I centers on techniques needed to do organic chemistry, including filtration, extraction, crystallization, distillation and chromatography. Students also learn to carry out melting point and boiling point determinations, obtain and interpret infrared spectra and the refractive index. This course is a laboratory-focused study of organic chemistry. The class meets for 9 mods each week and three mods are used as a pre-lab discussion where the theoretical and practical aspects of the lab experiments are described. It requires students to perform more complicated syntheses and including vacuum and factional distillation.
Students also isolate and characterize natural products.
This is a laboratory-based course in instrumental methods of analysis. Students are required to complete several projects, each involving a different instrumental method. This elective course is a comprehensive review of the study of chemistry intended for students who are interested in taking an SAT II test. Technology is used to improve problem-solving skills in chemistry. Successful completion of two years of chemistry.