Welcome to the Home Page of
Dr. William J. Busler
Professor in the
Department
of Chemistry
My office phone at Christian Brothers University: (901) 321-3449
Send e-mail now to wbusler@cbu.edu
Courses I usually teach in the Fall
Courses I usually teach in the Spring
Michael Faraday (L) at age 24, watching his teacher,
Professor W. T. Brande, prepare Prussian Blue
Personal Information
Education:
B.S. in Chemistry from Christian Brothers University, 1966
Ph.D. in Physical Biochemistry from the University of Tennessee, Memphis,
1977
CBU Experience:
Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 1977-1980
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 1980-1983
Associate Professor of Chemistry, 1983-2000
Professor of Chemistry, 2000-present
Chairman of Chemistry Department, 1984-1993 and 2000-2006
Additional Information: Click here for my Résumé.
Courses I usually teach in the Fall
CHEM 113 Principles of Chemistry
I
CHEM 113L Principles of
Chemistry I Lab
CHEM 351 Physical Chemistry
I
CHEM 351L Physical Chemistry
I Lab
Courses I usually teach in the Spring
CHEM 114 Principles of Chemistry
II
CHEM 114L Principles of
Chemistry II Lab
CHEM 352 Physical Chemistry
II
CHEM 352L Physical Chemistry
II Lab
CHEM 439 Astrophysical
Chemistry
PowerPoint Presentations
Religion and Science RS 245
Evolution of the Cosmos (9-6-01 Presentation)
Click here for 59 MB PowerPoint
presentation
Chemical Evolution and SETI (11-27-01 Presentation)
Click here for 67 MB PowerPoint presentation
Astrophysical Chemistry 439
Chapter 1. Our Place in the Universe Click
here
Chapter 7A. The Early History of Astronomy (through Tycho)
Click
here
Chapter 7B. Early History of Astronomy (Kepler on) Click
here
Chapter 3. Optics and Telescopes Click
here
Chapter 2. The Sky and the Earth Click
here
Chapter 5. Sun-Earth-Moon Relationships Click
here
Chapter 6. The Origin of the Solar System Click
here
Migrating Planets (Scientific American) Click
here
Sun Diagrams and Photographs Click
here
Chapter 8. Measuring Distances in the Milky Way Click
here
Chapter 9. Classification and Measurement of Stars Click
here
Chapter 10. Stellar Evolution Click
here
Chapter 11. Galaxies Click
here
Chapter 12. Cosmology Click
here
Analemma ASNSW Click
here
Quasars WAAC Click
here
Stellar Evolution MPAS Click
here
Physical Chemistry
The Planck Equation Click here
H-Atom Probability Densities Click
here
Protein Structure Click here
A True Story
My Brief Career as a Rocket Scientist Click here