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This course provides instruction in thermochemistry and examines models and systems used to study chemical reactions under extreme thermodynamic conditions (e.g., pressure). Students will review and develop an understanding of the changes in equilibrium and reaction kinetics that occur under non-standard and non-ideal conditions.

This course explores the basic principles of synthetic methodology, retrosynthesis, and the tactics and strategies for the total synthesis of complex organic molecules.

This course explores advanced applications of equilibrium, instrumental techniques, and analytical method development. Topics include the statistical treatment of data, signal-to-noise theory and optimization of S/N ratio, separations, and instrumental sensitivity and detection limits.

Topics include research ethics and laboratory conduct, literature searches, proposal writing, and scientific communication. Students learn about current research ongoing at Lewis and begin writing a proposal for their thesis research.

This course provides an introduction to common techniques for analyzing and visualizing data in the physical sciences using available software tools. Students will use methods from probability and statistics to interpret experimental data, to test hypotheses, to analyze statistical and systematic uncertainties, to do design of experiments, and to visualize data and results. Students will also identify, explain, and evaluate the analysis and visualization methods used in research papers and/or scientific presentations.

This course provides an introduction to common techniques used in the experimental laboratory. The seminar will focus on a set of related experimental techniques such as electronics techniques, optical measurement techniques, material characterization techniques, or other topics of current interest. This course may be repeated for credit for different topical coverage. Topics will vary. There is a laboratory fee with this course.