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. Without presupposing a background in chemistry an this course describes the chemical composition of food and how chemistry affects the taste and the physical properties and the nutritive value of the food we eat.