Course abstract
This course focuses on organic chemistry, the chemistry of carbon. Carbon based compounds; the organic compounds are the building blocks of life on earth. From biological molecules such as nucleic acids to polymers in plastic, they are omnipresent. Synthetically made compounds such as pharmaceutical drugs, paints and oils find wide use in our day-to-day life. This course highlights the fundamentals of organic chemistry. Topics such as structure, physical properties, and chemical reactivity of various organic compounds will be discussed in detail. This course also builds fundamentals of organic chemistry such as resonance, conformational analysis and stereochemistry. Study of various functional groups such as carboxylic acid derivatives, aldehydes, ketones, etc. will be conducted in detail. In short, welcome to a course explaining the molecular basis of chemistry around you.
Course Instructor
Prof. Neeraja Dashaputre
Prof. Neeraja Dashaputre completed her undergraduate studies in chemical technology from Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai. After which, she obtained a doctoral degree in organic chemistry at University of Maryland, USA. She worked as a faculty at Claremont University post her doctoral studies. She joined IISER Pune in July 2016 and is currently Assistant Professor. Her research interests are in pedagogy development for teaching chemistry. She has over five years of teaching experience in India, and USA.More info
Prof.Harinath Chakrapani
Harinath Chakrapani completed his undergraduate and post-graduate studies in Chemistry from Loyola College and Indian Institute of Technology Madras, respectively. He moved to Duke University, USA to pursue his doctoral studies and after post-doctoral research stints at Wake Forest University and the National Cancer Institute, USA, he joined IISER Pune in July 2009 and is currently Associate Professor. His research interests are in organic chemistry and chemical biology. His laboratory works on developing new tools to study effects of oxidative stress responses in cells and antibiotic resistance. He has over eight years of teaching experience at IISER Pune.More info
Teaching Assistant(s)
No teaching assistant data available for this course yetCourse Duration : Aug-Oct 2021
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Syllabus
Enrollment : 20-May-2021 to 23-Aug-2021
Exam registration : 17-Jun-2021 to 17-Sep-2021
Exam Date : 24-Oct-2021
Enrolled
4582
Registered
619
Certificate Eligible
188
Certified Category Count
Gold
3
Silver
21
Elite
40
Successfully completed
124
Participation
343
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Category : Successfully Completed
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Category : Elite
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Category : Silver
Gold
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Category : Gold
Legend
AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75 AND FINAL SCORE >=40BASED ON THE FINAL SCORE, Certificate criteria will be as below:
>=90 - Elite + Gold
75-89 -Elite + Silver
>=60 - Elite
40-59 - Successfully Completed
Final Score Calculation Logic
- Assignment Score = Average of best 6 out of 8 assignments.
- Final Score(Score on Certificate)= 75% of Exam Score + 25% of Assignment Score Note:We have taken best assignment score from both July 2020 and July 2021 courses
Enrollment Statistics
Total Enrollment: 4582
Registration Statistics
Total Registration : 619
Assignment Statistics
Exam score
Final score