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TEACHING
CHEM 134 - General Chemistry IA:
This is the undergraduate introductory chemistry course which
introduces the fundamentals of chemistry in context to real-world problems
and utilizes the systems of biological and environmental importance. This course
has three components, Lecture, Laboratory and Recitation. The central theme
of the lecture is the atomic and molecular basis of chemistry with concepts
like mole, stoichiometry, limiting reactant, solution chemistry, acid-base,
precipitation and oxidation-reduction reactions, gas laws, thermochemistry,
atomic structure and bonding. The laboratory component involves experiments
related to the concepts introduced in lecture. The recitation component involves
problem solving and reviewing the concepts introduced in lecture. This course
is suitable for students majoring in engineering and required for students
majoring in physical sciences and life sciences.
Taught Lecture in Fall 2007,
Winter 2008; Recitation in Fall 2007, Winter 2008.
CHEM 136 - General Chemistry IIA:
This course is the continuation of CHEM 134 and also has three
components, Lecture, Laboratory and Recitation.
The lecture includes concepts of chemical equilibrium, acids and bases, electrochemistry,
atomic structure, chemical bonding and introduction to organic chemistry. The
laboratory component involves experiments related to the concepts introduced
in lecture. The recitation component involves problem solving and reviewing
the concepts introduced in lecture. This course is suitable for students majoring
in engineering and required for students majoring in physical sciences and
life sciences.
Taught Laboratory and Recitation in Summer 2007.
CHEM 146 - General Chemistry IIB:
This course is the continuation of CHEM 144, an introductory
chemistry course for engineering majors, and also has three components, Lecture,
Laboratory and Recitation. Major concepts in CHEM 146 lecture include organic
chemistry, fossil fuels, synthetic polymers, electrochemistry, solid state,
extractive metallurgy and spectroscopy. The laboratory component involves experiments
related to the concepts introduced in lecture. The recitation component involves
problem solving and reviewing the concepts introduced in lecture.
Taught Laboratory and Recitation in Winter 2006.
CHEM 469 - Physical Chemistry II:
This is an undergraduate advanced physical chemistry course
primarily for chemistry major students and is focused on quantum theory, atomic
and molecular structure, spectroscopy and statistical thermodynamics. This
course has a lecture and a recitation component. The concepts are introduced
in the lecture while recitation involves problem solving and reviewing
the concepts introduced in lecture.
Taught in Fall 2005, Fall 2006 and scheduled to teach in Fall 2008.
CHEM 481 - Physiochemical Measurements:
This undergraduate advanced laboratory course on physical
chemistry encompasses experiments based on the material covered in Physical
Chemistry I and II (CHEM 368 and CHEM 469). This couse includes experiments
on the determination of molecular weights, measurements of properties of pure
liquids and solutions, studies of phase equilibrium, thermo chemical measurements,
and analysis of atomic and molecular spectra.
Taught in Fall 2005, Fall 2006 and scheduled to teach in Fall 2008.
CHEM 493 - Presentations in Chemistry:
Chemistry 493 is a capstone course created to provide UM-Dearborn
chemistry students an opportunity to review their educational experience and
to guide them to purposeful presentation of material for their future
careers beyond their formal education. Whether graduate school, local industry
or a future beyond the metropolitan area, this course helps the students to
compile their assets as chemists and to be better prepared for the future.
Member of the committee in Fall 2006 and Chair of the committee in
Winter 2007.
CHEM 490E - Nanobiotechnology:
This undergraduate advanced lecture course, under "Topics
in Chemistry," introduces the fundamentals of nanotechnology and its application
to different fields, specifically, life sciences. It introduces the tools necessary
for nanotechnology and also the fundamentals of nano-fabrication processes
and discusses how we can borrow the idea of self-assembly from nature to design
structures at the naometer scale. This course also focuses on different contemporary
application areas of nanotechnology like biosensor development, cancer research
and drug delivery. It also analyzes the research focus of selected companies
that use nanotechnology to develop new products.
Offered in Winter 2007 and scheduled to be offered in Winter 2009 .
ENGR 350 - Nanoscience and Nanotechnology:
This undergraduate advanced combined lecture and laboratory
course is a core course in the College of Engineering. The terms "nanoscience"
and "nanotechnology" apper to mean different things in different scientific
and technical disciplines. This course introduces students to the fundamentals
of nanoscience and nanotechnology. Interesting phenonmena about individual
nanometer scale objects is also discussed. The difference in properties of
objects of nanometer scale to the properties of materials at the macroscale
is covered. The manufacturing techniques used to make these objects and their
applications along with the analytical techniques that are used to characterize
these objects are also discussed. Finally, the concept of ethical issues related
to nanotechnology and its future is also inclued.
Taught in Winter 2007.
CHEM 499 - Laboratory Research in Chemistry:
This undergraduate advanced course is designed to perform
directed laboratory research under the guidance of a faculty member.
Offered in Winter 2008 and Summer 2008 .