1) COMPULSORY COURSES
2) ELECTIVE COURSES
3) OTHER COURSES
The Department offers compulsory, elective and other courses to various colleges in the university. The courses are designed, and references (text books, software, etc) are selected in accordance with the best standards being offered elsewhere in the world. The following is a brief descriptions of these courses:
A) 100 Level
Chem. 101, Chem. 102, Chem. 105, Chem. 106.
B) 200 Level
Chem. 214, Chem. 215, Chem. 233, Chem. 235, Chem. 255, Chem. 256, Chem. 257.
C) 300 Level
Chem. 316, Chem. 336, Chem. 337, Chem. 338, Chem. 355.
Chem. 400, Chem. 425, Chem. 426, Chem. 427, Chem. 428, Chem. 440, Chem. 443, Chem. 444, Chem. 446, Chem. 451, Chem. 452, Chem. 453, Chem. 455, Chem. 457, Chem. 459, Chem. 498, Chem. 499.
Contents:
Introduction, Atoms, molecules and moles, Chemical reactions and the mole concept, the periodic table and some properties of the elements, Electronic structure and the periodic table, Chemical bonding, Covalent bonding and molecular structure, the transition metals, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen and Carbon and an introduction to organic chemistry.
Contents:
Properties of gases, States of matter and intermolecular forces, Physical properties of solutions and colloids, Chemical thermodynamics, Chemical kinetics, Chemical equilibrium, Acid-base equilibria in aqueous solutions, Solubility and complex ion equilibria, Electrochemistry.
Textbook for Chem. 101&102:
General Chemistry, Principles and Structure by J. Brady. John Wiley&Sons, 1990.
Contents:
Density Introduction to lab. Technique (weighing, glass blowing). Safety instructions, Determination of atomic weight, Stoichiometry, Qualitative analysis, Acid analysis (hand - out), Final examination.
Contents:
Acid-base titration, Analysis of H2O2, pH-indicators (pH meters), Hydrolysis and amphoterism, molar volume of Oxygen, enthalpy of formation, molecular weight from freezing point depressing, Chemical equilibrium using the spectrophotometer, conductivity of electrolytes, electrode potentials, determination of the solubility product, chemical kinetics - clock reaction.
Textbook for Chem. 105 & 106:
"Experimental General Chemistry", by S. T. Marcus, M. J. Sienko, and R. A. Plane, McGraw - Hill, New York, 1988.
Theoretical:
Gases: Viral coefficients, critical constants, energy and randomness and state of equilibrium, energy phenomena. The first law of thermodynamics. The enthalpy, heat capacity, calculations. Adiabatic processes. The concept of thermodynamic reversibility. The Joule Thomson Effect. Variations of heats of reactions with temperature. The carnot cycle, heat engines, refrigerating engine, heat pump. Thermodynamics temperature scale. The entropy definitions and as a criteria of irreversibility. Entropy variation with T, V and P. The concept of entropy at 0 K. Entropy change in physical transformation and in chemical reactions. Gibbs free energy and Helmholtz free energy. The free energy variation with P, V and T. Properties and significance of the thermodynamic driving force. The reaction isotherm criteria of the equilibrium state. Thermodynamic equations for non - ideal gas. Criteria of equilibria between phases. Gibbs phase rule equation, Clapeyron equation and Clausius - Clapeyrn equation as theoretical base for understanding phase diagrams. One, two and three component systems.
Practical:
Colligative properties: Evaluation of van't Hoff factor from measurement of depression of freezing point, heat capacity ratio Cp/Cv of N2, He and CO2 from measurements of temp. drop caused by adiabatic expansion, Determination of the enthalpy of vaporization from vapour pressure measurement method, calorimetry at constant pressure. The heat of neutralization for a reaction, Gas chromatography experiment, construction of phase diagrams of two - component system, solid-liquid equilibria, phase diagram of two component systems. Liquid-vapour equilibria, phase diagram of three component systems, determination of thermodynamic parameters ( G, H, S) from electrochemical measurements. Cell emf at different temperatures. Partial molar volumes from density measurements.
Textbook:
Physical Chemistry, R. A. Alberty & T. Daniels.
Theoretical:
Kinetic theory of gases-molecular velocities, Boltzmann distribution law, collision rates, transport properties, rates of chemical reactions-order and molecularity of reactions, electrochemistry (ionics), interfaces, electrochemistry.
Practical:
Catalytic decomposition of Hydrogen Peroxide - homogeneous or heterogeneous, hydrolysis of ethyl ethanoate (base catalysis) followed by conductance measurements, solution kinetics followed by optical rotation measurements, adsorption isotherms of organic acids on charcoal, surface tension of solutions, relative viscosities of gases and temperature dependence of viscosity of liquids, transference number by moving boundary method, activity coefficient of silver or zinc ions from a concentration cell, decomposition potential and measurement of over potential, polarography-analysis of current potential curve of Ni+2 and Cd+2, Hydrolysis of methyl ethanoate-reversible reaction, conductance of electrolytes in aqueous solutions.
Textbook:
P. W. Athins, "Physical Chemistry", Oxford Univ. Press, Oxford, 1978.
Contents:
The electronic theory of chemical bonds, bonding and structure in compounds of non - transition elements, the noble gases, the group I elements, Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, the elements of groups II, III, IV, V, VI, and VII.
Textbook:
Basic Inorganic Chemistry, by F. A. Cotton, G. Wilkinson and P. L. Gaus, 1987.
Theoretical:
Steps in a chemical analysis, treatment of analytical data, gravimetric methods of analysis, titrimetric methods of analysis, precipitation titration, Acid - base titration, redox titration, complexometric titration, separation methods of analysis, liquid - liquid extraction, chromatographic methods of analysis, Gas chromatography, liquid chromatography, ion exchange chromatography.
Practical:
Calibration of analytical glassware, gravimetric determinations of sulfate, Ni in nickel ore, Acid - base titration, determination of total acidity of vinegar determination of HCO-3 and CO2-3 in a mixture, determination of NH3 by Kjeldahl method, non aqueous titration of an amine in glacial acid, precipitation titration, determination of halides by different methods, complexometric titration, determination of the concentration of some metal ions by EDTA titration, redox titration, Permanganate titration of Fe(II), As(II), dichromat titration of Fe(II), iodometric titration of copper, analytical separations, separation of MnO-4 and Cr2O2-7 by Alumina column chromatography, separation of methylene blue and fluorescence by column chromatography, determination of HCl and MgCl2 in a mixture by cation exchange, column chromatography, determination of a mixture of volatile compounds by has, chromatography, liquid-liquid extraction of Fe(II) by amyl alcohol, liquid-liquid extraction of Al(oxime)3 by chloroform.
Textbook:
"Fundamentals of analytical chemistry", by D. A. Skoog, D. M. West and F. J. Holler, Sunders College Publishing, 1992.
Contents:
Structure and properties of organic compounds, methane alkane, stereochemistry I, alkyl halide, structure, properties and reactions of alkene, stereochemistry II, dienes, alkyne, alicyclic hydrocarbons.
Contents:
Aromaticity (benzene), electrophilic aromatic substitution, arenes and their derivatives, spectroscopy and structure, preparations, physical properties and reactions of alcohols, ethers and epoxides, carboxylic acids, aldehydes and ketone, functional derivatives of carboxylic acids, preparations, physical properties and reactions of amines, phenols, aryl halide.
Textbook for Chem. 255 & 256
"Organic Chemistry", by R. T. Morrison and R. N. Boyd, Allyn & Bacon.
Contents:
Techniques of physical and chemical characterization, preparation of p-bromonitrobenzene (nitration), preparation of triphenylcarbinol, preparation of 4-hydroxybenzoic acid from p-cresol (protection of OH group and oxidation with basic potassium permanganate).
Textbook:
"Laboratory Manual", by prepared by the Department.
Theoretical:
Principle of quantum nature of matter and energy, particles and waves, black body radiation, photoelectric effect, Schroedinger equation, principles, postulates of quantum mechanics, hydrogen atom, spin postulates, vector model of the atom and angular momentum quantum numbers, atomic spectra. Molecular and structural properties of molecules, electric dipole moments, magnetic dipole moments, symmetry operations. Molecular spectroscopy: Interaction of molecules with radiation (absorption, `emission and scattering, rotational spectroscopy of diatomic and polyatomic molecules, vibrational spectroscopy and diatomic and polyatomic molecules, vibrational spectroscopy, symmetry and molecular vibrations, vibrations, vibration rotation spectra, electronic spectra and dissociation energies, optical rotation. Ion and electron spectroscopy, mass spectrometry and photoelectron spectroscopy, ionization energies, magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Nuclear and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy. Diffraction methods, electron diffraction, X-ray and neutron diffraction.
Practical:
UV spectroscopy, rotational spectroscopy and vibration-rotation spectrum of HCl, X-ray diffraction, Hydrogen emission spectrum, refractive index of gases using laser beam, dipole moment, particle in a box, mass spectrum, UPS, XPS, group theory.
Textbook:
Physical Chemistry, by W. Moor, Prentice Hall, Inc., 1972.
Contents:
Coordination compounds, the transition metals, the lanthanides, scandium and yttrium-group IIIB, the actinides, the elements of groups IVB, VB, VIB, VIIB, VIII, the platinum metals, group IB and group IIB.
Textbook:
"Coordination Chemistry", by F. Basolo and R. C. Johnson, Science Reviews, 1986.
Theoretical:
Optical methods of analysis, electrical methods.
Practical:
Absorption spectrophotometry, fluorometry, atomic absorption, polarimetry, nephelometry and turbidimetry-determination of BaSO4, potentiometry, coulometric methods of analysis, voltammetric methods of analysis, direct methods, indirect methods, voltammetric methods, conductometric methods, coulometric methods, optical methods of analysis.
Textbook:
Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry. A. A. Skoog and D.M. West, Saunders College Publishing.
Contents:
Preparation and characterization of: An Oxygen-sensitive compound, stabilization of oxidation states, nontransition metal complexes, organometallic compounds. Miscellaneous techniques.
Textbook:
"Laboratory Manual", prepared by the Department.
Theoretical:
Carbanion I, Carbanion II, , -unsaturated carbonyl compounds, polynuclear aromatic compounds, heterocyclic compounds, carbohydrates, amino acids.
Practical:
Synthesis and identification (chemical and spectroscopic) of selected organic compounds, review of the theory and the application of UV, IR, and NMR for the identification of the structure of organic compounds in general and those synthesized or chemically identified during the laboratory hours of the course.
Textbook:
R. T. Morrison and R. N. Body, 'Organic Chemistry', Allyn and Bacon.
Contents:
Introduction, nuclear structure, nuclear reactions production of radionuclides, absorption of nuclear radiation and radiation effects on matter, application of radioactive tracers, trans-uranium elements, synthesis of new elements and nuclear power.
Textbook:
Polymer Science, W. Billmeyer.
Contents:
Introduction, corrosion principles, eight forms of corrosion, intergranular corrosion, corrosion testing, corrosion prevention, modern theory-principles, modern theory-applications.
Textbook:
M. G. Fonana, Corrosion Engineering, 3rd ed. McGraw-Hill International Ltd, 1987.
Contents:
Introduction, molar mass determination (various averages) or polymers, kinetics of polymerization reactions, polymer solutions, thermodynamics of polymer solutions, polymer structure and physical properties, kinetic and optical properties of colloidal systems, electrical properties and colloidal stability, emulsions and foams.
Textbook:
Plymer Science, W. Billmeyer.
Contents:
The kinetic theory of Gases and the maxwell-boltzman distribution function. Statistical evaluation of the mean and the root mean square of molecular velocities. Statistical averages of finite and infinite systems. The distribution of molecular energies in an ideal gas. Frequency of collisions, the mean free path and the diffusion coefficients. Detailed mathematical treatment of expectation values. Particles with quantized energy levels. The Fermi-Dirac, Bose-Einstein and Maxwell statistics. The partition functions in terms of the electronic, vibrational, rotational and translational components. The canonical ensemble. The statistical interpretation of the entropy. Application to thermodynamic state functions. The internal energy, entropy and free energy of an ideal gas in terms of the partition function. The concept of the equilibrium constant in a statistical treatment. The rate of reactions in the gaseous phase and the statistical evaluation of the energy of activation. The rate constant in terms of thermodynamic functions.
Textbook:
P. W. Atkins, Physical Chemistry, 3rd Ed. W. H. Freeman and Co. 1986.
Contents:
Introduction and diatomic molecules, polyatomic molecules (sigma-electron system), polyatomic molecules (pi-electron system), complex compounds of transition metals, intermolecular interactions, photoelectron spectroscopy of small molecules.
Textbook:
R. L. Dekoch and H. B. Gray. The Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Co. Inc. 1980.
Contents:
Preparation and analysis of geometrical, ionization and hydrate isomers, determination of stability constants of metal complexes, kinetics and mechanism of aquation of metal complexes, separation of rare earth elements by ion-exchange, preparation and characterization of organometallic compounds.
Contents:
Magnetic properties of complexes, nuclear magnetic resonance techniques in coordination compounds and others, electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy and its application in coordination chemistry and simple inorganic compounds, nuclear quadruple resonance, X-ray structural analysis of complex, mossbauer spectra of complexes and other inorganic compounds, thermal analysis and its application of inorganic chemistry, mass spectrometry.
Textbook:
"Physical methods in Chemistry", by R. D. Drago, Reinhold, J. K. M. Saunders and B. K. Hunter, Oxford Univ. Press, Oxford, 1987.
"Electron Spin Resonance", by C. P. Pool, John Wiley & Sons.
"Mossbauer Spectroscopy", by G. M. Bancorft, Halsted Press.
"Structural Methods in Inorganic Chemistry", by E. A. V. Edsworth, D. W. H. Rankin and S. Cradock, Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1991.
Contents:
Electronic structures of solids (band structure, distribution law, types of solids), crystal structure of solids, symmetry and structure, imperfections and physical properties of solids, chemical reactions at solid-liquid and solid-gas interfaces, photography, structural transformations, structure of alloys, chemistry of stoichiometric compounds of elements of groups II, VI, and II, V. chemistry of non-stoichiometric compounds, superconductivity.
Textbook:
"Introduction to Solid State Physics", by Charles Kittel, John Wiley, latest Ed.
"Solid State Electronic Devices", by Ben G. Steetman, Prentice Hall, latest Ed.
Hand-outs from literature and other sources.
Contents:
Ligand substitution processes, Redox-Reactions.
Textbook:
"Inorganic and Organometallic Reaction Mechanisms", by D. A. Atwood, Cole, Montery, California, 1985.
"Kinetics and Mechanism of Reactions of Transition Metal Complexes", by R. G. Wilkins, VCH, 1991.
Theoretical:
Origin of petroleum, natural gas and petroleum compositions, petroleum refining, separation: Distillation, solvent extraction, and crystallization, conversion: Thermal cracking, catalytic cracking, hydrocracking, hydrotreating, catalytic reforming, isomerization, alkylation, and polymerization, finishing of petroleum products. Petrochemicals, basic reactions of hydrocarbons: Oxidation, halogenation, sulpphonation and nitration. Classification of petroleum chemicals according to sources: Derivatives of methane, ethylene, propylene, acetylene and higher olefin.
Practical:
Physical Characterization of Crude Petroleum and Petroleum products, Petroleum process, Visit to a local Refining.
Textbook:
"Hydrocarbons to Petrochemicals", by L. F. Hatch and Sami Matar, Gulf Publishing Co., 1981.
Contents:
Basic theoretical concepts in spectroscopy, application of UV, IR, MS, 1H NMR and 13C NMR spectroscopic techniques to organic structure elucidation.
Textbook:
Library books, monographs on applied organic spectroscopy.
Theoretical:
High polymers, Color and constitution, dyes and dyeing of textile fibers, organic pigments, detergents (surface-active agents)
Practical:
Plastics, fibers, and elastomers, fat technology, detergents, dye stuffs, other experiments.
Contents:
Membership, techniques and tools used in the study of natural products. Structural, chemical, degradational synthetic, and biosynthetic methods of investigation applied to natural products selected from among groups of compounds, carbohydrates, amino acids, paptides, and proteins, nucleic acids, lipids, alkaloids, terpene, polypyrroles, vitamins, antibiotics, steroids.
Textbook:
Library books, monographs and reviews.
Contents:
Introduction, photochemistry of alkene and related compounds, photochemistry of aromatic compounds, photochemistry of organic carbonyl compounds, photochemistry of other organic compounds.
Textbook:
"Introduction to Organic Photochemistry" by John D. Coyle, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1986.
Contents:
Rational of the role of each of the following organic reactions parameters in terms of the basic concepts and techniques of physical organic chemistry, substrate, reagent/types, reaction medium and conditions, energetics, kinetics, products analysis and mechanisms.
Textbook:
Guidebook to mechanism in chemistry, P. Sykes, Longman.
Contents:
A selected topic by the faculty member is assigned to the student after being approved by the related division.
The student prepares the manuscript of the report with the available information from the library using the instructive guideline of the Journal of the Royal Chemical Society (Perkins and Dalton's transactions).
The extent to which the course objectives are achieved will be assessed by the student's supervisor and a two-member reviewing committee after presenting his/her seminar, using specially designed evaluation forms.
The final rating only the supervisor and the two-member reviewing committee should be responsible.
Contents:
The student will select a practical research project under the supervision of a staff member. He should spend at least 9 hours/week semester in practical research work. The student should write a report on the results obtained to his supervisor.
Textbook for Chem. 498 and Chem. 499
"Chemical Abstracts, Chemical Research Books and Reviews"
The Department also offers other courses as follows:
A) Chem. 113 and Chem. 114 For Medical Allied Health, Biology and Geology Students.
B) Chem. 216 For Biochemistry Students.
C) Chem. 213, Chem. 234 and Chem. 269 For Chemical Engineering Students.
The Department offers two elective courses for non-Chemists students:
A) Chem. 200
B) Chem. 204
Theoretical:
Introduction, stoichiometry: Chemical arithmetic, the periodic table and the make-up of atoms, electronic structure and the periodic table, chemical bonding: (General Concepts), chemical reactions and the periodic table, ionic reactions in solution-A closer look, properties of gases, physical properties of solutions and colloids, chemical equilibrium, acid-base equilibria in aqueous solutions, solubility and complex ion equilibria.
Practical:
Basic laboratory techniques, density of solids and liquids, the Bunsen burner, empirical formula of a compound, limiting reactant, molar volume of Oxygen, colligative properties: Formula weight determination, titration of acids and bases, calorimetry, determination of a rate law, spectrophotometric determination of an equilibrium constant, potentiometeric titration, PH, PH and buffers.
Textbook:
"General Chemistry, Principles and Structure", by J. Bray and G. Humiston, John Wiley&Sons, 1986.
Theoretical:
Bonding in organic compounds, structure and isomerism, nonaromatic hydrocarbons I, nonaromatic hydrocarbons II, armomatic hydrocarbons, optical isomerism, organic halogen compounds, alcohols phenols and ethers, aldehydes and ketone, carboxylic acids and their derivatives, amines.
Practical:
Methods and techniques, isolation, analysis and synthesis of organic compounds, systematic identification of organic functional group.
Textbook:
"Organic Chemistry, A Brief Survey of Concepts and Applications", by P. S. Bailey and C. A. Bailey, Allyn and Bacon, 1984.
Contents:
Thermodynamics. The first law of thermodynamics. Enthalpies and enthalpy changes at standard conditions. The second and third laws of thermodynamics. Entropy as a measure of disorder. Absolute entropies. Equilibrium and free energy. The equilibrium constant as a function of the temperature. Condensed phases and the phase change. The vapour pressure of solvents and solutions. Cryoscopic determination of the molecular weight. Solution chemistry. Ideal solutions. Activity and activity. Coefficients. Chemical dynamics and the rate of chemical reactions. First and second order reactions. Mechanism and the rate law. Enzyme kinetics and simple uninhibited enzymatic reactions. Electrochemistry and the electrochemical series.
Textbook:
Physical Chemistry for students of Biology and Chemistry.
Theoretical:
Chemical kinetics, molecular reaction dynamics, surface chemistry, gases, equations of state, first law of thermodynamics, second law of thermodynamics, Phase equilibria, chemical equilibrium.
Practical:
Colligative properties, heat capacity ratio, determination of the enthalpy, calorimetry at constant pressure, gas chromatography, construction of phase diagrams, determination of thermodynamic parameters.
Textbook:
"Physical Chemistry", by I. N. Levine, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1995.
Theoretical:
Introduction to chemical analysis, classification of methods into classical and instrumental, basic principles of classical methods (gravimetry, volumetric). Chemical equilibria. Separation methods of analysis, liquid-liquid extraction, chromatographic methods. Electrical methods of analysis, potentiometric methods, electrogravimetry, conductometry. Optical methods of analysis, principles of UV and visible spectrophotometry and application, atomic absorption.
Practical:
Calibration of glassware and automatic burette, classical analytical chemistry, potentiometric titration, spectral analysis, separation methods of analysis.
Textbook:
"Introduction to Analytical Chemistry", by D. A. Skoog D. M. West and F. J. Holler, Saunders, 1992.
Theoretical:
Bonding in organic compounds, structure and isomerism, nonaromatic hydrocarbons I, nonaromatic hydrocarbons II, armomatic hydrocarbons, organic halogen compounds, alcohols, phenols and ethers, aldehydes and ketone, carboxylic acids and their derivatives, lipids, amines.
Practical:
Methods and techniques, organic synthesis, identification of organic functional groups.
Textbook:
"Organic Chemistry, A Brief Survey of Concepts and Applications" by P. S. Bailey and C. A. Bailey, Allyn and Bacon, 1989.
Contents:
Part I. Water Pollution
Water-general principles, municipal water treatment, industrial waste water, synthetic organic pesticides, polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon sources, oil pollution, halo-organic compounds in drinking water.
Part 2. Air Pollution
The atmosphere, air pollution-industrial and energy related, air pollution-transportation related.
Textbook:
Environmental Chemistry by John W. Moore and Elizabeth Moore, Copyright, 1976, Academic press, Inc.
Contents:
Nuclei and isotopes, nuclear mass and stability, radioactive decay, nuclear reactions, accelerators and neutron sources, production of radionuclides, radiation chemistry: Absorption of nuclear radiation and radiation effects on matter, radiation biology and radiation hazards, applications of radioactive tracers, radiation detection and measurements-analysis of data.
Textbook:
"Radiochemistry and Nuclear Chemistry", by C. Choppin, J. Rydberg and J. O. Liljenzin, Butterworths-Heinemann, 1995.
Back to Kuwait Supplimentary Page