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Program Requirements
Program Prerequisites
PRE-PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:
Students entering from the Freshman program must have included CHEM 110 and CHEM 120 or CHEM 115, BIOL 111 or BIOL 112, MATH 133, MATH 140/MATH 141 or MATH 150/MATH 151, PHYS 131/PHYS 142, or their equivalents in their Freshman year. Quebec students must have completed the DEC with appropriate science and mathematics courses. Note that students who have successfully completed MATH 150 and MATH 151 do not have to take MATH 222.
Required Basic Core Courses (26 credits)
The required courses in this program consist of 26 credits in chemistry and mathematics listed below. The courses marked with an asterisk (*) are omitted from the program of students who have successfully completed them at the CEGEP level. Students from outside Quebec or transfer students should consult the Academic Adviser.
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The Liberal Program: Core Science Component Chemistry - General Option is not certified by the Ordre des chimistes du Québec. Students interested in pursuing a career in Chemistry in Quebec are advised to take an appropriate B.Sc. program in Chemistry.
A computer science course, either COMP 202 or COMP 208, is strongly recommended during U1 for students who have no previous introduction to computer programming. Students should contact their adviser on this matter. Completion of Mathematics MATH 222 during U1 is strongly recommended.
* Denotes courses with CEGEP equivalents.
** Students who have successfully completed MATH 150 and MATH 151 are not required to take MATH 222.
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CHEM 212 Introductory Organic Chemistry 1 (4 credits) *
Overview
Chemistry : A survey of reactions of aliphatic and aromatic compounds including modern concepts of bonding, mechanisms, conformational analysis, and stereochemistry.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: Daoust, Michel; Tsantrizos, Youla S; Moitessier, Nicolas (Fall) Daoust, Michel; Fenster, Ariel; Schirrmacher, Ralf (Winter) Daoust, Michel; Fenster, Ariel (Summer)
- Fall, Winter, Summer
- Prerequisite: CHEM 110 or equivalent.
- Corequisite: CHEM 120 or equivalent.
- Restriction: Not open to students who are taking or have taken CHEM 211 or equivalent
- Each lab section is limited enrolment
- Note: Some CEGEP programs provide equivalency for this course. For more information, please see the Department of Chemistry’s Web page ().
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CHEM 222 Introductory Organic Chemistry 2 (4 credits) *
Overview
Chemistry : Modern spectroscopic techniques for structure determination. The chemistry of alcohols, ethers, carbonyl compounds, and amines, with special attention to mechanistic aspects. Special topics.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: Daoust, Michel; Gleason, James L (Fall) Auclair, Karine; Daoust, Michel (Winter) Daoust, Michel; Schwarcz, Joseph A (Summer)
- Fall, Winter
- Prerequisite: CHEM 212 or equivalent.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken an equivalent Organic 2 at CEGEP (see 91ÉçÇø Basic Math and Sciences Equivalence Table at ) or who have or are taking CHEM 234.
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CHEM 223 Introductory Physical Chemistry 1 (2 credits)
Overview
Chemistry : Kinetics 1: Gas laws, kinetic theory of collisions. Thermodynamics: Zeroth law of thermodynamics. First law of thermodynamics, heat capacity, enthalpy, thermochemistry, bond energies. Second law of thermodynamics; the entropy and free energy functions. Third law of thermodynamics, absolute entropies, free energies, Maxwell relations and chemical and thermodynamic equilibrium states.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Galley, William Claude (Fall)
- Fall
- Prerequisites: CHEM 110, CHEM 120 or equivalent, PHYS 142, or permission of instructor.
- Corequisite: MATH 222 or equivalent.
- Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken or are taking CHEM 203 or CHEM 204.
- Note: Chemistry Honours and Majors must take CHEM 223 and CHEM 253 simultaneously.
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CHEM 243 Introductory Physical Chemistry 2 (2 credits)
Overview
Chemistry : Heterogeneous equilibrium: phase rule and phase diagrams. Ideal solutions, colligative properties, solubility. Electrochemistry, Debye-Hückel Theory. Kinetics 2: Transition State Theory, complex reactions, free-radical reactions, chain reactions, catalysis, reactions at surfaces, ionic effects of reactions in solution, photochemistry.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Galley, William Claude (Winter)
- Winter
- Prerequisites: CHEM 223 and CHEM 253.
- Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken or are taking CHEM 203 or CHEM 204. Permission of instructor.
- Note: Chemistry Honours and Majors must take CHEM 243 and CHEM 263 simultaneously.
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CHEM 253 Introductory Physical Chemistry 1 Laboratory (1 credit)
Overview
Chemistry : Illustrative experiments in physical chemistry. Laboratory section of CHEM 223.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Blum, Amy; Gauthier, Jean-Marc (Fall)
- Fall
- Prerequisite: CHEM 110, CHEM 120 or equivalent.
- Corequisite: CHEM 223 or equivalent or permission of instructor.
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CHEM 263 Introductory Physical Chemistry 2 Laboratory (1 credit)
Overview
Chemistry : Illustrative experiments in physical chemistry. Laboratory section of CHEM 243.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Blum, Amy; Gauthier, Jean-Marc (Winter)
- Winter
- Prerequisites: CHEM 223 and CHEM 253.
- Corequisite: CHEM 243 or equivalent.
- Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken or are taking CHEM 203 or CHEM 204. Permission of instructor.
- Note: Chemistry Honours and Majors must take CHEM 243 and CHEM 263 simultaneously.
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CHEM 281 Inorganic Chemistry 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Chemistry : Basic concepts of electronic structure and molecular bonding will be developed and applied to the understanding of common materials. Acid-base chemistry. Survey of the chemistry of the main group elements. Introduction to coordination and organometallic chemistry.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Moores-Francois, Audrey (Winter)
- Winter
- Prerequisites: CHEM 110 and CHEM 120 or equivalent.
- Restriction: For Honours and Major Chemistry students
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or plan to take CHEM 201
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CHEM 287 Introductory Analytical Chemistry (2 credits)
Overview
Chemistry : Qualitative and quantitative analysis. A survey of methods of analysis including theory and practice of semimicro qualitative analysis and representative gravimetric, volumetric and instrumental methods.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Burns, David H; Salin, Eric Dunbar (Fall)
- Fall
- Prerequisites: CHEM 110 and CHEM 120, or CHEM 115, or equivalent.
- Corequisite: Students in CHEM 287 are required to take the laboratory, CHEM 297, either simultaneously with CHEM 287 or in the term following CHEM 287.
- Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken CHEM 257D1/D2 or CHEM 277D1/D2.
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CHEM 297 Introductory Analytical Chemistry Laboratory (1 credit)
Overview
Chemistry : Introductory experiments in analytical chemistry emphasizing classical and instrumental methods of quantitative analysis.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: Burns, David H; Hamier, Jan (Fall) Hamier, Jan; Salin, Eric Dunbar (Winter)
- Fall, Winter
- Prerequisites: CHEM 110 and CHEM 120, or CHEM 115, or equivalent.
- Pre- or Co-requisite: CHEM 287.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken CHEM 257D1/D2 or CHEM 277D1/D2.
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CHEM 381 Inorganic Chemistry 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Chemistry : Introduction to transition metal chemistry, coordination numbers and geometry, and nomenclature will be followed by a discussion of crystal field theory and its applications to problems in spectroscopy, magnetochemistry, thermodynamics and kinetics. Several aspects related to applications of organometallic compounds in catalysis and bioinorganic systems will be discussed.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Arndtsen, Bruce A (Fall)
- Fall
- Prerequisite: CHEM 281.
- Restriction: For Honours and Major Chemistry students
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MATH 222 Calculus 3 (3 credits) **
Overview
Mathematics & Statistics (Sci) : Taylor series, Taylor's theorem in one and several variables. Review of vector geometry. Partial differentiation, directional derivative. Extreme of functions of 2 or 3 variables. Parametric curves and arc length. Polar and spherical coordinates. Multiple integrals.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: Jonsson, Wilbur; Sancho, Neville G F (Fall) Jonsson, Wilbur (Winter)
- Prerequisite: MATH 141. Familiarity with vector geometry or Corequisite: MATH 133
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken CEGEP course 201-303 or MATH 150, MATH 151 or MATH 227
General Option Courses (20 credits)
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CHEM 302 Introductory Organic Chemistry 3 (3 credits)
Overview
Chemistry : Topics covered may include the following: Aromatic compounds, heterocyclic chemistry, sulfur and phosphorus chemistry, organosulfur and organophosphorus compounds, and biomolecules such as lipids, carbohydrates, amino acids, polypeptides, DNA and RNA.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: Damha, Masad J (Fall) Sleiman, Hanadi (Winter)
- Fall, Winter
- Prerequisites: BIOL 112, CHEM 222, or permission of the instructor.
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CHEM 345 Molecular Properties and Structure 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Chemistry : An introduction to quantum chemistry covering the historical development, wave theory, methods of quantum mechanics, and applications of quantum chemistry.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Reven, Linda G (Fall)
- Fall
- Prerequisites: CHEM 213 or CHEM 223 and CHEM 243, MATH 315, and PHYS 142, or permission of instructor.
- Restriction: For Chemistry Honours and Majors only
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CHEM 367 Instrumental Analysis 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Chemistry : An introduction to modern instrumental analysis emphasizing chromatography, electrochemical methods and computational data analysis. Analytical methods to be examined in detail include gas-liquid and high performance liquid chromatography, LC mass spectrometry, and advanced electro-analysis techniques
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Power, Joan F; Sewall, Samuel Lewis; Gauthier, Jean-Marc (Fall)
- Fall
- Prerequisite: CHEM 257 or CHEM 277 or CHEM 287 and CHEM 297.
- Each lab section is limited enrolment
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CHEM 377 Instrumental Analysis 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Chemistry : Spectroscopic methods of analysis will be studied with respect to fundamentals, operational aspects and instrument design. Topics will range from UV-visible to x-ray spectrometry. Methodologies will be evaluated with respect to their application in spectrometric systems. Laboratory automation will be studied and applied in the laboratory.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Salin, Eric Dunbar; Gauthier, Jean-Marc; Sewall, Samuel Lewis (Winter)
- Winter
- Prerequisite: CHEM 367
- Each lab section is limited enrolment
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CHEM 392 Integrated Inorganic/Organic Laboratory (3 credits)
Overview
Chemistry : A program of modules is selected in consultation with the laboratory staff. The experimental modules consist of projects related to the theoretical principles, synthetic techniques and instrumental methods used in modern organic, inorganic and organometallic chemistry, including aspects of green chemistry and nanochemistry.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: Sleiman, Hanadi; Sewall, Samuel Lewis; Huot, Mitchell; Moores-Francois, Audrey (Fall) Sleiman, Hanadi; Sewall, Samuel Lewis; Huot, Mitchell; Gauthier, Jean-Marc (Winter)
- Fall, Winter
- Prerequisite/corequisites: CHEM 381 and CHEM 302. Advanced laboratory for Chemistry Honours and Major students. Students enrolled in CHEM 392 are strongly advised to choose the D option.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken CHEM 362.
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MATH 315 Ordinary Differential Equations (3 credits)
Overview
Mathematics & Statistics (Sci) : First order ordinary differential equations including elementary numerical methods. Linear differential equations. Laplace transforms. Series solutions.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: Sancho, Neville G F (Fall) Xu, Jian-Jun (Winter)
- Prerequisite: MATH 222.
- Corequisite: MATH 133.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking MATH 325.
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PHYS 242 Electricity and Magnetism (2 credits)
Overview
Physics : Properties of electromagnetic fields, dipole and quadropole fields and their interactions, chemical binding of molecules, electromagnetic properties of materials, Maxwell's equations and properties of electromagnetic waves, propagation of waves in media.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Lovejoy, Shaun MacDonald (Fall)
- Winter
- 2 hours lectures
- Prerequisites: CEGEP Physics, MATH 222
Complementary Course (3 credits)
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CHEM 352 Structural Organic Chemistry (3 credits)
Overview
Chemistry : Modern spectroscopic methods of structure determination of organic and organometallic compounds.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Moores-Francois, Audrey (Winter)
- Winter
- Prerequisite: CHEM 302
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CHEM 355 Molecular Properties and Structure 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Chemistry : A survey of the principles of electronic, vibrational and rotational spectroscopy. Magnetic resonance methods.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Kambhampati, Patanjali (Winter)
- Winter
- Prerequisite: CHEM 345, PHYS 242, or permission of instructor
Faculty of Science—2010-2011 (last updated Jan. 19, 2011) (disclaimer)