CHEM 361 - Chemical Reaction Kinetics (3 credits)

(Prereq: CHEM 332/CHEM 332L and MATH 161) This course introduces the principle of chemical kinetics, the study of reaction rates and how these rates may be measured and interpreted. This leads reaction mechanisms and the analysis of elementary steps of reactions. Following this, complex reactions such as, chain reactions, polymerization and photochemical reactions are studied. Lastly, a discussion of diffusion-controlled and activation-controlled reactions is presented. F.