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CH 225 (001)
CH 225 (001)
MWF, 9:35–10:25, Cox 206
MWF, 9:35–10:25, Cox 206
Recorded lectures are not provided.
Teaching assistants: Huy Ha (hcha@ncsu.edu) & Thao Luu (ttluu@ncsu.edu)
Link to Moodle page.
Prerequisite
Prerequisite
– Freshman chemistry or equivalent
COrequisite
COrequisite
– CH 226 is the laboratory course that should be taken concurrently with CH 225 and is administered separately.
– Refer all inquiries about CH 226 to Dr. Cassie Lilly (cassie_lilly@ncsu.edu) in Fox 254.
Office Hours
Office Hours
– 412B Dabney Hall 1:30–3:00 Friday or by appointment
Recitation sections
Recitation sections
– Thursdays at 12:50–1:40 (A) 1:55–2:45 (B) and 3:00–3:50 (C) in Fox 206.
– These sessions consist of problem solving, quizzes, and reviews. Attendance will not be taken, but quizzes cannot be made up if missed.
Course objectives
Course objectives
To develop a fundamental understanding of organic chemistry, with emphasis on knowledge of molecular structures, acid-base chemistry, chemical reactions, reactivity of functional groups, structure elucidation, and short multistep syntheses; thereby establishing a molecular foundation for the life sciences. The course will contain numerous examples from the living world, which is organic chemistry.
Teaching / learning methods
Teaching / learning methods
Organic chemistry is one of the first courses where students encounter covalent molecular structures and reactions that depend on 3-dimensional structures. To develop capabilities in this regard, all lectures will be given on the chalkboard. Learning organic chemistry is best accomplished by practice drawing organic structures and reactions. Please come to class with paper and pencil for taking notes and drawing molecular structures.
Why organic chemistry often is perceived as “hard” and what to do about it:
Why organic chemistry often is perceived as “hard” and what to do about it:
There are no mathematical equations in organic chemistry. The challenges students encounter in organic chemistry are three-fold: (i) visualizing 3-dimensional structures, (ii) acquiring familiarity with a large number of reactions, and (iii) applying heuristic (rule-of-thumb) reasoning concerning reactions with 3-dimensional structures. This challenge is best met by repeated practice drawing structures and reactions. More later on this topic.
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