CHEM F110 : Chemistry Laboratory
This is the compulsory laboratory course in Chemistry for the first year students of the first degree of all disciplines. It consists of experiments exploring various branches in Chemistry including kinetics, thermodynamics, analytical chemistry, synthetic inorganic and inorganic chemistry, etc.
CHEM F111 : General Chemistry
This course is aimed at providing an integrated overview of chemistry by introducing to the topics: quantum theory; electronic structure of atoms and molecules; spectroscopy; chemical thermodynamics; chemical kinetics; stereochemistry; important classes of organic reactions such as nucleophilic aliphatic substitution, elimination, electrophilic addition, free radical addition; organic synthesis; chemistry of selected main group elements; coordination chemistry, etc.
CHEM F211 : Physical Chemistry -I
Review of classical thermodynamics and introduction to statistical mechanics with applications to chemical systems.
CHEM F212 : Organic Chemistry -I
Substitution, elimination and addition reactions of organic compounds, stereochemistry, regio-selectivity and stereo-selectivity.
CHEM F213 : Physical Chemistry -II
Elements of quantum theory; the Schrodinger equation; some exactly solvable models; angular momentum; hydrogen-like atoms; approximation methods; electronic structure of many-electron atoms; molecules-Valence Bond and molecular orbital theories; semi-empirical treatments-huckel theory; molecular spectroscopy.
CHEM C212 : Colloid and Surface Chemistry
Surface phenomena; intermolecular forces relevant to colloidal systems; forces in colloidal systems; experimental and theoretical studies of the structure, dynamics and phase transitions in micelles, membranes, monolayers, bilayers, vesicles and related systems; technical applications.
CHEM C222 : Modern Analytical Chemistry
Data handling and analysis; sample preparation; unit operations; volumetric and gravimetric analysis; oxidation-reduction and complexometric titrations; electroanalytical methods: potentiometry, ion selective electrodes, conductometry, polarography; separation techniques : chromatography, solvent extraction; introduction to spectroscopic methods; radiochemical methods; specific applications to problems in air and water quality analysis, toxic and trace metal estimation in biological and environmental samples.
CHEM C231 : Chemistry Project Laboratory
The course includes projects involving laboratory investigation or laboratory development in chemistry. The course is normally available to students of second or higher level. The course must coterminate with a project report.
CHEM C232 : Chemistry of Organic Compounds
Electrophilic and nucleophilic aromatic substitution; nucleophilic additions to carbonyl compounds, aldol and related condensations; amines, malonic ester and acetoacetic ester synthesis; carbohydrates; orbital symmetry and chemical reactions; hetrocyclic compounds.
CHEM C311 : Chemical Kinetics
Discussion of reaction rate theory, kinetics and mechanism of various types of reactions, effect of temperature on reaction rates, energy of activation, theories of reaction rates and photochemistry.
CHEM C312 : Chemistry of Nontransitional Elements
Basic principles of inorganic chemistry; abnormal and general properties; methods of preparation; industrial uses of derivatives of non-transitional elements.
CHEM C321 : Chemical Thermodynamics
Review of classical thermodynamics and an introduction to statistical mechanics with applications to chemical systems.
CHEM C322 : Quantum Chemistry
Review of the postulates of quantum mechanics and some exactly solvable potential problems; angular momentum; variation method; stationary state and time dependent perturbation theory; atomic structure: antisymmetry, determinantal wave functions, SCF method, coupling of angular momenta, spectra; symmetry: point groups, representations, direct product, projection operators; molecules – Born-Oppenheimer approximation, molecular Hartree Fock calculations, VB and MO theories: ab initio and semi empirical methods; symmetry and molecular spectra.
CHEM C331 : Structure and Reactivity of Organic Compounds
Structure & reactivity; oxidation and reduction, aliphatic nucleophilic substitution; aromatic substitution reactions; eliminations, addition to carbon heteromultiple bonds and rearrangements; stereo chemistry of cyclic compounds.
CHEM C332 : Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Retrosynthetic analysis, synthetic strategies, protecting groups, carbon-carbon bond forming reactions, functional group disconnection, carbon-carbon bond disconnection, ring annelation, multistep synthesis, synthetic equivalents, asymmetric synthesis.
CHEM C341 : Biophysical Chemistry
The principles governing the molecular shapes, structures, structural transitions and dynamics in some important classes of biomolecules and biomolecular aggregates will be discussed. The topics will include: structure, conformational analysis, conformational transitions and equilibria in proteins and nucleic acids; protein folding; lipids - monolayers, bilayers and micelles; lipid-protein interactions in membranes.
CHEM C342 : Coordination Chemistry
Crystal field, ligand field and molecular orbital theories; chemistry of transitional metals; organometallic compounds; lanthanides and actinides.
CHEM C351 : Computational Chemistry
Selected problems in computational chemistry from diverse areas such as chemical kinetics and dynamics, quantum mechanics, electronic structure of molecules, spectroscopy, molecular mechanics and conformational analysis, thermodynamics, and structure and properties of condensed phases will be discussed. The problems chosen will illustrate the application of various mathematical and numerical methods such as those used in the solution of systems of algebraic equations, differential equations, and minimization of multidimensional functions, Fourier transform and Monte Carlo methods.
CHEM C352 : Bonding in Inorganic Compounds
Point groups and molecular symmetry; uses of point group symmetry; ionic bonding; covalent bonding; valence bond and molecular orbital theories of simple compounds; electronegativity; VSEPR model; fluxional molecules; ionic and covalent solids; band theory; dipole related forces; hydrogen bonding; coordination compounds: VB, crystal field and MO theories, electronic spectra and magnetic properties.
CHEM C361 : Polymer Chemistry
Types of polymers; structures of polymers; molecular weight and molecular weight distributions; kinetics and mechanisms of major classes of polymerization reactions such as step growth, radical, ionic, heterogeneous, and copolymerization methods; polymer solutions- solubility, lattice model and the Flory-Huggins theory, solution viscosity; bulk properties- thermal and mechanical properties such as the melting and glass transitions, rubber elasticity, and viscous flow; polymerization reactions used in industry.
CHEM C362 : Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds
Periodicity; periodic anomalies; p orbitals in pi bonding; d orbitals in non-metal chemistry: similarities and contrasts within a group, e.g., C-Si, N-P; chemistry of boron hydrides, aluminosilicates; hydrogen; acid-base concepts; hard and soft acids and bases; chemistry in aqueous and nonaqueous media; halogens and noble gases; coordination chemistry: different coordination numbers, chelation, isometrism and reactivity; chemistry of metals; introduction to bioinorganic and organometallic chemistry.
CHEM C391 : Instrumental Methods of Analysis
Principles and practice of modern instrumental methods of chemical analysis. Emphasis on spectroscopic techniques such as UV-Visible, infrared, NMR (1H, 13C and other elements, NOE, correlation spectroscopies), ESR, atomic absorption and emission, photoelectron, Mossbauer, and fluorescence. Other topics will include mass spectrometry, separation techniques, light scattering, electroanalytical methods, thermal analysis, and diffraction methods.
CHEM C411 : Chemical Experimentation
Specially designed for M.Sc. (Hons.) Chemistry; cannot be taken by others under any circumstances. This laboratory course is designed only for M.Sc. (Hons.) Chemistry students in order to develop competence in selected techniques of modern analytical chemistry.
CHEM C412 : Photochemistry and Laser Spectroscopy
Photochemical events : absorption, fluorescence and phosphorescence; Jablonski diagrams; physical properties of molecules after photoexcitation; photochemical tools and techniques : spectrophotometers, fluorescence decay time measurement and analysis, flash photolysis; fundamental properties of laser light; principles of laser operation ; description of some specific laser systems : Helium-Neon, Argon ion, CO2, Nd-YAG and ultrafast Titanium : Sapphire lasers.
CHEM C421 : Theoretical Inorganic Chemistry
Stereochemistry of inorganic compounds; acids and bases; nonaqueous solvents; chemistry of the elements of the first period.
CHEM C422 : Statistical Thermodynamics
Review of classical thermodynamics, principles of statistical thermodynamics, ensemble averages; Boltzmann distribution; partition functions and thermodynamic quantities; ideal gases and crystals; thermodynamic properties from spectroscopic and structural data; dense gases and the second virial coefficient; statistical mechanics of solutions; Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac statistics.
CHEM C431 : Stereochemistry and Reaction Mechanisms
Relative and absolute configuration; stereochemistry of organic compounds including those containing nitrogen atoms, allenes, and biphenyls; stereochemical implications of various organic reactions; conformational analysis of cyclohexanes and substituted cyclohexanes; mechanism of addition, elimination and substitution reactions.
CHEM C461 : Nuclear and Radiochemistry
Nuclear and radiochemistry; transuranic elements; nucleus; nuclear reactions and radiation chemistry.
CHEM C491 : Special Projects
Short-term research-based course.