CHEMISTRY 6B--Ritchey
Introduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry

Last Updated: January 13, 2010

Welcome to the Chemistry 6B homepage on the World Wide Web. These electronic pages provide supplemental information for our course taught by me,  Professor James M. Ritchey at California State University, Sacramento (aka: Sac State). This course introduces you to the basics of organic and biological chemistry.

CSU FACULTY FURLOUGH PROGRAM IMPACT, AS MANDATED BY CHANCELLOR CHARLES B. REED: AS YOU MAY ALREADY KNOW,  CHANCELLOR REED HAS SELECTED, AMONG  MANY POSSIBLE OPTIONS, THE COURSE OF INCREASING STUDENT FEES AND DECREASING INSTRUCTIONAL TIME WITH PROFESSORS BY DICTATING THAT PROFESSORS MUST PARTICIPATE IN THE SYSTEM-WIDE FACULTY FURLOUGH PROGRAM FOR THE 2009-2010 ACADEMIC YEAR. THUS, TO ACCOMMODATE THIS MANDATED DECREE, SOME OF THE BELOW LISTED LECTURE TOPICS MAY NOT BE COVERED OR MAY BE COVERED IN ABBREVIATED FORM. FURLOUGH DAYS ARE NOTED  IMMEDIATELY BELOW. ON THESE DAYS I AM ABSOLUTELY FORBIDDEN TO PERFORM ANY WORK FOR THE UNIVERSITY~~ZERO, NOT EVEN ANSWER EMAILS.

MY FURLOUGH DAYS FOR THE SPRING SEMESTER WILL BE (WHICH ARE ALL TEACHING DAYS):

 1-29; 2-12; 2-25; 3-5; 3-26; 4-5; 4-23; 5-7; AND 5-14.

"ADDS" TO THE CLASS WILL BE HANDLED DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF CLASSES IN THE DISCUSSION/LAB SECTION YOU WISH TO ADD----NOTE: NO OPENINGS CURRENTLY EXIST!!!!!!!!!! IF YOU ARE OFFICIALLY ALREADY IN THE CLASS AND ARE NOT AT THE FIRST DISCUSSION/LAB SECTION MEETING (FIRST WEEK OF CLASSES) IN SQU-428 YOU WILL BE DROPPED FROM THE CLASS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lecture Meeting Information and Location: MWF, 9:00 to 9:50AM, SQU-301

Text: Introduction to General, Organic, and Biochemistry, by Hein, Pattison,  Arena, and Best  (9th Edition-------------YES, 9TH AND NOT THE 8TH OR ANY OTHER EDITION!)

Course Contact: My office is SQU-428C, Office Hours: MWF--10AM to11AM and by scheduled appointment at other times. My office telephone number is 278-7654 and my email address is ritchey@.csus.edu.

Course Syllabus:

  Course Description:  Introduction to the structure and properties of the major classes of organic compounds; introduction to nomenclature of organic compounds and to the fundamental concepts of reaction mechanisms and stereochemistry; the chemistry and metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins; the latter will include enzymes.  This course will not fulfill the requirement for more advanced study in chemistry and cannot be counted toward a major or minor in chemistry.

  Course prerequisites:  Successful completion of Chemistry 6A or 1A (minimum grade of C-).

  Learning Objectives: 

·        Students will be able to recognize and name compounds from various classes of organic and biological compounds.

·        Students will be able to understand the unique properties, reactions, and methods of identifying these compounds.

·        Students will be expected to predict the outcome of various reactions.

·        Students will be able to understand the mechanism by which various reactions take place.

  Writing Component: Chemistry 6B fulfills an area B5 writing requirement through the use of written laboratory reports, therefore any written material submitted for grading will be evaluated for clarity, grammar, and spelling, in addition to its content.  Please plan accordingly when submitting lab reports; students who turn in sloppy or poorly written reports will lose points.

Schedule:

Week of          Monday                                  Wednesday                                       Friday

 1/25                Organization & Review         19                                                        FURLOUGH

 2/1                   19                                            19                                                        QUIZ #1

 2/8                   20                                            20                                                        FURLOUGH

 2/15                FURLOUGH                         22                                                        QUIZ #2

 2/22                22                                            22                                                        EXAM #1 (100pts)

 3/1                   23                                            23                                                        FURLOUGH

 3/8                   24                                            24                                                        QUIZ #3

 3/15                25                                            25                                                        21 (polymers) & 26

 3/22                26                                            QUIZ #4                                              FURLOUGH

 3/29                SPRING RECESS---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 4/5                   FURLOUGH                         29                                                        29

 4/12                30                                            30                                                        EXAM #2 (100pts)

 4/19                27                                            27                                                        FURLOUGH

 4/26                28                                            28                                                        31

 5/3                   31                                            QUIZ #5                                              FURLOUGH

 5/10                33 & 34                                  33 & 34                                              FURLOUGH

 5/17                WEEK OF FINALS--Final Exam: As Scheduled (200pts) on Friday, May 21^st, 8-10AM

 Grading:

As you can see from above, the exams (two during the semester (100pts each) and the final (200pts))  total 400pts. Each of the five quizzes will be worth 30pts for a total of 150pts. The Final Exam will be CUMULATIVE.

  75% of your grade will come from the lecture and 25% from lab.

            Grades:         90% of the total high score=A range

                                    78% of the total high score=B range

                                    65% of the total high score=C range

                                    55% of the total high score=D range

****PLEASE NOTE THAT I TRY TO BE AS FAIR AS POSSIBLE IN GRADING AND SHOULD ALBERT EINSTEIN’S GREAT GREAT GRAND-DAUGHTER BE IN THIS CLASS AND HAVE A VERY HIGH TOTAL (APPROXIMATELY 5% ABOVE THE NEXT POINT TOTAL) I WILL SELECT THE SECOND HIGHEST TOTAL UPON WHICH TO BASE THE CURVE (OR 5% BELOW THE HIGHEST).****

  Homework Problems:  

            These problems (PAIRED EXERCISES AND ADDITIONAL EXERCISES) are from: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biochemistry, Ninth Edition, by Hein, Pattison,  Arena, and Best.

Chapter 19- Even Numbered Problems

   "    20- Odd Numbered Problems

   "    22- Even Numbered Problems

   "    23- Odd Numbered Problems

   "    24- Even Numbered Problems

   "    25- Odd Numbered Problems

   "    21- Any you like, but I’m NOT collecting these

   "    26- Even Numbered Problems

   "    29- Odd Numbered Problems

   "    30- Even Numbered Problems

   "    27- Odd Numbered Problems

   "    28- Even Numbered Problems

   "    31- Odd Numbered Problems

   "    33- Even Numbered Problems

   "    34- Odd Numbered Problems

   "    32- Even Numbered Problems

            This homework will not be graded, but it will be recorded as completed. The homework will be used to decide borderline cases at the end of the semester. If you have been turning in your homework and your grade is a borderline case, you will receive the higher grade.

             Also, to do well on the quizzes and exams you must know how to work the homework problems.

Chemistry (University) Drop and Add Policy: See the current University Catalog.

  Laboratory Schedule:

Textbook: Introduction to General, Organic, and Biochemistry in the Laboratory, by Hein, Peisen, and Ritchey, Ninth Edition 

Week of          Laboratory_Assignments                                                                                                    

 1/25                Check-in, safety review, and use of Handbook

 2/1                   Expt. 24-Chemical Equilibrium (indiv)

 2/8                   Expt. 27-Boiling and Melting Pts. (part)

 2/15                DUE TO FURLOUGH MONDAY, NO LABS THIS WEEK!

 2/22                Expt. 28-Hydrocarbons (indiv)

 3/1                   Expt. 29-Alcohols, Esters, Aldehydes, and Ketones (indiv)

 3/8                   Expt. 30-Esterification-Distillation (part-2 labs, second lab is with aspirin expt.)

 3/15                Expt. 31-Synthesis of Aspirin and Expt. 30 (part)

 3/22                Lab Exam (experiments to this point--200pts)

 3/29                No Labs this week due to Spring Recess-----------------------------------------------------

 4/5                   Expt. 33-Polymers (part)

 4/12                Expt. 36-Amino Acids and Proteins (part)

 4/19                Expt. 40-Enzymatic Catalysis (part)

 4/26                Expt. 34-Carbohydrates (part)

 5/3                   Expt. 41-Lipids (part)

 5/10                Lab Exam (experiments from #33 on--200pts) and check-out

All experiments must be performed, written-up, and turned in. Failure to do so will result in a failing grade for the entire course. A verified illness is the only excuse for missing a lab and the lab must be completed within one week.

YOU ARE REQUIRED TO WEAR APPROVED SAFETY GOGGLES DURING ALL EXPERIMENTS AND YOU MAY NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES IN THE LABORATORY!

Past Exams and Quizzes