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SCIENCE@TOWNSEND
HARRIS HIGH SCHOOL
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Organic
Chemistry
SCO1 and
SCO2
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Organic Chemistry is designed
for those students who have completed
Regents Chemistry and possess a basic
understanding of chemical principles. This
course provides a good introduction to
Organic Chemistry. It is an excellent
foundation course for advanced biology and
chemistry courses and is geared to those
students who are planning to be chemistry,
pharmacy or pre-med majors in
college.
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The
first term of Organic Chemistry is devoted
to the study of hydrocarbon compounds. The
primary emphasis of the course will be on
the nomenclature, properties, and reaction
mechanisms of alkanes and
alkenes.
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The second term of Organic
Chemistry focuses on Aromaticity,
Electrophilic and Nucleophilic reactions
and their mechanisms. Stereoisomerism will
be covered in depth. If time allows we
will study Spectrophotometry.
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The course is taught with a
combination of recitation, demonstrations,
and class discussions of outside reading.
Students are expected to do moderate
amounts of homework and to participate in
class discussions. Currently, there is no
lab component to this course. The final
grade in the course is determined based on
class participation, and grades on class
examinations and quizzes. There will be a
final exam at the end of the
course.
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Pre-Requisites:
Regents Biology, Chemistry and Physics,
which may be taken as a
co-requisite.
Restrictions:
This course is open only to juniors and
seniors.
- Students
who have completed Physics must have an
overall average of 88 or greater.
- Students
who will be taking this course
concurrently with Physics must have
received a grade of 90% or greater in
Chemistry I, and have an average of 89%
or greater.
- All
candidates must have the approval of
the Department
Supervisor.
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All words
and information Copyright © 2005 Townsend
Harris High School
last revised 12/26/05
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