<p>Does anyone happen to have the syllabus for Chem 350/360, as well as know what textbook(s) are used? I’m just curious.</p>
<p>The textbook has changed at least three times since 2005. First year organic chemistry is somewhat standard everywhere though there are some books that are more useful than others. Personally, I prefer the boom used in third semester organic, CH145. It’s a single comprehensive source that’s better organized. It gets far more detailed than the first year text while covering all the same material but more clearly. So if you really want a great reference source get the Clayden book.</p>
<p>Third semester, wow. How many survive the first two semesters haha?</p>
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<p>Syllabi can be found here. You just have to use your Brown username and password to access them. Courses marked with (**) are courses that have a PDF attachment. Not all courses will have a syllabus attached though. And I would be very surprised if there are any syllabi for Fall '11 semester posted yet.</p>
<p>Doesn’t work for class of 2015 yet, like a lot of Brown’s other resources (critical review). It just says access is denied.</p>
<p>@jubilant-- some of us concentrate in organic chemistry :D.</p>
<p>Copy and pasted from the syllabus for this semester’s Chem 350 course:</p>
<p>Lecture Textbooks
“Organic Chemistry” (2nd Edition) Joseph Hornback
A "Solution to Exercises " book is also available.
Chemistry model sets are available in the bookstore, and are highly recommended.</p>
<p>The syllabus posted doesn’t provide a breakdown of subjects covered, unfortunately.</p>
<p>@modestmelody I will never understand why 
@bruno14 thanks a lot, did you take it this semester? or are you planning to next spring?</p>
<p>No problem. I’ll be taking it next spring.</p>
<p>I currently have the textbook in front of me, as I have a midterm next week. </p>
<p>This is dreadful.</p>
<p>What is it that makes brown’s orgo harder than that of other schools?</p>
<p>The orgo profs at Brown do not believe that simply memorizing the principles/reactions of orgo is enough. You must be able to truly apply them to novel synthesis and mechanistic problems. In orgo 2 (the year I took it), the exams had 3 sections, a regurgitation section first, a simple application section next, and ended with a more advanced application section. My scores usually started out with what would easily be A level work, and the entire test at most schools on the regurgitation section, maintained low B level in the next section, and then usually failed the last one, as I simply did not put the effort/have the necessary acumen to apply orgo on that level (e.g. I literally never studied/read during orgo 1 and nearly failed it, putting me very behind for the 2nd semester). That level of performance 2nd semester earned me a B.</p>
<p>I am basing my claim about what other schools would be like on anecdotal evidence from people who took orgo at other schools over the summer and my experience with the orgo MCAT/what I am expected to know now that I’m in medical school (essentially nothing).</p>