83 courses in the 1988–89 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
CHEM 001Pre-University Chemistry
The course covers the material considered essential preparation for first year chemistry courses. Included are formulae, nomenclature, stoichiometry, an introduction to thermochemistry, solution chemistry, chemical equilibria, acids, bases, oxidation-reduction reactions, kinetics and bonding.
Successful completion of this course fulfills the University Admission requirements where high school chemistry is necessary. No University credit. Offered by correspondence only.
CHEM 10 W 1C 0
General Chemistry Seminar
Required for all Chemistry students beyond Year One, 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 123Chemical Reactions, Equilibria and KineticsF 3C,1T 0.5
The stoichiometry of compounds and chemical reactions; principles of equilibria, solubility and acid-base equilibria; electrochemistry; chemical kinetics.
Bonding in carbon compounds. Structures, properties and nomenclature of several important classes of organic compounds. Interconversions of functional groups. Mechanisms of organic reactions.
Kinetics . An enriched version of CHEM 123 for all students in, or planning to enter, Chemistry or Biochemistry programs. Prereq: Same as for CHEM 123 Coreq: Same as for CHEM 123 Antireq: CHEM 123
An enriched version of CHEM 124 for all students in, or planning to enter, Chemistry or Biochemistry programs. Prereq: Same as for CHEM 124 Coreq: Same as for CHEM 124 Antireq: CHEM 124, 26
UPPER YEAR CHEMISTRY COURSES
CHEM 26 F,W 3C,3L 0.5 Organic Chemistry 1 Basic chemistry of aliphatic compounds; shapes of molecules. A laboratory course on preparative organic chemistry accompanies the lectures.
Classical and wave theories of the electronic structure of atoms. The periodic table. Formation and characteristics of ionic and covalent bonds. Molecular orbital and valence bond theories. Bonding in molecular, ionic, and metallic solids. Structure and stereochemistry of simple inorganic compounds.
Prereq: Grade 13 Chemistry, Physics, completion of Year One in good standing or permission of instructor
CHEM 228Analytical Chemistry for Life SciencesW 2C,3L 0.5
Selected topics of importance to Biology students, with related experiments. - Prereq: CHEM 123 or 125, 124 or 126 Antireq: CHEM 220, 221 For students in Honours Biology only
This course emphasizes the macroscopic approach. Areas to be studied include properties of gases; the first, second and third laws of thermodynamics applied to ideal systems; chemical equilibrium. Prereq: CHEM 123 or 125, MATH 113A/B or equivalent Antireq: CHEM 356 For Honours students only
Thermodynamic concepts are applied to a variety of systems, to mixtures of nonelectrolytes and to solutions of electrolytes. The difference between thermodynamic and dynamic equilibria is. introduced to deal with rates of chemical reactions and their relationship to experimental data.
Preparation and reactions of typical organic functional groups examined on the basis of reaction mechanisms. Stereochemistry of organic molecules. Prereq: CHEM 124 or 126 Antireq: CHEM 36, 266 For Honours students only
The detailed treatment of organic chemistry begun in CHEM 124 and 264 is continued, with further emphasis on stereochemistry, reaction mechanisms and aromaticity. Introduction to spectroscopy. Prereq: CHEM 264 Antireq: CHEM 267 For Honours students only
More detailed discussions of the important classes of aliphatic and aromatic compounds. An extended look at stereochemistry and its importance in reaction mechanisms. . Prereq: CHEM 124 or 126 Antireq: CHEM 36, 264
For students needing a full year of Organic Chemistry as a prerequisite to medicine, either the sequence 266/267 and 266L, or the sequence 264/265 and 265L should be selected.
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 introduction to actinide chemistry.
Prereq: Grade 13 Chemistry, completion of Year 1 in good standing or permission of instructor
The transition elements and their compounds. Stereochemistry of complex ions; ligand field and molecular orbital theories of metal-ligand bonding; electronic spectra and magneto-chemistry of
_ complexes; reaction mechanisms (if time
permits). Prereq: CHEM 212 Antireq: CHEM 316 For Honours students only
CHEM 313Chemistry of Main Group ElementsW 2C,1T 0.5
A systematic approach to the syntheses, properties, reactions and structures of compounds of the main group elements. Trends in chemical behaviour, bonding and stereochemistry. Electron-deficient compounds, the rare gases, chemistry of phosphorus, nitrogen and sulfur will be dealt with in detail. -
A basic coverage of first row transition elements for General and certain Honours students; preparation, nomenclature and general chemistry of transition metal complexes emphasizing structure, bonding, physical properties such as colour and magnetism, and chemical reactions.
Introduction to the microscopic description of physical processes, laws governing electrons and atoms and the properties of atomic and molecular states, application to electromagnetic tadiation interacting with atoms and molecules producing transitions between states.
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.
CHEM 357Physical Chemistry for the Life SciencesW 2C\1T 0.5
Ani introductory survey of kinetic molecular theory and transport phenomena with applications to biological systems. Chemical kinetics. Some spectroscopies important to life sciences.
The statistical nature of large assemblies of atoms and molecules, kinetic theory of gases, transport processes, the collision theory and transition state theory of chemical kinetics.
Simple molecular orbital theories and their use in organic chemistry. Effects of substituents and reaction conditions on the mechanism of organic reactions.
CHEM 366Structural and Synthetic Organic ChemistryF 2C 0.5
Stereochemistry in organic reactions; synthesis of selected organic compounds examined, in detail with emphasis on cyclo-addition reactions and condensation reactions.
The design of organic syntheses, and especially the formation of enolate ions and their use in the formation of new carbon-carbon bonds. Acidity and basicity of organic molecules. Stereochemical concepts applied to organic molecules as well as conformational analysis.
CHEM 380Chemical Problem Solving by ComputerF,W 1C,3T 0.5
Analysis of chemical problems, development of mathematical and numerical models and algorithms, implementation of programs using procedure-oriented languages (BASIC, FORTRAN, PASCAL), simulations and calculations on chemical processes, data reduction and treatment. Prereq: CS 102 or equivalent, good standing in Year Two or higher of a chemistry program. Formerly CHEM 280
CHEM 395History of ChemistryW (odd years only) 3C 0.5
The development of chemistry will be traced from alchemy to the 20th century. The contributions of famous scientists to the concepts and models of modern chemistry will be emphasized.
Prereq: Completion of two years of a Chemistry Honours program
Given entirely by invited lecturers from a broad spectrum of chemistry-related industries. The range of topics will include current industrial laboratory practice, the laboratory/plant interface, and the handling of large quantities of materials.
CHEM 409Solid State ChemistryW (odd years only) 2C 0.5
Packing in solids; metals, alloys and molecular crystals; ionic and covalent solids; chemical factors affecting crystal structures; properties of metals, semiconductors and molecular crystals.
CHEM 417Inorganic Cage CompoundsW (odd years only) 2C 0.5
The synthesis, structure and reactions of selected groups of important cage compounds such as metal clusters, metalloboranes, boranes, and carboranes will be considered. The emphasis is on current literature. The course is available on a special self-study basis or by regular lectures.
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 ultrapure materials, trace and micro determinations.
Principles involved in the use of electric and magnetic fields for mass analysis. lonization methods. Applications of mass spectrometric analysis to the identification and quantitation of chemical compounds.
Properties and metabolism of porphyrins, purines, pyrimidines and biogenic amines. Structure-function relationships of enzymes. Control and transport mechanisms.
Special topics in biochemistry with applications. Areas covered in recent years include biochemistry of methaneproducing bacteria; mechanism of action of antibiotics, antiviral agents and vitamins.
CHEM 452Colloids, Liquid Crystals and Bilayer Chemistry ,F 2C 0.5
The colloidal size range, the importance of the interface, classical studies on Brownian motion, light scattering, the micelle formation of detergents in water and solubilisation. Phase diagrams of soaps and lipids and their study by X-ray diffraction and NMR. The biological membrane as an entity of colloidal size. The related spectroscopy, microscopy, etc. of lyotropic liquid crystals and bilayers.
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, adsorption, and other interfacial phenomena.
Electrolytic conductance and transport, thermodynamics of electrolytic cells. Reversible and irreversible electrode processes, metallic corrosion. Study of selected industrial electrochemical processes.
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 year as 465A and 465B provided topics are different).
B. LeLievre, BEng (West Australia), MASc, PhD (Waterloo), PEng
Professors Emeritus
H.H.E. Leipholz,’ Dip! Eng, Dr Ing, Docent Habil (Stuttgart), DEng (Waterloo), DEng (Carleton), PEng, FRSC, Recipient of the Distinguished Teacher Award
J.T. Pindera, Dr. of Tech Sciences (Warsaw), Docent Habil (Cracow), PEng