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CHEMICAL PRINCIPLES I explores matter's atomic and molecular view, focusing on quantum theory, structure, and bonding.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Reviewers describe the material as insanely difficult and the workload as heavy, requiring many hours of weekly study and completion of all assignments.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025CHEM 299 is a directed study course involving a mentored research project arranged with a faculty member.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleCHEMISTRY ACROSS THE PERIODIC TABLE explores inorganic properties, reactions, and synthesis with emphasis on transition metals and bioinorganic chemistry.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Clark Landis, John Moore, Judith Burstyn, Sam Pazicni: Students report tough labs, medium to hard homework, and varying exam difficulty. Workload includes weekly typed lab reports, problem sets, and lengthy pre-lectures or quizzes under some instructors, making the class super busy.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026CHEM 327 teaches fundamentals of chemical measurement, covering equilibria, spectroscopy, electrochemistry, separations, and quantitative lab techniques.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews indicate the course requires significant time and effort, with some instructors demanding daily engagement and thorough homework completion. Labs are often described as hard or tedious, and exams can be difficult, requiring students to master the material inside and out.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026CHEM 329 teaches fundamentals of chemical measurement, covering equilibria, spectroscopy, electrochemistry, and separations.
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Historical reviews of Jeanne Hamers, Kyoung-Shin Choi, Linda Zelewski, Lloyd Smith: The project lab is frequently described as time-consuming, confusing, and poorly designed. Homework is also noted as time-consuming, and exams can be difficult.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026CHEM 341 covers core organic chemistry concepts of structure, reactivity, and synthesis for functional groups in commercial and biological substances.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Students report that success requires hard work, specifically completing problem sets and utilizing the many practice exams provided by the instructor.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025Organic Chemistry I covers molecular structure, bonding, and reactivity of common organic functional groups.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
The course requires significant effort, with students advised to complete all problem sets and practice exams to succeed. Exams are described as challenging but fair, closely mirroring the provided practice materials, though some students found the workload heavy for the credit value.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026CHEM 344 introduces basic organic synthesis, purification, and characterization techniques, and critical interpretation of experimental data.
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The course is extremely demanding, requiring two long labs weekly and extensive post-lab reports. Students report that office hours are essential for success, and the workload is often considered disproportionate to the credit value.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026Organic Chemistry II covers molecular structure and bonding to predict reactivity in aromatic, benzylic, allylic, and carbonyl systems.
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Historical reviews of Andrew Maza, Jennifer Schomaker: The course demands high standards for comprehension and synthesis, requiring students to stay on top of homework and reading. Learning is hindered if lectures are unclear or if instructors miss class, forcing reliance on self-study or TAs.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026Intermediate Organic Chemistry Laboratory covers multi-step synthesis, advanced techniques like high-vacuum distillation, and independent research.
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Historical reviews of Tehshik Yoon: The course had a moderate difficulty rating of 3.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleIntroduces machine learning techniques in chemistry, covering probability, optimization, and applications like generative models and drug discovery.
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Spring 2025–Spring 2026 · limited sampleCHEM 547 covers advanced principles of synthetic and mechanistic organic chemistry.
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Historical reviews of Hans Reich, Tehshik Yoon: Reviewers describe the course as intellectually challenging and hard-core. The difficulty ratings are generally high, reflecting the rigorous nature of the material covered in this advanced chemistry course.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025CHEM 561 covers macroscopic theory including thermodynamics, chemical and phase equilibria, and kinetic theory of gases.
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The course is described as difficult with hard homework assignments that are intended to set students up for success on exams.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026CHEM 562 covers molecular theory including quantum chemistry, molecular structure, spectra, and statistical mechanics.
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Historical reviews of Arun Yethiraj, Qiang Cui: Students reported high difficulty with unclear exam preparation. Reviews cited disconnects between homework, lectures, and tests, with some noting exams covered material not taught in class.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026CHEM 563 teaches experimental physical chemistry principles, focusing on acquiring thermodynamic and kinetic data using laboratory equipment and analyzing results.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026CHEM 564 teaches experimental physical chemistry principles for acquiring and interpreting data on molecular structure, dynamics, and macromolecule properties using spectroscopic instrumentation.
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Students read handouts and watch videos before class, then complete problems during sessions under Wendt's hands-off guidance.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026CHEM 605 teaches the determination of organic structures and reaction mechanisms using mass spectrometry and NMR techniques.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
One historical review rates the difficulty as moderate, suggesting the course is suitable for those who enjoy organic chemistry.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sampleCHEM 608 covers elementary bonding theory, symmetry, and molecular shapes, emphasizing qualitative methods for understanding geometry and reactivity.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleCHEM 624 covers interfacial electron transfer and mass transport in electrochemistry, applied to electroanalysis, electrodeposition, and separations.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleCHEM 636 covers the theory and practice of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy.
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Students face a heavy weekly workload including homework, quizzes, demos, and in-person experiments, which reviewers say leads to exhaustion by mid-October.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026CHEM 641 covers topics in physical organic chemistry.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleCHEMICAL AND STATISTICAL THERMODYNAMICS covers basic chemical thermodynamics, phase equilibria, and statistical mechanics.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2024 · limited sampleCHEM 675 introduces basic principles of quantum chemistry, covering exactly solvable problems, angular momentum, approximation methods, and applications to electronic structure.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleCHEM 681 is a mentored research course for students completing a thesis in an Honors program.
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CHEM 682 is a mentored research course for students completing a thesis in an Honors program.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleCHEM 691 is a senior thesis course involving mentored research for students completing their senior thesis.
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CHEM 692 is a mentored research course for students completing a senior thesis.
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CHEM 699 is a directed study course involving an advanced mentored research project arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Bassam Shakhashiri: Reviewers rated the difficulty as low, with scores of 1 and 2 out of 5.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026CHEM 713 covers descriptive inorganic chemistry, focusing on the organometallic chemistry of main-group elements and organosilicon chemistry.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleCHEM 721 covers chemical instrumentation and instrumental methods of analysis.
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