SCHOOL OF CHEMISTRY.
Professor Bird.
Associate Professor Edgar.
Dr. Pratt.
Mr. Carter.
Mr. Massie.
Mr. Curry.
Mr. Robertson.
Students taking courses in Chemistry are required to pay for each
course a laboratory fee of $10, and to make a special deposit of $5 to cover
breakage of apparatus.
For Undergraduates.
Chemistry B1: General Chemistry.—The fundamental principles and
phenomena of Inorganic, Organic, and Physical Chemistry are discussed,
and the foundations of Analytical Chemistry are dealt with at appropriate
places. Most of the time is devoted to inorganic phenomena. No previous
study of Chemistry is demanded. Students entering in January, with adequate
preparation, will be admitted. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 6 session-hours.)
Section I, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 11-12; Section II, Tuesday, Thursday,
Saturday, 10-11. Laboratory, 6 hours a week. West Range Chemical
Laboratory. Professor Bird, Dr. Pratt, Mr. Carter, and assistants.
Chemistry B2: Organic Chemistry: Chemistry B1 or its equivalent, prerequisite.—Introduction
to Organic Chemistry, including chemical synthesis
and the theories of molecular structure, as applied to the compounds of carbon.
In the laboratory standard methods of synthesis, as well as the preparation
from natural sources of important organic substances, will be studied
experimentally. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 6 session-hours.) Monday, Wednesday,
Friday, 9-10. Laboratory: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 2-4. Organic
Laboratory. Associate Professor Edgar, Dr. Pratt and assistants.
For Undergraduates and Graduates.
Chemistry C1: Physical Chemistry: Chemistry B1 and Analytical Chemistry
B1, or the equivalent, prerequisite.—Some knowledge of the Calculus is
required, and previous work in Physics is desirable. This course will include
work upon such topics as the gas laws, kinetic theory of gases, the
properties of dilute solutions, osmotic pressure, the determination of molecular
weights, mass action, reaction velocity and equilibrium, electrolysis
and electrolytic dissociation, the phase rule, etc. The laboratory work will
consist of a thorough course in physico-chemical methods, including the
measurement of electrolytic conductivity, electromotive force, etc. Toward
the end of the course the student may be required to do a limited amount
of research on some chemical problem suggested by the instructor. Hours
by appointment. Organic Laboratory. Associate Professor
Edgar.
Chemistry C2: Advanced Organic Chemistry: Chemistry B1 and B2, or
the equivalent, prerequisite.—During the first term some time will be devoted
to a review of the historical development of the subject, with special attention
to fundamental theories. Parallel reading will be assigned. The remainder
of the year will be devoted to an intimate study of one or more of
the special phases of Organic Chemistry, such as Dyes and Indicators, Carbohydrates,
Terpenes, Polymethylenes, Coal Tar Products, etc. Reading
from the scientific journals and reference books will be assigned.
The laboratory work will consist of the more difficult organic preparations,
partially adapted to the topics under discussion in the lectures, special
attention being given to a quantitative study of the reactions. Hours by appointment.
Organic Laboratory. Dr. Pratt.
For Graduates.
Chemistry D1: Advanced Inorganic Chemistry: Chemistry B1, C1 and
Analytical Chemistry C1, or the equivalent, prerequisite.—The lectures deal
with the fundamental theories and laws of chemical action. Parallel reading
in the history of Chemistry is required. In the laboratory the study of
chemical reactions is taken up in an advanced way, and when the student
has shown proper fitness he undertakes work upon some special problem
in Inorganic Chemistry. Hours by appointment. Professor Bird.
Chemistry D2: Advanced Physical Chemistry: Chemistry B1, C1 and
Analytical Chemistry C1, or the equivalent, prerequisite.—This course will be
given only as occasion demands, and the nature of the work will be arranged
for the individual student. It is intended for those seeking the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy who elect to do work in Physical Chemistry. Hours
by appointment. Associate Professor Edgar.
For summer-school courses in Chemistry, on which college credit will
be allowed, see p. 256.
The Chemical Journal Club meets every Thursday, 11-12, in Professor
Bird's lecture-room, for the critical review and discussion of various topics
of interest in current chemical literature, and of such chemical researches
as may be in progress in the University.
All instructors and advanced students in Chemistry are expected to
participate in these meetings and to take part in the discussions.
The privileges of the club are extended to all persons in the University
or in the vicinity of Charlottesville who are interested in the progress
of Chemistry.
