CHEM 399 - Advanced Topics in Chemistry and Biochemistry

Credits: (3 credits in fall or winter, 4 in spring)

Prerequisite: CHEM 242 or instructor consent. Studies of advanced topics. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.

Fall 2018, CHEM 399-01: Advanced Topics in Chemistry and Biochemistry: Group Theory and Main Group and Solid State Chemistry (3). Prerequisites: CHEM 242 and either CHEM 260 or 261. An introduction to group theory as applied to chemical systems and chemical spectroscopy. The course deals at greater length with the key chemistry of the p-block elements and the foundational ideas and applications of solid-state chemistry. Readings from textbooks and the chemical literature inform discussion of other advanced topics relevant to student post-graduate interests. Alty.