Degrees and Programs offered through the Mathematics Department

Chemistry  
List of all courses and their descriptions
List of all courses, their descriptions and offerings in the schedule book

CHEM1210 - Chemistry I

Spring 2024

This course emphasizes the general principles, theories, and concepts of inorganic chemistry for students in engineering, environmental science, and related fields. Topics covered include: Units of Measurement, Matter and Energy, Atomic Theory, Stoichiometry, Chemical Reactions, The Periodic Table, and Chemical Bonding.
3 Credits

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 M  Monday
 T  Tuesday
 W  Wednesday
 R  Thursday
 F  Friday
 S  Saturday
 U  Sunday

Schedule Book for All Active and Available Future Terms, Course starting with CHEM1210
Page 1 of 1
Credits: 3
Days: M W F
Location: Moon
Room: John Jay 141
Time: 09:00-09:50 am
Instructor: Solomon
Session: 1 (01/16/2024 - 05/03/2024)
Term: Spring 2024

Credits: 3
Days: R
Location: Moon
Room: John Jay 262
Time: 08:00-12:00 pm
Instructor: Roychaudhuri
Session: 7 (05/13/2024 - 07/19/2024)
Term: Summer 2024

Credits: 3
Days: M W F
Location: Moon
Room: Hale Center 309
Time: 10:00-10:50 am
Instructor: ** Staff **
Session: 1 (08/26/2024 - 12/13/2024)
Term: Fall 2024

Credits: 3
Days: M W F
Location: Moon
Room: John Jay 142
Time: 01:00-01:50 pm
Instructor: ** Staff **
Session: 1 (08/26/2024 - 12/13/2024)
Term: Fall 2024

Credits: 3
Days: M W F
Location: Moon
Room: Hale Center 309
Time: 11:00-11:50 am
Instructor: ** Staff **
Session: 1 (08/26/2024 - 12/13/2024)
Term: Fall 2024


CHEM1215 - Chemistry I Lab

Spring 2024

This course covers the general principles, theories, and concepts of inorganic chemistry for students in engineering, science and related fields. Topics covered include: laboratory safety, measurements, density, chromatography, melting point determination, atomic spectra, conductivity, molecular shape, and chemical reactions. Co-Requisite: CHEM1210 1 Credits
1 Credits

Schedule Book for All Active and Available Future Terms, Course starting with CHEM1215
Page 1 of 1
Credits: 1
Days: W
Location: Moon
Room: John Jay 243
Time: 06:00-08:30 pm
Instructor: Solomon
Session: 1 (01/16/2024 - 05/03/2024)
Term: Spring 2024

Credits: 1
Days: M
Location: Moon
Room: John Jay 243
Time: 06:00-08:30 pm
Instructor: Oldak
Session: 1 (01/16/2024 - 05/03/2024)
Term: Spring 2024

Credits: 1
Days: R
Location: Moon
Room: John Jay 243
Time: 12:30-04:30 pm
Instructor: Solomon
Session: 7 (05/13/2024 - 07/19/2024)
Term: Summer 2024

Credits: 1
Days: T
Location: Moon
Room: John Jay 243
Time: 06:00-08:30 pm
Instructor: ** Staff **
Session: 1 (08/26/2024 - 12/13/2024)
Term: Fall 2024

Credits: 1
Days: W
Location: Moon
Room: John Jay 243
Time: 03:00-05:30 pm
Instructor: ** Staff **
Session: 1 (08/26/2024 - 12/13/2024)
Term: Fall 2024

Credits: 1
Days: R
Location: Moon
Room: John Jay 243
Time: 06:00-08:30 pm
Instructor: ** Staff **
Session: 1 (08/26/2024 - 12/13/2024)
Term: Fall 2024

Credits: 1
Days: R
Location: Moon
Room: John Jay 243
Time: 08:00-10:30 am
Instructor: ** Staff **
Session: 1 (08/26/2024 - 12/13/2024)
Term: Fall 2024

Credits: 1
Days: T
Location: Moon
Room: John Jay 243
Time: 08:00-10:30 am
Instructor: ** Staff **
Session: 1 (08/26/2024 - 12/13/2024)
Term: Fall 2024

Credits: 1
Days: T
Location: Moon
Room: John Jay 243
Time: 02:00-04:30 pm
Instructor: ** Staff **
Session: 1 (08/26/2024 - 12/13/2024)
Term: Fall 2024


CHEM1220 - Introduction To Chemistry

Spring 2024

Course description unavailable, please contact Academic Services.

3 Credits

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No Courses Found

CHEM1225 - Bio-Organic Chemistry Lab

Spring 2024

Course description unavailable, please contact Academic Services.

1 Credits

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No Courses Found

CHEM2100 - Intro To Forensic Science

Spring 2024

This course introduces the student to the forensic science profession. Forensic scientists work in a laboratory setting, where they apply the principles and techniques of scientific analysis to the study of crime scene or accident scene evidence. Course topics include techniques used for the identification and analysis of body fluids, hair, fibers, latent fingerprints, firearms, documents, and photographs. Laboratory experiments emphasize DNA analysis, chemical techniques, microscopy, and the use of spectroscopic instrumentation.
3 Credits

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No Courses Found

CHEM2150 - Intro To Forensic Science Lab

Spring 2024

Co-requisite: CHEM2100 1 Credits
1 Credits

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No Courses Found

CHEM2210 - Chemistry II

Spring 2024

This course emphasizes the general principles, theories, and concepts of inorganic chemistry for students in engineering, environmental science and related fields. Topics covered include: Thermochemistry, Solution Chemistry, rates of Reaction, Equilibrium, Acids and Bases, Complex Ions, Electrochemistry, and Chemistry of the Metals and Nonmetals.
3 Credits

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Page 1 of 1
Credits: 3
Days: M W F
Location: Moon
Room: John Jay 142
Time: 01:00-01:50 pm
Instructor: Christiansen
Session: 1 (01/16/2024 - 05/03/2024)
Term: Spring 2024

Credits: 3
Days: M W F
Location: Moon
Room: John Jay 142
Time: 09:00-09:50 am
Instructor: Karim Kamel Ibrahim
Session: 1 (01/16/2024 - 05/03/2024)
Term: Spring 2024

Credits: 3
Days: M W F
Location: Moon
Room: John Jay 142
Time: 11:00-11:50 am
Instructor: Christiansen
Session: 1 (01/16/2024 - 05/03/2024)
Term: Spring 2024

Credits: 3
Days: W
Location: Moon
Room: John Jay 262
Time: 08:00-12:00 pm
Instructor: Christiansen
Session: 7 (05/13/2024 - 07/19/2024)
Term: Summer 2024


CHEM2215 - Chemistry II Lab

Spring 2024

This course emphasizes the general principles, theories and concepts of inorganic chemistry for students in engineering, environmental science and related fields. Topics covered include: Safety, solution chemistry, thermochemistry, reaction rates, equilibrium, acids and bases, complex ions, electrochemistry, density determination, stoichiometry, titration, spectroscopy, and periodic trends. Co-requisite: CHEM2210 1 Credits
1 Credits

Schedule Book for All Active and Available Future Terms, Course starting with CHEM2215
Page 1 of 1
Credits: 1
Days: R
Location: Moon
Room: John Jay 243
Time: 02:00-04:50 pm
Instructor: Beta
Session: 1 (01/16/2024 - 05/03/2024)
Term: Spring 2024
Co-requisite: CHEM2210 1 Credits

Credits: 1
Days: W
Location: Moon
Room: John Jay 243
Time: 02:00-04:30 pm
Instructor: Beta
Session: 1 (01/16/2024 - 05/03/2024)
Term: Spring 2024
Co-requisite: CHEM2210 1 Credits

Credits: 1
Days: T
Location: Moon
Room: John Jay 243
Time: 08:00-10:30 am
Instructor: Karim Kamel Ibrahim
Session: 1 (01/16/2024 - 05/03/2024)
Term: Spring 2024
Co-requisite: CHEM2210 1 Credits

Credits: 1
Days: R
Location: Moon
Room: John Jay 243
Time: 06:00-08:30 pm
Instructor: Roychaudhuri
Session: 1 (01/16/2024 - 05/03/2024)
Term: Spring 2024
Co-requisite: CHEM2210 1 Credits

Credits: 1
Days: W
Location: Moon
Room: John Jay 243
Time: 12:30-04:30 pm
Instructor: Karim Kamel Ibrahim
Session: 7 (05/13/2024 - 07/19/2024)
Term: Summer 2024
Co-requisite: CHEM2210 1 Credits


CHEM2320 - Organic Chemistry I

Spring 2024

This course is an advanced level chemistry course. It is designed to fulfill the organic chemistry requisites for biology and chemistry majors as well as for pre-medical, pre-dental, pharmacy, chiropractic, and chemical engineering schools. Students registering for this course must have a good background in general chemistry. Knowledge of chemical bonding, structure and physical properties, acid-base theory, kinetics and equilibrium are fundamental for the concept building approach of organic chemistry. Topics covered include: IUPAC nomenclature, conformations, hybridization and VSEPR theory, optical activity, resonance, reaction mechanisms, stereochemistry, and functional groups characteristics.
3 Credits

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Credits: 3
Days: M W F
Location: Moon
Room: John Jay 263
Time: 11:00-11:50 am
Instructor: Badger
Session: 1 (08/26/2024 - 12/13/2024)
Term: Fall 2024


CHEM2325 - Organic Chemistry I Laboratory

Spring 2024

This course emphasizes the general principles and concepts of organic chemistry for students in environmental science and related fields. Topics covered include: Distillation, Extraction, Recrystallization, Chromotography, Acid-Catalyzed Dehydration, Reactions of Alkenes, SN2 Reactions, Kinetics, and IR Spectroscopy. Co-requisite: CHEM2320 1 Credits
1 Credits

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Page 1 of 1
Credits: 1
Days: R
Location: Moon
Room: John Jay 243
Time: 11:00-01:45 pm
Instructor: Badger
Session: 1 (08/26/2024 - 12/13/2024)
Term: Fall 2024
Co-requisite: CHEM2320 1 Credits

Credits: 1
Days: T
Location: Moon
Room: John Jay 243
Time: 11:00-01:45 pm
Instructor: Badger
Session: 1 (08/26/2024 - 12/13/2024)
Term: Fall 2024
Co-requisite: CHEM2320 1 Credits

Credits: 1
Days: R
Location: Moon
Room: John Jay 243
Time: 02:00-04:45 pm
Instructor: Badger
Session: 1 (08/26/2024 - 12/13/2024)
Term: Fall 2024
Co-requisite: CHEM2320 1 Credits


CHEM2420 - Organic Chemistry II

Spring 2024

This course is a continuation of Chemistry 2320/2325 with an emphasis on aromatic and carbonyl chemistry. Spectroscopy and chromatography are integrated into the lecture and laboratory. Analysis of compounds is by classical and instrumental methods.
3 Credits

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Credits: 3
Days: M W F
Location: Moon
Room: John Jay 142
Time: 10:00-10:50 am
Instructor: Badger
Session: 1 (01/16/2024 - 05/03/2024)
Term: Spring 2024


CHEM2425 - Organic Chemistry II Lab

Spring 2024

This course must be taken concurrently with CHEM 2420. Spectroscopy and chromatography are integrated into the laboratory. Analysis of compounds is done by classical and instrumental methods. Co-requisite: CHEM2420 1 Credits
1 Credits

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Page 1 of 1
Credits: 1
Days: T
Location: Moon
Room: John Jay 243
Time: 02:00-04:50 pm
Instructor: Badger
Session: 1 (01/16/2024 - 05/03/2024)
Term: Spring 2024
Co-requisite: CHEM2420 1 Credits

Credits: 1
Days: R
Location: Moon
Room: John Jay 243
Time: 11:00-01:50 pm
Instructor: Badger
Session: 1 (01/16/2024 - 05/03/2024)
Term: Spring 2024
Co-requisite: CHEM2420 1 Credits


CHEM3220 - Biochemistry

Spring 2024

This course is the field of science that investigates the chemical and molecular reactions that sustain life. The goal of this course is to study these reactions in connection to their role in biological systems. The course will begin with a discussion of the structure and function of the biomolecules involved in those important reactions. Students will then study bioenergetic principles that rule the synthesis and degradation of biological macromolecules. Finally, the integration and regulation of metabolic pathways will be discussed.
3 Credits

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Credits: 3
Days: M W F
Location: Moon
Room: John Jay 143
Time: 11:00-11:50 am
Instructor: Hillwig
Session: 1 (08/26/2024 - 12/13/2024)
Term: Fall 2024


CHEM3225 - Biochemistry Laboratory

Spring 2024

This course gives students a hand-on experience with the use of advanced technology and instrumentation to promote deeper understanding of life chemistry. Co-requisite: CHEM3220 1 Credits
1 Credits

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Credits: 1
Days: T
Location: Moon
Room: John Jay 241
Time: 02:00-04:30 pm
Instructor: Hillwig
Session: 1 (08/26/2024 - 12/13/2024)
Term: Fall 2024
Co-requisite: CHEM3220 1 Credits


CHEM3500 - Environmental Chemistry

Spring 2024

This course provides students with an introduction to the chemical basis of environmental issues and the environmental consequences of modern technology with as emphasis on water, air, and soil pollution and chemistry. Areas covered are atmospheric pollution, cycling of chemicals in the environment and their status within the ecosystem, pollution and toxicology of trace and heavy metal and pesticides, ozone depletion, forest management, the greenhouse effect and the effect of man-made input, and environmental analytical techniques.
3 Credits

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No Courses Found

CHEM3550 - Environmental Chemistry Lab

Spring 2024

This course covers the general principles, theories, and concepts of environmental chemistry in an experimental laboratory format. Selected experiments are designed to reinforce concepts covered in CHEM3500, with emphasis on standard methods of analysis of water, soil and air samples. Co-requisite: CHEM3500 1 Credits
1 Credits

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CHEM4500 - Instrumental Analysis

Spring 2024

The general objective of this course is to survey the theory, practice, and operation of classical as well as modern analytical instrumentation and instrumental techniques, which are commonly used in laboratory quantization. Emphasis is placed on the uses and limitations inherent in the various methods available to todays scientist. The principles covered in the course include analytical instrument component theory, optical spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, electrochemical methods, and chemical separations.
3 Credits

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