School of Mathematics and Physical Sciences

The beginning graduate student must complete a one-semester course Chemistry Graduate Practice. The course provides a general orientation and resources for incoming graduate students related to the Chemistry Graduate Program. Students are explained the different degree plan options and concentration areas. The course offers workshops for thesis writing, group discussion, and meetings with the the course instructor for individual guidance.

Principles and practices in design of instruments for research, analysis and process control. Prerequisite: CHEM 4401.

Fee: $5.00

An advanced survey of principles of chemical analysis with emphasis on newer developments in the field of analytical chemistry. Prerequisite: CHEM 4401.

Designed for students on a project research degree plan. Requires completion of a research project within one semester of research activity. Prerequisite: Departmental approval.

Designed for students on a thesis research degree plan. Requires completion of a thesis project in two semesters of research activity. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 semester hours. Prerequiste: Departmental approval.

The use of advanced synchronous x-ray, Raman and mass spectrometry for surface-profiling and depth-profiling of chemical and biochemical materials, material-air/solution interface. Prerequisite: CHEM 4401 or equivalent measurement, spectroscopy or analytical course.

In depth study of d- and f-block elements, their acid-base properties, standard reduction potentials, periodic trends of properties of the elements and their compounds, ligand field theory, coordination compounds, bonding and structure, optical and magnetic properties, and reaction mechanism of coordination compounds. Recovery of d- and f-block elements and industrial applications as well as metal ions in biomolecules will be discussed. Prerequisite: CHEM 4311.

Chemical concepts related to nanoscience. Selected topics include chemical, optical, electronic, and magnetic interactions produced by nanomaterials, the relationship between microstructural scale and its influence on physical mechanism, and appropriate applications such as solar devices, fuel cells or biomedical agents. Prerequisite: Departmental Approval.

An advanced treatment of organic chemistry including a study of both cyclic and acyclic compounds. Prerequisites: CHEM 3323/3123 and CHEM 3325/3125.

An in-depth survey of modern synthetic reactions in the areas of carbon-carbon single and double bond formations and cycloaddition reactions. Prerequisites: CHEM 3125, CHEM 3325.

A one-semester course that provides an in-depth survey of molecular orbital theory in a thorough and rigorous manner and emphasizes the molecular orbital interpretation of various types of concerted pericyclic reactions. Prerequisites: CHEM 3125, CHEM 3325.

An in-depth survey of practical methods for the synthesis of enantiomerically pure organic compounds in agrochemical and pharmaceutical industries and in university research laboratories. Prerequisites: CHEM 3125, CHEM 3325.

As an introduction to Quantum Mechanics-Molecular Modeling, this course serves two purposes: (1) Use computational tools to help increase student understanding of material already covered in various chemistry courses (2) Teach students about computational chemistry (molecular modeling) itself, with the goal to enable them to apply these computational tools in research projects. Prerequisite: CHEM 3332 or approval by instructor.

Computational models of biological systems and mechanisms. Models may use tools and web applications to solve diverse problems, such as protein or nucleic acid structure, function, stability, or evolutionary relationship. Prerequisite: CHEM 3181 or equivalent literature or research methods course.

Biochemical study of proteins (methods of protein purification, principles of protein structure and the study of proteins as enzymes). Prerequisite: CHEM 4341.

Biochemical study of nucleic acids and the expression of genetic information (nucleic acid structures and manipulation, transcription and translation). Prerequisite: CHEM 4341.

Understanding the theory, concepts and application of forensic chemistry to complex problem solving related to crime detection and solving of crime via chemical means, such as use of mass spectrometry, chromatography, and spectroscopy. Prerequisite: CHEM 4401 or equivalent analytical or bioanalytical course.

The course examines fundamental aspects of biochemistry critical to understanding the chemical and cellular mechanisms relevant to health and disease including metabolism, enzymology, and genetics. Counts as an elective for the Health Science Post-baccalaureate Certificate

The advanced study of chemistry as the basis of the environmental regulations for air pollution, water pollution, solid/hazardous wastes, toxic commercial chemical products and employee safety. Prerequisite: CHEM 1311/CHEM 1111 and CHEM 1312/CHEM 1112 or equivalent.

Individual research problems defined and supervised by a Department of Chemistry graduate faculty member with permission of the department chair. Provides experiences in individual design, execution and reporting of small units of research of professional caliber. May be repeated; no more than 6 hours may be counted toward one degree. Prerequisite: Departmental approval and completion of appropriate safety courses, as defined by the research mentor.

A detailed study of special areas of chemistry featuring current advances and trends. Course may be repeated for credit when topics are different. A laboratory may or may not be offered.

Fee: $5.00

Individual problems assigned, defined and supervised by a graduate faculty member in the department. Provides experience in individual project design, execution and reporting of research of professional caliber. The Research Problems I, II, and III courses may be repeated in any combination for a total maximum of 9 semester credit hours applied toward the graduate degree.

Individual problems assigned, defined and supervised by a graduate faculty member in the department. Provides experience in individual project design, execution and reporting of research of professional caliber. The Research Problems I, II and III courses may be repeated in any combination for a total maximum of 9 semester credit hours applied towards the graduate degree.

Individual problems assigned, defined and supervised by a graduate faculty member in the department. Provides experience in individual project design, execution and reporting of research of professional caliber. The Research Problems I, II and III courses may be repeated in any combination for a total maximum of 9 semester credit hours applied towards the graduate degree

Designed for project option students and requires completion of a research project. Prerequisite: departmental approval. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 semesters hours.

Designed for thesis option students. The course requires completion of thesis research. Prerequisite: departmental approval. May be repeated for maximum of 6 semester hours.

Intensive study at a graduate level of selected advanced topics. May be repeated for credit under different topics.

Principles and practice of geographic information systems (GIS) using vector-based GIS as the primary software package. Students will demonstrate the use of GIS through individual class projects oriented toward their area of interest.

Research applications of advanced techniques of Geographic Information Systems. Vector-and raster-based GIS modeling: terrain modeling, hydrological modeling, 3-D modeling: hands-on research topics. GIS programming for problem solving in students research applications. Prerequisite: GEOL 5312 or permission of instructor.

Principles and practice of remote sensing involving analysis and interpretation of aerial photos and digital images. Students will demonstrate the use of remote-sensed through individual class projects oriented toward their area of interest.

A Graduate Research Project must be completed and submitted to the Graduate Office for a grade to be assigned, otherwise IP notations are recorded. This course is specifically designed for Plan II and Plan III students. Prerequisite: departmental approval.

Designed for thesis option students. The course requires completion of thesis research. Prerequisite: departmental approval. May be repeated for maximum of 6 semester hours.

Lebesgue integration and Lebesgue measure. LP spaces. Differentiability properties of monotone functions.

Vector spaces and linear transformations, orthogonality, eigenvalues, and numerical methods. Prerequisite: consent of the instructor.

Common matrix methods in statistical applications, including eigenvalues and eigenvectors; the Moore-Penrose inverse; matrix differentiation; the distribution of quadratics forms. Prerequisite: STAT 4303 and MATH 3340 or equivalents.

Groups and their generalizations. Homomorphism and isomorphism theorem. Direct sums and products. Linear spaces and representations. Field extensions and Galois groups. Prerequisite: MATH 4340 or its equivalent.

Introduction to mathematical decision theory and game theoretic analysis. Classification of games, definitions in game theory, sequential-/simultaneous-move games, pure and mixed strategies, equilibrium concepts and matrix games. Prerequisite: MATH 3340 or equivalent.

Underlying principles of numerical analysis. Topics include: finite differences and interpolation, numerical differentiation and integration, solving algebraic and transcendental equations, computations with matrices, the method of lease squares, and numerical solutions of differential equations. Attention is given to the solutions of problems using computer. Prerequisite: MATH 4341 or equivalent.

Different areas of advanced mathematics with emphasis on rigor, critical reasoning and the concept of proof. May be repeated as topic changes.

Application of classical physics to the study of the Earth and the solution of problems in Earth sciences, including gravity, magnetic, seismic, heatflow, electrical, electromagnetic, and well log methods, instruments, data acquisition, processing and interpretation. Applications to petroleum exploration. Prerequisites: GEOL 3370 or permission of the instructor.

Basics of seismology: wave propagation, seismic reflection and refraction. Application of physics in the seismic velocity and anisotropy structure of the Earth. Earthquake generation, post-seismic deformation and creep events, relation to faulting and plate tectonics. Prerequisites: GEOL 3370 or permission of the instructor.

Basic rock properties concepts; evaluating formations from geophysical well logging. Instrumentation, the physics of logging, and well log interpretation. Rock physics tools and well logs for petroleum and geothermal exploration, as well as water prospecting. Prerequisites: GEOL 1303/ GEOL 1103 and PHYS 2325/ PHYS 2125, PHYS 2326/ PHYS 2126.

Designed for project option students. A Graduate Research Project must be completed and submitted to the Graduate Office for a grade to be assigned, otherwise S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) notations are recorded. Prerequisite: departmental approval.

Designed for thesis option students. The course requires completion of thesis research. Prerequisite: departmental approval. Maximum credit applicable towards the degree is 6 semester hours.

Introduction to use of SAS (and R)/PC statistical software, including data entry, data summaries, descriptive statistics, and interpretation of SAS (and R) output for some standard statistical procedures. Prerequisites: graduate standing and approval of instructor.

Correlation, simple linear and multiple regression, one and two way ANOVA, various multiple comparison procedures, randomized block designs, applications, use of statistical software. Prerequisite: STAT 4301 or STAT 4303 or equivalent.

Hypothesis testing, principles of design of an experiment, t-test, completely randomized design, randomized block design, multiple comparison techniques, factorial designs, random effect models, fixed effect models, BIBD, nested designs, analysis of covariance and split plot design. Prerequisite: STAT 4301 or STAT 4303 or equivalent.

Mathematical treatment of probability distributions, probability concepts and laws; sample spaces, combinations and permutations, Bayes' theorem, discrete/continuous random variables, expected value, distribution of functions of random variable, two-dimensional variables, central limit theorem; t, F, and chi-square distributions. Prerequisite: STAT 4301 or STAT 4303 or equivalent.

Theory of estimation and hypothesis testing, maximum likelihood, method of moments, likelihood ratio tests, consistency, bias, efficiency and sufficiency. Prerequisite: STAT 5350 or equivalent.

An applied approach to multivariate data analysis and linear statistical models in research. Prerequisite: MATH 4341 and STAT 5344 or equivalents.

Survey sampling from initial planning phases through collection and storage of the data; simple random sampling, stratified random sampling, auxiliary information, estimators, chi-square contingency table analysis for two and three way tables, handling of small expected frequencies, matched pairs, measures of association; use of statistical software on big survey data. Prerequisite: STAT 4301 or STAT 4303 or equivalent.

Sensitive data and privacy issues in survey sampling. Randomized response models and variations. Estimation of prevalence of two or more sensitive characteristics. Use of Cramer-Rao lower bound of variance. Measures of protection of respondents. Models using complex designs. Prerequisite: PSYC/SOCI 3381.

Geometric linear programming, the Simplex method, duality theory, sensitivity analysis, project planning and integer programming. Optional topics include, but are not limited to: the transportation problem, the upper bounding technique, the dual Simplex method, parametric linear programming, queuing theory, decision analysis, and simulation. Prerequisite: Any introductory course in linear algebra.

Different areas of advanced statistics will be covered at separate offerings of this course. Topics include sampling techniques, multivariate analysis, quality control techniques. May be repeated once. Prerequisite: 6 semester hours of advanced statistics or the equivalent.

Fee: $15.00