Pre-Engineering
Students seeking professional training in engineering
should consult with graduate schools and their departments of engineering
concerning the appropriate prerequisites needed for admittance and
for degree completion.
Course Descriptions
Astronomy (AST)
100 Introduction to Astronomy 3 hours S
This course is an introduction to heavenly bodies, such as
planets, stars, nebulae and galaxies, their formation, their structure,
their behavior over time, and the history and processes that make
modern-day astronomy possible. Students must be available for night-time
observing.
General Education: Critical and Collaborative Thinking – Science
Technology and Human Experience
Course Descriptions
Chemistry (CHM)
104 Chemistry and Society 3 hours TBA
The course acquaints students with the basic concepts of chemistry
and helps them to understand and cope with the problems in our society
and environment that are chemical in origin. Three lectures.
113 Physiological Chemistry 3 hours F
This course introduces basic principles of inorganic, organic and
biological chemistry. Primary emphasis is on the chemistry of the
human body. Three lectures.
150 General Chemistry I 4 hours F
This is the first of a two-semester course sequence. This course provides
an introduction to the laws of chemical combination and the properties
of matter. Topics in this semester include: measurement; atomic structure
(including the quantum theory); inorganic nomenclature; stoichiometry
(mass relationships in chemical reactions); gases; thermochemistry;
periodic properties of the elements; chemical bonding and the geometry
of molecules. The laboratory exercises parallel the lecture topics,
and are intended to introduce safe practice principles, techniques
for synthesis and characterization of compounds, and the use of laboratory
apparatus. Three lectures, one two-hour laboratory.
Prerequisite: MTH 120 or consent of instructor. High school chemistry
preferred.
General Education: Critical and Collaborative Thinking – Science
Technology and Human Experience
160 General Chemistry II 4 hours S
This course is the second part of a two-semester course sequence.
The topics in this semester include the properties of compounds in
the liquid and solid states; physical properties of solutions; kinetics;
equilibria; acids and bases; acid-base and solubility equilibria;
thermodynamics; electrochemistry; nuclear chemistry; and descriptive
organic chemistry. Three lectures, one two-hour laboratory.
Prerequisite: CHM 150.
275 Field Experience 1-2 hours TBA
299 Selected Topics – Basic 1-3 hours
TBA
323 Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis 4
hours S12
Students will study quantitative analytical methods, principles, details
and applications, including the statistical treatment of data. Lab
exercises cover the qualitative analysis scheme in the first half
of the semester and more specific analytical problems in the second
half. Three lectures, one three-hour laboratory plus extra lab hours
by arrangement.
Prerequisite: CHM 160.
331 Organic Chemistry I 4 hours F
This is the first of a two-semester course sequence. It provides an
introduction to the nomenclature, structure, properties, reactions
and uses of the compounds of carbon. Topics follow the functional
group approach to the study of organic compounds – including
alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, halides, and alcohols. Spectroscopic methods
of structure determination are introduced. Three lectures, one two-hour
laboratory.
Prerequisite: CHM 160.
332 Organic Chemistry II 4 hours S
This course is the second part of a two-semester course sequence and
continues the functional group approach begun in CHM 331. Topics will
include ethers, conjugated systems, aromatics, aldehydes, ketones,
carboxylic acids, amines and special reactions of the carbonyl group.
More extensive use of spectroscopy is used throughout to elucidate
molecular structures. Three lectures, one two-hour laboratory.
Prerequisites: CHM 331.
335 Introduction to Biochemistry 3 hours TBA
This is an overview of the primary structural molecules and processes
occurring in living cells.
Prerequisite: CHM 331.
336 Introduction to Biochemistry Lab 1 Hour
TBA
This is an overview of the primary techniques used in biochemistry.
Prerequisite: CHM 331.
Corequisite: BIO/CHM 335.
341 Biochemistry I 4 hours S11
This is the first semester of a comprehensive biochemistry course
providing an introduction to the chemical and physical properties
of biologically important molecules. Topics to be discussed in this
course include carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic acids, lipids and
enzymes.
Prerequisite: CHM 331.
342 Biochemistry II 4 hours S11
This is the second semester of a comprehensive biochemistry course
with emphasis on metabolism, energy use and synthesis of biologically
important molecules.
Prerequisite: CHM 341.
360 Physical Chemistry 3 hours S11
This course introduces the basic theoretical concepts of the chemical
sciences: thermodynamics, chemical and physical equilibria, chemical
kinetics and the behavior of matter in the solid, liquid, gaseous
and solution states.
Prerequisites: CHM 160 and MTH 210.
450 Internship 1-4 hours TBA
460 Independent Study 1-4 hours F,S
Students study selected topics in advanced areas, including projects,
research investigations and surveys of the literature. Hours and fees
will be arranged.
499 Selected Topics – Advanced 1-3 hours
TBA
Course Descriptions
Physics (PHS)
100 Physical Science: Physics and the Atomic Nature of Matter 3 hours
F,S
This is a project-oriented course explaining the fundamental laws
of mechanics, solids, liquids, gasses, heat, electromagnetism and
light with minimal stress on mathematics.
General Education: Critical and Collaborative Thinking – Science
Technology and Human Experience
101 Physical Science: Chemistry, Earth and Space
3 hours S
This course is a basic study in physical science, including chemistry,
geology and astronomy.
General Education: Critical and Collaborative Thinking – Science
Technology and Human Experience
210 General Physics I 4 hours TBA
General Physics is a two-semester sequence in which students will
study the fundamental laws of physics as applied to mechanics, sound,
light, electricity and magnetism and be introduced to modern physics.
Three lectures, one laboratory.
Prerequisite: MTH 128 or consent of instructor.
220 General Physics II 4 hours TBA
This is a continuation of PHS 210. Three lectures, one laboratory.
Prerequisites: PHS 210 and/or consent of instructor.
260 University Physics I 4 hours F10
This is an introductory calculus-based course in the fundamentals
of physics as applied to mechanics. Topics included are kinematics,
vectors, Newton’s laws, energy, momentum, rotational dynamics,
gravitation, simple harmonic motion and waves.
270 University Physics II 4 hours S11
This a calculus-based course in the fundamentals of physics as applied
to electricity and magnetism. Topics included are Coulomb’s
law, electric fields, potential fields, capacitance, DC circuits,
magnetic fields, induction, AC circuits and Maxwell’s laws.
299 Selected Topics – Basic 1-3 hours
TBA
499 Selected Topics – Advanced 1-3 hours
TBA
