Experiments include measuring mass and volume, analyzing unknowns, observing activity of various chemical reactions, and the use of computer simulations. One three-hour laboratory. An introductory study of the aliphatic and aromatic series and their important derivatives. In the laboratory, representative compounds of the various classes are prepared, purified, and studied. Three lectures and one three-hour laboratory.
Emphasis is placed on good laboratory techniques and the theory involved.
Two lectures and two three-hour laboratories. Assignments in the literature relative to the topics being treated. Two lectures and two three-hour laboratories. The course will evaluate the processes by which nutrients are metabolized. The breakdown of substances taken in from the environment will be studied.