CHEMISTRY (CHE) CHE 5070. Advanced Physical Chemistry/(4).F. Rigorous treatment of the laws of thermodynamics and statistical mechanics. Applications to gases, solutions and other condensed phases, studies of surface effects. Lecture four hours. CHE 5500. Independent Study/(1-4).F;S. CHE 5530-5549. Selected Topics/(1-4).On Demand. An opportunity to study a special topic or com- bination of topics not otherwise provided for in the chemistry curriculum. May be repeated for credit when content does not duplicate. Prerequisite: graduate status. CHE 5560. Instrumental Methods of Analysis/(4).F. A study of some of the modern instrumental methods of analysis including electrochemistry, atomic and molecular spectroscopy, magnetic resonance spectrometry, mass spectrometry and gas chromatography. Prerequisite: CHE 3301. Lecture three hours, laboratory three hours. (Dual-listed with CHE 4560.) CHE 5580. Biochemistry I/(3).F;S. This course covers the properties of amino acids, proteins, carbohydrates, lipids and nucleic acids and presents a brief introduction to enzymology. Major emphasis is on the chemistry of biological compounds. An introduction to intermediary metabolism is also presented. Prerequisite: CHE 2101 or CHE 2202. Lecture three hours. (Dual-listed with CHE 4580.) CHE 5581. Biochemistry I Laboratory/(1).F;S. Experimental investigations which supplement the study of the topics in biochemistry. Prerequisite: CHE 2203 (or equivalent); co- or prerequisite: CHE 5580 (or equivalent). Laboratory three hours. (Dual-listed with CHE 4581.) CHE 5582. Biochemistry II/(3).S. This course will cover the intermediary metabolism of amino acids, nucleic acids, carbohydrates and lipids. Metabolic pathways and their associated enzymes are emphasized. Prerequisite: CHE 4580 with CHE 3301 recommended but not required. Lecture three hours. (Dual-listed with CHE 4582.) CHE 5989. Graduate Research/(1-9).F;S. This course is designed to provide access to University facilities for continuing graduate research at the master's and specialist's levels. It is graded on an S/U basis and does not count toward a degree. CHE 5999. Thesis/(4).F;S. Graded on an S/U basis only.