Courses
These courses introduce organic (carbon-containing) materials by providing a basic understanding of traditional structures and properties and illustrating how this knowledge can be used to predict chemical reactivity. Students will learn about the importance of electrons with how their (1) role in bond formation leads to intricate three dimensional structures, (2) distribution dictates various physical properties and reactivity, and (3) redistribution during a reaction causes the formation of new molecules. The course also includes learning how to characterize chemical compounds using common analytical techniques.
Organic Chemistry, Part I & II
The objective of this course is to provide a comprehensive understanding of how to design and synthesize polymers (macromolecular materials comprised of many repeated subunits). Students will develop the following skills by the end of this course (Bloom’s Taxonomy):
Remembering and Understanding the fundamentals of polymers (e.g., architecture, thermomechanical properties, mechanism, nomenclature, functionality)
Applying the fundamentals to perform polymer synthesis and characterization
Analyzing (or predicting) structure-property relationships
Evaluating the potential utility of different polymers
Creating polymers with desired function or capabilities
