Organic Chemistry (CHEM106)
This course is designed to provide a fundamental overview of organic chemistry to students of biomedical engineering. Upon successful completion of this class, students will understand the relationship between structure and function of molecules, the major classes of reactions, reaction energetics and mechanisms, synthesis of organic compounds, and how to determine structure via various spectroscopic techniques. Several themes are prevalent in each unit of study: nomenclature, chemical and physical properties, structures, mechanisms, common molecules, and the diversity of organic molecules in plants, bacteria, and animals. The course also integrates the societal, pharmaceutical or industrial importance of specific compound