Malkiat S. Johal Associate Professor of Chemistry, Pomona College

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Fall 2007 Semester

Chemistry 1a (section 4) – General Chemistry - LECTURE

Chemistry 51 - Accelerated General Chemistry - LECTURE

Chemistry 51 - Accelerated General Chemistry - LABORATORY
Chemistry 161 - Advanced Analytical Chemistry with Laboratory (Follow this link for the QCM experiment)

Spring 2008 Semester

Chemistry 158b – Physical Chemistry: Chemical Thermodynamics and Kinetics

Chemistry 162 – Advanced Physical Chemistry with Laboratory

Chemistry 185 – Soft Nanomaterials

Course descriptions of the above from the 2007-08 Catalog

51. General Chemistry with Lab—Accelerated. Mr. Johal. Accelerated introductory course for well-prepared students. Ionic equilibrium, atomic structure, molecular bonding and structure, chemical thermodynamics and chemical kinetics. Laboratory work emphasizes quantitative analytical and instrumental techniques and molecular modeling. Interactive computing is an integral part of the course. Prerequisite: two or more years of high school chemistry and a passing score on the placement examination. Each Fall.

158B. Physical Chemistry. Mr. Johal. Study of chemical thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, molecular spectroscopy and molecular modeling. Prerequisite: 1A,B or 51; PHYS 51A,B; MATH 31. Each Spring.

161. Advanced Analytical Chemistry and Laboratory. Mr. Taylor, Mr. Johal, Mr. Arora. Study of modern instrumental methods of analysis with emphasis on spectroscopic, separation and electro-analytical methods. Laboratory experience includes work with many of these modern instrumental methods and an examination of the analysis of variance. Prerequisite: 110A. Each Fall.

162. Advanced Physical Chemistry with Laboratory. Mr. Garza-López, Mr. Johal, Mr. Arora, Ms. Yu. Advanced physical chemistry topics chosen from the areas of statistical thermodynamics, group theory, chemical kinetics, molecular modeling and solid state chemistry. Laboratory emphasis on modern instrumental methods, including molecular spectroscopy, powder X-ray diffraction, nuclear magnetic resonance, chemical kinetics and gas-phase adsorption. Prerequisite: 158A. Each Spring.

185. Soft Nanomaterials. Mr. Johal. This course is concerned with the self-assembly of functional materials at the nano-scale. The first half of the course will cover the fundamentals of surface chemistry, monolayer formation and the chemistry of colloidal systems. The second half will highlight nano-fabrication methods used to assemble complex nanomaterials for applications in biophotonics, chemical sensing, optics and electronics. Current developments from the chemical literature will be underscored whenever possible. Prerequisite: 110A,B; MATH 31; PHYS 51A,B. Spring 2009.

Useful Links: Journal of Chemical Education (American Chemical Society)