Philosophy
One of the beauties of chemistry is its ability to translate across many disciplines and across many areas of life. Although my passion is for chemistry, one of the greatest goals, I have is to teach my students to become motivated, insightful, and enthusiastic thinkers. As an educator I make every effort to engage, challenge, and inspire growth in my students. It is my belief that every student is capable of tasting the passion that I feel for science in general and for chemistry specifically by becoming collaborator, communicator, critical thinker and creator in the exploration of the theory and practice of chemistry. My overarching goal is to inspire growth in my students by giving them tools to take into other disciplines and into other domains of their life. Among these tools are a sense of curiosity, open-mindedness, and a thirst for knowledge.
Courses
Fall 2020
Course Objectives – Chem 261:(260 students)
Students will acquire a solid foundation of basic organic chemistry, i.e., the understanding of the properties, structures, interactions, transformations, and nomenclature of organic molecules. Students will also acquire a strong basic in compounds with chirality and learn how to use the molecular model 3D kit. Finally, students will link the basic of organic chemistry to real examples of everyday life. Examples include gasoline, plastics, detergents, dyes, food additives, natural gas, and medicines.
Fall 2019
Course Objectives – Chem 261:(305 students)
Students will acquire a solid foundation of basic organic chemistry, i.e., the understanding of the properties, structures, interactions, transformations, and nomenclature of organic molecules. Students will also acquire a strong basic in compounds with chirality and learn how to use the molecular model 3D kit. Finally, students will link the basic of organic chemistry to real examples of everyday life. Examples include gasoline, plastics, detergents, dyes, food additives, natural gas, and medicines.
Course Objectives – Chem 110 (59 students):
Students will acquire a solid foundation of basic general chemistry, i.e., the understanding of the states of matter, mole and mass calculations, balancing chemical equations, orbital and electron configurations, acid and base strength. This class will give students tools to take into other disciplines and into other domains of their life. Among these tools are a sense of curiosity, open-mindedness, and a thirst for knowledge.
Spring 2019
Chem 261-02: Non-Major Organic Chemistry I
Biology 296-01
Chemistry 496
Fall 2018
Chem 261-02: Non-Major Organic Chemistry I
Enrollment: 247 Students
Course Objectives: Students will acquire a solid foundation of basic organic chemistry, i.e., the understanding of the properties, structures, interactions, transformations, and nomenclature of organic molecules.