CH - Chemistry
Chemistry: CH
Lower-Division Courses
CH X01. Principles of Chemistry I.
CH X01C. Foundations of Chemistry I.
An introduction to chemistry for chemistry majors. Includes gases, atomic theory, bonding, and thermodynamics.
CH X01N. Chemistry in Our World I.
Designed for non-science and Textiles and Apparel majors. Examine the nature of matter, energy, chemical reactions, and chemical thermodynamics. Discuss how these fundamentals of chemistry relate to real-world applications. Not intended as preparation for Chemistry 301.
CH X02. Principles of Chemistry II.
Development and application of concepts, theories, and laws underlying chemistry.
CH X02C. Foundations of Chemistry II.
An introduction to chemistry for chemistry majors. Includes equilibria, kinetics, nuclear chemistry, inorganic chemistry, and electrochemistry.
CH X02N. Chemistry in Our World II.
Designed for non-science and Textiles and Apparel majors. Survey organic chemistry including the nature of chemical bonding, molecular structure, nomenclature, and reaction types. Examine polymers and nutrition. Discuss how these fundamentals of chemistry relate to real-world applications.
CH X04. Introduction to Chemical Practice.
Introduction to the techniques of modern experimental chemistry. Designed to provide basic laboratory and analytical skills. May include organic, analytical, and physical chemistry, as well as materials science.
CH X04M. Introduction to Chemical Practice I.
Introduction to the techniques of modern experimental chemistry. Designed to provide basic laboratory and analytical skills. May include organic, analytical, and physical chemistry, as well as materials science.
CH X04N. Introduction to Chemical Practice II.
Introduction to the techniques of modern experimental chemistry. Designed to provide basic laboratory and analytical skills. May include organic, analytical, and physical chemistry, as well as materials science.
CH X06K. Undergraduate Research.
Introduction to research practices; supervised individual undergraduate research in chemistry.
CH X07. Topics in Conference Course.
Supervised study in chemistry.
CH X07K. Introduction to Science Outreach in Elementary Schools.
Developing and presenting level-appropriate science laboratories to students in local elementary schools. A hands-on, discovery learning approach to science is emphasized.
CH X07L. Peer Teaching.
Students act as peer teaching assistants in other University chemistry courses, mainly large general chemistry lecture sections.
CH X08. Topics in Chemistry.
CH X10K. Organic Chemistry Laboratory.
Primarily for premedical, predental, life sciences, and pharmacy majors.
CH X10L. Organic Chemistry Laboratory.
Primarily for premedical, predental, life sciences, and pharmacy majors.
CH X17. Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry.
Synthesis and properties of inorganic, bioinorganic, and organometallic compounds.
CH X19C. Professional Development for Chemists.
Explore professional development in chemistry, excellence in research, scientific communication, ethics, and career planning.
CH X19S. Topics in Chemistry.
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Chemistry. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.
CH X82T. Advanced Study and Research: UTeach.
Designed for beginning graduate students seeking review of modern chemical concepts.
CH X97P. Problems in Chemistry.
Upper-Division Courses
CH X20C. Organic Chemistry Laboratory.
CH X20K. Health Professions Organic Chemistry Laboratory.
CH X20M. Organic Chemistry I.
Primarily for premedical, predental, life sciences, and pharmacy majors. Development of organic chemical structure, nomenclature, and reactivity.
CH X20N. Organic Chemistry II.
Primarily for premedical, predental, life sciences, and pharmacy majors. The development of organic chemical functional group reactivity, reaction mechanics, with analogous aqueous transformations in biochemical settings.
CH X28C. Structure and Reactivity of Organic Molecules I.
Explore the development of organic chemical structure, nomenclature, and reactivity.
CH X28K. Organic Chemistry Laboratory.
CH X28L. Organic Chemistry Laboratory.
CH X28M. Organic Chemistry I.
Primarily for chemistry and chemical engineering majors. The development of organic chemical structure, nomenclature, and reactivity.
CH X28N. Organic Chemistry II.
Primarily for chemistry and chemical engineering majors. The development of organic chemical reactivity, with an emphasis on synthesis and polymers.
CH X29C. Structure and Reactivity of Organic Molecules II.
Explore the development of organic chemical reactivity, with an emphasis on synthesis and polymers.
CH X29S. Topics in Chemistry.
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Chemistry. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.
CH X31. Inorganic Chemistry.
Survey of the chemistry of the elements, incorporating both descriptive and theoretical aspects. Open-ended experiments designed to illustrate a variety of synthetic techniques.
CH X41. Special Topics in Laboratory Chemistry.
Examples of topics are physical measurements techniques; electronics for scientists; advanced synthetic chemistry (organic or inorganic); separation techniques.
CH X44. Chemical Education: Secondary School.
Issues and techniques in secondary school teaching of chemical sciences.
CH X44K. Chemical Education Laboratory I.
Development of classroom demonstrations, laboratory experiments, and teaching aids for secondary school teaching of the chemical sciences.
CH X44L. Chemical Education Laboratory II.
Development of classroom demonstrations, laboratory experiments, and teaching aids for secondary school teaching of the chemical sciences.
CH X53. Physical Chemistry I.
Equations of state, laws of thermodynamics, ideal and nonideal solutions, phase equilibria, thermodynamics of chemical reactions.
CH X53K. Physical Chemistry Laboratory.
CH X53M. Physical Chemistry I for Life Sciences.
Thermochemistry and kinetics of reactions in cells, enzyme catalysis, electrical and transport properties of membranes.
CH X54. Quantum Chemistry and Spectroscopy.
Fundamental principles of quantum mechanics, exactly soluble model problems, electronic structure of atoms and molecules, spectroscopy.
CH X54C. Statistical Mechanics.
An introduction to statistical mechanics.
CH X54K. Physical Chemistry Laboratory.
CH X54L. Physical Chemistry II.
Molecular energy levels, statistical thermodynamics (macroscopic thermodynamic functions from molecular input), and physical and chemical kinetics, with emphasis on the molecular viewpoint.
CH X54M. Introduction to Computational Methods in Chemistry.
Construction and implementation of numerical algorithms for solving differential equations which are common in chemistry. Subjects include chemical reaction rates, quantum mechanics, molecular dynamics, normal modes of vibration, and Monte Carlo methods.
CH X54P. Advanced Chemistry: Molecular Biophysics.
Examine organizing principles of biological systems on a molecular level using mathematical models rooted in physics and chemistry. Develop skills to create quantitative models of biophysical processes, scientific writing, presentation, and data analysis.
CH X54S. Elements of Spectroscopy.
Fundamentals of spectroscopy, with knowledge of elementary quantum mechanics. Separation of electronic, vibrational, rotational and spin quantum states; interaction of radiation and matter; theory and application of different types of spectroscopy including photoelectron, electronic absorption and emission, vibrational (infrared and Raman), rotational and magnetic resonance.
CH X55. Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry.
Chemical and instrumental methods in analytical chemistry.
CH X56. Analytical Chemistry.
CH X65N. Structures and Function of DNA Materials.
Explore DNA's role in molecular and materials engineering, utilizing its predictable hybridization to build programmable structures.
CH X66C. Advanced Inorganic Chemistry: Organometallics & Catalysis.
An in-depth and mostly chronological study of the evolution of organometallic and inorganic coordination chemistry, and its continued critical importance in a range of industrial processes. Covers a range of topical catalytic processes, paying particular attention to how chemical bonding and kinetics can be exploited to affect the relative rates of reaction.
CH X66D. Bio-inorganic Chemistry and Spectroscopy.
Covers the roles of transition metals in biology, mostly with respect to protein structure, function, and catalysis. Also covers methods of spectroscopy that are used to probe the geometrical and electronic structure of metal ions in proteins. Exposure to modern areas of study in bio-inorganic chemistry. Explores the principles of transition metal chemistry in the context of biological systems.
CH X66E. Chemistry of the s-, p-, d-, and f-Block Elements.
Focuses on the electronic structure of molecules and complexes, and how such information can predict important properties such as chemical reactivity, spectroscopy, and magnetism. Intended for upper-division chemistry majors with a basic understanding of concepts in inorganic chemistry.
CH X67C. Materials Chemistry.
Introduction to structural and physical properties of materials and synthetic strategies for making new materials in the nanoscale and mesoscale regimes, in addition to covering instrumental methods used to probe materials properties. Some aspects of applications (semiconductor devices, solar and fuel cells, smart and responsive materials) will be covered to illustrate the kinds of material properties that need to be considered in designing novel materials of specific function.
CH X67P. Introduction to Polymer Science.
Explore an overview of macromolecular soft materials including the fundamentals of polymer chemistry, physics, and engineering.
CH X68. Advanced Topics in Chemistry.
CH X68.1. Research Methods: UTeach.
Students use mathematics and science skills to solve research problems.
CH X68.2. Advanced Topic in Analytical Chemistry.
CH X68.3. Advanced Topic in Inorganic Chemistry.
CH X68.4. Advanced Topic in Organic Chemistry.
CH X68.5. Advanced Topic in Physical Chemistry.
CH X69K. Techniques of Research.
Advanced laboratory practice and introduction to research.
CH X71K. Science Outreach in Elementary Schools.
Students develop and present level-appropriate science laboratories to students in local elementary schools. Students also plan and create the infrastructure needed to administer the science program in concert with the science curriculum at a specific elementary school. A hands-on, discovery learning approach to science is emphasized.
CH X72S. Study and Research Abroad: Austin International Framework.
Designed specifically for students participating in the AIF program. Facilitates student-led mini-seminars and video conference call discussions. Explores student research and wider learning and cultural experiences in Austin and abroad.
CH X75C. Physical Organic Chemistry.
Explore reaction mechanisms and reactivity of organic chemicals and high-energy intermediates. Develop skills to design experiments and explain observed phenomena.
CH X75K. Individual Study in Chemistry.
Supervised reading or individual tutorial sessions on advanced topics in chemistry.
CH X75P. Advanced Topics in Polymer Science.
CH X75P.1. Advanced Polymer Synthesis.
Explore a comprehensive overview of how to design and synthesize polymers found in everyday life. Discuss the everyday utility of synthetic polymers to put their significance into context.
CH X75P.2. Polymer Physical Chemistry.
Examine the statistical, mechanical, and thermodynamic basis of polymer properties in melts, gels, and solutions. Explore the conformations and sizes of polymer molecules; the properties and structure of glassy, crystalline, and elastic (rubbery) polymers; the thermodynamics of polymer solutions, blends, and semi-crystalline materials; and the self-assembly of block polymers.
CH X75P.3. Advanced Polymer Engineering.
Examine a multi-length scale (molecular, mesoscopic, and macroscopic) picture of mechanical and transport properties in polymeric materials, essential for rationally engineering polymers while addressing challenges in recycling, energy, healthcare, and sustainability.
CH X76K. Advanced Analytical Chemistry.
CH X78L. Capstone Research and Thesis.
Develop a capstone project with a faculty adviser, with a focus on advanced laboratory techniques and experimental design.
CH X79H. Chemistry Honors Tutorial Course.
Laboratory research project in a specific field of chemistry under the supervision of one or more faculty members.
CH X82T. Advanced Study and Research: UTeach.
Designed for beginning graduate students seeking review of modern chemical concepts.
CH X97P. Problems in Chemistry.
Graduate Courses
CH X80L. Inorganic Reactions and Structures.
CH X80M. Topics in Advanced Chemistry.
CH X80N. Advanced Inorganic Chemistry: Spectroscopy and Structure.
Advanced inorganic chemistry, with emphasis on structure, spectroscopy, and ligand field theory.
CH X80R. Dual MD/PhD Program with UT Medical Branch.
Preclinical medical study at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.
CH X80T. Current Concepts in Chemistry and Biochemistry: UTeach.
Designed for beginning graduate students seeking a review of modern chemical concepts.
CH X81M. Advanced Analytical Chemistry.
Theory and application of special methods and recent advances.
CH X82J. Survey of Physical Chemistry.
Surface chemistry and catalysis, transport properties, macromolecules, electrochemistry and electrolyte solutions, molecular thermodynamics, solution kinetics, and photochemistry.
CH X82K. Advanced Physical Chemistry: Introduction to Quantum Mechanics.
CH X82L. Advanced Physical Chemistry: Statistical Mechanics.
CH X82M. Advanced Physical Chemistry.
Quantum chemistry.
CH X82T. Advanced Study and Research: UTeach.
Designed for beginning graduate students seeking review of modern chemical concepts.
CH X86J. Advanced Organic Chemistry.
Advanced organic chemistry, with emphasis on theory and reaction mechanisms.
CH X86K. Advanced Organic Chemistry.
Advanced organic chemistry, with emphasis on synthetic methods.
CH X87K. Biochemical Techniques.
Discussion of procedures and equipment used in modern biochemical investigation, with laboratory work to provide experience in techniques of general importance.
CH X90. Topics in Chemistry: Seminar.
CH X90.1. Analytical-Physical Chemistry.
CH X90.2. Organic Chemistry.
CH X90.4. Inorganic Chemistry.
CH X90K. Advanced Topics in Inorganic Chemistry.
Topics include magnetic resonance; organometallic, main-group, and transition metal chemistry; nonaqueous solvents; high-temperature superconductors; new developments in synthetic chemistry; and aspects of inorganic chemistry relevant to material science.
CH X90K.1. Advanced Inorganic Chemistry: Organometallics & Catalysis.
Explores the evolution of organometallic and inorganic coordination chemistry, and its importance in a range of industrial processes; and covers a range of topical catalytic processes.
CH X90K.2. Advanced Inorganic Chemistry: Bio-Inorganic Chemistry.
Explores the roles of transition metals in biology, mostly with respect to protein structure, function and catalysis. Examines established and developing methods of spectroscopy used to probe the geometrical and electronic structure of metal ions in proteins. Analyzes modern areas of study in bio-inorganic chemistry, especially relating to the roles of metals in metalloenzymes, but also including emerging topics such as metallodrugs, metal-based imaging agents, and molecular sensors. The principles of transition metal chemistry will be explored, expanded and demonstrated in the context of biological systems.
CH X90L. Advanced Topics in Analytical Chemistry.
Topics include electrochemistry, electronics, mathematical methods, mass spectrometry, and optical methods.
CH X90L.1. Advanced Analytical Chemistry: Electrochemistry.
Designed to introduce the fundamental principles of electrochemistry. An overview of the structure and properties of the electrode/solution interface is presented, and followed by a more detailed discussion of how thermodynamics, kinetics, and mass transfer affect electrochemical processes. Includes specific electrochemical methods, including potential step and sweep techniques, pulse voltammetry, impedance spectroscopy, and hydrodynamic methods. Focuses on specialized electrochemical phenomena, including: photoelectrochemistry, coupled electrochemical and homogeneous reactions, and bulk electrolysis. Introduces the use of digital simulations to solve electrochemical problems.
CH X90L.2. Advanced Analytical Chemistry: Mass Spectrometry.
Overview of the instrumentation, methods, and theory of mass spectrometry and gas-phase ion chemistry. Subjects include ionization methods, mass analyzers, vacuum components and pressure measurement, ion activation methods, analytical figures of merit, and integration of mass spectrometry with separation methods. Other subjects include gas-phase thermochemistry, kinetic theory of ion fragmentation, interpretation of mass spectra, and special subjects that may include ion mobility, proteomics, imaging, and elemental analysis, among others.
CH X91. Advanced Topics in Organic Chemistry.
Topics include organic photochemistry; molecular orbital theory; free radical chemistry; organometallic compounds; nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectrometry; organic synthesis.
CH X91P. Introduction to Polymer Science.
Explore an overview of macromolecular soft materials including the fundamentals of polymer chemistry, physics, and engineering.
CH X92H. Biomolecular Structure by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy.
Theory and application of modern nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy methods. Emphasis on applications to biological macromolecules, including protein and nucleic acid structure determination.
CH X92J. Molecular Biology of the Yeast Saccharomyces.
The use of yeast as a tool for the study of important areas of eukaryotic biology; the use of classical and molecular genetic techniques in the study of gene expression, DNA replication and repair, development and growth control, protein targeting, and metabolism.
CH X92N. Physical Chemistry of Macromolecular Systems.
Theory of macromolecular solutions and methods for characterization of macromolecular systems.
CH X92T. Biotransformations of Drugs and Other Nonnutritive Compounds.
Absorption and metabolism of naturally occurring and synthetic nonnutritive compounds.
CH X92U. Comparative Biochemistry.
Comparative aspects of protein structure, metabolism, respiration, and cellular regulation.
CH X92W. Analytical Student Seminar.
Student seminar presentations covering current research topics.
CH X93L. Advanced Topics in Physical Chemistry.
CH X93P. Advanced Topics in Polymer Science.
CH X93P.1. Advanced Polymer Synthesis.
Explore a comprehensive overview of how to design and synthesize polymers found in everyday life. Discuss the everyday utility of synthetic polymers to put their significance into context.
CH X93P.2. Polymer Physical Chemistry.
Examine the statistical, mechanical, and thermodynamic basis of polymer properties in melts, gels, and solutions. Explore the conformations and sizes of polymer molecules; the properties and structure of glassy, crystalline, and elastic (rubbery) polymers; the thermodynamics of polymer solutions, blends, and semi-crystalline materials; and the self-assembly of block polymers.
CH X93P.3. Advanced Polymer Engineering.
Examine a multi-length scale (molecular, mesoscopic, and macroscopic) picture of mechanical and transport properties in polymeric materials, essential for rationally engineering polymers while addressing challenges in recycling, energy, healthcare, and sustainability.
CH X95F. Genetics.
Basic principles of Mendelian and molecular genetics, and an exploration of the genetic toolbox using examples of analytic methods and modern genetic manipulations. Focus on the genetic analysis of model organisms. Use of genetic tools in dissecting complex biological pathways, developmental processes, and regulatory systems.
CH X95H. Cell Biology.
Detailed consideration of mechanisms of growth control, cell cycle regulation, mitosis, cell signaling, protein targeting, and the integration of these processes.
CH X95K. Topics in Advanced Individual Study in Chemistry.
Supervised reading or individual tutorial sessions on advanced topics in chemistry.
CH X97C. Problems in Chemistry.
CH X97P. Problems in Chemistry.
CH X97S. Advanced Topics in Chemistry.
CH X98. Thesis.
CH X98T. Professional Development for Graduate Students in Chemistry.
Provides professional development skills to graduate students in chemistry. Subjects include excellence in teaching, scientific communication, grantsmanship, ethics, and career planning.
CH X99W. Dissertation.
Professional Courses
CH X82T. Advanced Study and Research: UTeach.
Designed for beginning graduate students seeking review of modern chemical concepts.