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Undergraduate Program
Course Descriptions
About the Undergraduate Courses
The following information is taken from the 2008 University of Miami Bulletin -- Undergraduate Studies -- and is presented for your information only. It is believe to be accurate, but its accuracy cannot be guaranteed. To ensure accuracy please refer to the official University of Miami publication.
CHM101 Fundamentals of Chemistry I |
Fundamental concepts of chemistry and their relation to living systems, utilitarian chemical processes, and the environment. Lecture, 3 hours. Not for major or minor credit. |
CHM102 Fundamentals of Chemistry II |
3 credits Offered By Announcement Only |
A continuation of Chemistry 101. Prerequisite: CHM 101 or High School chemistry. |
CHM103 Chemistry for Life Sciences I (Lecture) |
Essentials of inorganic chemistry as it applies to biological systems. Designed for (but not limited to) those planning health-related careers. Lecture, 3 hours. |
CHM104 Chemistry for Life Sciences II (Lecture) |
3 credits Spring Semester |
A continuation of CHM 103, with emphasis on organic and biological chemistry, including biochemical processes and metabolism. Lecture, 3 hours. Prerequisite: CHM 103. |
CHM105 Chemistry for Life Sciences I (Laboratory) |
Designed for those students in CHM 103 requiring a laboratory course. Laboratory, |
3 hours. Prerequisite or corequisite: CHM 103. |
CHM106 Chemistry for Life Sciences II (Laboratory) |
Designed for those students in CHM 104 requiring a laboratory course. Laboratory, |
3 hours. Prerequisite or corequisite: CHM 104. |
CHM111 Principles of Chemistry I |
3 credits Fall & Spring Semester & First Summer Session |
Fundamental principles of chemical science. The beginning course for science majors and premedical students. Lecture, 3 hours. Prerequisite or corequisite: MTH 105 or 107. |
CHM112 Principles of Chemistry II |
3 credits Fall & Spring Semester & Second Summer Session |
Continuation of CHM 111. Lecture, 3 hours. Prerequisite: CHM 111 or 151. |
CHM113 Chemistry Laboratory I |
1 credit Fall & Spring Semester & First Summer Session |
Laboratory techniques of chemistry. To accompany CHM 111. Laboratory, 3 hours. |
Prerequisite or corequisite: CHM 111. |
CHM114 Chemistry Laboratory II |
1 credit Fall & Spring Semester & Second Summer Session |
Continuation of CHM 113. Intermediate laboratory techniques and quantitative analysis. To accompany CHM 112. Laboratory, 3 hours. Prerequisite: CHM 113; prerequisite or corequisite: CHM 112. |
CHM151 Chemistry for Engineers I |
3 credits Fall & Spring Semester |
Fundamental principles of chemistry for engineering students. Not recommended for students that plan to enter Medical School. Lecture, 3 hours. Prerequisite or corequisite: MTH 105 or 107. |
CHM153 Chemistry Laboratory for Engineers |
1 credit Fall & Spring Semester |
An introductory laboratory course to accompany CHM 151. The techniques of chemistry |
for engineering students. Prerequisite or corequisite: CHM 151. |
CHM201 Organic Chemistry I (Lecture) |
3 credits Fall & Spring Semester & First Summer Session |
The chemistry of carbon compounds. Required of chemistry majors, and premedical students; recommended for majors in life sciences. Lecture, 3 hours. Prerequisite: CHM 112. |
CHM202 Organic Chemistry II (Lecture) |
3 credits Fall & Spring Semester & Second Summer Session |
Continuation of CHM 201. Lecture, 3 hours. Prerequisite: CHM 201. |
CHM205 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I |
1 credit Fall & Spring Semester & First Summer Session |
Introduction to techniques of organic chemistry. Laboratory, 3 hours. Prerequisite |
CHM206 Organic Chemistry Laboratory II |
1 credit Fall & Spring Semester & Second Summer Session |
Continuation of CHM 205. Laboratory, 3 hours. Prerequisite: CHM 205. Prerequisite |
CHM304 Spectroscopic Methods in Chemistry and Biochemistry |
Modern spectroscopic methods of analysis. Lecture 3 hours; Prerequisite: CHM 202 |
CHM316 Instrumental Analytical Chemistry |
3 credits Spring Semester |
Modern methods of quantitative analysis. Lecture, 3 hours. Prerequisite: CHM 304 |
CHM320 Instrumental Methods in Chemistry and Biochemistry |
2 credits Spring Semester |
Instrumental methods in modern chemistry and biochemistry, including spectrometric, electrochemical and chromatographic (separation) techniques. Laboratory, 8 hours. Prerequisite: CHM 304. Corequisite: CHM 316. |
CHM331 Physical Chemistry for Premedical Students |
3 credits Spring Semester |
Fundamentals of thermodynamics as applied to gases, liquids and solutions; chemical kinetics and other selected topics. Lecture, 3 hours. Prerequisite: CHM 112, MTH 110 or 111 or 131, PHY 102 or permission of instructor. |
CHM360 Physical Chemistry I (Lecture) |
Introduction to physical chemistry including thermodynamics, gaseous and liquid states, solutions, homogeneous and heterogeneous equilibriums. Lecture, 3 hours. Prerequisite: CHM 112, MTH 112 or 132. Prerequisite or corequisite: One semester of physics. |
CHM364 Physical Chemistry (Laboratory I) |
1 credit Fall & Spring Semester |
Representative experiments in physical chemistry. Laboratory, 4 hours. Prerequisite |
or corequisite: CHM 331 or 360. |
CHM365 Physical Chemistry II (Lecture) |
3 credits Spring Semester |
Chemical kinetics, introductory quantum chemistry, molecular spectroscopy. Prerequisite: CHM 360, MTH 112. Prerequisite or corequisite: Two semesters of physics. |
CHM381 Workshop Leaders in Chemistry I |
Students engaged in Peer-Led Team Teaching of workshops for groups of CHM 111 and/or CHM 112 students may enroll for this course. May be repeated. Prerequisite: A grade of "A" or "B" in CHM 111 and 112 or AP outplacing. |
CHM382 Workshop Leaders in Chemistry II |
Students engaged in Peer-Led Team Teaching of workshops for groups of CHM 111 and/or CHM 112 students may enroll for this course. May be repeated. Prerequisite: A grade of "A" or "B" in CHM 111 and 112 or AP outplacing. |
CHM401 Environmental Chemistry |
3 credits Spring Semester |
Major environmental features of the earth; Role of natural and synthetic chemicals in the environment; Atmospheric and aquatic pollution; Application of acid-base theory and oxidation reduction to environmental problems. Prerequisite: CHM 111 and 112; and Junior standing; not open to students with credit in ESC 401. |
CHM416 Environmental Analysis |
3 credits Offered By Announcement Only |
A laboratory course using the Environmental Protection Agency’s methods of sampling, sample preparation, and analysis for priority pollutants; methods of ultra-micro chemical analysis; Quality Assurance and Quality Control. Prerequisite: CHM 206. |
CHM442 Inorganic Chemistry (Laboratory) |
Synthesis of inorganic compounds and determination of their physical and chemical properties. CHM 541 is a corequisite for ACS chemistry majors. Laboratory, 3 hours. Prerequisite: CHM 365 and 541. |
CHM464 Physical Chemistry (Laboratory II) |
Continuation of CHM 364. Laboratory, 4 hours. Prerequisite: CHM 360 and 364. Prerequisite or corequisite: CHM 365. |
CHM488 Undergraduate Research |
1- 3 creditsFall & Spring Semester & First & Second Summer Session |
Laboratory research under the direction of a member of the chemistry faculty. Thesis optional. Course may be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: B average in Chemistry courses and departmental consent. |
1- 3 creditsFall & Spring Semester & First & Second Summer Session |
Laboratory research under the direction of a member of the Chemistry faculty. Thesis required. Course may be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Admission to Honors Program. Chemistry Department consent. CHM 206. |
CHM520 Physical Organic Chemistry |
Aspects of chemical bonding, acids and bases, steoeochemistry, aromaticity, pericyclic reactions, linear free energy relationships, transition state theory, excited state chemistry, reactive intermediaries, mechanisms of uni- and bimolecular reactions. Prerequisite: CHM 202 and 360. |
CHM522 Synthetic Organic Chemistry |
Functional group transformations, Synthon approach. Retrosynthetic analyses, multistep syntheses. Prerequisite: CHM 202. |
CHM524 Supramolecular Chemistry |
Complexation, recognition, and catalysis as applied to bioorganic chemistry. Steric, polar, and lipophillic interactions as well as proximity effects in the design of synthetic enzyme mimics, cationic transport species, etc. Prerequisite: CHM 365 and 520. |
CHM525 Structural Organic Chemistry |
3 credits Spring Semester |
Use of electronic and vibrational spectroscopy in structure elucidation. Structure elucidation bymodern NMR; EI, CI, MALDI and Electropspray mass spectrometry. Assignment of absolute configuration of chiral centers. Prerequisite: CHM 202. |
CHM541 Principles of Bonding and Reactivity in Inorganic Chemistry |
Bonding principles necessary to understand the structure, stability, and fundamental reactivity of main group and transition metal inorganic compounds, Prerequisite: CHM 365. |
CHM553 Modern Quantum Chemistry |
3 credits Offered By Announcement Only |
Many-electron wave functions and operators. Hartee-Fock approximation, density |
functional theory, configuration interaction, and many-body perturbation theory. |
CHM556 Self-Assembly and Surface Chemistry |
Methods of preparation of self-assembly monolayers and surface chemistry properties. |
CHM563 Electronic Structure Methods |
Basis sets, post-SCF methods, and potential energy surfaces. Thermodynamic, structural, and vibrational predictions, excited states, solvation and hybrid Hamiltonians. Prerequisite: Permission of department. |
CHM564 Molecular Simulations |
1 credit Offered By Announcement Only |
Classical dynamics, force-fields, sampling, periodic and stochastic boundaries, Monte-Carlo and molecular dynamics simulations, and free energy perturbation. Prerequisite: Permission of department. |
CHM565 Principles of Spectroscopic Techniques |
Spectroscopic techniques: nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), mass spectra (MS), ultraviolet (UV), visible infrared (IR), fluorescence, and other specializred spectroscopic techniques. Prerequisite: CHM 365. |
CHM570 Advanced Physical Chemistry Topics |
CHM579 Special Topics: Chemistry Internship |
1- 3 credits Offered By Announcement Only |
CHM580 Special Topics: Chemistry Internship |
1- 3 credits Fall Semester |
CHM591 Topics in Chemistry |
1- 3 credits Offered By Announcement Only |
Subject matter offerings based upon student demand and availability of faculty. Subtitles describing the topics to be offered will be shown in parentheses in the printed class schedule following the title, "Topics in Chemistry". Prerequisite: 20 credits in Chemistry. |
CHM592 Topics in Chemistry |
1- 3 credits Offered By Announcement Only |
Subject matter offerings based upon student demand and availability of faculty. Subtitles describing the topics to be offered will be shown in parentheses in the printed class schedule following the title, "Topics in Chemistry". Prerequisite: 20 credits in Chemistry. |
CHM593 Readings in Chemistry |
1- 3 credits Offered By Announcement Only |
Supervised readings on special topics. Offered by special arrangement. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 20 credits in Chemistry and permission of the Department Chairman. |
CHM594 Readings in Chemistry |
1- 3 credits Offered By Announcement Only |
Supervised readings on special topics. Offered by special arrangement. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 20 credits in Chemistry and permission of the Department Chairman.
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