Chemistry
Chemistry is the science of molecules. Scientific, medical, and technological phenomena ultimately are understood in terms of molecular structure and interactions. Understanding of chemistry is essential to effective work in all sciences, and some knowledge of chemistry is useful in such fields as law, government, business, and art. Many aspects of our high-technology society can be understood better from the viewpoint of chemistry.
Live Support via Zoom:
The Chemistry Office is pleased to offer live support via Zoom on Mondays and Thursdays from 9am to 10am.
Visit the following link to enter one of the live support sessions.
Meeting ID: 964 9948 3100
COVID-19 Curriculum Updates:
The Wesleyan Chemistry Department is fully committed to providing a high quality educational experience for our students that is consistent with maintaining the health and safety of students, faculty, and staff. For Spring 2021 we are offering a full curriculum of courses in a variety of teaching modes. A list of courses with brief descriptions of modifications for Spring 2021 is below. For more information on specific courses, please contact the instructor. General questions may be sent to the department at chemistry@wesleyan.edu.
Course |
Instructor |
Instruction Mode |
Additional Notes |
134 Quantum Weirdness? |
Novick |
In-person only |
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142 General Chemistry II |
Roberts |
Hybrid in-person only |
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144 Principles of Chemistry II |
Personick |
Online only |
Flipped format with pre-recorded, asynchronous lectures. Class meetings will be used for synchronous online sessions, including active learning group activities. Exams will be in person during the class meeting time (midterm exams) and the registrar-scheduled final exam time slot (final exam). |
152 Introductory Chemistry Laboratory |
Westmoreland |
Hybrid in-person only |
Section 1 will be online and asynchronous for remote students. All other sections will be hybrid in-person only. |
252 Principles of Organic Chemistry II |
Calter |
Hybrid with remote students |
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258 Organic Chemistry Laboratory |
Gupta |
Hybrid in-person only |
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296 Braving the Elements |
Westmoreland |
In-person only |
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317 Quantitative Chemical Analysis |
Davis |
Hybrid in-person only |
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321 Biomedicinal Chemistry |
Taylor |
Online only |
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325 Biomolecular Structure |
Russu |
Online only |
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338 Physical Chemistry II |
Jimenez Hoyos |
In-person with remote students |
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358 Structure and Mechanism |
Northrop |
In-person with remote students |
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376 Integrated Chemistry Laboratory II |
O’Neil |
In-person only |
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396 Molecular Modeling |
Smith |
Hybrid with remote students |
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522 Chemistry Symposia II |
Personick |
Online only |
Synchronous online seminars by outside speakers. |
588 Seminar in Biological Chemistry |
O’Neil |
Online only |