Steven Szczepankiewicz - Teaching
Dr. Szczepankiewicz teaches courses in general chemistry, analytical chemistry, environmental chemistry, and junior seminar. If you are a current student, all course information can be found on Angel.
Course Information
These descriptions are in Dr. Szczepankiewicz’s own words. For official course descriptions, please see the course catalog. Click on any of the following titles for a recent course syllabus.
CHM 104 – Energy, Environment, and Society This course for non-science majors is designed to partially fulfill Area 1 Science requirements in the College’s core curriculum. The course will consider the interrelations of population growth, food supply, energy resources, environmental quality, and the impact of chemical technologies on society. The primary goal of this course is to promote critical thinking about important, current technological issues. Enough chemistry will be presented to understand the technologies under review. A common theme in the course will be perception of risk and the influence it has on the development and implementation of technologies that involve chemistry.
CHM 111/112 – General Chemistry This is a required course for all science majors. The two semesters are cumulative and run concurrent with a lab. The course is designed to provide science majors with a solid foundation in the principles of chemistry, with the emphasis on problem solving and working in groups. The course also demonstrates how chemistry is involved in the real world and often features its importance in everyday life. It is offered every year in multiple sections with different instructors and formats, but with common tests and exams.
CHM 230 – Analytical Chemistry This course is required for all Chemistry majors. It is a one-semester course with a lab that is not cumulative with CHM 430 (Analytical II). With a focus on strategies in analytical chemistry, the course is designed to provide skills in acquiring and handling data, wet-chemistry analytical techniques, and knowledge of the theory behind modern chemical analyses. It is offered every Fall semester with a concurrent, integrated lab.
CHM 232 – Environmental Analytical Chemistry This course is required for all Environmental Science Majors. It is a one-semester course that uses an environmental approach to cover the topics of analytical chemistry. The course is designed to provide skills in acquiring and handling data, wet-chemistry analytical techniques, and knowledge of the theory behind modern chemical analyses. It is offered in alternating years, with the next opportunity likely in Spring 2007.
CHM 381 – Junior Seminar This is part one of a three-course sequence to fulfill the Chemistry or Biochemistry seminar requirement. This course, offered every Spring semester, details the skills necessary to make both written and oral scientific presentations. The course culminates in a composite presentation where each student delivers a 10-minute talk on an individual topic under an overriding theme. The themes we have covered so far include Chromium, Manganese, and Arsenic chemistry. In 2005, we are presenting some recent work by Chad Mirkin, a prominent researcher who will later visit the department.
CHM 481 – Senior Seminar This is part three of a three-course sequence to fulfill the Chemistry or Biochemistry seminar requirement, with a focus on full research presentations.