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  CHEM 1405.  Introductory Chemistry I.  (Core 030)                  4:3:2

History of chemistry; the metric system, the structure of atoms and molecules; weight and volume calculations from chemical equations; certain laws governing chemical and physical changes in matter; the chemical and physical properties of a select group of elements and compounds; the periodic table; and properties of gases. Prerequisite: THEA reading requirement met or concurrent enrollment in READ 0307. [Offered fall and spring semesters; offered summer I semester at Sugar Land.]

   CHEM 1407.  Introductory Chemistry II.  (Core 030)                4:3:2

Continuation of CHEM 1405.  Includes the following topics: solutions, acids, bases, and ionic equations; chemical equi­librium; electrochemistry; ionic equilibria.  Introduction to organic chemistry including petroleum, chemicals in the home, plastics, vita­mins and drugs, fertilizers.  Introduction to nuclear chemistry. Prerequisite:  CHEM 1405 or 1411. [Offered when demand requires.]

  CHEM 1411.  General Chemistry I (w/lab).  (Core 030)            4:3:4 

Topics include fundamental laws and their everyday application; chemical and physical properties; uses of common elements and compounds; structure of matter; properties of gases and solutions; the periodic table and valence; ionization, oxidation and reduction, electrolysis, and the modern theory of acids and bases. Prerequisites:  High-school chemistry or CHEM 1405 or college GPA of 3.3.  Satisfactory completion of the THEA reading and math requirements. [Offered fall, spring and summer I semesters.]

  CHEM 1412.  General Chemistry II (w/lab).  (Core 030)           4:3:4

Continuation of CHEM 1411.  Topics include oxidation, reduction, and electrochemistry; molecular and ionic equilibria; introduction to chemical kinetics and chemical thermodynamics; introduction to organic chemistry, radioactivity and atomic energy; and qualitative analysis of common ions. Prerequisite:  CHEM 1411. [Offered spring and summer II semesters.]

   CHEM 2423.  Organic Chemistry I.  (Core 030)                        4:3:4

Survey of organic chemistry with emphasis on present-day theories and chemical principles that relate to everyday phenomena.  Topics include hydrocarbons, benzene, stereochemistry, spectroscopy, and halogen compounds. Prerequisite: CHEM 1412. [Offered fall semester at Wharton.]

   CHEM 2425.  Organic Chemistry II.  (Core 030)                      4:3:4

Continuation of CHEM 2423.  Topics include compounds containing unlike substituents, carbohydrates, derivatives of hydrocarbons, diazo compounds, phenols, quinones, heterocylic compounds, proteins, carbonyl compounds, amines, NMR, and spectroscopy. Prerequisite:  CHEM 2423. [Offered spring semester at Wharton.]