| SES # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | |
| 2 | Chemical Bonding | |
| 3 | Bonding in Organic Systems | |
| 4 | Resonance | |
| 5 | Synthetic Polymer Structure I | |
| 6 | Synthetic Polymer Structure II | |
| Lab 1A | ||
| 7 | Biological Structure I | |
| Lab 1B | ||
| 8 | Biological Structure II | Problem set 1 due |
| 9 | Basic Reaction Types | |
| 10 | Introduction to Macromolecular Systems | Lab 1 due |
| 11 | Step Growth Polymerization I | Problem set 2 due |
| 12 | Step Growth Polymerization II | |
| 13 | Step Growth Reaction Kinetics I | |
| Exam 1 | Problem set 3 due | |
| 14 | Exam Review / Step Growth I | |
| 15 | Step Growth Reaction Kinetics II | |
| 16 | Step Growth Reaction Kinetics III | |
| Lab 2A | ||
| 17 | Functional Group Reactions I | Lab 1R due |
| Lab 2B | ||
| 18 | Functional Group Reactions II | |
| 19 | Enzymes I | |
| 20 | Enzymes II | |
| 21-22 | Functional Group Reactions II | |
| 23 | Chain Growth Polymerization I | |
| 24-25 | Chain Growth Polymerization II | |
| Lab 3A | ||
| 26 | Chain Growth Reaction Kinetics | |
| Lab 3A (cont.) | ||
| Exam 2 | ||
| 27 | Exam Review / Protein Folding | Lab 3 due |
| 28 | Lipid Structure/Function I | |
| 29 | Carbohydrate Structure/Function | |
| 30-31 | Viruses as Materials | |
| Lab 4A | ||
| 32 | Conducting Polymers I | |
| Lab 4B | ||
| 33 | Conducting Polymers II | |
| 34 | Self Assembly in Solution | Lab 4 due |
| 35 | Self Assembly on Surfaces I | |
| 36 | Self Assembly on Surfaces II | |
| 37 | Toolbox | |
| 38 | Last Class Lecture |