2015-2016 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

CHEM-4210 Advanced Chemistry Lab –Sp 2 hours This laboratory course will integrate organic and inorganic synthetic methodology with the application of various characterization techniques. Analytical, physical, and instrumental analysis techniques will be utilized. One three-hour lab per week. Prerequisite: CHEM-4320 Quantum Mechanics and Spectroscopy. (Fee: $100) CHEM-4310 Thermodynamics and Kinetics –Fa 4 hours A study of the laws of thermodynamics, chemical equilibrium, solutions, and kinetics. Three lectures and one three-hour lab per week. Prerequisites: CHEM-2210 Analytical Chemistry I; PHYS- 2120 General Physics II. (Fee: $100) CHEM-4320 4 hours Quantum Mechanics and Spectroscopy –Sp A study of the states of matter, surface phenomena, quantum mechanics, bonding, and spectroscopy. Three lectures and one three-hour lab per week. Prerequisites: CHEM-2210 Analytical Chemistry I; PHYS-2120 General Physics I. (Fee: $100) CHEM-4410 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry –Sp 3 hours Study of d-metal complexes, the systematic chemistry of the elements, and advanced topics in inorganic chemistry. Topics may include main group organometallics, d- and f-block elements, catalysis, and bioinorganic chemistry. Three lectures per week. Prerequisite: CHEM-3410 Inorganic Chemistry. CHEM-4800 Senior Seminar–Chemistry –Sp 1 hour Capstone course for majors in chemistry. Students present a paper from library or laboratory research. Before enrollment, each student must obtain approval of the topic from their advisor and the seminar instructor and set the date of presentation. The students must also attend a minimum of 10 seminars during the senior year. Guest lecturers or faculty members may present papers at the invitation of the instructor. Prerequisites: senior status; attendance of a minimum of 10 seminars during the sophomore and junior years. CHEM-4830 Research in Chemistry –Fa, Sp 1–3 hours Investigation of a chemical research project and its culmination in a scholarly research report. Submission and approval of a research proposal must precede registration. May be repeated once for credit. Prerequisites: CHEM-2800 Introduction to Research in Chemistry; CHEM-3800 Research Methods in Chemistry; permission of instructor. (Fee: $150) CHEM-4880 Topics in Chemistry 1–3 hours Topics of special interest are selected by the chemistry faculty from the areas of modern chemistry. Prerequisites: CHEM-2210 Analytical Chemistry I; junior status; permission of instructor. CHEM-4900 Independent Study in Chemistry 1–3 hours Supervised independent study of some chemical phenomena. Submission and approval of a research proposal must precede registration. Prerequisites: CHEM-2210 Analytical Chemistry I; CHEM-3510 Organic Chemistry I; CHEM-4310 Thermodynamics and Kinetics. CHEM-4910 Chemistry Internship –Fa, Sp, Su 1–3 hours Students will gain experience in the chemistry profession in a departmentally approved work environment. A technical report detailing the skills and techniques utilized and a supervisor’s evaluation will be the basis for successful completion. Prerequisite: CHEM-2220 Analytical Chemistry II or CHEM-3520 Organic Chemistry II. Environmental Science (ENVS) ENVS-1010 Introduction to Environmental Science –Sp 1 hour An entry level course for environmental science majors to introduce the environmental curriculum, initiate camaraderie among students and faculty, and provide guidance in vocational planning. One lecture per week; occasional field trips. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. ENVS-2100 3 hours Principles of Geographic Information Systems –Fa An introduction to the use of geographical information systems (GIS). Topics of emphasis are related to the fields in which these systems are used including, biology, environmental chemistry, epidemiology, geography, geology, and economics. Students will analyze geographical data in order to present potential solutions to a variety of situations. Two one-hour lectures and one two-hour lab per week. Prerequisite: GMTH-1030 Precalculus or GMTH-2110 Biostatistics, or permission of instructor. (Fee: $100) ENVS-3200 Ecosystem Ecology –Fa 3 hours An advanced study into the distribution, structure, and function of ecosystems. Emphasis will be placed on determining patterns and identifying the socio-ecological processes that connect the physical environment, living organisms, and human communities. Two one-hour lectures and one two-hour lab per week and includes a travel study experience to the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Prerequisites: BIO-2600 General Ecology or permission of the instructor. (Fee: $100) (odd years) ENVS-3600 Environmental Ethics –Sp 3 hours An introductory study of ethical systems that addresses the relationship and responsibility of humankind toward the natural world. Emphasis will be upon the biblical environmental stewardship ethic and its application to contemporary environmental issues. Three lectures per week. Prerequisites: One semester of biology; junior status; permission of instructor. (odd years) ENVS-4100 Environmental Geology –Fa 4 hours Application of geology to environmental problems such as natural resource extraction, water supply, pollution, waste disposal, landslides, floods, and land use planning. Required field trip. Includes three lectures and one three-hour lab per week Prequisites: GEOL-1110 Introduction to Physical Geology and junior status. (Fee:$150) (even years) Earth Science (ESCI) Except where noted, general education courses are designed to meet the general education requirements for graduation. These courses will not count toward graduation requirements for majors found in the Department of Science and Mathematics unless they are specifically listed in the curriculum requirements for a major. A student majoring in science or mathematics may take these courses only as electives. However, any course listed for a science or mathematics major or minor may also count toward fulfilling general education requirements. ESCI-2310 Introduction to Oceanography –Sp 4 hours An introductory survey of the oceans and the processes that occur in and around them. Major topics will include ocean currents, coastlines, plate tectonics, marine sediments, waves, tides, composition of sea water, interaction of the ocean with the atmosphere, marine life forms, and their habitats. A field trip will visit a local aquarium. Lecture three times per week and one laboratory per week. This course satisfies the physical science requirement of the general education requirements. 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