Organic Chemistry I
Chemistry 263: Fall
2007
Building 2, Rooms 202 & 209
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Instructor: |
David Vanderlinden Office: Building. 1, Room 247 Office Hours: Monday 2:30-4:00; Tuesday 11:00-12:30;
Wednesday 2:30-3:30 Thursday (in lab) 1:25-2:20 Phone: 248-7224 e-mail: dwvanderlinden@dmacc.edu web page: http://www.dmacc.edu/instructors/dwvanderlinden/ |
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Texts: |
Organic Chemistry,
7th Edition, Francis A. Carey (required). A study guide and solutions manual is also
available but is not required. Napoleon’s Buttons: How Seventeen Molecules Changed
History, Penny Le Couteur and Jay Burreson
(required). |
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Lab Manual: |
Laboratory
handouts will be distributed throughout the semester. |
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Equipment: |
Eye protection
in the form of safety goggles is required for laboratory exercises. |
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Prerequisites |
This course assumes a basic
understanding of general chemical concepts such as those covered in a year
long, college-level general chemistry course.
CHM 175 or a full year of college level general chemistry is a
required prerequisite to this course. |
Purpose
of the course:
This
is the first semester of a one-year sequence covering organic chemistry. It is designed primarily for students
entering fields such as chemistry, biology (including pre-medical and
pre-dental programs), physics, pharmacy, and other majors requiring a full year
of organic chemistry.
Class
Schedule:
The lecture portion of the class
meets Monday, Wednesday, and Friday (1:25-2:20 pm). Laboratory experiments will be conducted on Tuesdays (1:25-5:25 pm). The last day to drop a class
is Monday, November 5. If you decide to drop a
class, you must provide written notification to the Student Records Office (any
campus) of your decision. This class will not meet for the following
holidays/breaks: Monday, September 3 (Labor Day) and
Friday, November 23 (Thanksgiving Break).
Grading Policy:
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A |
92% or above |
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C |
70% - 74% |
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A- |
89% - 91% |
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C- |
67% - 69% |
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B+ |
87% - 88% |
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D+ |
65% - 66% |
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B |
82% - 86% |
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D |
62% - 64% |
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B- |
79% - 81% |
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D- |
60% - 61% |
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C+ |
75% - 78% |
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F |
below 60% |
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Quiz 1: |
Friday,
September 14 |
10 pts. |
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Exam 1: |
Friday,
September 21 |
60 pts. |
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Quiz 2: |
Friday,
October 12 |
10 pts. |
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Exam 2: |
Friday,
October 19 |
60 pts. |
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Quiz 3: |
Friday,
November 9 |
10 pts. |
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Exam 3: |
Friday,
November 16 |
60 pts. |
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Quiz 4: |
Friday,
November 30 |
10 pts. |
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Exam 4: |
Friday,
December 7 |
60 pts. |
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Final Exam: |
Friday,
December 14 (2:30-4:45
pm) |
75 pts. |
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Lab Points: |
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120 pts. |
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Pop
quizzes/assignments |
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35 pts |
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Participation:
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15 pts. |
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(Total = 525 pts.) |
The
dates of events (i.e., exams) listed above are subject to change. The instructor will announce any changes at
least one week in advance.
Accommodations Policy:
It is the policy of DMACC to accommodate students
with disabilities. Any student with a
documented disability who requires reasonable accommodation should contact the
special needs coordinator at (515) 964-6850 voice or (515) 964-6810 TTY.
Attendance Policy:
Attendance is required and daily active participation is
expected. Points are awarded daily for participation
(approximately 1/3 point per day for a total of
15 points for the semester.) Any absences will result in an
appropriate deduction from participation points. You are encouraged to contact me to determine
what material was missed.
Pop
Quizzes/Assignments:
Pop quizzes could occur at the beginning of a class period
on any given day. These pop quizzes will
focus on material that has recently been covered in class, assigned as reading
from the textbook, or scheduled for laboratory activities on the day of the
quiz. To be prepared for pop-quizzes, be
certain to review your notes after each class period, keep up to date on
reading and practice problems, and read the introduction and procedure for all
labs before coming to class.
Throughout
the semester, a few graded assignments will also be given in class. On some occasions these assignments will need
to be completed in class on the day that they are given, on other occasions
they will be due during a later class period.
These assignments may pertain to assigned reading, recent lecture
topics, or laboratory materials.
Laboratory
Policy:
There
are required laboratory exercises which will be performed throughout the
semester. Due to the physical make-up of
our classroom/lab, it is hazardous to keep excess lab equipment set-up. Therefore, you are required to be present when a laboratory period is scheduled. Students not attending lab may not turn in
the lab report. Lab reports are due one
week following completion of the lab, with a 10% deduction per week for late lab reports. If you must be absent for a lab, you will be
able to make up credit for one lab report during the week of classes prior to
final exams. This is the only form of
make-up credit available. Out of the 120
lab points, 110 points are allocated to successful completion of reports and 10
points are allocated to appropriate lab etiquette – following safety
guidelines, care for lab equipment, working safely, cleaning up, etc.
Quiz Policy:
There
are four scheduled quizzes, which are structured as group quizzes. Your instructor will assign you to a group
containing 2-4 members. During a quiz,
an initial period of time will be spent discussing the questions as a
group. No writing or calculating can be done during this group time, but
the members should discuss together the approach which is required to answer
the questions. This will be followed by
individual quiz time, when each individual will work independently to complete
his/her quiz.
None of the quiz scores will be
dropped. It is expected that you will
take these quizzes at the times scheduled; however, if you must miss a quiz for
reasons of illness or personal emergency, you must call or e-mail the
instructor before the quiz. Under no
circumstances will a makeup quiz be given simply because the student does not
“feel ready.” If you do not
contact the instructor before the quiz period, a score of zero will be recorded. Makeup
quizzes must be taken within one week of the scheduled date or a score of zero
will be recorded for the missed quiz.
Exam Policy:
You must take four unit exams and the final exam on the
dates indicated. None of these scores will be
dropped. It is expected that you will
take these exams at the times scheduled; however, if you must miss an exam for
reasons of illness or personal emergency, it is expected that you will call the
telephone number listed above before the exam and leave a message. Under no circumstances will a makeup exam be
given simply because the student does not “feel ready.” If you do not
contact the instructor before the exam period, a score of zero will be
recorded. No make-up exams will be allowed. If
you receive approval to be absent for an exam, your final exam percentage will
be used to calculate a make-up score (percentage multiplied by 60 points). You are strongly encouraged to do what is
necessary to be present for all exams in order to avoid this situation.
Bonus points:
Quizzes: If all group members receive at least a
90% on a given quiz, the group members will be awarded 2 bonus points. Any group member who is absent on the day of
the quiz forfeits his/her right to bonus points for that quiz.
Exams: Each exam will contain some extra questions
for which bonus points will be available.
Bonus points will be awarded for correct answers to these questions and
will be added into your total exam points.
These
are the only forms of extra credit available for this course.
A note on honesty:
Science is a field which often relies on
collaboration. During both the
laboratory and lecture portion of the class, we will often share ideas and data
with each other in order to help clarify what is happening and to more fully
describe an idea or concept. You are
free to discuss your laboratory reports with each other, but the work that is
submitted must be your own. On exams,
you must rely solely on your own knowledge.
All written work must be in your own words – do not copy from a
book, another individual, or any other source.
A first offense of cheating on a laboratory report or exam will result
in a score of zero recorded for the project involved (exam, lab report, etc.). Any further incidents of cheating will result
in a failing grade for the course.
Examples
(for first offenses):