Chemistry
The Department of Chemistry offers courses in general chemistry, organic chemistry, physical and analytical chemistry, biochemistry, biophysical chemistry, inorganic chemistry, and thermodynamics. The department also offers chemistry labs.
For questions about specific courses, contact the department.
For questions about specific courses, contact the department.
Courses
Extension of concepts from Organic Chemistry I to conjugated systems; chemistry of the carbonyl group; NMR and IR spectroscopy; bioorganic chemistry.
Fall 2019
Course Number
CHEM 3231Section/Call Number
001/07391Times/Location
M W F 10:00a - 10:50a202 ALTSCHUL HALL
Instructor
Dina MerrerPoints
3Enrollment
102Prerequisite
CHEM BC3230. Lecture: MWF 10:00-10:50.Survey of topics appropriate for a student majoring in chemistry or biochemistry, including examinations of uncertainty analysis and data processing, use of basic laboratory equipment, complex equilibria (pH, solubility, etc.), advanced solution chemistry and chemical activity, and the theoretical foundations of modern techniques in electrochemistry, chromatography and analytical experimental techniques.
Spring 2020
Course Number
CHEM 3242Section/Call Number
001/00325Times/Location
M W 10:10a - 11:25aRoom TBA Building TBA
Instructor
Subhasish ChatterjeePoints
3Enrollment
36Prerequisite
CHEM BC3231, MATH V1101, and permission of instructor.Introduction to the laws of thermodynamics; application primarily to ideal systems. Free energy and equilibrium. Kinetics: rate laws and mechanisms, experimental techniques.
Spring 2020
Course Number
CHEM 3252Section/Call Number
001/00328Times/Location
M W F 10:00a - 10:50aRoom TBA Building TBA
Instructor
Andrew CrowtherPoints
3Enrollment
14Prerequisite
CHEM BC3231, PHYS BC2001, PHYS BC 2002, MATH V1102 or MATH V1201. Lecture: MWF 10:00-10:50.Exact and approximate solutions to the Schrodinger equation. The structure of atoms and molecules. Chemical bonding and spectroscopy. Computer-based molecular modeling.
Fall 2019
Course Number
CHEM 3253Section/Call Number
001/07435Times/Location
M W F 11:00a - 11:50a530 ALTSCHUL HALL
Instructor
Andrew CrowtherPoints
3Enrollment
19Prerequisite
Physics and Calculus II or III or permission of instructor. Lecture: MWF 11:00-11:50.Structure, bonding and spectroscopy in inorganic compounds: applications of group theory to chemistry; ligand field theory; vibrational and electronic spectroscopy of transition metal complexes; selected topics from coordination chemistry, organometallics, bioinorganic chemistry, solid state and materials chemistry, mineralogy, and biogeochemistry.
Spring 2020
Course Number
CHEM 3271Section/Call Number
001/00333Times/Location
Tu Th 11:40a - 12:55pRoom TBA Building TBA
Instructor
Rachel AustinPoints
3Enrollment
38Prerequisite
CHEM BC3231x or Permission of Instructor. Lecture: TuTh 8:40-9:55.Advanced topics in the field of biochemistry, including enzyme mechanisms, pharmaceutical drug design, and disease therapies. Emphasis will be placed on discussion of current scientific literature.
Spring 2020
Course Number
CHEM 3283Section/Call Number
001/00335Times/Location
M W F 9:00a - 9:50aRoom TBA Building TBA
Instructor
Christina VizcarraPoints
3Enrollment
10Prerequisite
CHEM BC3282 or equivalent.This course combines chemical synthesis, inorganic chemistry, physical chemistry, and nanoscience into experiments with an emphasis using spectroscopy to determine chemical structure and reactivity. You will gain experience with a range of instruments, techniques, calculations, and theories. Instrumentation will include UV-Visible, infrared, near-infrared, fluorescence, and Raman spectroscopy.
Spring 2020
Course Number
CHEM 3348Section/Call Number
001/00351Times/Location
M 2:10p - 6:00pRoom TBA Building TBA
Instructor
Suqing Liu, Bu FeiPoints
3Enrollment
6Prerequisite
CHEM BC3333 and CHEM BC3253This course combines chemical synthesis, inorganic chemistry, physical chemistry, and nanoscience into experiments with an emphasis using spectroscopy to determine chemical structure and reactivity. You will gain experience with a range of instruments, techniques, calculations, and theories. Instrumentation will include UV-Visible, infrared, near-infrared, fluorescence, and Raman spectroscopy.
Spring 2020
Course Number
CHEM 3348Section/Call Number
002/00352Times/Location
W 1:10p - 5:00pRoom TBA Building TBA
Instructor
Suqing Liu, Bu FeiPoints
3Enrollment
6Prerequisite
CHEM BC3333 and CHEM BC3253Multistep and multi-day experiments in organic and inorganic synthesis via advanced synthetic methods. Experiments include solution phase, solid state, and photochemical syntheses. Products will be analyzed and characterized by a variety of methods, including: IR, NMR, and UV-Vis spectroscopy, and also by polarimetry, chiral GC, and GC/MS.
Fall 2019
Course Number
CHEM 3358Section/Call Number
001/07436Times/Location
Tu 12:10p - 1:00p530 ALTSCHUL HALL
Tu Th 1:10p - 5:30p
716 ALTSCHUL HALL
Instructor
Jean VadakkanPoints
5Enrollment
13Prerequisite
CHEM BC3333, CHEM BC3271, and CHEM BC3338Individual research projects at Barnard or Columbia, culminating in a comprehensive written report.
Fall 2019
Course Number
CHEM 3597Section/Call Number
001/07411Instructor
Christian RojasPoints
2Prerequisite
CHEM BC3328 and permission of instructor. 4 hours of laboratory work by arrangement.Individual research projects at Barnard or Columbia, culminating in a comprehensive written report.
Fall 2019
Course Number
CHEM 3597Section/Call Number
002/07412Instructor
Marisa BuzzeoPoints
2Prerequisite
CHEM BC3328 and permission of instructor. 4 hours of laboratory work by arrangement.Individual research projects at Barnard or Columbia, culminating in a comprehensive written report.
Fall 2019
Course Number
CHEM 3597Section/Call Number
003/07413Instructor
Dina MerrerPoints
2Enrollment
1Prerequisite
CHEM BC3328 and permission of instructor. 4 hours of laboratory work by arrangement.Individual research projects at Barnard or Columbia, culminating in a comprehensive written report.
Fall 2019
Course Number
CHEM 3597Section/Call Number
004/07414Instructor
Andrew CrowtherPoints
2Prerequisite
CHEM BC3328 and permission of instructor. 4 hours of laboratory work by arrangement.Individual research projects at Barnard or Columbia, culminating in a comprehensive written report.
Fall 2019
Course Number
CHEM 3597Section/Call Number
005/07415Instructor
Michael CampbellPoints
2Prerequisite
CHEM BC3328 and permission of instructor. 4 hours of laboratory work by arrangement.Individual research projects at Barnard or Columbia, culminating in a comprehensive written report.
Fall 2019
Course Number
CHEM 3597Section/Call Number
006/07447Instructor
Subhasish ChatterjeePoints
2Enrollment
2Prerequisite
CHEM BC3328 and permission of instructor. 4 hours of laboratory work by arrangement.Individual research projects at Barnard or Columbia, culminating in a comprehensive written report.
Fall 2019
Course Number
CHEM 3597Section/Call Number
007/07417Instructor
Rachel AustinPoints
2Enrollment
2Prerequisite
CHEM BC3328 and permission of instructor. 4 hours of laboratory work by arrangement.Individual research projects at Barnard or Columbia, culminating in a comprehensive written report.
Fall 2019
Course Number
CHEM 3597Section/Call Number
008/07418Instructor
Christina VizcarraPoints
2Enrollment
1Prerequisite
CHEM BC3328 and permission of instructor. 4 hours of laboratory work by arrangement.Individual research projects at Barnard or Columbia, culminating in a comprehensive written report.
Fall 2019
Course Number
CHEM 3597Section/Call Number
009/07419Instructor
Marisa Buzzeo, Rachel AustinPoints
2Enrollment
2Prerequisite
CHEM BC3328 and permission of instructor. 4 hours of laboratory work by arrangement.Individual research projects at Barnard or Columbia, culminating in a comprehensive written report.
Fall 2019
Course Number
CHEM 3597Section/Call Number
010/00175Instructor
Meenakshi RaoPoints
2Enrollment
2Prerequisite
CHEM BC3328 and permission of instructor. 4 hours of laboratory work by arrangement.Individual research projects at Barnard or Columbia, culminating in a comprehensive written report.
Fall 2019
Course Number
CHEM 3597Section/Call Number
011/00176Instructor
Jean VadakkanPoints
2Prerequisite
CHEM BC3328 and permission of instructor. 4 hours of laboratory work by arrangement.Individual research projects at Barnard or Columbia, culminating in a comprehensive written report.
Fall 2020
Course Number
CHEM 3597Section/Call Number
001/00354Instructor
Christian RojasPoints
2Prerequisite
CHEM BC3328 and permission of instructor. 4 hours of laboratory work by arrangement.Individual research projects at Barnard or Columbia, culminating in a comprehensive written report.
Fall 2020
Course Number
CHEM 3597Section/Call Number
002/00355Instructor
Marisa BuzzeoPoints
2Prerequisite
CHEM BC3328 and permission of instructor. 4 hours of laboratory work by arrangement.Individual research projects at Barnard or Columbia, culminating in a comprehensive written report.
Fall 2020
Course Number
CHEM 3597Section/Call Number
003/00356Instructor
Dina MerrerPoints
2Prerequisite
CHEM BC3328 and permission of instructor. 4 hours of laboratory work by arrangement.Individual research projects at Barnard or Columbia, culminating in a comprehensive written report.
Fall 2020
Course Number
CHEM 3597Section/Call Number
004/00357Instructor
Andrew CrowtherPoints
2Prerequisite
CHEM BC3328 and permission of instructor. 4 hours of laboratory work by arrangement.Individual research projects at Barnard or Columbia, culminating in a comprehensive written report.
Fall 2020
Course Number
CHEM 3597Section/Call Number
005/00358Instructor
Michael CampbellPoints
2Enrollment
1Prerequisite
CHEM BC3328 and permission of instructor. 4 hours of laboratory work by arrangement.Individual research projects at Barnard or Columbia, culminating in a comprehensive written report.
Fall 2020
Course Number
CHEM 3597Section/Call Number
006/00369Instructor
Subhasish ChatterjeePoints
2Enrollment
1Prerequisite
CHEM BC3328 and permission of instructor. 4 hours of laboratory work by arrangement.Individual research projects at Barnard or Columbia, culminating in a comprehensive written report.
Fall 2020
Course Number
CHEM 3597Section/Call Number
007/00359Instructor
Rachel AustinPoints
2Enrollment
1Prerequisite
CHEM BC3328 and permission of instructor. 4 hours of laboratory work by arrangement.Individual research projects at Barnard or Columbia, culminating in a comprehensive written report.
Fall 2020
Course Number
CHEM 3597Section/Call Number
008/00360Instructor
Christina VizcarraPoints
2Prerequisite
CHEM BC3328 and permission of instructor. 4 hours of laboratory work by arrangement.Individual research projects at Barnard or Columbia, culminating in a comprehensive written report.
Fall 2020
Course Number
CHEM 3597Section/Call Number
009/00361Instructor
Marisa Buzzeo, Rachel AustinPoints
2Enrollment
1Prerequisite
CHEM BC3328 and permission of instructor. 4 hours of laboratory work by arrangement.Individual research projects at Barnard or Columbia, culminating in a comprehensive written report.
Fall 2020
Course Number
CHEM 3597Section/Call Number
010/00745Instructor
Meenakshi RaoPoints
2Prerequisite
CHEM BC3328 and permission of instructor. 4 hours of laboratory work by arrangement.Individual research projects at Barnard or Columbia, culminating in a comprehensive written report.
Fall 2019
Course Number
CHEM 3599Section/Call Number
001/07437Instructor
Christian RojasPoints
4Prerequisite
CHEM BC3328 and permission of instructor. 8 hours of laboratory work by arrangement.Individual research projects at Barnard or Columbia, culminating in a comprehensive written report.
Fall 2019
Course Number
CHEM 3599Section/Call Number
002/07438Instructor
Marisa BuzzeoPoints
4Prerequisite
CHEM BC3328 and permission of instructor. 8 hours of laboratory work by arrangement.Individual research projects at Barnard or Columbia, culminating in a comprehensive written report.
Fall 2019
Course Number
CHEM 3599Section/Call Number
003/07439Instructor
Dina MerrerPoints
4Prerequisite
CHEM BC3328 and permission of instructor. 8 hours of laboratory work by arrangement.Individual research projects at Barnard or Columbia, culminating in a comprehensive written report.
Fall 2019
Course Number
CHEM 3599Section/Call Number
004/07440Instructor
Andrew CrowtherPoints
4Enrollment
2Prerequisite
CHEM BC3328 and permission of instructor. 8 hours of laboratory work by arrangement.Individual research projects at Barnard or Columbia, culminating in a comprehensive written report.
Fall 2019
Course Number
CHEM 3599Section/Call Number
005/07441Instructor
Michael CampbellPoints
4Enrollment
1Prerequisite
CHEM BC3328 and permission of instructor. 8 hours of laboratory work by arrangement.Individual research projects at Barnard or Columbia, culminating in a comprehensive written report.
Fall 2019
Course Number
CHEM 3599Section/Call Number
006/07448Instructor
Subhasish ChatterjeePoints
4Enrollment
1Prerequisite
CHEM BC3328 and permission of instructor. 8 hours of laboratory work by arrangement.Individual research projects at Barnard or Columbia, culminating in a comprehensive written report.
Fall 2019
Course Number
CHEM 3599Section/Call Number
007/07443Instructor
Rachel AustinPoints
4Prerequisite
CHEM BC3328 and permission of instructor. 8 hours of laboratory work by arrangement.Individual research projects at Barnard or Columbia, culminating in a comprehensive written report.
Fall 2019
Course Number
CHEM 3599Section/Call Number
008/07444Instructor
Christina VizcarraPoints
4Prerequisite
CHEM BC3328 and permission of instructor. 8 hours of laboratory work by arrangement.Individual research projects at Barnard or Columbia, culminating in a comprehensive written report.
Fall 2019
Course Number
CHEM 3599Section/Call Number
009/07445Instructor
Marisa Buzzeo, Rachel AustinPoints
4Enrollment
4Prerequisite
CHEM BC3328 and permission of instructor. 8 hours of laboratory work by arrangement.Individual research projects at Barnard or Columbia, culminating in a comprehensive written report.
Fall 2020
Course Number
CHEM 3599Section/Call Number
001/00362Instructor
Christian RojasPoints
4Prerequisite
CHEM BC3328 and permission of instructor. 8 hours of laboratory work by arrangement.Individual research projects at Barnard or Columbia, culminating in a comprehensive written report.
Fall 2020
Course Number
CHEM 3599Section/Call Number
002/00363Instructor
Marisa BuzzeoPoints
4Enrollment
1Prerequisite
CHEM BC3328 and permission of instructor. 8 hours of laboratory work by arrangement.Individual research projects at Barnard or Columbia, culminating in a comprehensive written report.
Fall 2020
Course Number
CHEM 3599Section/Call Number
003/00364Instructor
Dina MerrerPoints
4Prerequisite
CHEM BC3328 and permission of instructor. 8 hours of laboratory work by arrangement.Individual research projects at Barnard or Columbia, culminating in a comprehensive written report.
Fall 2020
Course Number
CHEM 3599Section/Call Number
004/00365Instructor
Andrew CrowtherPoints
4Enrollment
2Prerequisite
CHEM BC3328 and permission of instructor. 8 hours of laboratory work by arrangement.Individual research projects at Barnard or Columbia, culminating in a comprehensive written report.
Fall 2020
Course Number
CHEM 3599Section/Call Number
005/00366Instructor
Michael CampbellPoints
4Prerequisite
CHEM BC3328 and permission of instructor. 8 hours of laboratory work by arrangement.Individual research projects at Barnard or Columbia, culminating in a comprehensive written report.
Fall 2020
Course Number
CHEM 3599Section/Call Number
006/00370Instructor
Subhasish ChatterjeePoints
4Prerequisite
CHEM BC3328 and permission of instructor. 8 hours of laboratory work by arrangement.Individual research projects at Barnard or Columbia, culminating in a comprehensive written report.
Fall 2020
Course Number
CHEM 3599Section/Call Number
007/00367Instructor
Rachel AustinPoints
4Prerequisite
CHEM BC3328 and permission of instructor. 8 hours of laboratory work by arrangement.Individual research projects at Barnard or Columbia, culminating in a comprehensive written report.
Fall 2020
Course Number
CHEM 3599Section/Call Number
008/00368Instructor
Christina VizcarraPoints
4Prerequisite
CHEM BC3328 and permission of instructor. 8 hours of laboratory work by arrangement.Individual research projects at Barnard or Columbia, culminating in a comprehensive written report.
Fall 2020
Course Number
CHEM 3599Section/Call Number
009/00371Instructor
Marisa Buzzeo, Rachel AustinPoints
4Enrollment
1Prerequisite
CHEM BC3328 and permission of instructor. 8 hours of laboratory work by arrangement.Weekly seminar to accompany Senior Honors Thesis Lab (CHEM BC3903). Focus is on scientific presentation and writing skills and research conduct.
Fall 2019
Course Number
CHEM 3901Section/Call Number
001/07394Times/Location
F 2:10p - 4:00p805 ALTSCHUL HALL
Instructor
Christian RojasPoints
4Enrollment
13Weekly seminar to accompany Senior Honors Thesis Lab (CHEM BC3903). Focus is on scientific presentation and writing skills and research conduct.
Spring 2020
Course Number
CHEM 3902Section/Call Number
001/00380Times/Location
F 2:10p - 4:00pRoom TBA Building TBA
Instructor
Christina VizcarraPoints
4Enrollment
13Basic quantum mechanics: the Schrodinger equation and its interpretation, exact solutions in simple cases, methods or approximation, angular Mementum and electronic spin, and an introduction to atomic and molecular structure.
Fall 2019
Course Number
CHEM 4221Section/Call Number
001/99376Times/Location
M W 11:40a - 12:55p320 HAVEMEYER HALL
Instructor
Richard FriesnerPoints
4.5Enrollment
8Prerequisite
elementary physical chemistry.Topics include the classical and quantum statistical mechanics of gases, liquids, and solids.
Fall 2019
Course Number
CHEM 4230Section/Call Number
001/99342Times/Location
M W 1:10p - 2:25p320 HAVEMEYER HALL