SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II
CHEM 4113/4115 SPRING 2005
COURSE SYLLABUS
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INSTRUCTOR
Dr. William J. Kelly
CPP 201C
774-3202
E-Mail: william.kelly@swosu.edu
ROOM / TIME
CPP 255 M,W,F 10:00-10:50 AM
TEXT
"Organic Chemistry, 6th Edition" by John McMurry, Brooks/Cole Publishers.
SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS
"Study Guide and Solutions Manual for Organic Chemistry 6th Edition" by
Susan McMurry. This guide is highly recommended for solutions to assigned
problems.
Molecular Model sets are available in the bookstore and are quite useful
as aids for the understanding of stereochemistry.
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INTERNET RESOURCES IN CHEMISTRY
There is presently a vast amount of chemical information available
over the net. I will provide links to some of this information. While much
of this can be accessed directly by your web browser, much of the information
requires specific browser plug-ins and/or specific
stand alone helper applications. Click on this link for more information
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ATTENDANCE
Attendance will not be checked each class meeting. No penalty will be
assessed for absences, nor will credit be given for attendance. However,
it has been my experience that students who are habitually absent from class
perform poorly on quizzes and exams.
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COURSE OF STUDY
We will attempt to cover chapters 16(which we began in the fall).10,11,
17 - 26. This gives us an average of covering 1.6 chapters a week. Infrared
spectroscopy will be covered in the laboratory, but you will be responsible
for this material on the final.
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EXAMS/ QUIZZES
QUIZZES
About 9-10 short quizzes will be given at 5:30 PM on Tuesdays (except for
weeks that we have an exam).** The quizzes are voluntary**.
Each quiz will be worth 10 points and only the best 7 quizzes will be counted
as the equivalent of one hour exam. The Average quiz grade may be used
to replace an exam grade of lower value, but only if at least 7 quizzes have
been taken.
EXAMS
There will be Four scheduled hour exams during the semester. Each
exam will be worth 100 normalized points. These exams will be given
at 5:30 PM on Tuesdays. Attendance at exams is mandatory.
Make-up exams will be given only under extenuating circumstances. You must
have a really good reason for the absence.
| EXAM 1 |
TUESDAY, FEB 1st |
| EXAM 2 |
TUESDAY, MARCH 1st |
| EXAM 3 |
TUESDAY, MARCH 29th |
| EXAM 4 |
TUESDAY, APRIL 19th |
FINAL
|
WEDNESDAY, MAY 4th |
FINAL EXAM
A comprehensive final exam worth 250 points will be held during
finals week on WEDNESDAY, MAY 4th at 10:30AM.
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GRADING
I consider the following grading scheme a contract and will not vary from
it. You may check with me as to your current grade at any time. It is a good
idea, however, to keep all graded material so you can keep up with your own
grade.
Final grades in the course will be based upon a possible point total of
650 points and upon the following schedule
| > 581 POINTS |
A |
| 517-581 POINTS |
B |
| 449-516 POINTS |
C |
| 380-448 POINTS |
D |
| < 380 POINTS |
F |
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LECTURE NOTES
I will hand out detailedlecture notes for each chapter
covered in the course. These notes are not meant to be a substitute for either
attending lecture or reading the chapter in the text, but are provided as
an additional study aid. Use them wisely!
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QUICKTIME MOVIES
I have included links to quicktime movies developed
by Dr. Paul R. Young of the University of Illinois at Chicago for each chapter
covered in the course. These movies are not meant to be a substitute for
either attending lecture or reading the chapter in the text, but are provided
as an additional study aid. Use them wisely!
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STUDY GUIDES
I will hand out study guides for each chapter
covered in the course. Although I expected students to be familiar with all
topics covered in the lecture, lecture notes and chapter readings, these guides
will illustrate the topics which I consider to be most important. I will
also suggest certain problems in the text chapter for you to try. The solutions
to these problems can be found in the optional Study Guide and Solutions
Manual.
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PROBLEMS
I will suggest a number of problems in each chapter that I consider to
illustrate key points. Do these problems first. I will also handout problem sets for each chapter which will further
emphasize important concepts. The answers to these problem sets will be provided.I
do not collect or grade suggested problems. However, a wise student would
use these problems to prepare for quizzes and exams.
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COURSE PHILOSOPHY
The goal of this course is to help you learn organic chemistry, a subject
of fundamental importance to a wide range of fields. It is going to require
much work on your part but the following hints may be helpful.
1. Attend all lectures.
There is a vast amount of material to be covered and a limited time to
do it in. Missing even one lecture may put you irretrievably behind.
2. Read the text.
In my lectures I emphasize the things I think are important. Usually, the
text will cover these points in greater detail and/or in a slightly different
way.
3. Work the problems.
There are no shortcuts here; working the problems is the only way to learn
organic chemistry. The practice problems show you how to approach the material.
Full answers and explanations for the problems are given in the Study Guide
and Solutions Manual.
4. Use molecular models.
Organic Chemistry is a 3-dimensional science. There is no substitute for
building a model and turning it around in your hands.
5. Ask questions.
Faculty are here to help you.
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DISABILITY POLICY
Any student in this course who has a disability that may prevent him/her
from fully demonstrating his/her abilities should contact me personally as
soon as possible so we can discuss accommodations necessary to ensure full
participation and facilitate your educational opportunities.
CONCURRENT LABORATORY/DROP
POLICY
1. The Undergraduate Catalog states that students enrolled in a lab
course must be at least concurrently enrolled in the corresponding lecture
course. For example, students enrolled in CHEM 1252, General Chemistry
I Lab, must be concurrently enrolled or have previously passed CHEM 1203,
General Chemistry I Lecture, or equivalent. The student must be
in GOOD STANDING, that means attending class and all required
quizzes and exams.
2. When a student concurrently enrolled in a lecture and lab sequence
drops the lecture, the student must also drop the lab. If there are
two or fewer lab meetings remaining in the semester when the student drops
the lecture, not including periods for lab exams and checkout, the lab instructor
may allow the student to continue and complete the course. This course
of action is at the discretion of the instructor.
3. Since lecture instruction is essential to the understanding of
the principles studied in the lab, when a student ceases attending lecture
and has not dropped the course, that student will be administratively dropped
from the lecture and lab courses. Exceptions to this rule may include
unusual or mitigating circumstances such as illness, injury, death in the
family, etc., and may be granted by the instructor.
4. When a student drops or is dropped from lecture, the lecture instructor
will notify the lab instructor.
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GENERAL RULES
No tobacco in any form all will be allowed in the classroom.
No food/drink will be allowed in the classroom.
Be forewarned that cheating on an exam or quiz will lead to a zero on that
exam or quiz and could lead to an F in the course.
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