The focus of this course is on the fundamental science underlying issues of local and regional scale pollution. In particular, lifetimes of important pollutants in the air, water, and soils are examined by considering the roles played by photochemistry, surface chemistry, biological processes, and dispersal into surrounding environment. Specific topics include urban air quality, water quality, long-lived organic toxins, heavy metals, and indoor air pollution. Control measures are also considered. Generally offered spring quarter.
Most medical schools require a full academic year of organic chemistry.
The fundamental structures of organic molecules and the spectroscopic methods used to define them are studied. A comprehensive understanding of the reactions and properties of organic molecules, from kinetic, thermodynamic, and mechanistic viewpoints, is developed and applied to the synthesis of organic compounds and to an appreciation of nature's important molecules. A lab is one afternoon a week in addition to scheduled class time each quarter. Offered autumn, winter, and spring quarters, respectively 223. Intermediate Organic Chemistry .