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3.00 Credits
Expansion of the universe, techniques for distance estimation. Large-scale structure of universe. Cosmological models: open, closed, flat, and accelerating universes. Microwave background: observations, properties, and origin. Problems of standard cosmology and preliminary concept of inflation. Prerequisites: 01:750:361, 385-386. Credit not given for both this course and 01:750:444.
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3.00 Credits
Supervised independent research or reading in astronomy, culminating in a seminar conducted by the student. Prerequisite: Invitation of chair. Credit not given for both this course and 01:750:497,498. 33:140:320 Business Law I (3) Discussion of the legal environments of business; contracts--their formation, operation, and discharge; sales--property, both real and personal.
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3.00 Credits
Three-week visit to Barcelona and surrounding region. Museum and theater trips. Lectures and discussion on Catalan culture, with emphasis on art, music, and literature. Prerequisite: 01:145:301 or equivalent or permission of department. Study abroad option offered in alternate years during winter break. Carries major credit in Spanish. 01:160:110 Frontiers of Chemistry (1.5) For the nonscientist, topics currently at the forefront of chemical research and their social implications. Presented by experts in layman's terms. Recombinant DNA, chemistry of planets, chemical approaches to the harnessing of solar energy, chemical basis of disease, and drug action.
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1.50 Credits
For nonscientists, a nontechnical chemical approach to the drug phenomenon in our world. Topics include oral contraceptives, psychedelics, stimulants, and depressants.
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3.00 Credits
Relation of chemistry to human life, culture, and everyday decisions. Case studies used to illustrate chemical principles and examine issues of current concern, such as global warming, drug testing, ozone depletion, and heavy-metal poisoning. Intended primarily for students majoring in social sciences and humanities.
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3.00 Credits
Topics chosen from fields of organic chemistry and biochemistry including proteins, DNA, RNA, and chemical origins of life. Emphasis given to the nature of chemical and biochemical discoveries and the social responsibility of scientists. Does not make a sequence with 01:160:161.
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2.00 Credits
Beginning after five weeks of the semester for students who start General Chemistry and encounter serious difficulties. Fall semester only. Prerequisites: 01:640:026 or equivalent and permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
For students who are advised that they are not ready to undertake General Chemistry. Students who have taken higher-level chemistry courses for science majors are not eligible. Fall semester only. Prerequisites: 01:640:026 or equivalent and permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
The physical and chemical bases of the "greenhouse effect" and its global impact: biological, climatic, economic, and political. Reducing the emission of "greenhouse" gases; nuclear energy and other alternative energy sources. Lec. 2 hrs., lab. 1.5 hrs. For nonscience majors; not for major credit in science and engineering. Credit not given for both this course and 01:450:140, 01:556:140, or 01:750:140.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to chemical principles and their application. Includes stoichiometry, states of matter, atomic and molecular structure, solutions, thermodynamics, equilibrium, oxidation-reduction, kinetics, nonmetals, metals and coordination compounds, and nuclear chemistry. Lec. 2 hrs., rec. 1 hr. Prerequisite for 159: 01:640:026 or equivalent. Pre- or corequisite for 160: 01:160:171.
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