Chemistry
College of Arts & Sciences
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Biochemistry Lecture I
CAS CH 423
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASCH204 OR CASCH212 OR CASCH214) or equivalent. - Prereq: (CAS CH 204 or CAS CH 212 or CAS CH 214) or equivalent. Lecture-only biochemistry. Not acceptable for credit toward the chemistry major or minor (unless you have prior departmental approval). For students who do not require laboratory credit. 3 cr.
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General Chemistry 1
CAS CH 101
Undergraduate Prerequisites: two years of high school algebra. - Prereq: two years of high school algebra. For science majors and minors who require a two-semester general chemistry course, but have little prior experience with chemistry. Topics include atoms and molecules; quantum theory and atomic structure; chemical periodicity; bonding in diatomic and polyatomic molecules; stoichiometry and introduction to reactions in aqueous solutions; properties of gases; and thermochemistry and the first law of thermodynamics. Laboratory exercises include basic training in lab safety and handling of chemicals and experiments complementing the lectures, such as investigations of the size of an atom, gas laws, thermochemistry, and quantum aspects. Students must register for three sections: lecture, discussion, and laboratory. Carries natural science divisional credit (with lab) in CAS. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Scientific Inquiry I, Quantitative Reasoning I. 4 cr.
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General Chemistry 2
CAS CH 102
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASCH101) - Prereq: (CAS CH 101). Second-semester general chemistry for students who have completed CAS CH 101. Topics include properties of solids and liquids; colligative properties; chemical kinetics; equilibrium; acids, bases, and buffers; solubility and precipitation; electrochemistry; and spontaneity, free energy, and the second law of thermodynamics. Laboratory exercises include experiments complementing the lectures, such as investigations of the freezing point of solutions, kinetics, acid-base titrations, and electrochemistry. Students must have completed CAS CH 101 prior to enrolling in CAS CH 102. Students must register for three sections: lecture, discussion, and laboratory. Carries natural science divisional credit (with lab) in CAS. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Scientific Inquiry I, Quantitative Reasoning I. 4 cr.
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General Chemistry for the Engineering Sciences
CAS CH 131
Undergraduate Corequisites: (CASMA123) - Coreq: (CAS MA 123). A one-semester, terminal general chemistry course for students who do not require a two-semester sequence. Lecture topics include stoichiometry; atomic and molecular structure; theories of bonding; chemistry of the solid, liquid, and gaseous states; properties of solutions; chemical thermodynamics; equilibrium; acids and bases; electrochemistry. Laboratory includes training in basic laboratory techniques such as data collection and recording, statistical interpretation of data, solution preparation, titrations, conducting chemical reactions, use of spectrophotometers, pH and voltmeters. Students must register for three sections: lecture, discussion, and laboratory. Carries natural science divisional credit (with lab) in CAS. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Scientific Inquiry I, Quantitative Reasoning I. 4 cr.
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Quantitative Analytical Chemistry Laboratory
CAS CH 201
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASCH102 OR CASCH116) - Pre-req: (CAS CH 102 or CAS CH 116). Principles of quantitative analysis and instrumental analysis. Introduction to error analysis, basic statistics, acid-base chemistry, and electronic spectroscopy (atomic and molecularUV, AAS). Lab focuses on developing technique and approach to chemical problems using quantitative analysis and instrumental analysis. Students must register for two sections: lecture and laboratory. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Research and Information Literacy. 2 cr.
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Organic Chemistry 1
CAS CH 203
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASCH102 OR CASCH110 OR CASCH112) - Prereq: (CAS CH 102 or CAS CH 110 or CAS CH 112). CAS CH 203 and CAS CH 204 meet premedical requirements for organic chemistry. Fundamentals of contemporary organic chemistry, including skeletal and electronic structure, stereochemistry, and reactions of important functional groups. Applications of organic reactions to important synthetic targets in materials and drug discovery are highlighted, as are reactions pertinent to biochemistry. Laboratory includes training in basic organic chemistry skills, such as extraction, reaction performance, spectroscopy interpretation, and chromatography. Students must register for three sections: lecture, discussion, and laboratory. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Scientific Inquiry I, Quantitative Reasoning I. 4 cr.
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Organic Chemistry 2
CAS CH 204
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASCH203) - Prereq: (CAS CH 203). Fundamentals of contemporary chemistry, including electronic structure, stereochemistry, and reactions of important functional groups. Laboratory includes extraction, distillation, and chromatography. Students must register for three sections: lecture, discussion, and laboratory. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in the each of following BU Hub areas: Scientific Inquiry I, Quantitative Reasoning I. 4 cr.
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Organic Chemistry Lecture 1
CAS CH 205
Prereq: (CAS CH 102) or equivalent. For description, see CAS CH 203. Not acceptable for credit toward the chemistry major or minor. For students who do not require laboratory credit. Students must register for two sections: lecture and discussion. 3 cr.
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Organic Chemistry Lecture 2
CAS CH 206
Prereq: (CAS CH 203 or CAS CH 205). For description, see CAS CH 204. Not acceptable for credit toward the chemistry major or minor. For students who do not require laboratory credit. Students must register for two sections: lecture and discussion. 3 cr.
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Organic Chemistry with Qualitative Analysis
CAS CH 214
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASCH203) - Prereq: (CAS CH 203). For description, see CAS CH 204. Students must register for four sections: lecture, discussion, prelab, and laboratory. Lecture and discussion sections meet with CAS CH 204 lecture and discussion sections. This course with the more advanced lab is suitable for chemistry or BMB concentrators. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Scientific Inquiry II, Quantitative Reasoning I, Research and Information Literacy. 4 cr.
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Organic Chemistry Laboratory with Qualitative Analysis
CAS CH 220
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASCH204) - Prereq: (CAS CH 204). Laboratory methods in organic chemistry including multistep synthesis, organic qualitative analysis, and instrumental analysis. Students must register for two sections: lecture and laboratory. Meets with CAS CH 214 prelab and laboratory. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Scientific Inquiry II, Quantitative Reasoning I, Research and Information Literacy. 2 cr.
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Principles of Biochemistry
CAS CH 373
Undergraduate Prerequisites: CAS BI 105 or CAS BI 108 or CAS NE 102 or ENG BE 209; and CAS CH 204 o r CAS CH 214 or CAS CH 212 or CAS CH 174; or equivalent. - Prereq: (CAS BI 105 or CAS BI 108 or CAS NE 102 or ENG BE 208) and (CAS CH 174 or CAS CH 204 or CAS CH 212 or CAS CH 214) or equivalent. Introductory biochemistry focusing on structure/function with applications to medicine, nutrition, and biotechnology, including acid/base chemistry, protein structure, enzyme mechanisms, thermodynamics, and kinetics; nucleic acid structure/function and information transfer, carbohydrates and carbohydrate metabolism, lipids and lipid metabolism, and bioenergetics of oxidative energy metabolism. Students must register for two sections: lecture and discussion. 4 cr.
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Biochemistry I
CAS CH 421
Undergraduate Prerequisites : (CAS CH 204 or CAS CH 212 or CAS CH 214) and First-Year Writing Seminar (e.g., CAS WR 100 or CAS WR 120). Introductory biochemistry. Protein structure and folding, enzyme mechanisms, kinetics, and allostery; nucleic acid structure; macromolecular biosynthesis with emphasis on specificity and fidelity; lipids and membrane structure; vitamins and coenzymes; introduction to intermediary metabolism. Students must register for three sections: lecture, discussion, and a laboratory. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Writing- Intensive Course, Quantitative Reasoning II, Critical Thinking, Teamwork/Collaboration. Effective Spring 2024, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Quantitative Reasoning II, Critical Thinking, Teamwork/Collaboration.. 4 cr.