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CU-CHEM 1251, 1271, 1113, 1133: General Chemistry
General chemistry courses for majors and non-majors, with recitation examples
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UBC-CHEM 111: Structure, Bonding, and Equilibrium in Chemistry
Fundamentals of bonding theories, structural chemistry and equilibrium with applications relevant to modern society.
UBC-CHEM 113: Principles of Chemistry II
General and ionic equilibrium, solubility, thermodynamics. Introductory organic chemistry: stereochemistry; substitution, elimination and oxidation-reduction reactions.
UBC-CHEM 121: Structure and Bonding in Chemistry
Fundamentals of bonding theories and structural chemistry, with applications relevant to modern society.
UBC-CHEM 123: Thermodynamics, Kinetics and Organic Chemistry
Fundamentals of chemical reactivity: thermodynamics; kinetics; organic chemistry, including stereochemistry; applications relevant to modern society.
UBC-CHEM 154: Chemistry for Engineering
Chemical bonding, properties of matter. Chemical thermodynamics with applications to phase equilibria, aqueous equilibria and electrochemistry. Processes at surfaces.
UBC-CHEM 201: Introduction to Physical Chemistry
Principles of chemical kinetics, reaction mechanisms and chemical thermodynamics. Credit will be granted for only one of CHEM 201 or CHEM 205.
UBC-CHEM 202: Coordination Chemistry
Coordination chemistry of the transition elements.
UBC-CHEM 203: Introduction to Organic Chemistry
Structure, bonding and physical properties of aliphatic and aromatic compounds; mechanistic analysis of chemical reactivity of common functional groups with a focus on carbon-heteroatom bond formation; functional group interconversion and oxidation/reduction reactions.
UBC-CHEM 205: Physical Chemistry
Chemical kinetics and thermodynamics and spectroscopy useful in biological, medical, agricultural, earth, and related sciences.
UBC-CHEM 208: Coordination Chemistry
Fundamental concepts and principles governing bonding and reactivity of coordination complexes: ligand field theory; symmetry and point groups; frontier molecular orbital theory.
UBC-CHEM 211: Introduction to Chemical Analysis
Quantitative chemical analysis; chemical and physical principles of spectrophotometry, potentiometry, and chromatography.
UBC-CHEM 213: Organic Chemistry
Spectroscopy of organic compounds. Mechanistic analysis of chemical reactivity of common functional groups with a focus on carbon-carbon bond formation; functional group interconversion.
UBC-CHEM 218: Fundamentals of Reactivity in Inorganic Chemistry
Chemical reactivity of inorganic systems: oxidation/reduction chemistry; multiply-bonded systems; main group chemistry.
UBC-CHEM 233: Organic Chemistry for the Biological Sciences
Reactions and properties of carbonyl compounds, carbohydrates, amino acids, nucleic acids.
UBC-CHEM 235: Organic Chemistry Laboratory
Techniques of organic chemistry.
UBC-CHEM 245: Intermediate Synthetic Chemistry Laboratory
Techniques in synthetic organic and inorganic chemistry.
UBC-CHEM 250: Inorganic Chemistry
Chemistry of selected groups of inorganic compounds, considered in relation to industrial processes.
UBC-CHEM 251: Physical Chemistry for Engineers
States of matter, properties of gases, phase diagrams. Elementary chemical thermodynamics and kinetics. Reaction equilibria.
UBC-CHEM 260: Organic Chemistry for Engineers
A description of the properties and reactions of organic compounds.
UBC-CHEM 300: Communicating Chemistry
Effective argumentation and communication skills in chemistry.
UBC-CHEM 301: Aqueous Environmental Chemistry
Properties of natural waters, including gas and solid equilibria, pH, redox, complexation analysis, corrosion treatment, ion exchange, colloids and microbial transformations.
UBC-CHEM 302: Atmospheric Environmental Chemistry
Introduction to structure, composition and chemical processes occurring in Earth's atmosphere, including interactions with solar radiation, stratospheric ozone layer, photochemical smog and acid rain.
UBC-CHEM 304: Fundamentals of Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
Principles of chemical thermodynamics; introduction to statistical mechanics; phase equilibria; electrochemistry.
UBC-CHEM 305: Biophysical Chemistry
Diffusion and transport phenomena; interaction of radiation and matter. Methods for determining molecular weight, size, and shape of molecules in solution.
UBC-CHEM 309: s- and p-Block Elements: Chemistry and Applications
Synthesis, structures, bonding and characterization of compounds of the s- and p-block elements. Industrial uses discussed include: hydrogen-based fuels, materials and high performance polymers.
UBC-CHEM 310: d- and f-Block Elements: Chemistry and Applications
Representative chemistry of d- and f-block elements interpreted in terms of structure, mechanisms, and theoretical principles. Applications discussed include: organometallic catalysis, bioinorganic chemistry and materials.
UBC-CHEM 311: Instrumental Analytical Chemistry
Theory, design, and application of instrumental methods of chemical analysis including spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, electroanalysis, and chemical separations.
UBC-CHEM 312: Introduction to Quantum Mechanics and Spectroscopy
Principles of quantum mechanics; atomic wavefunctions; angular momentum; spin; atomic term symbols.
UBC-CHEM 313: Advanced Organic Chemistry for the Life Sciences
Chemistry of organic substances having particular relevance to the life sciences.
UBC-CHEM 315/325/335/345: Chemistry Integrated Laboratory
Principles and techniques of modern chemistry applied by integrating experiments chosen from organic, inorganic, physical, and analytical chemistry.
UBC-CHEM 318: Principles of Catalysis
Fundamental aspects of chemical catalysis: kinetic models; catalytic processes in biochemistry and industry; emerging topics in catalysis.
UBC-CHEM 319: Practical Skills for Chemical Research
The nature of scientific research; practical skills for chemical research; communicating science.
UBC-CHEM 327: Introduction to Materials Chemistry
Basic principles of materials chemistry: classification; nomenclature; synthetic methods; characterization.
UBC-CHEM 329: Research Ethics and Data Analysis Skills
Research ethics; data analysis skills for chemical research.
UBC-CHEM 330: Advanced Organic Chemistry
Application of carbonyl group chemistry, cyclization reactions, conformational analysis and rearrangement reactions in organic synthesis.
UBC-CHEM 333: Spectroscopic Techniques in Organic Chemistry
Application of mass spectrometry, and NMR, UV/visible, and IR spectroscopies to organic chemical problems.
UBC-CHEM 341: Global Challenges: A Chemical Perspective
Importance of chemistry in society. Detailed case studies drawn from modern chemistry: human health, energy, commodity chemicals, materials, green chemistry, agriculture.
UBC-CHEM 401: Principles of Spectroscopy
Rotational, vibrational, electronic and magnetic resonance spectroscopy and associated techniques; group theory.
UBC-CHEM 402: Diffraction Methods
Crystal structures; point and space groups; X-ray diffraction, neutron diffraction, electron diffraction of gases and surfaces.
UBC-CHEM 403: Surface Chemistry and Surface Analysis
Surfaces and phenomena occurring at surfaces and interfaces: adsorption, thermodynamic treatments, technological applications. Methods for characterization and modification of surfaces. Dynamic electrochemistry and its application to understanding fuel cells.
UBC-CHEM 404: Computational Chemistry
Application of numerical techniques to study chemical systems; molecular simulation.
UBC-CHEM 405: Biophysical Chemistry
Interactions of macromolecules in solution: ligand, antibody and ion binding to macromolecules; thermodynamics of polymer solutions; excluded volume effects; phase separation; partition in two phase polymer solutions.
UBC-CHEM 406: Polymer Chemistry
Structure and availability of monomers; Propagation mechanisms; synthesis of polymers with predetermined properties; measurement and interpretation of physical properties of polymers.
UBC-CHEM 407: Statistical Mechanics in Chemistry
Introductory concepts of statistical mechanics and statistical thermodynamics. Applications to chemistry with emphasis on understanding chemical reactivity.
UBC-CHEM 408: Chemical Dynamics
Macroscopic and microscopic kinetics; photochemistry; theory of reaction rates; reaction cross sections, energy distributions, experimental methods.
UBC-CHEM 410: Properties of Materials
Electromagnetic, optical, thermal and mechanical properties, and chemical reactivity of solids; electrons in periodic systems: bands, zones; excitations: excitons, phonons, plasmons, polaritons; crystalline order and disorder; ionic conductivity.
UBC-CHEM 411: Synthesis and Chemistry of Natural Products
Methods and tactics for the synthesis of biologically active natural products and analogs, particularly alkaloids, polyketides, steroids and terpenes.
UBC-CHEM 412: Electronic Structure of Atoms and Molecules
Introduction to variational methods; many-electron systems; semi-empirical methods; perturbation theory; computational methods.
UBC-CHEM 413: Bioorganic Chemistry
Enzyme catalysis; mechanistic enzymology; chemistry of cofactors; biosynthetic transformations; natural product biosynthesis; topics in chemical biology.
UBC-CHEM 414: Coordination Chemistry of the Transition Elements
Molecular and electronic structures and reactivities of coordination compounds of the transition elements.
UBC-CHEM 416: Physical and Theoretical Organic Chemistry
Energetics and catalysis in organic reactions. Pericyclic reactions. Substituent effects. Linear free energy relationships.
UBC-CHEM 417: Nuclear Chemistry and Radiochemistry
Basic treatment of the nucleus, with analogy to concepts in chemistry. Nuclear stabilities and associated radioactive decay processes. Nuclear structure. Applications of radioisotopes in chemistry. The interaction of radiation with matter.
UBC-CHEM 418: Organometallic Chemistry
The chemistry of compounds containing organic groups directly bonded to metals and metalloids. Emphasis will be placed on the structure and bonding of the compounds and their use in synthetic chemistry.
UBC-CHEM 419: Establishing a Career in Chemical Research
Current research and career perspectives in chemistry.
UBC-CHEM 427: Applications of Materials Chemistry
Contemporary materials chemistry, including design and synthesis of materials for energy, electronics, and health applications.
UBC-CHEM 430: Developments in Contemporary Chemistry
A review of modern developments in general chemistry for teachers of Secondary School chemistry.
UBC-CHEM 434: Principles of Chemical Separation
Unified theory of separation science; liquid and gas chromatography; capillary electrophoresis; electrochemical and spectroscopic detection; separation methods coupled with mass spectrometry and tandem mass spectrometry; biochemical applications.
UBC-CHEM 435: Bio-Inorganic Chemistry
A discussion of the involvement of inorganic chemistry in biological systems. Chemistry of cations, metalloenzymes, and simpler model systems. Reactions of coordinated ligands, chemistry of sulphur and phosphorus.
UBC-CHEM 445: Projects in Experimental Chemistry
Principles of experimental design, practice and problem solving in chemistry, including the opportunity to pursue projects in a research setting.
UBC-CHEM 460: Organic Synthesis: A Mechanistic Approach
Presentation, mechanistic discussion and analysis of modern synthetic methods using principles of physical organic chemistry.
UBC-CHEM 461: Synthetic Chemical Biology
Synthetic, mechanistic, and biochemical approaches to chemical biology, including the design of drugs, probes, and catalysts.
UBC-CHEM 473: Structure Determination and Reaction Analysis
Application of mass spectrometry and modern spectroscopic techniques, including multidimensional NMR spectroscopy, to reaction analysis and detailed characterization of complex organic and organometallic molecular structures.