CHEM 352A             Biophysical Chemistry             3.0; 3 cr.
A course that covers biophysical chemistry which deals with the conformation, shape, structure, conformational changes, dynamics, and interactions of biological macro-molecules and complexes or arrays of macromolecules. The goal of this course is to convey major principles and concepts which are at the heart of the field derived from physics, chemistry and biology.

The nature of the cell is an entirely molecular problem. Chemistry plays a vital role to solve problems in Biology. Specifically, physical chemistry is fundamentally helpful to understand basic concept of molecular biology such as structure determination, folding and refolding, genetic encoding of bio-molecular function. This course is specially designed to developing ability to engage in biophysical thinking, giving emphasis on physicochemical description of biological systems and develop skills on physical techniques to study structure, function, kinetics, thermodynamics and physiology of bio-molecules. This is an interdisciplinary course meant for graduate and exceptional undergraduate students in Chemistry, Physics, Biology, and Biotechnology.

CHEM 229             Coordination Compounds             3.0; 3 cr.
A course that covers d-metal complexes (structures and symmetries, bonding and electronic structure, reactions of complexes); electronic spectra of complexes; reaction mechanisms of d-block complexes (ligand substitution reactions in square-planar and octahedral complexes, redox reactions, photochemical reactions). Prerequisite: CHEM 228. Annually.