Technique creates evidence
Good laboratory technique determines whether the data can answer the chemical question.
01:160:311
CHEMISTRY
AI-generated overview
The published course scope—a hands-on organic chemistry laboratory built around preparation, manipulation, chromatography, and spectroscopy—sets the conceptual and/or technical challenge; the score is a cautious synthesis of that scope and its prerequisites.
The official format is one lecture hour plus 4.5 laboratory hours, with technique and interpretation central; that structure indicates the likely work pattern, while exact weekly time depends on the section.
The course covers a hands-on organic chemistry laboratory built around preparation, manipulation, chromatography, and spectroscopy within one undergraduate term or sequence, so students should expect the listed concepts to build on one another quickly.
Official materials emphasize one lecture hour plus 4.5 laboratory hours, with technique and interpretation central; there is a substantial hands-on, lab, workshop, or applied component in the evidence reviewed.
The official course materials reviewed do not publish a universal grading breakdown, so this signal is conservative and section-dependent.
Quantitative work is present in measurements, yields, concentrations, and analytical interpretation, but the course is primarily experimental.
The course requires students to retain disciplinary terminology and linked processes; its official framing also calls for applying or interpreting those ideas, so the score is not a pure rote-memory estimate.
The course asks students to reason about models, mechanisms, or structured applications, moving beyond isolated facts while staying tied to its disciplinary applications.
The published preparation is the prerequisites or foundation described by the department; gaps in that preparation are likely to increase the difficulty of the listed work.
The source set describes lectures, practical work, and instructor-provided materials rather than a fixed heavy-reading requirement; section-specific reading may differ.
A practical chapter-by-chapter view from foundations to applications.
Module 1
Students establish safe handling, measurement, documentation, and waste practices before complex synthesis.
Good laboratory technique determines whether the data can answer the chemical question.
A clean-looking sample is not enough; chromatography and spectra provide independent evidence.
A high yield does not prove the product is correct, and a correct product can be obtained in low yield.
Another chemist should be able to understand what was done and why.
Understand the purpose of each operation and watch for changes that require adjustment.
Choose sample size, solvent strength, and collection strategy together.
Use the available spectra and observations explicitly; do not infer more than the data show.
0 open · Busch, C/D
| Section | Status | Instructor | Meeting | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0111040 | Closed | Govindarajoo | Tuesday 8:45 AM-9:40 AM at ARC 103; Monday 1:00 PM-5:00 PM at WL 331AARC 103WL 331A | Busch |
| 0211041 | Closed | Govindarajoo | Tuesday 8:45 AM-9:40 AM at ARC 103; Tuesday 1:00 PM-5:00 PM at WL 331AARC 103WL 331A | Busch |
| 0311042 | Closed | Govindarajoo | Tuesday 8:45 AM-9:40 AM at ARC 103; Wednesday 1:00 PM-5:00 PM at WL 331AARC 103WL 331A | Busch |
| 0411043 | Closed | Govindarajoo | Tuesday 8:45 AM-9:40 AM at ARC 103; Wednesday 6:00 PM-10:00 PM at WL 331AARC 103WL 331A | Busch |
| 0511044 | Closed | Govindarajoo | Tuesday 8:45 AM-9:40 AM at ARC 103; Thursday 1:00 PM-5:00 PM at WL 331BARC 103WL 331B | Busch |
| 0611045 | Closed | Govindarajoo | Tuesday 8:45 AM-9:40 AM at ARC 103; Tuesday 6:00 PM-10:00 PM at WL 331BARC 103WL 331B | Busch |
| 0711046 | Closed | Govindarajoo | Tuesday 8:45 AM-9:40 AM at ARC 103; Thursday 6:00 PM-10:00 PM at WL 331BARC 103WL 331B | Busch |
| 0811047 | Closed | Govindarajoo | Tuesday 8:45 AM-9:40 AM at ARC 103; Monday 1:00 PM-5:00 PM at WL 331BARC 103WL 331B | Busch |
| 0911048 | Closed | Govindarajoo | Tuesday 8:45 AM-9:40 AM at ARC 103; Tuesday 1:00 PM-5:00 PM at WL 331BARC 103WL 331B | Busch |
| 1011049 | Closed | Govindarajoo | Wednesday 8:45 AM-9:40 AM at CDL 102; Monday 1:00 PM-5:00 PM at HSB 108CDL 102HSB 108 | C/D |
| 1211050 | Closed | Govindarajoo | Wednesday 8:45 AM-9:40 AM at CDL 102; Tuesday 8:00 AM-12:00 PM at HSB 108CDL 102HSB 108 | C/D |
| 1311051 | Closed | Govindarajoo | Wednesday 8:45 AM-9:40 AM at CDL 102; Tuesday 1:00 PM-5:00 PM at HSB 108CDL 102HSB 108 | C/D |
| 1511052 | Closed | Govindarajoo | Wednesday 8:45 AM-9:40 AM at CDL 102; Wednesday 1:00 PM-5:00 PM at HSB 108CDL 102HSB 108 | C/D |
| 1711053 | Closed | Govindarajoo | Tuesday 8:45 AM-9:40 AM at ARC 103; Friday 1:00 PM-5:00 PM at WL 331BARC 103WL 331B | Busch |
| 1811054 | Closed | Govindarajoo | Tuesday 8:45 AM-9:40 AM at ARC 103; Wednesday 1:00 PM-5:00 PM at WL 331BARC 103WL 331B | Busch |
| 1911055 | Closed | Govindarajoo | Tuesday 8:45 AM-9:40 AM at ARC 103; Wednesday 6:00 PM-10:00 PM at WL 331BARC 103WL 331B | Busch |
Historical student surveys
Teaching
3.43
Course quality
2.95
Response rate
30.9%
Coverage
64 offerings · 2014–2025
| Instructor | Offerings | Teaching | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Govindarajoo | 39 | 3.27 | 2.82 |
| Govindarajoo Geeta | 11 | 3.19 | 2.67 |
| Jones, Taro | 3 | 4.43 | 3.97 |
| Lin Chih | 2 | 4.20 | 3.75 |
| Govindarajoo | 2 | 3.65 | 3.20 |
| House Krystal | 1 | 4.90 | 4.50 |
Catalog and planning context
Credits
2
Current campuses
Busch, C/D
Current availability
0 open of 22
Catalog terms
Fall, Spring
Core codes
None listed
Loaded terms
4
((01:160:307 and 01:160:171) or (21:160:113))<em> OR </em> ((50:160:125 and 01:160:171) or (01:160:307))<em> OR </em> ((01:160:315 and 01:160:171) or (21:160:113))<em> OR </em> ((50:160:125 and 01:160:171) or (01:160:315))
No direct degree-list membership appears in the checked-in requirement index.
01:160:311
CHEMISTRY
AI-generated overview
The published course scope—a hands-on organic chemistry laboratory built around preparation, manipulation, chromatography, and spectroscopy—sets the conceptual and/or technical challenge; the score is a cautious synthesis of that scope and its prerequisites.
The official format is one lecture hour plus 4.5 laboratory hours, with technique and interpretation central; that structure indicates the likely work pattern, while exact weekly time depends on the section.
The course covers a hands-on organic chemistry laboratory built around preparation, manipulation, chromatography, and spectroscopy within one undergraduate term or sequence, so students should expect the listed concepts to build on one another quickly.
Official materials emphasize one lecture hour plus 4.5 laboratory hours, with technique and interpretation central; there is a substantial hands-on, lab, workshop, or applied component in the evidence reviewed.
The official course materials reviewed do not publish a universal grading breakdown, so this signal is conservative and section-dependent.
Quantitative work is present in measurements, yields, concentrations, and analytical interpretation, but the course is primarily experimental.
The course requires students to retain disciplinary terminology and linked processes; its official framing also calls for applying or interpreting those ideas, so the score is not a pure rote-memory estimate.
The course asks students to reason about models, mechanisms, or structured applications, moving beyond isolated facts while staying tied to its disciplinary applications.
The published preparation is the prerequisites or foundation described by the department; gaps in that preparation are likely to increase the difficulty of the listed work.
The source set describes lectures, practical work, and instructor-provided materials rather than a fixed heavy-reading requirement; section-specific reading may differ.
A practical chapter-by-chapter view from foundations to applications.
Module 1
Students establish safe handling, measurement, documentation, and waste practices before complex synthesis.
Good laboratory technique determines whether the data can answer the chemical question.
A clean-looking sample is not enough; chromatography and spectra provide independent evidence.
A high yield does not prove the product is correct, and a correct product can be obtained in low yield.
Another chemist should be able to understand what was done and why.
Understand the purpose of each operation and watch for changes that require adjustment.
Choose sample size, solvent strength, and collection strategy together.
Use the available spectra and observations explicitly; do not infer more than the data show.
0 open · Busch, C/D
| Section | Status | Instructor | Meeting | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0111040 | Closed | Govindarajoo | Tuesday 8:45 AM-9:40 AM at ARC 103; Monday 1:00 PM-5:00 PM at WL 331AARC 103WL 331A | Busch |
| 0211041 | Closed | Govindarajoo | Tuesday 8:45 AM-9:40 AM at ARC 103; Tuesday 1:00 PM-5:00 PM at WL 331AARC 103WL 331A | Busch |
| 0311042 | Closed | Govindarajoo | Tuesday 8:45 AM-9:40 AM at ARC 103; Wednesday 1:00 PM-5:00 PM at WL 331AARC 103WL 331A | Busch |
| 0411043 | Closed | Govindarajoo | Tuesday 8:45 AM-9:40 AM at ARC 103; Wednesday 6:00 PM-10:00 PM at WL 331AARC 103WL 331A | Busch |
| 0511044 | Closed | Govindarajoo | Tuesday 8:45 AM-9:40 AM at ARC 103; Thursday 1:00 PM-5:00 PM at WL 331BARC 103WL 331B | Busch |
| 0611045 | Closed | Govindarajoo | Tuesday 8:45 AM-9:40 AM at ARC 103; Tuesday 6:00 PM-10:00 PM at WL 331BARC 103WL 331B | Busch |
| 0711046 | Closed | Govindarajoo | Tuesday 8:45 AM-9:40 AM at ARC 103; Thursday 6:00 PM-10:00 PM at WL 331BARC 103WL 331B | Busch |
| 0811047 | Closed | Govindarajoo | Tuesday 8:45 AM-9:40 AM at ARC 103; Monday 1:00 PM-5:00 PM at WL 331BARC 103WL 331B | Busch |
| 0911048 | Closed | Govindarajoo | Tuesday 8:45 AM-9:40 AM at ARC 103; Tuesday 1:00 PM-5:00 PM at WL 331BARC 103WL 331B | Busch |
| 1011049 | Closed | Govindarajoo | Wednesday 8:45 AM-9:40 AM at CDL 102; Monday 1:00 PM-5:00 PM at HSB 108CDL 102HSB 108 | C/D |
| 1211050 | Closed | Govindarajoo | Wednesday 8:45 AM-9:40 AM at CDL 102; Tuesday 8:00 AM-12:00 PM at HSB 108CDL 102HSB 108 | C/D |
| 1311051 | Closed | Govindarajoo | Wednesday 8:45 AM-9:40 AM at CDL 102; Tuesday 1:00 PM-5:00 PM at HSB 108CDL 102HSB 108 | C/D |
| 1511052 | Closed | Govindarajoo | Wednesday 8:45 AM-9:40 AM at CDL 102; Wednesday 1:00 PM-5:00 PM at HSB 108CDL 102HSB 108 | C/D |
| 1711053 | Closed | Govindarajoo | Tuesday 8:45 AM-9:40 AM at ARC 103; Friday 1:00 PM-5:00 PM at WL 331BARC 103WL 331B | Busch |
| 1811054 | Closed | Govindarajoo | Tuesday 8:45 AM-9:40 AM at ARC 103; Wednesday 1:00 PM-5:00 PM at WL 331BARC 103WL 331B | Busch |
| 1911055 | Closed | Govindarajoo | Tuesday 8:45 AM-9:40 AM at ARC 103; Wednesday 6:00 PM-10:00 PM at WL 331BARC 103WL 331B | Busch |
Historical student surveys
Teaching
3.43
Course quality
2.95
Response rate
30.9%
Coverage
64 offerings · 2014–2025
| Instructor | Offerings | Teaching | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Govindarajoo | 39 | 3.27 | 2.82 |
| Govindarajoo Geeta | 11 | 3.19 | 2.67 |
| Jones, Taro | 3 | 4.43 | 3.97 |
| Lin Chih | 2 | 4.20 | 3.75 |
| Govindarajoo | 2 | 3.65 | 3.20 |
| House Krystal | 1 | 4.90 | 4.50 |
Catalog and planning context
Credits
2
Current campuses
Busch, C/D
Current availability
0 open of 22
Catalog terms
Fall, Spring
Core codes
None listed
Loaded terms
4
((01:160:307 and 01:160:171) or (21:160:113))<em> OR </em> ((50:160:125 and 01:160:171) or (01:160:307))<em> OR </em> ((01:160:315 and 01:160:171) or (21:160:113))<em> OR </em> ((50:160:125 and 01:160:171) or (01:160:315))
No direct degree-list membership appears in the checked-in requirement index.