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  Date Lecture Topic Exams
  Aug 25 Course Introduction  
  Aug 27 1: Bonding Theory & Hybridization  (Ch 1)  
  Aug 29 2: Acids & Bases, Ka & pKa (Ch2)  
  Sept 1 LABOR DAY  
  Sept 3 3: Nomenclature, Physical Properties & Structural
    Representations (Ch 3)
 
  Sept 5 4: Nomenclature, Physical Properties & Structural
    Representations (Ch 3)
 
  Sept 8 5: Alkenes - Structure, Nomenclature & Stability (Ch 4)  
  Sept 10 6: Alkenes - Curved Arrow Formalism & Reaction
    Coordinate Diagrams (Ch 4)
 
  Sept 12 7: Alkenes & Alkynes - Regioselectivity of Addition,
    Addition of H20 (Ch 5)
 
  Sept 15 8: Alkenes & Alkynes - Addition of HX, Introduction to
    Multistep Synthesis (Ch 5)
 
  Sept 17 EXAM 1, in class EXAM 1, in class
  Sept 19 9: Delocalized Electron, Structure of Benzene, Resonance
    Contributors (Ch 6)
 
  Sept 22* 10: Resonance Stabiliztion, Effect of Delocalized Electrons
      on Reaction Fate, UV/Vis (Ch 6)
 
  Sept 24 11: Aromaticity (Ch 7)  
  Sept 26 12: Reactions of Aromatic Compounds (Ch 7)  
  Sept 29 13: Reactions of Aromatic Compounds (Ch 7)  
  Oct 1 14: Stereochemistry (Ch 8)  
  Oct 3 15: Stereochemistry (Ch 8)  
  Oct 6 16: Stereochemistry (Ch 8)  
  Oct 8 17: Reactions of Alkanes (Ch 9)  
  Oct 10 18: Reactions of Alkanes (Ch 9)    
Oct 13 OCTOBER BREAK
  Oct 15 19: Substitution and Elimination Reactions of
      Alkanes (Ch 10)
   
  Oct 17 20: Substitution and Elimination Reactions of
      Alkanes (Ch 10)
   
  Oct 20 EXAM 2, in class EXAM 2, in class  
  Oct 22 21: Reactions of Alcohols & Epoxides (Ch 11)    
  Oct 24 23: Reactions of Alcohols & Epoxides (Ch 11)    
  Oct 27 24: Carbonyl Compounds I (Ch 12)    
  Oct 29 25: Carbonyl Compounds I (Ch 12)    
  Oct 31 26: Carbonyl Compounds II (Ch 13)    
  Nov 3 27: Carbonyl Compounds II (Ch 13)    
  Nov 5 28: Carbonyl Compounds III (Ch 14)    
  Nov 7 29: Carbonyl Compounds III (Ch 14)    
  Nov 10 30: Determination of Organic Compound
      Structures (Ch 15)
   
  Nov 12 31: Determination of ORganic Compound
      Structures (Ch 15)
   
  Nov 14 32: Carbohydrates (Ch 16)    
  Nov 17 33: Carbohydrates (Ch 16)    
  Nov 19 34: Amino Acids, Peptides & Proteins (Ch 17)    
Nov 21 EXAM 3, in class EXAM 3, in class  
  Nov 24 34: Amino Acids, Peptides & Proteins (Ch 17)    
  Nov 26 THANKSGIVING BREAK    
  Nov 28 THANKSGIVING BREAK    
  Dec 1 Lipids (Ch 20)    
  Dec 3 Nucleic Acids & Nucleotides (Ch 21)    
  Dec 5 Nucleic Acids & Nucleotides (Ch 21);
Students testing out of final announced.
   
         
  * Last day to drop class without a grade.