100-Level Courses
CHEM 100 : Elementary College Chemistry.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | On Demand |
| RECOMMENDED: | PhyS 100 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Structure of matter and the chemical consequences of that structure. |
| NOTE: | For nonscience and nonmedical majors. |
CHEM 101 : Introductory General Chemistry.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer |
| PREREQUISITE: | Math 97 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Atomic and molecular structure, periodic relationships, states of matter, chemical reactions and stoichiometry, acids and bases. |
| NOTE: | Primarily for nonscience majors who require a broad introduction to general chemistry. |
CHEM 102 : Concepts of Chemistry.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| DESCRIPTION:  | The chemical nature of the world and the process of scientific inquiry. Application to critical scientific issues facing society. |
CHEM 103 : Introductory Chemistry Laboratory.
(1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | Chem 101 or concurrent enrollment or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Introductory laboratory techniques required for simple classical experiments in chemistry. |
CHEM 105 : General College Chemistry.
(4:5:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer |
| PREREQUISITE: | Math 110 (or equivalent) or concurrent enrollment. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Atomic and molecular structure including bonding and periodic properties of the elements; reaction energetics, electrochemistry, acids and bases, inorganic and organic chemistry. |
| NOTE: | Primarily for students in engineering and biological sciences. Three lectures and two recitation sections per week. |
CHEM 106 : General College Chemistry.
(3:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Summer |
| PREREQUISITE: | CHEM 105; or CHEM 111 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Continuation of Chem 105 but covering most of the topics in a more quantitative way. Detailed treatment of thermodynamics and equilibria. |
| NOTE: | Three lectures and one recitation section per week. |
CHEM 107 : General College Chemistry Laboratory.
(1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer |
| PREREQUISITE: | Chem 106 or Chem 112 or concurrent enrollment. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Chemical properties, chemical reactions, collection and interpretation of data, preparation of reports. |
| NOTE: | Required for most students needing one year of general chemistry. |
CHEM 111 : Principles of Chemistry.
(3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | Honors also. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | MATH 110 |
| RECOMMENDED: | High school chemistry, physics, and introductory calculus or concurrent enrollment in Math 112. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Stoichiometry, kinetic-molecular theory, thermodynamics, states of matter, solutions and equilibria, electrochemistry, structure and bonding, chemical reactions, kinetics. |
| NOTE: | Tutorial included. |
: Honors Principles of Chemistry.
CHEM 113 : Introductory General Chemistry Laboratory.
(2:0:6)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Chem 112 or concurrent enrollment (preferred). |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Principles and techniques of chemical measurements. Concepts introduced in general chemistry lecture courses reinforced. |
CHEM 195 : Freshman Seminar.
(.5:1.0:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Impact of chemistry and biochemistry on science and society. Overview of areas of chemistry and undergraduate research. Benefits of a chemistry or biochemistry degree for jobs, graduate or professional school. |
200-Level Courses
CHEM 201 : Chemical Handling and Safe Laboratory Practices.
(.5:1:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall Blk 1; Winter Blk 1; Spring |
| PREREQUISITE: | CHEM 107; or CHEM 113 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Safe handling of chemicals and safe practices in chemistry laboratories. |
CHEM 223 : Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis.
(4:2:6)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Spring |
| PREREQUISITE: | CHEM 107; or CHEM 113 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Principles of chemical equilibrium, quantitative chemical measurements, and qualitative detection of selected chemical species. |
| NOTE: | Primarily for majors in molecular biology and the life sciences. |
CHEM 227 : Principles of Chemical Analysis.
(4:2:6)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Spring |
| PREREQUISITE: | CHEM 113 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Principles of quantitative analysis, introductory instrumental methods, and computer applications to chemical analysis. |
CHEM 285 : Introductory Bio-organic Chemistry.
(4:4:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring |
| PREREQUISITE: | Chem 101 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Principles of organic chemistry and biochemistry relating to biomolecule structure and function. |
CHEM 297R : Research Training Experience.
(.5-3:Arr:Arr)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall Blk 1, Blk 2; Winter Blk 1, Blk 2; Spring; Summer |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Developing competence in methods of research, safe practices, and application of classroom knowledge to research problems leading to confidence and independence in research work. |
300-Level Courses
CHEM 331 : Guided Learning for Chemistry Instruction.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | CHEM 227 & CHEM 351; or CHEM 227 & CHEM 351M |
| RECOMMENDED: | Chem 201. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Methods for guiding the learning of high school chemistry students, including modeling of instruction and practice in preparing and conducting demonstrations. |
CHEM 351 : Organic Chemistry.
(3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring |
| PREREQUISITE: | CHEM 105; or CHEM 111 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Chemical bonds and molecular structure, conformation and configuration, functional classes, reactions and mechanisms, syntheses. |
| NOTE: | Primarily for majors in chemical engineering and the biological sciences. |
CHEM 351M : Organic Chemistry - Majors.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | CHEM 105; or CHEM 111 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Chemical bonds and molecular structure, conformation and configuration, functional classes, reactions and mechanisms, syntheses. |
| NOTE: | For majors in chemistry and biochemistry. |
CHEM 353 : Organic Chemistry Laboratory--Nonmajors.
(1-2:0:6)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer |
| PREREQUISITE: | Chem 352 or concurrent enrollment (preferred). |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Physical and chemical properties, isolation and purification, characterization, syntheses. |
| NOTE: | For predentistry, premedicine, and other majors who do not intend to take Chem 455. |
CHEM 354 : Organic Chemistry Laboratory--Majors.
(2:0:6)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring |
| PREREQUISITE: | Chem 352 or Chem 352M or concurrent enrollment (preferred). |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Physical and chemical properties, manipulative skills, isolation and purification, characterization and identification, syntheses. |
CHEM 355 : Organic Chemistry Laboratory 2 - Nonmajors.
(1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall Blk 2; Winter Blk 2; Spring; Summer |
| PREREQUISITE: | CHEM 353 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Physical and chemical properties, isolation, purification, characterization, identification, and syntheses of organic compounds. |
CHEM 391 : Technical Writing Using Chemical Literature.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | CHEM 227 & CHEM 352; or CHEM 227 & CHEM 352M |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Intensive technical writing course based on chemical literature sources. |
| NOTE: | Fulfills GE Advanced Writing requirement. |
400-Level Courses
CHEM 455 : Synthesis and Qualitative Organic Analysis.
(3:1:6)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | CHEM 354; Chem 201 or concurrent enrollment. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Laboratory course emphasizing isolation, purification, and characterization of major and minor products from selected syntheses. |
| NOTE: | For chemistry and other science majors. |
CHEM 462 : Physical Chemistry.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | Chem 227 or concurrent enrollment; Chem 351M or 351; Math 302 or 313; Phscs 123. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Quantum mechanics, group theory, atomic and molecular structure, spectroscopy, computational methods, statistical mechanics. |
CHEM 463 : Physical Chemistry.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | CHEM 227 & CHEM 462 & PHSCS 123 & MATH 302; or CHEM 227 & CHEM 462 & PHSCS 123 & MATH 314 |
| RECOMMENDED: | Math 302. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Thermodynamics and equilibria, states of matter, kinetic-molecular theory, kinetics, statistical mechanics. |
CHEM 464 : Physical Chemistry Laboratory 1.
(1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Chem 463 or 467 or 468 or concurrent enrollment. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Experiments related to physical chemistry: thermodynamics and equilibria, phase transitions, kinetic-molecular theory, kinetics; computer manipulation of data, report preparation. |
| NOTE: | May be taken before, after, or concurrent (preferred) with Chem 465. |
CHEM 465 : Physical Chemistry Laboratory 2.
(1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Chem 462 or 467 or 468 or concurrent enrollment. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Experiments related to physical chemistry: quantum mechanics, group theory, atomic and molecular structure, spectroscopy, computational methods, statistical mechanics; computer manipulation of data, report preparation. |
| NOTE: | May be taken before, after, or concurrent (preferred) with Chem 464. |
CHEM 467 : Physical Chemistry for Engineers.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | CHEM 351 & MATH 302 & PHSCS 121 & CH EN 263 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Quantum mechanics, atomic and molecular structure, spectroscopy, computational methods, statistical mechanics, thermodynamics and equilibria, states of matter, kinetic-molecular theory, kinetics. |
| NOTE: | For chemical engineering majors and other interested students in fields of engineering and physical science. |
CHEM 468 : Biophysical Chemistry.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | CHEM 481 & MATH 113 & PHSCS 123; or CHEM 481M & MATH 113 & PHSCS 123 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Applications of physical chemistry to biological systems. Spectroscopic applications, computational methods, structural biochemistry, thermodynamics, equilibria, statistical mechanics, transport properties, kinetics, quantum mechanics. |
| NOTE: | For biochemistry (BS) majors and those interested in the health professions or biochemistry. |
CHEM 481 : Biochemistry.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring |
| PREREQUISITE: | CHEM 352M & PDBIO 120; or CHEM 352 & PDBIO 120 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | First-semester biochemistry. Molecular components of cells, chemical structure and function, enzymes, metabolic transformations, photosynthesis. |
| NOTE: | For chemistry majors and students in biological sciences who contemplate pursuing advanced degrees, including medicine. |
CHEM 481M : Biochemistry--Majors.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | CHEM 352M & PDBIO 120; or CHEM 352 & PDBIO 120 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | First-semester biochemistry. Molecular components of cells, chemical structure and function, enzymes, metabolic transformations, photosynthesis. |
| NOTE: | For chemistry and biochemistry majors only. |
CHEM 482 : Mechanisms of Molecular Biology.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | CHEM 481M; or CHEM 481 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Second-semester biochemistry. Nucleic acid biochemistry and molecular biology: nucleotide metabolism, chromosome and chromatin structure, DNA structure and replication, RNA transcription and gene expression, protein synthesis and regulation, eukaryotic gene systems, signal transduction. |
CHEM 489 : Structural Biochemistry.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | CHEM 468 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Molecular structures of proteins, RNA and DNA as determinants of biological function. Topics include thermodynamics of folding and binding, structural determination, spectroscopy, modeling, protein recognition. |
CHEM 495 : Senior Seminar.
(1:1:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Research topics presented by faculty and visiting scientists. Completion of undergraduate portfolio. |
| NOTE: | Required of all seniors in all chemistry and biochemistry degree programs the last semester in residence. |
CHEM 496R : Academic Internship: Chemistry and Biochemistry.
(.5-6:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer |
| PREREQUISITE: | Instructor's consent; Chem 201 or concurrent enrollment or special safety training. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Research experience in an industrial, academic, or government laboratory in collaboration with a BYU faculty colleague/supervisor. |
CHEM 497R : Undergraduate Special Problems.
(.5-6:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer |
| PREREQUISITE: | Instructor's consent and Chem 201 or concurrent enrollment or special safety training. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Undergraduate research experience. |
500-Level Graduate Courses (available to advanced undergraduates)
CHEM 500 : (Chem-C S-Geol-Math-MthEd-Phscs-Stat) Business Career Essentials in Science and Math.
(1.5:1.5:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Introduction for science, math, and statistics majors to careers in industry. Project planning, oral and written business presentations, business accounting, and technology readiness. |
CHEM 514 : Inorganic Chemistry.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | CHEM 462; or CHEM 468 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | In-depth treatment of theoretical concepts in inorganic chemistry and solid state, organmetallic, and bioinorganic chemistry. |
CHEM 518 : Advanced Inorganic Laboratory.
(2:0:6)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | CHEM 514; Chem 201 or 601 or concurrent enrollment. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Synthesis, characterization, and properties of materials; coordination and organometallic compounds. |
CHEM 521 : Instrumental Analysis Lecture.
(2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | CHEM 462 & PHSCS 220; or CHEM 467 & PHSCS 220; or CHEM 468 & PHSCS 220 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Modern instrumental methods and basic principles of instrumentation. |
CHEM 523 : Instrumental Analysis Laboratory.
(2:0:6)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | CHEM 521; Chem 201 or 601 or concurrent enrollment. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Continuation of Chem 521. Laboratory experience with modern analytical instrumentation. |
CHEM 552 : Advanced Organic Chemistry.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | CHEM 352M; or CHEM 352; Chem 462 and 463 (or Chem 468). |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Physical aspects of organic chemistry; mechanisms, reaction intermediates, bonding, stereochemical and stereoelectronic effects, molecular orbital theory, Lewis acidity and basicity. |
CHEM 553 : Advanced Organic Chemistry.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Chem 352 or 352M or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Synthetic aspects of organic chemistry; oxidations, reductions, concerted reactions, stereoselectivity, synthetic equivalents, protecting groups. Examples of natural product total synthesis. |
CHEM 555 : Organic Spectroscopic Identification.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | CHEM 352M; or CHEM 352 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Theory and practice of spectrometric methods of identifying organic compounds, including infrared, ultraviolet nuclear magnetic resonance, and mass spectrometries. |
CHEM 561 : Chemical Thermodynamics.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall On Demand |
| PREREQUISITE: | CHEM 462 & CHEM 463; or equivalents. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Development of the principles of chemical thermodynamics, including laws, pure materials, mixtures, equilibria, and elementary statistical mechanics. |
CHEM 563 : Reaction Kinetics.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter Odd Yrs. |
| PREREQUISITE: | Chem 462, 463; or equivalents. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Theoretical aspects of chemical kinetics in the gas phase and in solution. Rates and mechanisms in solution, rapid reactions, and other topics. |
CHEM 565 : Introduction to Quantum Chemistry.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | Chem 462, 463; or equivalents. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Introduction to physical and mathematical aspects of quantum theory, emphasizing application of the Schrodinger wave equation to chemical systems. |
CHEM 567 : Statistical Mechanics.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall On Demand |
| PREREQUISITE: | CHEM 462 & CHEM 463 |
| RECOMMENDED: | Chem 565. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Introduction to classical and quantum statistical mechanics, including Boltzmann, Fermi-Dirac, and Bose-Einstein statistics. Applications of statistical thermodynamics to gases, liquids, and solids. |
CHEM 569 : Fundamentals of Spectroscopy.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter Even Yrs. |
| PREREQUISITE: | Chem 462 or 468 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Atomic and molecular spectroscopy and application of group theoretical concepts. Types of experiments and interpretation of data. |
CHEM 581 : Advanced Biochemical Methodology 1.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | Chem 482 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Analytical and structural determination methods used in biochemical research, including mass spectrometry-based proteomics, immunotechniques, atomic force and electron microscopy, NMR and X-ray diffraction. |
| NOTE: | One of two required courses for biochemistry graduate students. May be taken before or after Chem 583. |
CHEM 583 : Advanced Biochemical Methodology 2.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | CHEM 482 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Maintenance and expression of genetic information, the role of nucleic acids in biology at the chemical and structural level, and methods to study and control nucleic acid function as a means of solving biological problems. |
| NOTE: | One of two required courses for biochemistry graduate students. May be taken before or after Chem 581. |
CHEM 584 : Biochemistry Laboratory/Proteins.
(3:1:6)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | CHEM 481M; or CHEM 481; or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Introduction to current biochemical research procedures including spectrophotometry, chromatography, electrophoresis, and immunological techniques. Protein over-expression; isolation and characterization methods. Enzyme kinetics and protein-ligand interactions. Introduction to bioinformatics. |
| NOTE: | May be taken before or after Chem 586. |
CHEM 586 : Biochemistry Laboratory/Nucleic Acids.
(3:1:6)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | CHEM 482 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Laboratory course covering major techniques involved in isolation, amplification, and cloning of recombinant DNA as well as isolation, synthesis, translation, and identification of RNA. |
| NOTE: | May be taken before or after Chem 584. |
CHEM 594R : General Seminar.
(.5:1:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Research topics presented by faculty and visiting scientists. |
| NOTE: | Required one semester in residence of all senior BS majors in chemistry and biochemistry. |