
The student activities selected for this laboratory experience reflect the linkage with topics covered in the classroom and their practical application. One of the key explorations students undertake in the first semester of the organic chemistry course sequence is an experiment where they are introduced to the interplay of molecular modeling, computational chemistry,stereochemistry and optical activity displayed by the cyclohexane family of organic molecules. Our overarching goals were to expose students to a four - year undergraduateresearch - like experience focused on “green” organic chemistry principles, development of technique at the microscale and miniscale levels, incorporation of computational chemistry and instrumentation use. Introduction Chemistry faculty in the School of Science andTechnology at Georgia Gwinnett College recently revised the two - semester organic chemistry course sequence laboratory program as part of the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) II initiative.
