During my time at the University of Mary Washington I took a wide range of Chemistry classes including Organic, Inorganic and Analytical Chemistries. One of the biggest skills I got out of organic chemistry other than lecture content was a better understanding of glassware and laboratory techniques.
While conducting lab experiments such as, recrystallization, extraction, TLC, distillation and others I had to prepare glassware set ups as seen below. This taught me valuable laboratory skills involving glassware as well as note taking, and data collecting skills. Along with glassware and data lab skills, I built skills with IR and NMR spectroscopy.
Extraction glassware that I set up for my experiment in Organic Chemistry.
Distillation glassware that I set up during Organic Chemistry lab.
While organic chemistry lab taught me a lot about glassware, analytical chemistry taught me a lot about instruments. During this class I gained skills on UV-VIS, Fluorimeter, ICP-AES, High-performance liquid chromatography, and Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry.