Syllabus for Chemistry 8. Elementary Organic Chemistry On-Line.

J. Kawagoe, Reedley College. Spring 2008.


General Information:

 

Lecture: All lecture materials and notes will be presented on-line. Optional class sessions are all in PHY 82 at Reedley College. They will be 2-4pm Fridays.

Office: Reedley College (RC) PHY 78, phone # (559) 638-3641 ext 3353

email:jodikawagoe@scccd.org  Write “CHEM8” as the subject

Office hours: MWF 9-10 am

The first optional tutorial session is Friday January 11, 2008 @ 2-4 pm, in PHY 82 at Reedley College. Send me an e-mail at the above address as I need your email address and mailing address to communicate with you.  Let me know if you can attend review sessions.

Here is how to get a head-start for this course:

Review Lewis structures. Know what bonding pairs and lone pairs are! Try to draw Lewis structures of some simple molecules, such as H2CO, formaldehyde; NH3, ammonia; and CH3NH2, methylamine.


Course objectives. Chem 8 is an elementary organic chemistry course for pre-med, pre-pharmacy, pre-dental, pre-vet students and forestry and ecology majors. In addition, dietetic majors and students that would like to have a better background in organic chemistry before starting the advanced organic chemistry (Chem 28A) may want to take this class. We will make a study of the reactions of principal functional groups with emphasis on theory and practical applications. In addition, some basic reaction mechanisms will be studied and using computer programs we will learn how to analyze Infrared (I.R.) Spectra and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (N.M.R.) Spectra. Organic Nomenclature is an essential component of this course. A computer program will be used to practice the naming of organic compounds.

 

Text book.

Required: Philip Bailey, Christina Bailey, Organic Chemistry, 6th edition, Prentice Hall. 

Exams.

Including the final there will be a total of four equally weighted exams worth 75% of your final grade. The first three exams will cover the material discussed in the previous on-line lectures. The final exam will be cumulative.

Fraudulent behavior (copying, peaking, cheating) during exams and in home work assignments is graded with a zero (0%). A no-show for an exam cannot be made up. If you are unable to take an exam at the scheduled time, you must make arrangements with the instructor in advance. For emergencies you need to show evidence and it needs to be authorized by the instructor.

Dates of exams

Friday   2/8 @ 2pm

Exam 1 at RC in PHY 82

Friday   2/29 @ 2pm

Exam 2 at RC in PHY 82

Friday   4/11 @ 2pm

Exam 3 at RC in PHY 82

Friday   5/9 @ 2pm

Final Exam at RC in PHY 82


Grading: The average of graded homework is worth 25% of your final grade in the class. If the student has fulfilled all the assignments properly and submitted in time the lowest grade of the homework assignments will be dropped. The following grading scale will be used: A 90% or more, B 80-89%, C 70-79%, D 60-69%, F 59% or less. 

Drop date: The final drop date is Friday, March 7, 2008. After that day a letter grade (A-F) must appear on your transcripts. To avoid a "W", for withdrawal, you need to drop the class before Friday, January 25, 2008.

Homework: Homework will be assigned every week. It is essential to your success in this class that you do your homework and the assigned readings on Blackboard. Due dates and times for homework are firm and are clearly announced a week ahead of time. The average of graded homework is 25% of your grade in this class. 

Attendance: Attendance at the exams is mandatory, unless we have made an arrangement with a special proctor who needs to be approved by the instructor.

Important: If you have a verified need for an academic accommodation or materials in alternate media (i.e., Braille, large print, electronic text, etc.) per the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, please contact me as soon as possible.

 

Lecture topics.

Each of these topics will take approximately two weeks.

1. Covalent Bonding and Shapes of Molecules.

2. Acids and Bases. Alkanes and Cycloalkanes.

3. Chirality.

4. Alkenes and Alkynes.

5. Reactions of Alkenes.

6. Haloalkanes. Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions.

7. Alcohols, Ethers and Thiols.

8. Benzene and Its Derivatives. Structure Determination. M.S., I.R. and N.M.R.

9. Biomolecules.

Recommended readings, computer programs and CD ROM's available to use at RC in PHY 77.

1. Solomons, Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry.

2. Brown, Introduction to Organic Chemistry.

3. Luceigh, Organic Chem TV I and II. A very instructive CD ROM developed at UCLA with graphic visualizations of hybridizations and organic reactions.

4. Lampman, Organic Nomenclature. An introduction to the IUPAC System. An excellent computer program including a tutorial.

5. McMurry. Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry.