Professor Gay Olivier-Lilley

CHE 101 CHEMISTRY AND SOCIETY:
Designed to introduce non-science students to the major ideas of modern chemistry and their relevance in contemporary society.  Chemical principles are examined and applied to areas such as nutrition, medicine, agriculture, pollution, and energy issues.  

CHE 103 INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL, ORGANIC AND BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY: 
Emphasis on those aspects of inorganic and organic chemistry that are pertinent to biochemistry. Examines the structures and metabolic reactions of biomolecules. Provides a background for human environmental science and nursing.

CHE 153 GENERAL CHEMISTRY II: 
Study of the basic principles of modern chemistry.  Emphasis on chemical kinetic and equilibrium, acid base theory, thermodynamics, solubility, metals, and general descriptive chemistry.

CHE 211 ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Examination of the theories and techniques of quantitative chemical analysis, with some emphasis on instrumental methods. 

CHE 466 ADVANCED INORGANIC CHEMISTRY: 
Development of the broad principles and theories of inorganic chemistry with emphasis on atomic structure, chemical bonding, acid-base theory, and the structural and dynamic features of inorganic compounds. Metal and non-metal substances are explored.

CHE 467 ADVANCED INORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY: 
Designed to accompany CHE 466. Emphasis on the synthesis and characterization of metallic and non-metallic compounds.

CHE 475 SPECIAL TOPICS IN CHEMISTRY: 
Discussion of topics of special relevance to the faculty and students. Possible topics include: statistical thermodynamics, group theory and molecular spectroscopy, enzyme kinetics, photochemistry, organometallic chemistry, organofluorine chemistry, medicinal chemistry, electrophilic and radical additions, and mechanistic aspects of water chlorination.

CHE 499 RESEARCH: 
An independent investigation, under faculty supervision, of a specific problem at the frontier of a chemical field. Includes weekly discussion sessions.