Steve Oster
Associate in Science Instruction in Chemistry/Biochemistry
Email: soster@middlebury.edu
Phone: work802.443.5454
Office Hours: Spring 2013: Wed. 11:00AM to 12:00PM; and by appointment.
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Steve Oster obtained a B.A. in history from Nyack College in 1990, and a B.S. in Chemistry from York College in 1998. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Rochester in 2003, and taught for one year at Whitworth College in Spokane, Washington, before joining Middlebury College in 2004.
Courses
Courses offered in the past four years.
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CHEM 0241 - Organic Chemistry I ▲
Organic Chemistry I
This course is an introduction to the structure and reactivity of organic molecules. Topics covered include chemical nomenclature, bonding, structure, acid-base relationships, mechanistically simple reactions, and theoretical aspects of structure determination. Laboratory exercises include hands-on introductions to techniques such as distillation, crystallization, chromatography, polarimetry, and modern spectroscopic techniques such as NMR and IR. (Students must have received a grade of B- or better in CHEM 0104 or 0107)
Fall 2009, Winter 2010, Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Fall 2011, Winter 2012, Fall 2012, Winter 2013, Fall 2013
CHEM 0242 - Organic Chemistry II
Organic Chemistry II
A continuation of Organic Chemistry I. Topics covered include mechanistically complex reactions, organic synthesis, and application of molecular orbital theory to reactions. Laboratory exercises focus on synthetic techniques and structure elucidation of complex unknowns. (CHEM 0241) 3 hrs. lect., 4 hrs. lab, 1 hr. disc.
Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013
