Course Information
Registration period
Year-round Recruitment
Course Level
Study Mode
Duration
14 Hour(s) 27 Minute(s)
Language
English
Taught by
Jeremy Jerasi
Rating
Course Overview
A topic-by-topic breakdown of OChem/Orgo I, with videos and problem sets to help you conquer chemistry!
With almost a decade of experience tutoring OChem I at post-secondary institutions across North America, I have found that the curriculum is similar between many schools (despite the different course codes). This course is an excellent resource for any students taking an undergraduate OChem I course who are looking for a one-stop shop for understanding the core ideas in Organic Chemistry.
This course is not meant to replace your lecture notes! Your professor makes your test, and their lecture notes should be the "ground source of truth". However, my videos and problems are designed to help you build a solid foundation quickly so that you can better understand you lecture notes. Students using this course save countless hours of studying to achieve great grades.
I have had direct experience tutoring the following courses:
UofA: Chem 261
SFU: Chem 281
UofC: Chem 351
Berkeley: Chem 3A
UCSD: Chem 40A
Rutgers: Chem 307
University of Michigan: Chem 210
And more!
The goal of this course is to provide a cost-effective, topic-by-topic resource that you can use in your own time to learn about material before your professors’ lectures, or to help solidify the concepts after them. For each concept, I will go into detail about the material in video lectures, with a focus on the common mistakes and helpful tips and tricks to ensure you have a solid foundation. The layout of the course is comprehensive, and matches the order of the material typically taught, making this a one-stop shop for your needs as a student!
Course Content
- 15 section(s)
- 90 lecture(s)
- Section 1 Introduction to Organic Chemistry
- Section 2 Hybridization and Formal Charge
- Section 3 Naming of Organic Molecules
- Section 4 Resonance
- Section 5 Isomerism I: Constitutional and Conformational Isomers
- Section 6 Isomerism II: Stereoisomers
- Section 7 Acids and Bases
- Section 8 Introducing Reaction Mechanisms, The Radical Halogenation
- Section 9 Substitution Mechanisms (Sn2 and Sn1)
- Section 10 Elimination Mechanisms
- Section 11 Alkene Addition Reactions
- Section 12 Alkyne Reactions
- Section 13 Putting it All Together: Reaction Questions for OChem I
- Section 14 IR Spectroscopy
- Section 15 1H NMR Spectroscopy (Only Watch If Your School Covers This Topic!)
What You’ll Learn
- Understand the fundamentals that underlay chemical reactions in Organic Chemistry including: Molecular Drawings, Hybridization Theory, Resonance, and more, Learn the various types of molecular isomerism, and how to distinguish them quickly, Master key organic chemistry reactions including Substitution, Elimination, and Alkene Additions, Develop study strategies and test-taking skills that are specific for organic chemistry assessments.
Skills covered in this course
Reviews
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KKamil Kozlowicz
I'm taking Organic Chemistry 1 at SFU and this course is a perfect supplement to the in-class lectures. Jeremy explains the topics very well and helps me understand the material and why we do things a certain way rather than just giving you a bunch of things to memorize. The videos often include helpful shortcuts and tips with examples. Jeremy is easy to reach for additional help and always tries his best to help out with any questions I have. I couldn't recommend this course more if you want to do well in Organic Chemistry. It's saved me so much time from looking up random YouTube videos in hopes of understanding a topic.
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OOgs Onye
Good its what i expected .
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YYusuf Cevizci
Concepts are explained with more depth and better detail than any in-person lecture. Explains concepts in a logical sense. -For example, instead of memorizing reactions that involve rearrangements, Jeremy shows that as long as a carbocation is present as a reaction intermediate, rearrangements are possible. %70 of studying for my exams was his videos. I found his practice Q's and videos to teach concepts better than a textbook, especially in a limited time frame.
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OOdell Hobbs
Very clear and very good
