Course Outline/Calendar

The date of coverage and order of coverage may be modified based on the faculty member and events beyond the control of faculty members that interfere with class times and teaching.

16 Week Calendar

WeekChapter/Topic/Lab
1Syllabus Chapter 1 Structure and Bonding
1Chapter 1 Structure and Bonding
2Chapter 2 Polar Covalent Bonds; Acids & Bases
3Chapter 2 Polar Covalent Bonds; Acids & Bases
3Chapter 3 Organic Compounds: Alkanes and Their Stereochemistry
4Chapter 3 Organic Compounds: Alkanes and Their Stereochemistry
4Exam I (Chapters 1-3)
5Chapter 4 Cycloalkanes and Their Stereochemistry
5Chapter 5 Stereochemistry at Tetrahedral Centers
6Chapter 5 Stereochemistry at Tetrahedral Centers
6Chapter 6 Overview of Organic Reactions
7Chapter 6 Overview of Organic Reactions
8Exam II (Chapters 4-6)
9Chapter 7 Alkenes
9Chapter 7 Alkenes
10Chapter 8 Alkenes: Reactions and Synthesis
11Chapter 9 Alkynes: An Introduction to Organic Synthesis
12Exam III (Chapters 8-9)
12Chapter 10 Organohalides
13Chapter 11 Reactions of Alkylhalides: Nucleophilic Substitution and Elimination
14Chapter 12 Structure Determination: Mass Spectrometry and IR Spectroscopy
14Review Chapters 10-12
15Exam 4 (Chapters 10-12)
15Review for Final Exam
16ACS Exam
16Final Exam (Chapters 1-12)