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MEMORANDUM
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SENATE GRADUATE STUDIES COMMITTEE
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NEW GRADUATE COURSE, CHEM 881-3 ? JUNE 18, 1974
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MOTION: ?
"That Senate approve, as set forth in
S.74-102 the new graduate course
CHEM 881-3 - Free Radical Chemistry."
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MEMORANDUM
To
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Senate
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New Graduate Course, Chem 881-3
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June 18, 1974
MOTION: "That Senate approve the new course, Chem 881-3,
Free Radical Chemistry"
This course was approved by the Executive Committee of the
Senate Graduate Studies Committee on June 17, 1974.
Jon Wheatley
Dean of Graduate Studies.
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SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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MEMORANDUM
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Barlow
Associate Dean of Science
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At its meeting of May 16, 1974 the Faculty of Science approved
the attached course proposal for CHEM 881-3 "Free Radical
Chemistry". This course is now submitted to the Senate Graduate
Studies Committee for consideration.
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T. Bell, Chemistry
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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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New Graduate Course Proposal Form_
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Form CS .8
CALENDAR INFORMATION:
Department:
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Chemistry ?
Course Number: ?
881
Title: ?
Free Radical Chemistry
Description:
This course will focus on '
the reactions _offreeradicalsand -
their significance in various branches of chemistry.
Credit
Hours: ?
3
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Vector: ?
prerequisite(s) if any:
2.
ENROLLMENT
ANDSCHEDULING:
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Estimated
Enrollment:
5
When will the course first be offered:
Spring
75
How often
will the course be offered: ?
annually
3.
JUSTIFICATION:
Freeradicalreactionshaveimpactonandimportanceinmanychemicalfields.
Bycombiningthepresentationinonecourseforphysical,organic,inorganic
and biochemistry.an interesting and effective blend of topics can be presente
4.
RESOURCES:
Which Faculty member will
normally teach the
course:
Joint,
with Chow, Fimt She rwoo
Bell , Gay, Peterson
What are the budgetary implications of mounting the course:________________________________
None: This will be an optional course in the graduate program.
Are there sufficient
Library resources (append details):
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Yes
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Appended: a) Outline
of the Course
b)
An indication of the competence of the Faculty member to give the course
c)
Library resources
Approved: Departmental Graduate Studies Committee:
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Date:
Faculty Graduate Studies Committee:
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Date:
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Faculty:
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Senate Gradv(ate
Studies Committee:
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Date:_____________
New Graduate Course Proposal
Course Number: Chem 881 Free Radical Chemistry
Nature of the Course:
A graduate course concerning the fundamentals of free
radical reactions related to organic, physical, inorganic
polymer and biochemists.
Rationaleof the Course:
1)
While about 50' of the chemistry staff are engaged at one
stage or another in research related to free radical chemistry,
lectures on free radical reactions are only few and scattered.
In view of the importance of free radical reaction in the
synthetic macromolecular industry, air pollution and other
fields, it is desirable to equip our graduate students with
the various aspects of free radical reactions as traditionally
studied by organic, inorganic, physical and polymer chemists.
2) Artificial division of chemistry into various fields of
organic, inorganic, etc. has created a mental barrier for
learners and hampers the flow of knowledge among the specialists
in the various fields. As the modern trend of learning process
emphasises on an "interdiciplinary' or multi-field' approach,
it is timely that a course covering a broad spectrum of a
subject (e.g. Free Radical Chemistry) will be presented as a
packaged unit rather than in scattered efforts.
3)
In the past few years, the scarcity of graduate students
make enrollment in each graduate course very low. In terms of
its relevance to the major portion of the chemical industry
and to the modern socio-economic phenomena a multi-field
course such as this one may attract most of the graduate
students in various fields and consequently, may have better
enrollment.
k) As the lectures will be presented by several lecturers
from various fields, there will be good flexibility for constructing
the course content.
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Field of Interest in Chemistry Department:
Professor ?
Field ?
Aspects of radical reaction
Y. L. Chow
B. L. Funt
A.G. Sherwood
T.N. Bell
L.K. Peterson
I. D. Gay
Organic
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Radical reaction in solution.
Physical- Radical chemistry in polymerization
polymer ?
process.
Physical),.Radical chemistry in gas phases.
Physicalj
Inorganic Free radical chemistry of the
elements other than the first
row elements.
Chemistry of atoms.
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Mode of Operation:
1)
Generally one member will be responsible for organizing
and coordinating the course.
2)
One member will give the introduction to the course covering
the nature, structure and energetics of free radicals.
3)
The final examination will be a written one. It will be
the responsibility of the coordinator to gather the problems
and to administer this examination.
A Model of Operation in Fall, 1974
Introduction
Radical Chemistry in Solution
Radical Chemistry in Polymer
Gas Phase Radical Chemistry
Chemistry of Atoms
Y.L. Chow
3
hrs.
Y.L. Chow
9
hrs.
B.L. Funt
12
hrs.
A.G.
Sherwood or
12
hrs.
T.N.
Bell
I.D.
Gay
6
hrs.
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