One component of a two-semester introduction to resources and methods used to search the chemical literature. Topics include chemical abstracts, CASonline, citation indices, Beilstein, the patent literature, and government publication (CFR, STIS, NTIS). Students who are engaged in research will be required to take this course. Prerequisite: CHEM215 - Organic Chemistry I and Lab.
CHEM401 is a 1 credit course.