chemistry and Green Engineering are applied. | ||||
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CHEM 105-6 | First-Year Seminar | Trzupek | MWF 10:00 | Science Writing for a Non-Technical Audience |
CHEM 105-6 First-Year Seminar***First-Year Seminar Courses are Not Open to General Enrollment*** Science Writing for a Non-Technical Audience (Fall 2019; Larry Trzupek) In this course we will read and discuss works on technical subjects written for a general audience with no special scientific training; the authors we'll be reading include Sam Kean, John McPhee, Don Norman, Richard Rhodes, and Lewis Thomas. The Chemistry of Food (Fall 2019; Owen Priest) In The Chemistry of Food we will explore the chemistry and science of nutrition, cooking, food preservation, flavoring, coloring, and aroma. We will explore the science of salt, sugar & high fructose corn syrup, leavening agents, microwaves, proteins, and fats. What is the science behind genetically modified foods and why is it so controversial? What is celiac disease and gluten sensitivity? Is gluten sensitivity real? What does the science say? The Chemistry of Clean Water (Winter 2020, Will Dichtel) Access to clean water for drinking, farming, and many other uses is a basic human need that is anticipated to become more expensive and difficult because of climate change, expanding populations, and resource depletion. We will learn this problem from both a chemical and practical perspective. What are common water sources and their common contaminants? How is drinking water and waste water treated today, and what are the limitations of these methods? What technologies are emerging or need to emerge to address these limitations? How does water relate to food production and energy consumption in regard to sustainability? We will answer these questions through literature research, studying current and recent problems in water systems, and by visiting local drinking water and/or waste water treatment facilities. Sustainability Meets Environmental Justice (Spring 2020, Shelby Hatch) In this course, we will explore how issues of race and class shape our views of these concepts. Northwestern University is currently about halfway through its first five-year strategic sustainability plan. This plan will serve as a starting point for discussing various issues of sustainability such as the built environment, transportation, and resource conservation. We will delve into the chemistry behind sustainable design with a particular eye toward how the 12 Principles of Green Chemistry and Green Engineering are applied. | ||||
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CHEM 110-0 | Quantitative Problem Solving in Chemistry | Northrup | MTWThF 10:00 or 11:00 | T or W; 1:00-2:50 |
CHEM 110-0 Quantitative Problem Solving in ChemistrySolution strategies for traditional word problems and their application to basic chemistry quantitative problems: dimensional analysis, chemical equations, stoichiometry, limiting reagents, gas laws, and thermochemistry. Students with an AP Chem score of 5 or an IB (HL) Chem score of 7 are not eligible to take this course. Prerequisite: permission of department by Initial Chemistry Assessment. Please contact Dr. Fred Northrup at f-northrup@northwestern.edu regarding permission and/or access to the Initial Chemistry Assessment. | ||||
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CHEM 151-0 | Accelerated General Chemistry 1 | Weiss | MTWTh 10:00 or 11:00 | (161 Lab Required) |
CHEM 151-0 Accelerated General Chemistry 1Quantum mechanics, electronic structure, periodic properties of the elements, chemical bonding, thermodynamics, gas laws, intermolecular forces, properties of solids and liquids, and special topics in modern chemistry. Must be taken concurrently with the Chem 161-0 laboratory course. Students with an AP Chem score of 5 or an IB (HL) Chem score of 7 are not eligible to take this course. Prerequisite: permission of department by Initial Chemistry Assessment. Please contact Dr. Fred Northrup at f-northrup@northwestern.edu regarding permission and/or access to the Initial Chemistry Assessment | ||||
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CHEM 161-0 | Accelerated General Chemistry Laboratory 1 | Knezz | F 10:00 or 11:00 | Lab: M or T or W 1:00-3:20 or 3:30-5:50 |
CHEM 161-0 Accelerated General Chemistry Laboratory 1Chemical analysis of real samples using basic laboratory techniques including titration, colorimetric analysis, density measurements, and atomic spectroscopy. Planning, data collection, interpretation, and reporting on these experiments. Must be taken concurrently with the Chem 151-0 lecture course. | ||||
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CHEM 171-0 | Advanced General Chemistry 1 | Schatz | MWThF 1:00 | (181 Lab Required) |
CHEM 171-0 Advanced General Chemistry 1Review of mole problems and stoichiometry; descriptive chemistry, elements, compounds, and inorganic reactions; gas laws; phase equilibria and colligative properties; chemical equilibrium; aqueous equilibria; topics in chemical bonding and molecular structure. Must be taken concurrently with Chem 181-0 laboratory course. Prerequisite: AP Chem 3+ or IB (HL) Chem 5+ or permission of department by placement exam. | ||||
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CHEM 181-0 | Advanced General Chemistry Laboratory 1 | Berns | T 1:00 | Lab: Th 2:00-4:20 or Th 4:30-6:50 or F 2:00-4:20 |
CHEM 181-0 Advanced General Chemistry Laboratory 1Laboratory techniques for studying chemical analysis and chemical reactions relevant to environmental or materials research. Planning, data collection, interpretation, and reporting on experiments. Must be taken concurrently with the Chem 171-0 lecture course. | ||||
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CHEM 210-1 | Organic Chemistry | Trzupek | MTWThF 8:00 | (no lab) |
CHEM 210-1 Organic ChemistryBasic concepts of structure, stereochemistry, and reactivity of organic compounds. The chemistry of hydrocarbons and alcohols. Prerequisite: Chem 103-0 and Chem 123-0 *or* Chem 172-0 and Chem 182-0 *or* Chem 152-0 and Chem 162-0 *or* Chem 132-0 and Chem 142-0 (C– or better in all listed courses) *or* AP Chem 5 *or* IB (HL) Chem 7, *or* permission of department by placement exam. | ||||
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CHEM 210-1 | Organic Chemistry | Priest | MTWThF 9:00 | (no lab) |
CHEM 210-1 Organic ChemistryBasic concepts of structure, stereochemistry, and reactivity of organic compounds. The chemistry of hydrocarbons and alcohols. Prerequisite: Chem 103-0 and Chem 123-0 *or* Chem 172-0 and Chem 182-0 *or* Chem 152-0 and Chem 162-0 *or* Chem 132-0 and Chem 142-0 (C– or better in all listed courses) *or* AP Chem 5 *or* IB (HL) Chem 7, *or* permission of department by placement exam. | ||||
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CHEM 210-1 | Organic Chemistry | Gianneschi | MTWThF 10:00 | (no lab) |
CHEM 210-1 Organic ChemistryBasic concepts of structure, stereochemistry, and reactivity of organic compounds. The chemistry of hydrocarbons and alcohols. Prerequisite: Chem 103-0 and Chem 123-0 *or* Chem 172-0 and Chem 182-0 *or* Chem 152-0 and Chem 162-0 *or* Chem 132-0 and Chem 142-0 (C– or better in all listed courses) *or* AP Chem 5 *or* IB (HL) Chem 7, *or* permission of department by placement exam. | ||||
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CHEM 210-1 | Organic Chemistry | Mrksich | MTWThF 11:00 | |
CHEM 210-1 Organic ChemistryBasic concepts of structure, stereochemistry, and reactivity of organic compounds. The chemistry of hydrocarbons and alcohols. Prerequisite: Chem 103-0 and Chem 123-0 *or* Chem 172-0 and Chem 182-0 *or* Chem 152-0 and Chem 162-0 *or* Chem 132-0 and Chem 142-0 (C– or better in all listed courses) *or* AP Chem 5 *or* IB (HL) Chem 7, *or* permission of department by placement exam. | ||||
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CHEM 212-1 | Organic Chemistry | Thomson | MWThF 9:00 | (232-1 Lab Required) |
CHEM 212-1 Organic ChemistryOrbitals, structure of molecules, acid-base Chemistry, introduction to spectroscopic techniques for structure elucidation, the chemistry of the carbonyl group, stereochemistry, and conformational analysis. Designed to be taken by chemistry majors, prospective chemistry majors, and ISP students. Must be taken concurrently with Chem 232-1. Prerequisites: Chem 103-0 and Chem 123-0 *or* Chem 172-0 and Chem 182-0 *or* Chem 152-0 and Chem 162-0 *or* Chem 132-0 and Chem 142-0 (C– or better in all listed courses) *or* AP Chem 5 *or* IB (HL) 7 enrollment in ISP *or* permission of department by placement exam. | ||||
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CHEM 232-1 | Organic Chemistry Lab | Nelson | T 9:00 | Lab: MTWThF (1x/week) 2:00-6:00 |
CHEM 232-1 Organic Chemistry Lab | ||||
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CHEM 302/402 | Principles of Inorganic Chemistry | Kanatzidis | TTh 5:00 pm | |
CHEM 302/402 Principles of Inorganic Chemistry This course covers basic concepts in Inorganic Chemistry. It is designed to introduce students in key subjects which are used over and over again in chemistry and uses inorganic chemistry systems to illustrate the concepts. The course covers the donor-acceptor concept, hard-soft acids-bases, advanced concepts of basicity and acidity and acid-base view of salvation phenomena. The course also delves into introductory solid state chemistry including unit cells and the structure of simple solids, structure types and electronic structure and Band Theory (with the aim of understanding properties). Taught with Chem 402. Registration by Chemistry Department placement or by permission of the instructor only. | ||||
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CHEM 308/408 | Design, Synthesis, and Applications of Nanomaterials | Schaller | TTh 11:00 | |
CHEM 308/408 Design, Synthesis, and Applications of NanomaterialsSynthesis, characterization, assembly, and physical properties of controlled dimensionality nanomaterials focusing on metals, semiconductors, oxides, and polymers. Topics will include interfacial phenomena and particle stability, nano-forms of carbon, and applications-driven material design. Prerequisite: Chem 342-1 (Thermodynamics) or consent of instructor. Taught with Chem 408. Undergraduates should enroll in Chem 308, unless they are officially completing the BA/MS program. | ||||
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CHEM 313/413 | Organic Reactions | Scheidt | MWF 9:00 | |
CHEM 313/413 Organic ReactionsStrategies and tactics involved in complex target synthesis. Modern reaction classes as applied to chemical synthesis, coupled to in-depth discussion of the underlying key principles of synthesis design and execution, are covered in the class. Students will gain experience in problem solving, creative thinking, structural analysis and writing techniques. Taught with Chem 313. Undergraduate students should enroll in Chem 313, unless officially completing the BA/MS program. | ||||
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CHEM 333-0 | Inorganic Chemistry | Poeppelmeier | MWF 10:00 | |
CHEM 333-0 Inorganic ChemistryA contemporary course covering the diverse field of inorganic chemistry including all the elements of the periodic table. Topics include current concepts and models of chemical bonding, reactivity, structure, and properties of inorganic compounds. Prerequisites: 2 units of 200- or 300-level chemistry. | ||||
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CHEM 342-1 | Thermodynamics | Hoffman | MTWThF 11:00 | |
CHEM 342-1 ThermodynamicsLaws of thermodynamics, thermochemistry, chemical potentials, and solution thermodynamics. Prerequisites: Chem 103 and Chem 123 *or* Chem 132 and Chem 142 *or* Chem 152 and Chem 162 *or* Chem 172 and Chem 182 (C- or better in all listed classes); Math 230; Physics 135-1,2 (students may take Physics 135-2 concurrently). | ||||
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CHEM 350-1 | Advanced Laboratory 1 | Northrup/Nelson | MWF 9:00 | Lab Required, 1:00-5:50 MW or TTh |
CHEM 350-1 Advanced Laboratory 1Chemistry 350-1,2,3 is a full-year, 3-quarter laboratory course intended to be taken by all students in the junior year of the chemistry major program. Roughly half of the Chem 350-1 course deals with the advanced analytical techniques mass spectrometry and NMR spectroscopy. The rest of this course deals with advanced techniques of synthetic organic chemistry, but you will be expected to use mass spectrometry and NMR spectroscopy, as well as the techniques of IR and UV/visible spectroscopy that you have learned previously, to characterize the compounds that you synthesize. Prerequisites: Chem 220 and Chem 212-3 or equivalent. | ||||
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CHEM 412-0 | Organometallic Reaction Mechanisms | Nguyen | TTh 9:30 | |
CHEM 412-0 Organometallic Reaction MechanismsElucidation of organic and organometallic reaction mechanisms: experiment, theory, and selected case studies. By the end of the course, students should be able to:-Identify reasonable reaction pathways for organic and organometallic transformations. -Qualitatively interpret potential energy surfaces. -Derive rate laws for multistep reactions, including catalytic reactions. -Have familiarity with the tools of mechanistic analysis, including kinetic analysis, linear free energy relationships, isotopic labeling, Eyring analysis, competition experiments, crossover experiments, radical clocks, and use of stereochemical information. -Identify experiments that would allow the differentiation of possible reaction mechanisms. -Search and read the primary literature. -Orally summarize and critically analyze journal articles. -Write about reaction mechanism with clarity and precision. | ||||
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CHEM 415-0 | Organic Nanomaterials | Gianneschi | TTh 5:00 | |
CHEM 415-0 Organic NanomaterialsThe materials science and chemistry of soft nanomaterials for myriad applications including nanomedicine. Preparative and synthetic approaches to organized, assembled, discrete nanomaterials will be described. Course will include an in depth discussion of advanced characterization techniques and strategies for this class of material. Prerequisites: Chem 210-1 or Mat Sci 331 Co-listed with Mat Sci 395 and BMD ENG 395 | ||||
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CHEM 433-0 | Structural Inorganic Chemistry | Marks | MWF 8:00 | |
CHEM 433-0 Structural Inorganic ChemistryChemical applications of group theory and the determination of inorganic and organic molecular and extended structures by modern physical techniques. | ||||
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CHEM 442-1 | Quantum Chemistry | Harel | MWF 9:00 | |
CHEM 442-1 Quantum ChemistryThis course is intended to establish the foundations of quantum mechanics at the graduate level. *Topics Covered*
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CHEM 444-0 | Elementary Statistical Mechanics | Gingrich | TTh 9:30 | |
CHEM 444-0 Elementary Statistical Mechanics | ||||
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CHEM 519-0 | Responsible Conduct of Research Training | Nguyen | W 12:00 | |
CHEM 519-0 Responsible Conduct of Research TrainingNo description available. | ||||
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CHEM 570-0 | Chemistry Colloquium | Stair | TBA | |
CHEM 570-0 Chemistry ColloquiumNo description available. | ||||
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