Undergraduate Courses
Chem 571 - Physical Chemistry of Interfaces
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Half Course (3 hours of lecture per week)
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Prerequisites: Chem 371 and Chem 373
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Time offered: Fall semester
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Course Website: Desire2Learn
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Lectures:
The chemical and electrical nature, as well as basic thermodynamics, of interfaces. Surface films and aqueous interfaces, including micelles and bilayers. Interfaces involving solids such as metals and semiconductors. Absorption phenomena and surface catalysis. Survey of experimental approaches for interfacial studies.
Chem 471 - Physical Chemistry III
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Half Course (3 hours of lecture, 1 hour tutorial, 3 hour lab per week)
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Prerequisites: Chem 371 and Chem 373
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Time offered: Winter semester
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Lectures:
Rotational, vibrational, electronic and magnetic resonance spectra. Chemical kinetics and diffusion kinetics in the gas phase and in solution.
Laboratory:
Experimental measurements, interpretations, and calculations relating to the topics discussed in lectures.
Chem 371 - Physical Chemistry I
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Half Course (3 hours of lecture, 1 hour tutorial, 3 hour lab per week)
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Prerequisites: Chem 201 or 211 and 203 or 213, Physics 213 or 223 or 255, Mathematics 253 or 263 or 283 or Applied Mathematics 219
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Time offered: Winter semester
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Course Website: Desire2Learn
Lectures:
Thermodynamic laws, equation of state, phase diagrams, ideal/real solutions, chemical equilibrium
Laboratory:
Work, equation of state, entropy change, heat of missing, freezing point depression, thermochemistry, vapor pressure measurements
Graduate Courses
Chem 619 - Advanced Mass Spectrometric Techniques
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Half Course (3 hours of lecture per week)
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Time offered: Fall semester
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Lectures:
Theoretical and practical aspects of mass spectrometric techniques, instrumentation design, method development and trouble- shooting aspects along with instrument maintenance, hands-on experience with the operation of different types of instruments in acquisition, processing and interpretation of experimental data, recent developments in mass spectrometry instrumentation including hyphenated techniques and their applications in multi disciplinary fields.
Chem 689 - Laser Chemistry
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Half Course (3 hours of lecture, 1 hour tutorial, 3 hour lab per week)
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Prerequisites: Chem 371 and Chem 373
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Time offered: Fall semester
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Lectures:
Laser Fundamentals, nonlinear optical processes, laser-induced chemistry, laser spectroscopic techniques, lasers in chemical analysis, lasers in material science