Calendar

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