86 courses in the 1977–78 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
Notes
Faculty listed in 1977–78
Professor, Chairman of Department W.A.E. McBryde, MA (Toronto), PhD (Virginia), FCIC
Professor, Dean of the Faculty of Science W. B. Pearson', DFC, MA, DSc (Oxon), FRSC, FCIC
Associate Professor, Associate Dean of the Faculty of Science D.A. Brisbin, BSc (Alberta), PhD (Toronto)
Professor, Director of the Guelph-Waterloo Centre for Graduate Work in Chemistry A.J. Carty, BSc, PhD (Nottingham)
Professors
J. Cizek?, RNDr (Charles University, Prague), CSc (Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Prague)
M. Vatcher, HNC (Bolton Technical College), BSc (Waterloo)
Faculty members holding cross appointments as shown Chemistry and Physics
2 Chemistry and Applied Mathematics
3 Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Undergraduate Course Descriptions
Details of the undergraduate programmes offered by the Faculty of Science are to be found in Chapter 13.
Prerequisites for a course are a reliable guide to the background necessary for the course. In lieu of the specific courses listed, an equivalent background from Waterloo or elsewhere is acceptable. With consent of the instructor, prerequisites may be waived in exceptional cases.
The course covers the material considered essential preparation for first year chemistry courses. Included are formulae, nomenclature, stoichiometry, and an introduction to thermochemistry, solution chemistry, chemical equilibria, acids, bases and oxidation reduction reactions, kinetics and bonding.
Successful completion of this course fulfills the University Admission requirements where high school Chemistry is necessary. Offered by correspondence only, one term. No University credit.
Chem 10 F,W,S 1c 0
General Chemistry Seminar
Required for all Chemistry students beyond Year 1, this seminar brings together students from all years to receive information concerning the activities of the Chemistry Department and the Chemical Institute of Canada, and to hear invited speakers.
Chem 26 F,W 3C,3L 5
Organic Chemistry 1
The basic chemistry of the important classes of aliphatic and aromatic compounds. A laboratory course on preparative organic chemistry and organic techniques accompanies the lectures.
(Normally for students in Year 2 Engineering)
Chem36 F,S 3C 5
Organic Chemistry 2
An introduction to the important classes of hetero-cyclic compounds and natural products.
Selected experiments for students taking Chemistry 112.
Note
t Chem 111-112, and their associated laboratories 111L-112L, are designed for students who have
not completed Ontario Year 5 Chemistry (or its equivalent). Normally, all other Science students will be expected to take Chem 121-122 and their associated laboratories. Credit will not be allowed for both 111-112 and 121-122
lonic and valence bond models; molecular orbital theory; bond lengths and bond energies; hydrogen bond and other weak interactions; properties; structures and Stereochemistries of typical inorganic compounds; acid-base behaviour; nomenclature. (Primarily for Honours students majoring in Chemistry). , Prereq:Chem 121
Selected experiments for students taking Chemistry 220.
Chem 221tt F,W,S 2c 0.5
Analytical Chemistry of Multi-Component Systems Applications of electroanalytical methods, spectroscopic methods, and analytical separations to the quantitative description of multi-component systems. (Primarily for Honours students majoring in Chemistry.)
Prereq: Chem 220
tt Students registering in Chem 221 mustalso register in Chem 221L
Chem22iL FWS 3b .25
Analytical Chemistry Laboratory 2 Selected experiments for students taking Chemistry 221.
* Chem 224 Y T 1.0
Chemical Spectroscopy
An introductory survey of the principles and applications of spectroscopic techniques used in the modern chemical laboratory. Topics will include electronic, vibrational and rotational spectoscopy, and magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
Prereq: A first year Chemistry course, and a knowledge of Calculus.
Selected Experiments for Students taking Chemistry 237.
Chem 254 FLW Physical Chemistry 1 Kinetic theory of gases and elementary transport properties. Thermodynamics of ideal systems. Rate of chemical reactions and applications to the elucidation of reaction mechanisms.
Prereq: Chem 121-122, Calculus (eg. Math 113) (Primarily for Honours students majoring in Chemistry)
Preparation and reactions of typical organic functional groups examined from the basis of the reaction mechanisms. Introduction to spectroscopic correlations of these functional groups. Stereochemistry of organic molecules.
Prereq: Chem 121-122
(Primarily for Honours students majoring in Chemistry
The properties, preparation, reaction and basic structural theory of the common classes of aliphatic compounds. Introduction of electrophilic and nucleophilic reaction mechanisms.
Prereq: Chem 1217 and 122
* Chem 267 w ‘2c 5
Organic Chemistry 2
The properties, preparation, reactions and basic structural theory of the common classes of aromatic compounds: A continuation of organic reaction mechanisms. Introduction to the chemistry of carbohydrates, proteins, steroids, etc.
Selected experiments for students taking Chemistry 267.
Note .
+(For students needing a full year of Organic Chemistry as a prerequisite to medicine, the sequence 266-267 and 267L should be selected; for Honours students majoring in Chemistry, 264-364 plus the appropriate laboratory
An introduction to nuclear stability rules, radioactive decay processes and nuclear structure. Alpha, Beta Gamma emission. Nuclear reactions, fission; production of heavy elements. Interaction of radiation with matter. Radioisotopes. Brief jntroduction to actinide chemistry. Prereq: Chem 121 or equiv.
The transition elements and their compounds. Stereochemistry of complex ions; ligand field and molecular orbital theories of metal-ligand bonding; electronic spectra and magnetochemistry of complexes; reaction mechanisms.
CHEM 313The Chemistry of the Main Group ElementsW 2c 0.5
A systematic approach to the synthesis, properties, reactions and structures of main group element compounds. Trends in chemical behaviour, bonding and stereochemistry. Electron deficient compounds, the rare gases, chemistry of phosphorus, nitrogen and sulphur will be dealt with in detail.
Advanced experiments in inorganic chemistry. Prereq: Chem 314L
Chem316, FF 2c 5
An Introduction to Transition Metal Chemistry
The transition elements and their compounds. An elementary approach to crystal and ligand field theory will be used to rationalise the spectra, magnetism, structures and properties of transition metal complex compounds.
The principles of operation, practical limitations and preferred uses of various devices commonly used to make accurate measurements of importance in modern chemistry.
Survey of transition metal chemistry including ligand field theory of co-ordination compounds and an introduction to organometallic chemistry. Introduction to nuclear and radiochemistry.
Prereq: Chem 212 or 218 or equiv. (equivalent to 311-312)
CHEM 351Statistical ThermodynamicsF (odd years only) 2C 0.5
Ensembles, postulates of statistical mechanics; Boltzmann, Fermi-Dirac, and Bose-Einstein Statistics; microcanonical, canonical and grand canonical ensembles; Equilibrium statistical mechanics and statistical thermodynamics; application to idea! gases. Prereq: Chem 355
Basic definitions and polymer nomenclature, molecular weight averages and distributions, polymer constitution, configuration and conformation, step-growth and free-radical chain-growth polymerization and copolymerization.
Introduction to kinetics and mechanism of elementary chemical processses in homogeneous systems, reversible, consecutive and simultaneous reactions, interpretation of kinetic data. Application to industrial processes, both batch and continuous.
An introductory survey of the thermodynamics of ideal systems; the application of thermodynamic principles to the study of solutions, phase equilibria, chemical equilibrium and the properties of electrolytes.
An introductory survey of the concepts and principles of quantum mechanics; the application of these principles to the study of atomic and molecular structure and spectra, and to photochemical phenomena. Chemical kinetics.
Some theories of rates of chemical reactions. Basic electrochemistry and transport properties of ionic solutions. Application of quantum mechanics to atomic spectroscopy.
Prereq: Chem 355
(Primarily for Honours Students majoring in Chemistry)
The organic chemistry involved in selected industrial processes will be discussed. Petroleum chemistry, synthesis of dyestuffs, pharmaceuticals, pesticides, organic polymers, etc.
Stereochemistry and conformational analysis of organic molecules. Acidity and basicity. Formation and reactions of enolate anions with emphasis on their synthetic utility. Prereq: Chem 364 or 267
CHEM 366Structural and Synthetic Organic ChemistryF 2c 0.5
Stereochemistry of organic molecules; synthesis of selected organic compounds examined in detail with emphasis on cyclo-addition reactions and condensation reactions.
The synthesis, characterization and reactivity of compounds containing metal-carbon covalent bonds. Metal carbonyls and their derivatives. Olefin, acetylene, pi-arene and related complexes. The nature of the metal-carbon bond. Catalysis by transition metal organometallics.
CHEM 419Biological Aspects of Inorganic ChemistryW 2C 0.5
Metalloproteins and other metal-containing biological molecules in hydrolytic enzymes; redox reactions; nitrogen fixation and oxygen transport; the role of alkali and alkaline earth meta! cations.
Selected topics in modern analysis of inorganic materials such as rocks, ores, ceramics, metals and alloys; Atomic flame spectroscopic methods, analytical X-ray techniques, methods for ultra-pure materials, trace and micro determinations.
Chemistry and biosynthesis of porphyrins. Metabolism of amino acids, purines and pyrimidines. Roles of vitamins in biological transformations. Respiration, muscular contraction.
Basic group theory, irreducible representations, molecular symmetry groups, character tables, reduction of representations. These various concepts will be illustrated by application to specific examples.
An introduction to the physical chemistry of surfaces. Qualitative and quantitative descriptions of surfaces and interfaces and the development of relevant techniques and theories. Application to surface tension, spreading, wetting, absorption, and other interfacial phenomena. Prereq: Chem 254 and 255
Electrolytic conductance and transport, thermodynamics of electrolytic ceils. Reversible and irreversible electrode processes, metallic corrosion; study of selected industrial electrochemical processes.
Anintroduction to heterogeneous catalysis. Examination of the physical manifestations of catalysis and the development of experimental techniques and theoretical methods for the measurement and elucidation of Catalytic phenomena.
CHEM 465Special Topics in Organic ChemistryW 2C 0.5
Topics will be selected from photochemistry, organometallics, synthesis, heterocyclics, natural products, molecular rearrangements. (May be taken in third and fourth years as 465A and 465B provided topics are different).