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USC Catalogue 2018-2019 [ARCHIVED CATALOGUE]

Courses of Instruction

The terms indicated are expected but are not guaranteed. For the courses offered during any given term, consult the Schedule of Classes.
 

Civil Engineering
  

  • CE 611 Stochastic Modeling and Simulation

    Units: 3
    Stochastic methods for modeling and simulating physical, chemical and biological processes. Topics include: Stochastic partial differential equations, Monte Carlo simulations, moment equation methods, stochastic expansions.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

    Crosslisted as PTE-611, CHE-611
  

  • CE 633 Urban Transportation Planning and Management

    Units: 4, 2 years
    Terms Offered: Fa
    (Enroll in PPD 633 )
  

  • CE 634 Institutional and Policy Issues in Transportation

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sp
    (Enroll in PPD 634 )
  

  • CE 637 Urban Mass Transit

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Fa
    (Enroll in PPDE 637 )
  

  • CE 638 Stochastic Optimization

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    (Enroll in ISE 638 )
  

  • CE 640 Advanced Theory of Elasticity

    Units: 3
    Curvilinear tensors; equations of nonlinear elasticity; elementary solutions; small deformations superimposed on large deformations; bifurcation of equilibrium states; nonlinear shell theory.
    Prerequisite: CE 507 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

    Crosslisted as AME-640
  

  • CE 645 Uncertainty Modeling and Stochastic Optimization

    Units: 3
    Introduction to the mathematical foundations, numerical algorithms, and computational tools necessary for solving problems of optimization under uncertainty.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

    Crosslisted as AME-645, ISE-645, EE-645
  

  • CE 647 Multiscale Methods in Mechanics

    Units: 3
    Behavior of man-made and natural materials at different scales; experimental methods to characterize behavior; governing equations, interscale coupling, information exchange; probabilistic representations; error analysis.
    Prerequisite: AME 525  or AME 526  or CE 525  or CE 526 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

    Crosslisted as AME-647
  

  • CE 670 Advanced Research Methods for Built Environment Informatics

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Research methods in informatics for intelligent built environments; data acquisition, analysis and interpretation for adaptive and responsive built environments and their interactions with end users.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CE 690 Directed Research

    Units: 1, 2, 3, 4
    Max Units: 8.0
    Laboratory study of specific problems by candidates for the degree Engineer in Civil Engineering.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  

  • CE 692 Transportation and the Environment

    Units: 4
    (Enroll in PPD 692 )
  

  • CE 694a Thesis

    Units: 2
    Required for the degree Engineer in Civil Engineering. Credit on acceptance of thesis.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • CE 694b Thesis

    Units: 2
    Required for the degree Engineer in Civil Engineering. Credit on acceptance of thesis.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • CE 694z Thesis

    Units: 0
    Required for the degree Engineer in Civil Engineering. Credit on acceptance of thesis.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • CE 790 Research

    Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
    Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  

  • CE 794a Doctoral Dissertation

    Units: 2
    Credit on acceptance of dissertation.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • CE 794b Doctoral Dissertation

    Units: 2
    Credit on acceptance of dissertation.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • CE 794c Doctoral Dissertation

    Units: 2
    Credit on acceptance of dissertation.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • CE 794d Doctoral Dissertation

    Units: 2
    Credit on acceptance of dissertation.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • CE 794z Doctoral Dissertation

    Units: 0
    Credit on acceptance of dissertation.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit


Chemical Engineering
  

  • CHE 120 Introduction to Chemical Engineering

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Problem-solving techniques in chemical engineering, including an introduction to engineering problem analysis, mass balances, and energy balances.
    Corequisite: MATH 125g  and (CHEM 105aLg  or CHEM 115aLg )
    Registration Restriction: Open only to the Viterbi School of Engineering
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CHE 205 Numerical Methods in Chemical Engineering

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Computational tools for solving numerical problems in Chemical Engineering.
    Prerequisite: MATH 125 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Discussion
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CHE 301g Introduction to Engineering Biology

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Engineering methods to understand and design molecules, cells, and living organisms. Techniques to analyze biological systems at the molecular and microscopic level. Computational analysis.
    Prerequisite: CHEM 105a  or CHEM 115a  or MASC 110  
    Recommended Preparation: Basic understanding of chemistry, atoms, and molecules. Completion of an Advanced Placement chemistry class in high school is acceptable preparation for CHE 301g.
    Satisfies New General Education in Category D: Life Sciences
    Registration Restriction: Open only to Viterbi School of Engineering students
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CHE 330 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Elements of chemical engineering thermodynamics, including generalized correlations of properties of materials, phase behavior, physical and chemical equilibria.
    Corequisite: MATH 226 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Discussion
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CHE 350 Introduction to Separation Processes

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Use of equilibrium phase relations and principles of material and energy balance for design, operation, and optimization of separation procedures such as distillation, absorption, etc.
    Prerequisite: CHEM 105bL  or CHEM 115bL ;
    Recommended Preparation: CHE 330 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CHE 390 Special Problems

    Units: 1, 2, 3, 4
    Supervised, individual studies. No more than one registration permitted. Enrollment by petition only.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CHE 391L Introduction to Nanotechnology Research

    Units: 2
    Planning and execution of an experiment, and presentation of findings through oral presentations and a written report. Application of the scientific method learned through immersion in a lab environment.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  

  • CHE 405 Applications of Probability and Statistics for Chemical Engineers

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Principles of probability and statistics, random variables and random functions. Application to chemical engineering problems, including process design, process safety, heterogeneous materials and processes.
    Prerequisite: MATH 245 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CHE 410 Introduction to Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Fa
    (Enroll in BME 410 )
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Discussion
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CHE 442 Chemical Reactor Analysis

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Basic concepts of chemical kinetics and chemical reactor design.
    Prerequisite: MATH 245 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Discussion
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CHE 443 Viscous Flow

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Constitutive equations and rate laws, momentum equations and kinetic theory of Newtonian, Non-Newtonian and complex flows. Applications to chemical engineering systems.
    Corequisite: CHE 350 , MATH 245 .
  

  • CHE 444aL Chemical Engineering Laboratory

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Resolution of chemical engineering problems that require original planning, observations, and data interpretation. Written and oral reports.
    Prerequisite: CHE 330 , CHE 350 , CHE 442 ;
    Corequisite: CHE 443 .
    Instruction Mode: Lab Required
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CHE 444bL Chemical Engineering Laboratory

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Resolution of chemical engineering problems that require original planning, observations, and data interpretation. Written and oral reports.
    Prerequisite: CHE 330 , CHE 350 , CHE 442 ;
    Corequisite: CHE 443 .
    Instruction Mode: Lab Required
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CHE 445 Heat Transfer in Chemical Engineering Processes

    Units: 2
    Phenomenological rate laws, differential and macroscopic equations, and elementary kinetic theory of heat transfer processes with emphases on conduction and convection.
    Prerequisite: CHE 443 , MATH 245 .
    Duplicates Credit in AME 331.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CHE 446 Mass Transfer in Chemical Engineering Processes

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Molecular and continuum approaches to diffusion and convection in fluids and multicomponent mixtures; simultaneous mass, heat and momentum transfer; steady-state and time-dependent diffusion; Maxwell-Stefan equations.
    Prerequisite: MATH 245 , CHE 443 , CHE 445 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CHE 450 Sustainable Energy

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Fa
    A comparison of various forms of sustainable energy from a perspective ranging from molecules and materials to industrial-scale processes, including biomass, geothermal, and solar energy as well as carbon dioxide capture and utilization.
    Prerequisite: PHYS 151Lg  and PHYS 152L 
    Recommended Preparation: CHE 330 
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CHE 460L Chemical Process Dynamics and Control

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Simulation, stability, and automatic control of chemical processes. Open and closed loop control schemes and introduction to optimal control theory. Computer implementation and laboratory application.
    Prerequisite: CHE 120 ;
    Corequisite: MATH 245 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CHE 461 Formation Evaluation

    Units: 3
    (Enroll in PTE 461 )
  

  • CHE 462 Economic, Risk and Formation Productivity Analysis

    Units: 4
    (Enroll in PTE 462 )
  

  • CHE 463L Introduction to Transport Processes in Porous Media

    Units: 3
    (Enroll in PTE 463L )
  

  • CHE 464L Petroleum Reservoir Engineering

    Units: 3
    (Enroll in PTE 464L )
  

  • CHE 465L Drilling Technology and Subsurface Methods

    Units: 3
    (Enroll in PTE 465L )
  

  • CHE 472 Polymer Science and Engineering

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sp
    The preparation, characterization, and properties of synthetic polymers. An interdisciplinary approach to polymers as materials.
    Recommended Preparation: CHEM 322aL .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

    Crosslisted as MASC-472
  

  • CHE 474L Polymer Science and Engineering Laboratory

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Experimental methods for the preparation, characterization, and properties of synthetic polymers.
    Recommended Preparation: CHE 472 .
    Instruction Mode: Lab Required
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CHE 475 Physical Properties of Polymers

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Theoretical methods and semi-empirical correlations for estimating mechanical, thermodynamic, transport, optical, and electrical properties of polymer solutions, melts, networks, glasses, polymer blends and semi-crystalline polymers.
    Recommended Preparation: CHE 472  and CHEM 430 
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

    Crosslisted as MASC 475
  

  • CHE 476 Chemical Engineering Materials

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Chemical and physical properties of solid materials used by chemical engineers, including polymers, metals, and ceramics. Materials design for industrial applications.
    Prerequisite: CHEM 322aL .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

    Crosslisted as EE-476, MASC-476
  

  • CHE 477 Computer Assisted Polymer Engineering and Manufacturing I

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Estimation of physical, mechanical, chemical and processing properties of thermal plastics. Major molding processes. Mold flow simulation and residual stresses analysis. Case studies.
    Prerequisite: junior class standing.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CHE 480 Chemical Process and Plant Design

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Applications of unit operations, thermodynamics, kinetics, and economic balance; energy conservation in heat exchanger networks and in sequencing of separational devices. Safety aspects.
    Prerequisite: senior standing.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CHE 485 Computer-Aided Chemical Process Design

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Use and optimization of modern computer software for chemical process design.
    Prerequisite: CHE 442 , CHE 443 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CHE 486 Design of Environmentally Benign Process Plants

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Chemical Process Plants interact with the environment as an integrated system. This course discusses design procedures to minimize unwanted effluents to air, water and solid wastes.
    Corequisite: CHE 480  or CHE 485 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CHE 487 Nanotechnology and Nanoscale Engineering through Chemical Processes

    Units: 3
    Properties and processing of nanomaterials including polymeric, metallic, and ceramic nanoparticles, composites, colloids, and surfactant self-assembly for templated nanomaterial production.
    Prerequisite: CHEM 105aLg  or CHEM 115aLg  or MASC 110L .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CHE 488 Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Design, synthesis, and analysis of biological molecules; routes to understand and engineer living systems at the molecular and cellular level; systems and synthetic biology.
    Prerequisite: BISC 320 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CHE 489 Biochemical Engineering

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Application of chemical engineering principles to biological and biochemical processes and materials. Design of biochemical reactors and of processes for separation and purification of biological products.
    Prerequisite: CHE 330 , BISC 320L .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

    Crosslisted as BME-489
  

  • CHE 490x Directed Research

    Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Max Units: 12.0
    Individual research and readings.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CHE 491 Nanotechnology Research for Undergraduates

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 4.0
    Independent research in nanotechnology. Research project selected by the student in close consultation with a research adviser.
    Prerequisite: CHE 391L .
    Registration Restriction: Open only to juniors and seniors.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CHE 499 Special Topics

    Units: 2, 3, 4
    Max Units: 8.0
    Course content to be selected each semester from recent developments in chemical engineering and related fields.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CHE 501 Modeling and Analysis of Chemical Engineering Systems

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Application of mathematics to problems in chemical engineering; mathematical modeling, differential and integral equations, linear systems analysis and stability, asymptotic and numerical methods.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CHE 502 Numerical Methods for Diffusive and Convective Transport

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Numerical solution of ordinary and partial differential equations describing fluid flow, diffusion with chemical reaction, and conduction in heterogeneous media.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CHE 510 Energy and Process Efficiency

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Management and engineering strategies utilized to improve energy efficiency.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to master and doctoral students.
    Duplicates Credit in AME 577.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CHE 513 Principles of Combustion

    Units: 3
    (Enroll in AME 513 )
  

  • CHE 523 Principles of Electrochemical Engineering

    Units: 3
    (Enroll in MASC 523 )
  

  • CHE 530 Thermodynamics for Chemical Engineers

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Application of thermodynamics to chemical engineering systems.
    Recommended Preparation: CHE 330 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CHE 531 Enhanced Oil Recovery

    Units: 3
    (Enroll in PTE 531 )
  

  • CHE 532 Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium

    Units: 3
    Thermodynamics of phase relations; prediction and correlation of phase behavior.
    Prerequisite: CHE 330 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CHE 540 Viscous Flow

    Units: 3
    Fluid mechanical problem of interest to chemical engineers involving laminar flows of incompressible fluids, viscous-dominated creeping flows, and motion of bubbles and drops.
    Prerequisite: CE 309  or AME 309  or CHE 443 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CHE 541 Mass Transfer

    Units: 3
    Fundamentals of mass transfer within a single phase and between phases; applications to separation processes.
    Recommended Preparation: CHE 445 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CHE 542 Chemical Engineering Kinetics

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Reaction kinetics applied to problems of engineering design and operation.
    Recommended Preparation: CHE 442 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CHE 544 Heat Transmission

    Units: 3
    Principles of conduction, radiation, and convection of heat; application to chemical and related industries.
    Recommended Preparation: CHE 330 , CHE 445 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CHE 550a Seminars in Chemical Engineering

    Units: 0, 1
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Seminars to cover recent developments in the field of chemical engineering given by invited speakers. Master’s students must register for two semesters; PhD students must register for four semesters.
    Recommended Preparation: graduate standing.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • CHE 550b Seminars in Chemical Engineering

    Units: 0, 1
    Max Units: 2.0
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Seminars to cover recent developments in the field of chemical engineering given by invited speakers. Master’s students must register for two semesters; PhD students must register for four semesters.
    Recommended Preparation: graduate standing.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  

  • CHE 554 Principles of Tissue Engineering

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Advanced scientific and engineering principles of tissue engineering including stem cell biology, biomaterial scaffolds, protein-surface interaction, bioreactor, and selected bioartificial organs (e.g., kidney, bone, skin).
    Recommended Preparation: CHE 476 , CHE 489 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CHE 560 Advanced Separation and Bioseparation Processes

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Experimental techniques for separation and bioseparation processes and theoretical and computational techniques for modeling them.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CHE 572 Advanced Topics in Polymer Kinetics and Rheology

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Kinetics of polymer synthesis reactions and rheology of polymer solutions.
    Recommended Preparation: CHE 442 , CHE 472 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CHE 582 Fluid Flow and Transport Processes in Porous Media

    Units: 3
    (Enroll in PTE 582 )
  

  • CHE 586 Process Data Analytics and Machine Learning

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Topics include multi-linear regression, supervised learning, unsupervised learning, principal component analysis, partial least squares, canonical correlation analysis, clustering methods, lasso, neural networks, and deep learning. Applications include analysis of chemical process data, quality data, and indirectly measured data.
    Recommended Preparation: Programming experience in R or MATLAB preferred; an understanding of engineering statistics and knowledge of matrix operations; emphasis is on linear algebraic approach over a probabilistic approach
    Registration Restriction: Open only to graduate students
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CHE 590 Directed Research

    Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
    Research leading to the master’s degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  

  • CHE 594a Master’s Thesis

    Units: 2
    Credit on acceptance of thesis.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • CHE 594b Master’s Thesis

    Units: 2
    Credit on acceptance of thesis.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • CHE 594z Master’s Thesis

    Units: 0
    Credit on acceptance of thesis.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • CHE 596 Chemical Reactions in the Atmosphere

    Units: 3
    (Enroll in ENE 596 )
  

  • CHE 599 Special Topics

    Units: 2, 3, 4
    Max Units: 9.0
    Course content will be selected each semester to reflect current trends and developments in the field of chemical engineering.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CHE 611 Stochastic Modeling and Simulation

    Units: 3
    (Enroll in CE 611 )
  

  • CHE 690 Directed Research

    Units: 1, 2, 3, 4
    Max Units: 8.0
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Laboratory study of specific problems by candidates for the degree Engineer in Chemical Engineering.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  

  • CHE 790 Research

    Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
    Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  

  • CHE 794a Doctoral Dissertation

    Units: 2
    Credit on acceptance of dissertation.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • CHE 794b Doctoral Dissertation

    Units: 2
    Credit on acceptance of dissertation.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • CHE 794c Doctoral Dissertation

    Units: 2
    Credit on acceptance of dissertation.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • CHE 794d Doctoral Dissertation

    Units: 2
    Credit on acceptance of dissertation.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • CHE 794z Doctoral Dissertation

    Units: 0
    Credit on acceptance of dissertation.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit


Chemistry
  

  • CHEM 050x General Chemistry Tutorial

    Units: 2
    Weekly tutorial for selected students in CHEM 105aLg . Strong emphasis on chemical mathematics and key concepts in general chemistry.
    Concurrent Enrollment: Concurrent enrollment: CHEM 105aLg .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

    Crosslisted as Topics parallel lectures in CHEM 105aLg .
  

  • CHEM 051x General Chemistry Tutorial

    Units: 2
    Structured tutorial for selected students in CHEM 105bL . Strong emphasis on chemical mathematics and key concepts in general chemistry.
    Prerequisite: CHEM 105a ;
    Concurrent Enrollment: Concurrent enrollment: CHEM 105bL .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

    Crosslisted as Topics parallel lectures in CHEM 105bL .
  

  • CHEM 102 The Molecular World

    Units: 4
    Basic chemistry and its impact on the contemporary world. Topics include: structures and reactions of molecules, stoichiometry, nomenclature, gases, solutions.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Discussion
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CHEM 103Lgx General Chemistry for the Environment and Life

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Chemistry for environmental studies, neuroscience and other life sciences: organic and inorganic structures, nomenclature, stoichiometry, solutions, gases, non-covalent interactions, equilibria, acid-base and redox reactions.
    Satisfies New General Education in Category E: Physical Sciences
    Satisfies Old General Education in Category III: Scientific Inquiry
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CHEM 105aLg General Chemistry

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Fundamental principles and laws of chemistry; laboratory work emphasizes quantitative procedures.
    Prerequisite: Prerequisite to all more advanced courses in chemistry. CHEM 050  or passing of placement test.
    Satisfies New General Education in Category E: Physical Sciences
    Satisfies Old General Education in Category III: Scientific Inquiry
    Duplicates Credit in CHEM 115aL or CHEM 115bL.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required, Quiz
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CHEM 105bL General Chemistry

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Fundamental principles and laws of chemistry; laboratory work emphasizes quantitative procedures.
    Prerequisite: Prerequisite to all more advanced courses in chemistry. CHEM 105aLg  or CHEM 115aLg .
    Duplicates Credit in CHEM 115aL or CHEM 115bL.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Quiz, Lab Required
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CHEM 107Lg General Chemistry for Chemistry Majors

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Fundamental principles and laws of chemistry emphasizing contemporary chemistry; laboratory work focuses on quantitative procedures.
    Satisfies New General Education in Category E: Physical Sciences
    Registration Restriction: Open only to Chemistry and Biochemistry majors
    Duplicates Credit in CHEM 105a  and CHEM 115a .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab, Quiz
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CHEM 108L General Chemistry for Chemistry Majors: Kinetics and Equilibrium

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Fundamental principles and laws of chemistry emphasizing contemporary chemistry; laboratory work focuses on quantitative procedures. Second-semester general chemistry course for majors.
    Recommended Preparation: CHEM 107Lg 
    Registration Restriction: Open only to Chemistry and Biochemistry majors
    Duplicates Credit in CHEM 105bL  and CHEM 115bL 
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required, Quiz
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CHEM 115aLg Advanced General Chemistry

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Equivalent to CHEM 105a   -CHEM 105b  , but taught at a higher level for exceptionally well-prepared students.
    Satisfies New General Education in Category E: Physical Sciences
    Satisfies Old General Education in Category III: Scientific Inquiry
    Duplicates Credit in CHEM 105aL or CHEM 105bL.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Discussion, Lab Required, Quiz
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CHEM 115bL Advanced General Chemistry

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Equivalent toCHEM 105a   - CHEM 105b  , but taught at a higher level for exceptionally well-prepared students.
    Prerequisite: CHEM 115aLg .
    Duplicates Credit in CHEM 105aL or CHEM 105bL.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required, Discussion, Quiz
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CHEM 201Lgx Chemistry in the Environment, Energy and Society

    Units: 4
    A range of issues where chemistry impacts society will be explored. Topics such as global warming, pollution, energy utilization and genetic engineering will be covered. Students who have taken CHEM 105a , CHEM 105b  previously or concurrently with CHEM 201 will not receive credit for CHEM 201.
    Satisfies Old General Education in Category IV: Science and Its Significance
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: Letter

 

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