Undergraduate Programs

One-semester course in general chemistry, especially for non-science majors in the health sciences except premedicine and medical technology. (Credit not allowed for both 111L and 121 and 123L.) Three lectures, 3 hours demo lab/recitation. Meets New Mexico Lower Division General Education Common Core Curriculum Area III: Science (NMCCN 1114).

Prerequisite: ACT=>22 or SAT=>510 or MATH 120 or 121 or MATH 150 or MATH 162 or MATH 163 or MATH 180 or MATH 181 or MATH 264.

{Summer, Fall, Spring}

Introduction to the chemical and physical behavior of matter. Meets New Mexico Lower Division General Education Common Core Curriculum Area III: Science (NMCCN 1214).

Corequisite: 123L

Prerequisite: ACT=>25 or SAT=>570 or MATH 121 or MATH 123 or MATH 150 or MATH 162 or MATH 163 or MATH 180 or MATH 181 or MATH 264

{Summer, Fall, Spring}

Continuation of 121. Meets New Mexico Lower Division General Education Common Core Curriculum Area III: Science (NMCCN 1224).

Pre- or Co-requisite: 124L

Prerequisite: (ACT=>25 or SAT=>570 or MATH 121 or MATH 123 or MATH 150 or MATH 162 or MATH 163 or MATH 180 or MATH 181 or MATH 264) and (121 and 123L) or 131L

{Summer, Fall, Spring}

Introduction to basic chemical laboratory principles and techniques.

Pre- or Co-requisite: 121

Prerequisite: ACT=>25 or SAT=>570 or MATH 121 or MATH 123 or MATH 150 or MATH 162 or MATH 163 or MATH 180 or MATH 181 or MATH 264

{Summer, Fall, Spring}

Experiments illustrating the fundamental principles and techniques of chemistry. (3 hour lab)

Pre- or Co-requisite: 122

Prerequisite: (ACT=>25 or SAT=>570 or MATH 121 or MATH 123 or MATH 150 or MATH 162 or MATH 163 or MATH 180 or MATH 181 or MATH 264) and (121 and 123L) or 131L

{Summer, Fall, Spring}

Chemical and physical behavior of matter, atomic and molecular structure and chemical periodicity. Introduction to quantitative laboratory techniques and chemical instrumentation. Strongly recommended for students intending to major in chemistry. Three lectures, 3 hours lab.

(Credit not allowed for both (121 and 123L) and 131L)

Prerequisite: ACT=>28 or SAT=>640 or Pre-or Corequisite: MATH 162 or MATH 180 or MATH 264. 

{Fall}

Thermodynamics, equilibria and kinetics in chemical terms. Continuation of General Chemistry I. 

(Credit not allowed for both 122 and 124L) and 132L)

Pre- or corequisite: MATH 163 or MATH 181 or MATH 264

Prerequisite: (121 and 123L) or 131L

{Spring}

Survey interrelating the major principles of organic chemistry and biochemistry with special emphasis toward interests of students in the health sciences.

(Credit not allowed for both 212 and 301)

Prerequisite: 111L or 121

{Fall, Spring}

Theory and techniques of chemical analysis. Three lectures, 4 hours lab.

Prerequisite: 122 and 124L

{Summer, Fall, Spring}

Chemistry of the compounds of carbon.

Prerequisite: (122 and 124L) or 132L

{Summer, Fall, Spring}

Continuation of 301.

Prerequisite: 301

{Summer, Fall, Spring}

Teaches basic organic chemistry laboratory techniques, including separations, thin-layer chromatography, gas chromatography, and set up of apparatus for organic synthesis. Three hours lab.

Prerequisite: (122 and 124L) or 132L

Pre- or corequisite: 301

{Summer, Fall, Spring}

Teaches synthesis of organic compounds using reactions learned in CHEM 302 and spectroscopic characterization of the products. Three hours lab.

Prerequisite: 303L

Pre- or corequisite: 302

{Summer, Fall, Spring}

An introduction to quantum chemistry that starts from the postulates of quantum mechanics and simple models and covers structure of polyatomic molecules.

Prerequisite: 132L or (122 and 124L) and Math 163 and (PHYC 152L or PHYC 161L)

Pre- or corequisite: MATH 264

An introduction to chemical thermodynamics. Topics will include basic thermodynamic principles, phase diagrams, and solution phase thermodynamics.

Prerequisite: 132L or (122 and 124L) and Math 163 and (PHYC 152L or PHYC 161L)

Pre- or corequisite: MATH 264

Fundamentals of physical chemistry with primary emphasis upon biological and biochemical applications.

(Cannot be used for credit toward B.S.)

(Credit not allowed for both (CHEM 311 or 312) and 315)

Prerequisite: (122 and 124L) or 132L and (MATH 163 or MATH 181) and (PHYC 152 or PHYC 161)

Possible topics are: chemical literature, environmental chemistry, photochemistry, stereochemistry, macromolecules, C-13-NMR, natural products.

Possible topics are: chemical literature, environmental chemistry, photochemistry, stereochemistry, macromolecules, C-13-NMR, natural products.

Hands-on introduction to analytical methods, including instrumental technique. Students will learn how to perform quantitative lab operations and data analysis, including spectroscopic, electrochemical, mass spectrometic and chromatographic instrumentation.

Prerequisite: (131L and 132L) or 253L

{Fall}

This course will introduce students to the theory of chemical analysis, including equilibrium calculations, classical methods, optical spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, electrochemical analysis, and analytical separations.

Prerequisite: 351L

Advanced topics not covered in general offerings.

Advanced topics not covered in general offerings.

Introduction to modern physical chemistry laboratory techniques including computational chemistry, quantum mechanical description of molecular rotations, molecular vibrations and electronic absorption, and thermodynamics. One lecture, 6 hrs. lab.

Prerequisite: 311 or (315 and 351L)

Advanced topics in physical chemistry, including statistical mechanics, reaction kinetics, chemical dynamics and transition state theory will be discussed.

Prerequisite: 311 and 312

Brings the fundamentals of general and organic chemistry to bear on the complex array of structures and chemical processes that occur in living organisms.

{Offered upon demand}

Prerequisite: 301 and 302 and (311 or 315)

Introduction to experimental techniques for the study of protein and nucleic acid structure and function. Topics include protein isolation and purification, protein structure analysis, protein expression systems, enzyme kinetics, RNA purification and characterization.

Prerequisite: 421 and *422

Covers basic principles of mechanisms, acidity, stereochemistry; structures; properties of biomolecules; reactions in lipid, carbohydrate, amino acid, nucleotide metabolic pathways. (3 hrs lecture)

Prerequisite: 301 and 302

Atomic theory and molecular structure, the fundamentals of symmetry, point groups, bonding concepts, acid-base chemistry, periodic trends, and reaction chemistry of both transition metals and non-metals. .

Prerequisite: 311 or 315

Provides students with basic laboratory techniques in synthetic, structural, mechanistic, spectroscopic, and computational chemistry. 1 hr lecture, 6 hrs lab.

Prerequisite: 411L and 431

Chemical group theory will provide basic concepts of molecular symmetry and the use of group theory in defining molecular orbitals and transition probabilities.

Prequisite: 311 or 315 Corequisite: 431

Introduction to using X-ray, Mass Spec, and NMR techniques to determine structure. Suggested for students planning to use X-ray/Mass Spec facilities, required for those requesting NMR training.

Prerequisite: 312

Current topics requiring a background in physical chemistry such as spectroscopy, reaction mechanisms, advanced synthesis, polymer chemistry and materials chemistry.

Prerequisite: 302 and either 315 or 311–312

Senior paper based on independent research.

Senior paper based on independent research.

Offered on a CR/NC basis only.

A course which includes lecture, seminar, workshop and field experience to provide a scientific framework for teaching chemistry and practice in strategies of scientific teaching.

General introduction to quantum mechanics with emphasis on chemical applications. Topics covered include basic postulates of quantum mechanics, standard analytically solvable quantum systems (free electrons, particle in a box, harmonic oscillator, rigid rotor, hydrogen atom), approximation methods (perturbation theory and the variational method). An introduction to molecular quantum mechanics, molecular spectroscopy and time-dependent perturbation theory.

A rapid review of chemical thermodynamics and kinetics. Usually for graduate students in areas outside of physical chemistry.

An introduction to the methods used for determining reaction mechanisms in organic chemistry and the application of those methods for determining the mechanisms of reactions based on ionic processes.

Determination of the structure of organic compounds using spectroscopic methods, especially hydrogen and carbon NMR, infrared and electronic spectroscopies and mass spectrometry.

Development of strategies for synthesizing organic compounds including stereochemical control; introduction to advanced reactions for carbon-carbon bond formation and functional group manipulation.

Brings the fundamentals of general and organic chemistry to bear on the complex array of structures and chemical processes that occur in living organisms.

Introduction to experimental techniques for the study of protein and nucleic acid structure and function. Topics include protein isolation and purification, protein structure analysis, protein expression systems, enzyme kinetics, RNA purification and characterization.

Survey of the theory and application principles of spectroscopic methods typically utilized in solving molecular and electronic structure problems in inorganic chemistry. This usually includes electronic spectroscopies, vibrational spectroscopies, magnetic resonance spectroscopies, x-ray diffraction analysis, mass spectrometry and surface spectroscopies.

A general outline of synthesis methodologies and approaches for main group element and transition metal compounds is provided. In addition, the reactivity of these compounds is explored with particular emphasis on systematics in reaction mechanisms.

A study of the fundamental processes underlying the techniques of chemical analysis including thermodynamics, acid/base chemistry and electrochemistry.

Theory and practice of the chemical separation techniques used for chemical analysis including chromatography and electrophoresis.

Introduction to using X-ray, Mass Spec, and NMR techniques to determine structure. Suggested for students planning to use X-ray/Mass Spec facilities, required for those requesting NMR training.

Molecular reaction dynamics and chemical reactivity, experiment and theory; phenomenology or rates of chemical reactions and the relationship to reaction mechanism; potential energy surfaces, transition state theory and other approaches.

A graduate physical chemistry course in spectroscopy. Covers theory of atomic and molecular absorption and emission as well as applications to Fluorescence and Raman.

Offered on a CR/NC basis only.

Presentation and discussion of current research by faculty from other institutions.

Offered on a CR/NC basis only.

Student presentations and discussion of current research by students and faculty in the same traditional division of chemistry.

Offered on a CR/NC basis only.

Training and practice in use of research instrumentation required by a student’s graduate research.

Offered on a CR/NC basis only.

Offered on a CR/NC basis only.

Offered on a CR/NC basis only.