A. Understand the atomic and molecular basis of organic chemistry.
B. Understand the impact of organic chemistry on the fields of medicine, pharmacy, 
   dentistry, biology, and physics and its impact on the global economy.
C. Understand the fundamental principles of molecular structure and shape as they 
   relate to organic molecules and their properties.
D. Understand fundamental acid/base and electrophile/nuleophile reactions in organic 
   chemistry.
E. Identify organic molecules by functional group: alkane, alkene, alkyne, haloalkane, 
   alcohol, thiol, ether, sulfide, amine, aldehyde, ketone, carboxylic acid and 
   carboxylic acid derivatives.
F. Understand the chemistry of organic functional groups.
G. Understand organic nomenclature and symbolism. 
H. Understand basic principles of valence bond and molecular orbital theory.
I. Understand electron delocalization and its effect on stability and reactivity.
J. Understand reaction mechanisms and electron movement using the curved-arrow 
   formalism.
K. Learn the fundamental principles of functional group interconversion and organic 
   synthesis.
L. Understand analytical tools for organic structure determination, including MS, NMR, 
   IR, and UV-Vis.

I. Structure and Bonding 
   a. Polar Covalent Bonds
   b. Resonance
   c. Acids and Bases
II. Alkanes and Cycloalkanes 
III.Stereochemistry of Alkanes and Cycloalkanes 
IV. Organic Reactions
   a. Thermodynamics
   b. Equilibria
   c. Kinetics
   d. Mechanisms
V. Alkenes
   a. Structure and Reactivity
   b. Reactions and Synthesis
VI. Alkynes 
   a. Introduction to Synthesis
VII. Stereochemistry 
VIII. Structure Determination 
   a. Mass Spectrometry
   b. Infrared Spectroscopy 
   c. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy 
IX. Alkyl Halides 
  a. Nucleophilic Substitutions 
  b. Eliminations 
  c. Resonance effects
  d. Rearrangements
  e. Reactions of Alkyl Halides

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