Professor Ken Martin

PSC 110 PHYSICAL SCIENCE: 

An introductory survey of selected principles of physics and chemistry with a discussion of related societal and environmental issues.

CHE 152 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I:

 
Study of the basic principles of modern chemistry. Emphasis on atomic and molecular structure, chemical bonding, gas laws, states of matter, and solutions.

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 325 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY I: 

Study of classical thermodynamics as it is applied to physical and chemical systems. Includes discussion of the three laws and their application to thermochemistry, reaction energetics and chemical equilibrium.  Reaction kinetics, transport phenomena, and kinetic molecular theory are also investigated.

CHE 326 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY II:

Investigation of matter from a quantum chemistry perspective with particular emphasis on the theoretical concepts and their implications for chemical bonding theory and molecular spectroscopy.

CHE 327 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY II LABORATORY: 

Laboratory experiences designed to accompany CHE 326. Molecular structure and interactions are investigated using spectroscopic methods including ultraviolet-visible and FT-infrared.

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.