CHEM 130 S - Chemistry & Forensic Investigations

Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4

This is a second-semester course in Chemistry with an emphasis on Forensic Applications. Topics will include the scientific method as it applies to crime scenes, basic concepts of electromagnetic radiation, colligative properties, a basic survey of organic nomenclature, basic chemistry of poisons, and the basic chemistry of biological molecules. These topics will be examined as applied to issues such as arson investigation, determination of time of death, nuclear terrorism, DNA analysis, and drug chemistry. Laboratory experiments serve to clarify and build upon lecture concepts, while including basic forensic techniques and principles of laboratory safety.

Prerequisite(s): Math placement level 2 or completion of M-tag