Courses
CHEM 1A General Chemistry 3 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2018, Summer 2018 8 Week Session, Spring 2018
Stoichiometry of chemical reactions, quantum mechanical description of atoms, the elements and periodic table, chemical bonding, real and ideal gases, thermochemistry, introduction to thermodynamics and equilibrium, acid-base and solubility equilibria, introduction to oxidation-reduction reactions, introduction to chemical kinetics.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: High school chemistry recommended
Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for Chemistry 1A after completing Chemistry 1AD or 4A. A deficient grade in Chemistry 1A may be removed by taking Chemistry 1AD.<BR/>
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture, 1 hour of discussion, and 0 hours of voluntary per week
Summer: 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture, 2 hours of discussion, and 0 hours of voluntary per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CHEM 1AD General Chemistry (Digital) 3 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2016
An interactive general chemistry course that uses modern digital technology, offered in a smaller classroom setting to facilitate student participation and foster an engaging learning environment. Topics cover the Chemistry 1A curriculum, ranging from quantum mechanics and interactions of atoms and molecules to properties and equilibria of bulk materials. The course involves a blend of classroom lectures and peer learning with substantial web-based assignments and resources including web access to lecture videos. Lecture time is also devoted to ChemQuiz peer discussions and live demos of chemical properties and processes, which students generally find to be illuminating and valuable learning experiences.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: High school chemistry recommended
Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for Chemistry 1AD after completing Chemistry 1A or 4A. A deficient grade in Chemistry 1A may be removed by taking Chemistry 1AD.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week
Summer: 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture and 2 hours of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Instructors: Pines, Slack
CHEM 1AL General Chemistry Laboratory 1 Unit
Terms offered: Fall 2018, Summer 2018 8 Week Session, Spring 2018
An experimental approach to chemical sciences with emphasis on developing fundamental, reproducible laboratory technique and a goal of understanding and achieving precision and accuracy in laboratory experiments. Proper use of laboratory equipment and standard wet chemical methods are practiced. Areas of investigations include chemical equilibria, spectroscopy, nanotechnology, green chemistry, and thermochemistry. Concurrent enrollment in 1A is recommended.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 1A (may be taken concurrently)
Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for 1AL after taking 4A.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1 hour of lecture, 3 hours of laboratory, and 0 hours of voluntary per week
Summer: 8 weeks - 2 hours of lecture, 6 hours of laboratory, and 0 hours of voluntary per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam not required.
CHEM 1B General Chemistry 4 Units
Terms offered: Summer 2018 8 Week Session, Spring 2018, Summer 2017 8 Week Session
Introduction to chemical kinetics, electrochemistry, properties of the states of matter, binary mixtures, thermodynamic efficiency and the direction of chemical change, quantum mechanical description of bonding introduction to spectroscopy. Special topics: Research topics in modern chemistry and biochemistry, chemical engineering.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: CHEM 1A and CHEM 1AL with min grades of C-; or CHEM 4A with min grade of C-; or AP CHEM with min score of 4; or CHEM HL IB with min score of 5; or GCE A-Level CHEM with min grade of C
Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for Chemistry 1B after completing Chemistry 4B.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture, 4 hours of laboratory, and 0 hours of voluntary per week
Summer: 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture, 8 hours of laboratory, and 0 hours of voluntary per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CHEM W1A General Chemistry 3 Units
Terms offered: Summer 2013 10 Week Session, Summer 2013 8 Week Session, Summer 2012 8 Week Session
Stoichiometry of chemical reactions, quantum mechanical description of atoms, the elements and periodic table, chemical bonding, real and ideal gases, thermochemistry, introduction to thermodynamics and equilibrium, acid-base and solubility equilibria, introduction to oxidation-reduction reactions, introduction to chemical kinetics. This course is web-based.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: High school chemistry is recommended
Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for W1A after taking 1A or 4A. A deficiency in 1A may be removed by taking W1A.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of web-based lecture and 1 hour of web-based discussion per week
Summer: 8 weeks - 6 hours of web-based lecture and 2 hours of web-based discussion per week
Online: This is an online course.
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CHEM 3A Chemical Structure and Reactivity 3 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2018, Summer 2018 8 Week Session, Spring 2018
Introduction to organic chemical structures, bonding, and chemical reactivity. The organic chemistry of alkanes, alkyl halides, alcohols, alkenes, alkynes, and organometallics.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: CHEM 1A with min grade of C-; or AP Chem with min score of 4; or Chem HL IB with min score of 5; or GCE A-Level Chem with min grade of C
Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for CHEM 3A after completing CHEM 12A; a deficient grade in CHEM 12A may be removed by taking CHEM 3A- will restrict credit if completed before Chemistry 3A.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CHEM 3AL Organic Chemistry Laboratory 2 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017
Introduction to the theory and practice of methods used in the organic chemistry laboratory. An emphasis is placed on the separation and purification of organic compounds. Techniques covered will include extraction, distillation, sublimation, recrystalization, and chromatography. Detailed discussions and applications of infrared and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy will be included.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: CHEM 1A and CHEM 1AL with min grades of C-; or CHEM 4A with min grade of C-; or AP CHEM with min score of 4; or CHEM HL IB with min score of 5; or GCE A-Level CHEM with min grade of C.<BR/><BR/>Corequisite: CHEM 3A with min grade of C- or coenrollment in CHEM 3A
Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for 3AL after taking 12A.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1 hour of lecture and 4 hours of laboratory per week
Summer: 8 weeks - 2 hours of lecture and 8 hours of laboratory per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam not required.
CHEM 3B Chemical Structure and Reactivity 3 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2018, Summer 2018 8 Week Session, Spring 2018
Conjugation, aromatic chemistry, carbonyl compounds, carbohydrates, amines, carboxylic acids, amino acids, peptides, proteins, and nucleic acid chemistry. Ultraviolet spectroscopy and mass spectrometry will be introduced.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: CHEM 3A and CHEM 3AL with min grades of C-
Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for 3B after taking 12B.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CHEM 3BL Organic Chemistry Laboratory 2 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2018, Summer 2018 8 Week Session, Spring 2018
The synthesis and purification of organic compounds will be explored. Natural product chemistry will be introduced. Advanced spectroscopic methods including infrared, ultraviolet, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and mass spectrometry will be used to analyze products prepared and/or isolated. Qualitative analysis of organic compounds will be covered.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: CHEM 3AL with min grade of C-.<BR/><BR/>Co-requisite: CHEM 3B with min grade of C- or co-enrollment in CHEM 3B
Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for 3BL after taking 12B.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1 hour of lecture and 4 hours of laboratory per week
Summer: 8 weeks - 2 hours of lecture and 8 hours of laboratory per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam not required.
CHEM N3AL Organic Chemistry Laboratory 2 Units
Terms offered: Summer 2018 8 Week Session, Summer 2017 8 Week Session, Summer 2015 8 Week Session
Introduction to the theory and practice of methods used in the organic chemistry laboratory. An emphasis is placed on the separation and purification of organic compounds. Techniques covered will include extraction, distillation, sublimation, recrystalization, and chromatography. Detailed discussions and applications of infrared and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy will be included.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: CHEM 1A and CHEM 1AL with min grades of C-; or CHEM 4A with min grade of C-; or AP CHEM with min score of 4; or CHEM HL IB with min score of 5; or GCE A-Level CHEM with min grade of C.<BR/><BR/>Co-requisite: CHEM 3A with min grade of C- or co-enrollment in CHEM 3A. Chemistry 4A
Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for N3AL after taking 12A.
Hours & Format
Summer: 8 weeks - 2 hours of web-based lecture and 8 hours of laboratory per week
Online: This is an online course.
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam not required.
Instructor: Pedersen
CHEM 4A General Chemistry and Quantitative Analysis 4 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016
Series is intended for majors in physical, biological sciences, and engineering. It presents the foundation principles of chemistry, including stoichiometry, ideal and real gases, acid-base and solubility equilibria, oxidation-reduction reactions, thermochemistry, entropy, nuclear chemistry and radioactivity, the atoms and elements, the periodic table, quantum theory, chemical bonding, molecular structure, chemical kinetics, and descriptive chemistry. Examples and applications will be drawn from diverse areas of interest such as atmospheric, environmental, materials, polymer and computational chemistry, and biochemistry. Laboratory emphasizes quantitative work. Equivalent to 1A-1B plus 15 as prerequisite for further courses in chemistry.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: High school chemistry; calculus (may be taken concurrently); high school physics is recommended
Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for 4A after taking 1A. Deficiency in 4A may be removed by successfully completing 1A and 1AL together in the same semester.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture, 4 hours of laboratory, and 0 hours of voluntary per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CHEM 4B General Chemistry and Quantitative Analysis 4 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016
Series is intended for majors in physical, biological sciences, and engineering. It presents the foundation principles of chemistry, including stoichiometry, ideal and real gases, acid-base and solubility equilibria, oxidation-reduction reactions, thermochemistry, entropy, nuclear chemistry and radioactivity, the atoms and elements, the periodic table, quantum theory, chemical bonding, molecular structure, chemical kinetics, and descriptive chemistry. Examples and applications will be drawn from diverse areas of interest such as atmospheric, environmental, materials, polymer and computational chemistry, and biochemistry. Laboratory emphasizes quantitative work. Equivalent to 1A-1B plus 15 as prerequisite for further courses in chemistry.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: High school chemistry; calculus (may be taken concurrently); high school physics is recommended
Credit Restrictions: Deficiency in 4B may be removed by successfully completing 15.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture, 4 hours of laboratory, and 0 hours of voluntary per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CHEM 12A Organic Chemistry 5 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 1978
A study of all aspects of fundamental organic chemistry, including nomenclature, chemical and physical properties, reactions and syntheses of the major classes of organic compounds. The study includes theoretical aspects, reaction mechanisms, multistep syntheses, and the chemistry of polycyclic and heterocyclic compounds. This course is more extensive and intensive than 3A-3B and includes a greater emphasis on reaction mechanisms and multistep syntheses. 12A (F); 12B (SP)
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 12A: 1B or 4B with grade of C- or higher; 12B: 12A with grade of C- or higher. For students majoring in chemistry or a closely related field such as chemical engineering or molecular and cell biology
Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for 12A after taking both 3A and 3AL. Deficiency in 12A may be removed by successfully completing 3A and 3AL in the same semester. Students will receive no credit for 12A after taking 112A. Chem 12A is formerly known as Chem 112A.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture, 1 hour of discussion, 5 hours of laboratory, and 0 hours of voluntary per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Formerly known as: Chemistry 112A
CHEM 12B Organic Chemistry 5 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2018
A study of all aspects of fundamental organic chemistry, including nomenclature, chemical and physical properties, reactions and syntheses of the major classes of organic compounds. The study includes theoretical aspects, reaction mechanisms, multistep syntheses, and the chemistry of polycyclic and heterocyclic compounds. This course is more extensive and intensive than 3A-3B and includes a greater emphasis on reaction mechanisms and multistep syntheses. 12A (F); 12B (SP)
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 12A: 1B or 4B with grade of C- or higher. 12B: 12A with grade of C- or higher. For students majoring in chemistry or a closely related field such as chemical engineering or molecular and cell biology
Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for 12B after taking both 3B and 3BL. Deficiency in 12B may be removed by successfully completing 3B and 3BL in the same semester. Students will receive no credit for 12B after taking 112B. Chem 12B is formerly known as Chem 112B.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture, 1 hour of discussion, 5 hours of laboratory, and 0 hours of voluntary per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Formerly known as: Chemistry 112B
CHEM 15 Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 3 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016
An introduction to analytical and bioanalytical chemistry including background in statistical analysis of data, acid-base equilibria, electrochemical, spectrometric, and chromatographic methods of analysis and some advanced topics in bioanalytical chemistry such as micro-fluidics, bioassay techniques, and enzymatic biosensors.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 1A and 1AL or equivalent
Credit Restrictions: Deficiency in 15 may be removed by successfully completing 4B.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture and 4 hours of laboratory per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CHEM 24 Freshman Seminar 1 Unit
Terms offered: Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015
The Freshman Seminar Program has been designed to provide new students with the opportunity to explore an intellectual topic with a faculty member in a small seminar setting. Freshman seminars are offered in all campus departments, and topics may vary from department to department and semester to semester. Enrollment limited to 15 freshmen.
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Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1 hour of seminar per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: The grading option will be decided by the instructor when the class is offered. Final exam required.
CHEM 49 Supplementary Work in Lower Division Chemistry 1 - 4 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016
Students with partial credit in lower division chemistry courses may, with consent of instructor, complete the credit under this heading.
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Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-4 hours of independent study per week
Summer:
6 weeks - 1-6 hours of independent study per week
8 weeks - 1-4 hours of independent study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam not required.
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CHEM 96 Introduction to Research and Study in the College of Chemistry 1 Unit
Terms offered: Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015
Introduces freshmen to research activities and programs of study in the College of Chemistry. Includes lectures by faculty, an introduction to college library and computer facilities, the opportunity to meet alumni and advanced undergraduates in an informal atmosphere, and discussion of college and campus resources.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Freshman standing in the College of Chemistry, or consent of instructor
Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for Chemistry 96 after taking Chemistry C96 or Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering C96.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1 hour of seminar per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Final exam required.
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CHEM 98 Supervised Group Study 1 - 4 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017
Group study of selected topics.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor
Credit Restrictions: Enrollment is restricted; see the Introduction to Courses and Curricula section of this catalog.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-4 hours of directed group study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Final exam not required.
CHEM 98W Directed Group Study 1 Unit
Terms offered: Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2009
Topics vary with instructor. Enrollment restrictions apply.
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Rules & Requirements
Credit Restrictions: Enrollment is restricted; see the Introduction to Courses and Curricula section of this catalog.
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1 hour of directed group study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Final exam not required.
CHEM 100 Communicating Chemistry 2 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2011, Spring 2010, Spring 2009
For undergraduate and graduate students interested in improving their ability to communicate their scientific knowledge by teaching chemistry in elementary schools. The course will combine instruction in inquiry-based chemistry teaching methods and learning pedagogy with 10 weeks of supervised teaching experience in a local school classroom. Thus, students will practice communicating scientific knowledge and receive mentoring on how to improve their presentations. Approximately three hours per week, including time spent in school classrooms.
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Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture and 1 hour of fieldwork per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Formerly known as: 20
CHEM 103 Inorganic Chemistry in Living Systems 3 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016
The basic principles of metal ions and coordination chemistry applied to the study of biological systems.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Chemistry 3A or 112A. Chemistry majors can only count 2 of the 3 units towards their Allied Subject requirement
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CHEM 104A Advanced Inorganic Chemistry 3 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016
The chemistry of metals and nonmetals including the application of physical chemical principles.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 1B, 4B, or 3A; 104A is prerequisite to 104B
Credit Restrictions: 104A: No restrictions; 104B: Students will receive two units of credit after taking 103.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CHEM 104B Advanced Inorganic Chemistry 3 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016
The chemistry of metals and nonmetals including the application of physical chemical principles.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 104A or consent of instructor. Chemical Biology majors can only count 2 of the 3 units towards their Allied Subject requirement for 104B after taking 103
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CHEM 105 Instrumental Methods in Analytical Chemistry 4 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016
Principles, instrumentation and analytical applications of atomic spectroscopies, mass spectrometry, separations, electrochemistry and micro-characterization. Discussion of instrument design and capabilities as well as real-world problem solving with an emphasis on bioanalytical, environmental, and forensic applications. Hands-on laboratory work using modern instrumentation, emphasizing independent projects involving real-life samples and problem solving.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 4B; or 1B and 15; or 1B and a UC GPA of 3.3 or higher
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture and 8 hours of laboratory per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CHEM 108 Inorganic Synthesis and Reactions 4 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016
The preparation of inorganic compounds using vacuum line, air-and moisture-exclusion, electrochemical, high-pressure, and other synthetic techniques. Kinetic and mechanistic studies of inorganic compounds.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 4B or 15; 104B with grade of C- or higher, or 103
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture and 8 hours of laboratory per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CHEM C110L General Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Laboratory 4 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017
Experimental techniques of biochemistry and molecular biology, designed to accompany the lectures in Molecular and Cell Biology 100B and 110.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 110 (may be taken concurrently)
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2-2 hours of lecture and 6-8 hours of laboratory per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam not required.
Also listed as: MCELLBI C110L
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CHEM 113 Advanced Mechanistic Organic Chemistry 3 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2018, Fall 2016, Fall 2015
Advanced topics in mechanistic and physical organic chemistry typically including kinetics, reactive intermediates, substitution reactions, linear free energy relationships, orbital interactions and orbital symmetry control of reactions, isotope effects, and photochemistry.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 3B or 112B with a minimum grade of B- or consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CHEM 114 Advanced Synthetic Organic Chemistry 3 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2015
Advanced topics in synthetic organic chemistry with a focus on selectivity. Topics include reductions, oxidations, enolate chemistry and the aldol reaction, reactions of non-stablized anions, olefination reactions, pericyclic reactions and application to the synthesis of complex structures.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 3B or 112B with a minimum grade of B- or consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CHEM 115 Organic Chemistry--Advanced Laboratory Methods 4 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2018, Summer 2018 First 6 Week Session, Spring 2018
Advanced synthetic methods, chemical and spectroscopic structural methods, designed as a preparation for experimental research.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 112B with a grade of C- or higher
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1 hour of lecture and 11 hours of laboratory per week
Summer:
6 weeks - 2.5 hours of lecture and 27.5 hours of laboratory per week
8 weeks - 2 hours of lecture and 20.5 hours of laboratory per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Alternative to final exam.
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CHEM 120A Physical Chemistry 3 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017
Kinetic, potential, and total energy of particles and forces between them; principles of quantum theory, including one-electron and many-electron atoms and its applications to chemical bonding, intermolecular interactions, and elementary spectroscopy.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 4B or equivalent; Physics 7B or 8B; Mathematics 53; Mathematics 54 or consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 0 hours of voluntary per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CHEM 120B Physical Chemistry 3 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016
Statistical mechanics, thermodynamics, equilibrium and applications to chemical systems: states of matter, solutions and solvation, chemical kinetics, molecular dynamics, and molecular transport.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 4B or equivalent; Mathematics 53; Mathematics 54 (may be taken concurrently); Physics 7B or 8B
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CHEM 122 Quantum Mechanics and Spectroscopy 3 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2015
Postulates and methods of quantum mechanics and group theory applied to molecular structure and spectra.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 120A
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CHEM 125 Physical Chemistry Laboratory 3 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017
Experiments in thermodynamics, kinetics, molecular structure, and general physical chemistry.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Two of the following: 120A, 120B, C130, or 130B with grades of C- or higher (one of which may be taken concurrently)
Credit Restrictions: Deficiency in 125 may be removed by successfully completing C182. Consent of instructor is required to enroll in 125 after completing C182 or EPS C182.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1 hour of lecture and 5 hours of laboratory per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CHEM 130B Biophysical Chemistry 3 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016
The weekly one-hour discussion is for problem solving and the application of calculus in physical chemistry. Molecular structure, intermolecular forces and interactions, biomolecular spectroscopy, high-resolution structure determinations.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Chemistry C130 or Molecular and Cell Biology C100A, or consent of instructor. Chemistry and Chemical Biology majors can only count 2 of the 3 units towards their Allied Subject requirement
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CHEM C130 Biophysical Chemistry: Physical Principles and the Molecules of Life 4 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017
Thermodynamic and kinetic concepts applied to understanding the chemistry and structure of biomolecules (proteins, DNA, and RNA). Molecular distributions, reaction kinetics, enzyme kinetics. Bioenergetics, energy transduction, and motor proteins. Electrochemical potential, membranes, and ion channels.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Chemistry 3A or 112A, Mathematics 1A, Biology 1A and 1AL; Chemistry 3B or 112B recommended
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week
Summer: 8 weeks - 5.5 hours of lecture and 2 hours of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Also listed as: MCELLBI C100A
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CHEM 135 Chemical Biology 3 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016
One-semester introduction to biochemistry, aimed toward chemistry and chemical biology majors.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 3B or 112B; Biology 1A; or consent of instructor
Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for 135 after taking Molecular and Cell Biology 100B or 102.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CHEM C138 The Berkeley Lectures on Energy: Energy from Biomass 3 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013
After an introduction to the different aspects of our global energy consumption, the course will focus on the role of biomass. The course will illustrate how the global scale of energy guides the biomass research. Emphasis will be placed on the integration of the biological aspects (crop selection, harvesting, storage and distribution, and chemical composition of biomass) with the chemical aspects to convert biomass to energy. The course aims to engage students in state-of-the-art research.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Chemistry 1B or Chemistry 4B, Mathematics 1B, Biology 1A
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit under special circumstances: Repeatable when topic changes with consent of instructor.Repeatable when topic changes with consent of instructor.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Instructors: Bell, Blanch, Clark, Smit, C. Somerville
Also listed as: BIO ENG C181/CHM ENG C195A/PLANTBI C124
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CHEM 143 Nuclear Chemistry 2 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016
Radioactivity, fission, nuclear models and reactions, nuclear processes in nature. Computer methods will be introduced.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Physics 7B or equivalent
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CHEM 146 Radiochemical Methods in Nuclear Technology and Forensics 3 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016
Experimental illustrations of the interrelation between chemical and nuclear science and technology and nuclear forensics; radioactive decay and counting techniques; nuclear spectroscopy; fundamental radiochemical techniques; radiochemical separations techniques; tracers; activation analysis; forensic applications of radiochemistry; fusion, fission and nuclear reactors.
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Objectives & Outcomes
Course Objectives: Familiarize students with principles of nuclear and radiochemistry and its many important applications in our daily lives; provide hands-on training.
Student Learning Outcomes: A solid understanding of nuclear and radiochemistry; proficiency in safe handling of radioactive materials in the laboratory, and appreciation for the wide application of radiochemical techniques in chemistry, nuclear technology, and nuclear forensics.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 4B or 15; 143 is recommended
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1.5 hours of lecture and 4.5 hours of laboratory per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Instructor: Nitsche
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CHEM 149 Supplementary Work in Upper Division Chemistry 1 - 4 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014
Students with partial credit in upper division chemistry courses may, with consent of instructor, complete the credit under this heading.
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Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-4 hours of independent study per week
Summer:
6 weeks - 2.5-10 hours of independent study per week
8 weeks - 1.5-7.5 hours of independent study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
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CHEM C150 Introduction to Materials Chemistry 3 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2012
The application of basic chemical principles to problems in materials discovery, design, and characterization will be discussed. Topics covered will include inorganic solids, nanoscale materials, polymers, and biological materials, with specific focus on the ways in which atomic-level interactions dictate the bulk properties of matter.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 104A; 104B is recommended
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Also listed as: MAT SCI C150
CHEM C170L Biochemical Engineering Laboratory 3 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2014, Spring 2013
Laboratory techniques for the cultivation of microorganisms in batch and continuous reactions. Enzymatic conversion processes. Recovery of biological products.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Chemical Engineering 170A (may be taken concurrently) or consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 7 hours of laboratory and 1 hour of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Also listed as: CHM ENG C170L
CHEM C178 Polymer Science and Technology 3 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2018, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2015
An interdisciplinary course on the synthesis, characterization, and properties of polymer materials. Emphasis on the molecular origin of properties of polymeric materials and technological applications. Topics include single molecule properties, polymer mixtures and solutions, melts, glasses, elastomers, and crystals. Experiments in polymer synthesis, characterization, and physical properties.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Junior standing
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 3 hours of laboratory per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Instructor: Segalman
Also listed as: CHM ENG C178
CHEM C182 Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Laboratory 3 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016
Fluid dynamics, radiative transfer, and the kinetics, spectroscopy, and measurement of atmospherically relevant species are explored through laboratory experiments, numerical simulations, and field observations.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Earth and Planetary Science 50 and 102 with grades of C- or higher (one of which may be taken concurrently) or two of the following: Chemistry 120A, 120B, C130, or 130B with grades of C- or higher (one of which may be taken concurrently)
Credit Restrictions: Deficiency in C182 may be removed by successfully completing 125. Consent of instructor is required to enroll in C182 after completing 125.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1.5 hours of lecture and 5 hours of laboratory per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Also listed as: EPS C182
CHEM C191 Quantum Information Science and Technology 3 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2017, Fall 2014, Spring 2012
This multidisciplinary course provides an introduction to fundamental conceptual aspects of quantum mechanics from a computational and informational theoretic perspective, as well as physical implementations and technological applications of quantum information science. Basic sections of quantum algorithms, complexity, and cryptography, will be touched upon, as well as pertinent physical realizations from nanoscale science and engineering.
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Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Instructors: Crommie, Vazirani, Whaley
Also listed as: COMPSCI C191/PHYSICS C191
CHEM 192 Individual Study for Advanced Undergraduates 1 - 3 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015
All properly qualified students who wish to pursue a problem of their own choice, through reading or nonlaboratory study, may do so if their proposed project is acceptable to the member of the staff with whom they wish to work.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and adviser
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 0 hours of independent study per week
Summer:
6 weeks - 1-5 hours of independent study per week
8 weeks - 1-4 hours of independent study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam not required.
CHEM H193 Senior Honors Thesis 3 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015
A senior honors thesis is written in consultation with the student’s faculty research advisor. This is a required course for students wishing to graduate with honors in Chemistry or Chemical Biology.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Senior standing, approval of faculty research advisor, overall GPA of 3.4 or higher at Berkeley
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 9-0 hours of independent study per week
Summer: 8 weeks - 16.5 hours of independent study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Alternative to final exam.
CHEM H194 Research for Advanced Undergraduates 2 - 4 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2016, Summer 2016 8 Week Session, Spring 2016
Students may pursue original research under the direction of one of the members of the staff.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Minimum GPA of 3.4 overall at Berkeley and consent of instructor and adviser
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 0 hours of independent study per week
Summer:
0 weeks - 2-4 hours of independent study per week
6 weeks - 2-4 hours of independent study per week
8 weeks - 2-4 hours of independent study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam not required.
CHEM 195 Special Topics 3 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2016
Special topics will be offered from time to time. Examples are: photochemical air pollution, computers in chemistry.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 10 weeks - 4.5 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CHEM 196 Special Laboratory Study 2 - 4 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015 8 Week Session
Special laboratory work for advanced undergraduates.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and adviser
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-1 hours of independent study per week
Summer:
6 weeks - 2.5-2.5 hours of independent study per week
8 weeks - 2-2 hours of independent study per week
10 weeks - 1.5-1.5 hours of independent study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam not required.
CHEM 197 Field Study in Chemistry 1 - 4 Units
Terms offered: Summer 2016 8 Week Session, Spring 2016, Summer 2015 8 Week Session
Supervised experience in off-campus organizations relevant to specific aspects and applications of chemistry. Written report required at the end of the term. Course does not satisfy unit or residence requirements for the bachelor's degree.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Upper division standing and consent of instructor
Credit Restrictions: Enrollment is restricted; see the Introduction to Courses and Curricula section of this catalog.
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of fieldwork per week
Summer: 8 weeks - 6 hours of fieldwork per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Final exam not required.
CHEM 198 Directed Group Study 1 - 4 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2018, Summer 2018 Second 6 Week Session, Fall 2017
Group study of selected topics.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Completion of 60 units of undergraduate study and in good standing
Credit Restrictions: Enrollment is restricted; see the Introduction to Courses and Curricula section of this catalog.
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-4 hours of directed group study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Final exam not required.
CHEM 199 Supervised Independent Study and Research 1 - 4 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015
Enrollment is restricted by regulations listed in the .
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Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 0 hours of independent study per week
Summer:
6 weeks - 1-5 hours of independent study per week
8 weeks - 1-4 hours of independent study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Final exam not required.
CHEM 200 Chemistry Fundamentals 1 Unit
Terms offered: Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016
Review of bonding, structure, stereochemistry, conformation, thermodynamics and kinetics, and arrow-pushing formalisms.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 6 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Graduate
Grading: Letter grade.
CHEM 201 Fundamentals of Inorganic Chemistry 1 Unit
Terms offered: Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016
Review of bonding, structure, MO theory, thermodynamics, and kinetics.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 6 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Graduate
Grading: Letter grade.
CHEM 208 Structure Analysis by X-Ray Diffraction 4 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015
The theory and practice of modern, single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Groups of four students determine the crystal and molecular structure of newly synthesized materials from the College of Chemistry. The laboratory work involves the mounting of crystals and initial evaluation by X-ray diffraction film techniques, the collection of intensity data by automated diffractometer procedures, and structure analysis and refinement.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture and 8 hours of laboratory per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Graduate
Grading: Letter grade.
CHEM 214 Heterocyclic Chemistry 3 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2018, Spring 2015, Spring 2014
Advanced topics in organic chemistry with a focus on the reactivity and synthesis of aromatic heterocycles. Classic and modern methods for the synthesis of indoles, pyridines, furans, pyrroles, and quinolines will be covered, as well as complex, multi-heteroatom ring systems. Applications to medicinal and bioorganic chemistry will be included where appropriate.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Graduate student standing or consent of instructor. A year of organic chemistry with a grade of B- or better is required for undergraduate enrollment
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Graduate
Grading: Letter grade.
Instructor: Maimone
CHEM 220A Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics 3 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016
A rigorous presentation of classical thermodynamics followed by an introduction to statistical mechanics with the application to real systems.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 120B
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Graduate
Grading: Letter grade.
CHEM 220B Statistical Mechanics 3 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015
Principles of statistical mechanics and applications to complex systems.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 220A
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Graduate
Grading: Letter grade.
CHEM 221A Advanced Quantum Mechanics 3 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016
Introduction, one dimensional problems, matrix mechanics, approximation methods.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 120B and 122 or equivalent
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Graduate
Grading: Letter grade.
CHEM 221B Advanced Quantum Mechanics 3 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016
Time dependence, interaction of matter with radiation, scattering theory. Molecular and many-body quantum mechanics.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 221A
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Graduate
Grading: Letter grade.
CHEM 222 Spectroscopy 3 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Spring 2015
This course presents a survey of experimental and theoretical methods of spectroscopy, and group theory as used in modern chemical research. The course topics include experimental methods, classical and quantum descriptions of the interaction of radiation and matter. Qualitative and quantitative aspects of the subject are illustrated with examples including application of linear and nonlinear spectroscopies to the study of molecular structure and dynamics and to quantitative analysis. This course is offered jointly with 122.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Graduate
Grading: Letter grade.
CHEM 223A Chemical Kinetics 3 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016
Deduction of mechanisms of complex reactions. Collision and transition state theory. Potential energy surfaces. Unimolecular reaction rate theory. Molecular beam scattering studies.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 220A (may be taken concurrently)
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Graduate
Grading: Letter grade.
CHEM C230 Protein Chemistry, Enzymology, and Bio-organic Chemistry 2 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013
The topics covered will be chosen from the following: protein structure; protein-protein interactions; enzyme kinetics and mechanism; enzyme design. Intended for graduate students in chemistry, biochemistry, and molecular and cell biology.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring:
10 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Graduate
Grading: Letter grade.
Also listed as: MCELLBI C214
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CHEM C234 Green Chemistry: An Interdisciplonary Approach to Sustainability 3 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013
Meeting the challenge of global sustainability will require interdisciplinary approaches to research and education, as well as the integration of this new knowledge into society, policymaking, and business. Green Chemistry is an intellectual framework created to meet these challenges and guide technological development. It encourages the design and production of safer and more sustainable chemicals and products.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: One year of chemistry, including a semester of organic chemistry, or consent of instructors based on previous experience
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 20 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Graduate
Grading: Letter grade.
Instructors: Arnold, Bergman, Guth, Iles, Kokai, Mulvihill, Schwarzman, Wilson
Also listed as: ESPM C234/PB HLTH C234
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CHEM C236 Energy Solutions: Carbon Capture and Sequestration 3 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013
After a brief overview of the chemistry of carbon dioxide in the land, ocean, and atmosphere, the course will survey the capture and sequestration of CO2 from anthropogenic sources. Emphasis will be placed on the integration of materials synthesis and unit operation design, including the chemistry and engineering aspects of sequestration. The course primarily addresses scientific and engineering challenges and aims to engage students in state-of-the-art research in global energy challenges.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Chemistry 4B or 1B, Mathematics 1B, and Physics 7B, or equivalents
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Graduate
Grading: Letter grade.
Instructors: Bourg, DePaolo, Long, Reimer, Smit
Also listed as: CHM ENG C295Z/EPS C295Z
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CHEM C238 The Berkeley Lectures on Energy: Energy from Biomass 3 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013
After an introduction to the different aspects of our global energy consumption, the course will focus on the role of biomass. The course will illustrate how the global scale of energy guides the biomass research. Emphasis will be places on the integration of the biological aspects (crop selection, harvesting, storage, and distribution, and chemical composition of biomass) with the chemical aspects to convert biomass to energy. The course aims to engage students in state-of-art research.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Biology 1A; Chemistry 1B or 4B, Mathematics 1B
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit under special circumstances: Repeatable when topic changes with consent of instructor.Repeatable when topic changes with consent of instructor.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Graduate
Grading: Letter grade.
Instructors: Bell, Blanch, Clark, Smit, C. Somerville
Also listed as: BIO ENG C281/CHM ENG C295A/PLANTBI C224
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CHEM 243 Advanced Nuclear Structure and Reactions 3 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2013, Fall 2009, Fall 2008
Selected topics on nuclear structure and nuclear reactions.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 143 or equivalent and introductory quantum mechanics
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Graduate
Grading: Letter grade.
CHEM 250A Introduction to Bonding Theory 1 Unit
Terms offered: Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016
An introduction to group theory, symmetry, and representations as applied to chemical bonding.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 200 or 201 or consent of instructor and background in the use of matrices and linear algebra
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 6 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Graduate
Grading: Letter grade.
CHEM 250B Inorganic Spectroscopy 1 Unit
Terms offered: Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013
The theory of vibrational analysis and spectroscopy as applied to inorganic compounds.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 250A or consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring:
6 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
15 weeks - 0 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Graduate
Grading: Letter grade.
CHEM 251A Coordination Chemistry I 1 Unit
Terms offered: Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016
Structure and bonding, synthesis, and reactions of the d-transition metals and their compounds.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 250A or consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 6 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Graduate
Grading: Letter grade.
CHEM 251B Coordination Chemistry II 1 Unit
Terms offered: Spring 2018, Spring 2014, Spring 2011
Synthesis, structure analysis, and reactivity patterns in terms of symmetry orbitals.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 251A or consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 6 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Graduate
Grading: Letter grade.
CHEM 252A Organometallic Chemistry I 1 Unit
Terms offered: Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016
An introduction to organometallics, focusing on structure, bonding, and reactivity.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 200 or 201 or consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 6 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Graduate
Grading: Letter grade.
CHEM 252B Organometallic Chemistry II 1 Unit
Terms offered: Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016
Applications of organometallic compounds in synthesis with an emphasis on catalysis.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 252A or consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 6 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Graduate
Grading: Letter grade.
CHEM 253A Materials Chemistry I 1 Unit
Terms offered: Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2016
Introduction to the descriptive crystal chemistry and electronic band structures of extended solids.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 200 or 201, and 250A, or consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring:
6 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
15 weeks - 0 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Graduate
Grading: Letter grade.
CHEM 253B Materials Chemistry II 1 Unit
Terms offered: Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2016
General solid state synthesis and characterization techniques as well as a survey of important physical phenomena including optical, electrical, and magnetic properties.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 253A or consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring:
6 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
15 weeks - 0 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Graduate
Grading: Letter grade.
CHEM 253C Materials Chemistry III 1 Unit
Terms offered: Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2016
Introduction to surface catalysis, organic solids, and nanoscience. Thermodynamics and kinetics of solid state diffusion and reaction will be covered.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 253A or consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 5 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Graduate
Grading: Letter grade.
Instructors: Somorjai, Yang
CHEM 254 Bioinorganic Chemistry 1 Unit
Terms offered: Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013
A survey of the roles of metals in biology, taught as a tutorial involving class presentations.
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Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring:
6 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
15 weeks - 0 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Graduate
Grading: Letter grade.
CHEM 260 Reaction Mechanisms 2 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016
Advanced methods for studying organic reaction mechanisms. Topics include kinetic isotope effects, behavior of reactive intermediates, chain reactions, concerted reactions, molecular orbital theory and aromaticity, solvent and substituent effects, linear free energy relationships, photochemistry.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 200 or consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 10 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Graduate
Grading: Letter grade.
Formerly known as: 260A-260B
CHEM 261A Organic Reactions I 1 Unit
Terms offered: Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016
Features of the reactions that comprise the vocabulary of synthetic organic chemistry.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 200 or 201 or consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 6 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Graduate
Grading: Letter grade.
CHEM 261B Organic Reaction II 1 Unit
Terms offered: Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016
More reactions that are useful to the practice of synthetic organic chemistry.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 261A or consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 6 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Graduate
Grading: Letter grade.
CHEM 261C Organic Reactions III 1 Unit
Terms offered: Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011
This course will consider further reactions with an emphasis on pericyclic reactions such as cycloadditions, electrocyclizations, and sigmatropic rearrangements.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 261B or consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 6 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Graduate
Grading: Letter grade.
CHEM 262 Metals in Organic Synthesis 1 Unit
Terms offered: Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016
Transition metal-mediated reactions occupy a central role in asymmetric catalysis and the synthesis of complex molecules. This course will describe the general principles of transition metal reactivity, coordination chemistry, and stereoselection. This module will also emphasize useful methods for the analysis of these reactions.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 261B or consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring:
6 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
15 weeks - 0 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Graduate
Grading: Letter grade.
CHEM 263A Synthetic Design I 1 Unit
Terms offered: Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016
This course will describe the application of modern reactions to the total synthesis of complex target molecules. Natural products, such as alkaloids, terpenes, or polypropionates, as well as theoretically interesting "non-natural" molecules will be covered.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 262 or consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring:
6 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
15 weeks - 0 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Graduate
Grading: Letter grade.
CHEM 263B Synthetic Design II 1 Unit
Terms offered: Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016
The principles of retrosynthetic analysis will be laid down and the chemistry of protecting groups will be discussed. Special attention will be given to the automated synthesis of biopolymers such as carbohydrates, peptides, and proteins, as well as nucleic acids.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 263A or consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring:
6 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
15 weeks - 0 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Graduate
Grading: Letter grade.
CHEM 265 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Theory and Application 1 Unit
Terms offered: Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016
The theory behind practical nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and a survey of its applications to chemical research.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 200 or 201 or consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring:
6 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
15 weeks - 0 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Graduate
Grading: Letter grade.
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CHEM 268 Mass Spectrometry 2 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016
Principles, instrumentation, and application in mass spectrometry, including ionization methods, mass analyzers, spectral interpretation, multidimensional methods (GC/MS, HPLC/MS, MS/MS), with emphasis on small organic molcules and bioanalytical applications (proteins, peptides, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, noncovalent complexes); this will include the opportunity to be trained and checked out on several open-access mass spectrometers.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 10 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Graduate
Grading: Letter grade.
CHEM 270A Advanced Biophysical Chemistry I 1 Unit
Terms offered: Spring 2018, Spring 2016, Spring 2015
Underlying principles and applications of methods for biophysical analysis of biological macromolecules.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 200 or consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 7.5 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Graduate
Grading: Letter grade.
CHEM 270B Advanced Biophysical Chemistry II 1 Unit
Terms offered: Spring 2018, Spring 2016, Spring 2015
More applications of methods for biophysical analysis of biological macromolecules.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 270A or consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 7.5 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Graduate
Grading: Letter grade.
CHEM C271A Chemical Biology I - Structure, Synthesis and Function of Biomolecules 1 Unit
Terms offered: Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016
This course will present the structure of proteins, nucleic acids, and oligosaccharides from the perspective of organic chemistry. Modern methods for the synthesis and purification of these molecules will also be presented.
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Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 5 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Graduate
Grading: Letter grade.
Also listed as: MCELLBI C212A
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CHEM C271B Chemical Biology II - Enzyme Reaction Mechanisms 1 Unit
Terms offered: Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016
This course will focus on the principles of enzyme catalysis. The course will begin with an introduction of the general concepts of enzyme catalysis which will be followed by detailed examples that will examine the chemistry behind the reactions and the three-dimensional structures that carry out the transformations.
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Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 5 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Graduate
Grading: Letter grade.
Also listed as: MCELLBI C212B
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CHEM C271C Chemical Biology III - Contemporary Topics in Chemical Biology 1 Unit
Terms offered: Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016
This course will build on the principles discussed in Chemical Biology I and II. The focus will consist of case studies where rigorous chemical approaches have been brought to bear on biological questions. Potential subject areas will include signal transduction, photosynthesis, immunology, virology, and cancer. For each topic, the appropriate bioanalytical techniques will be emphasized.
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Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 5 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Graduate
Grading: Letter grade.
Also listed as: MCELLBI C212C
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CHEM 295 Special Topics 1 - 3 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2018, Spring 2016, Fall 2015
Lecture series on topics of current interest. Recently offered topics: Natural products synthesis, molecular dynamics, statistical mechanics, molecular spectroscopy, structural biophysics, organic polymers, electronic structure of molecules and bio-organic chemistry.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of instructor
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Graduate
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
CHEM 298 Seminars for Graduate Students 1 - 3 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017
In addition to the weekly Graduate Research Conference and weekly seminars on topics of interest in biophysical, organic, physical, nuclear, and inorganic chemistry, there are group seminars on specific fields of research. Seminars will be announced at the beginning of each semester.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Graduate standing
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-3 hours of colloquium per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Graduate
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
CHEM 299 Research for Graduate Students 1 - 9 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017
The facilities of the laboratory are available at all times to graduate students pursuing original investigations toward an advanced degree at this University. Such work is ordinarily in collaboration with a member of the staff.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Graduate standing
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 0 hours of independent study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Graduate
Grading: Letter grade.
CHEM 300 Professional Preparation: Supervised Teaching of Chemistry 2 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017
Discussion, curriculum development, class observation, and practice teaching in chemistry.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Graduate standing and appointment as a graduate student instructor
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of seminar per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Professional course for teachers or prospective teachers
Grading: Letter grade.
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CHEM 301 Pre-High School Chemistry Classroom Immersion 1 Unit
Terms offered: Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017
Provides training and opportunity for graduate students to make presentations in local public schools. Training ensures that presenters are aware of scientific information mandated by the State of California for particular grade levels, and that presentations are intellectually stimulating, relevant to the classroom students' interests, and age-appropriate. Time commitment an average of two to three hours/week, but actual time spent is concentrated during preparation and classroom delivery of presentations, which are coordinated between teachers' needs and volunteers' availability.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Graduate standing
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1 hour of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Professional course for teachers or prospective teachers
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
Instructor: Bergman
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CHEM 301A Undergraduate Lab Instruction 2 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016
Tutoring of students in 1AL and 1B laboratory. Students attend one hour of the regular GSI preparatory meeting and hold one office hour per week to answer questions about laboratory assignments.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Junior standing or consent of instructor; 1A, 1AL, and 1B with grades of B- or higher
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit up to a total of 4 units.Course may be repeated for a maximum of 4 units.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1 hour of lecture and 4 hours of tutorial per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Professional course for teachers or prospective teachers
Grading: Offered for pass/not pass grade only.
CHEM 301B Undergraduate Chemistry Instruction 2 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016
Tutoring of students in 1A-1B. Students attend a weekly meeting on tutoring methods at the Student Learning Center and attend 1A-1B lectures.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing; 1A, 1AL, and 1B with grades of B- or higher
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit up to a total of 4 units.Course may be repeated for a maximum of 4 units.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1 hour of lecture and 5 hours of tutorial per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Professional course for teachers or prospective teachers
Grading: Offered for pass/not pass grade only.
Formerly known as: 301
CHEM 301C Chemistry Teacher Scholars 2 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017
The Chemistry Undergraduate Teacher Scholar Program places undergraduate students as apprentice instructors in lower division laboratory and discussion sections. In a weekly meeting with instructors, participants learn about teaching, review chemistry knowledge, and are coached to mentor students.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Chemistry 1A or Chemistry 4A or equivalent. Consent of instructor required
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1.5-1.5 hours of lecture and 1-1 hours of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Professional course for teachers or prospective teachers
Grading: Offered for pass/not pass grade only.
CHEM 301D Undergraduate Chemistry Course Instruction 1 - 2 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016
Tutoring of students enrolled in an undergraduate chemistry course.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Junior standing or consent of instructor; completion of tutored course with a grade of B- or better
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2-4 hours of tutorial per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Professional course for teachers or prospective teachers
Grading: Offered for pass/not pass grade only.
CHEM 301T Undergraduate Preparation for Teaching or Instruction in Teaching 2 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Junior standing, overall GPA 3.1, and consent of instructor
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit up to a total of 8 units.Course may be repeated for a maximum of 8 units.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2-3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Professional course for teachers or prospective teachers
Grading: Letter grade.
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CHEM 301W Supervised Instruction of Chemistry Scholars 2 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016
Tutoring of students in the College of Chemistry Scholars Program who are enrolled in general or organic chemistry. Students attend a weekly meeting with instructors.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing and consent of instructor
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1 hour of independent study and 4-5 hours of tutorial per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Professional course for teachers or prospective teachers
Grading: Offered for pass/not pass grade only.
CHEM 375 Professional Preparation: Supervised Teaching of Chemistry 2 Units
Terms offered: Prior to 2007
Discussion, curriculum development, class observation, and practice teaching in chemistry.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Graduate standing and appointment as a graduate student instructor
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of seminar per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Professional course for teachers or prospective teachers
Grading: Letter grade.
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CHEM 602 Individual Study for Doctoral Students 1 - 8 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016
Individual study in consultation with the major field adviser, intended to provide an opportunity for qualified students to prepare themselves for the various examinations required of candidates for the Ph.D. degree. May not be used for unit or residence requirements for the doctoral degree.
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Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-8 hours of independent study per week
Summer: 8 weeks - 1.5-15 hours of independent study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Graduate examination preparation
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
CHEM 700 QB3 Colloquium for Graduate Students 0.0 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2017, Fall 2016
Weekly Graduate colloquium on topics of interest in QB3 research.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Graduate standing
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-2 hours of colloquium per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Graduate examination preparation
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
Formerly known as: Chemistry 999