| Course Syllabi for: Chemistry
024 General Chemistry
Fall 2000, Kellen-Yuen
Course Description:
Introduction to the basic principals of organic chemistry,
including nomenclature, properties, and reactions of various classes
of organic compounds. The ability to recognize classes of organic
molecules, to predict reaction products, to suggest synthetic approaches,
and to understand reaction mechanisms will be emphasized.
Course prerequisites:
Successful completion of Chemistry lB.
Learning Objectives:
Students will be able to recognize and name compounds from various
classes of organic compounds, and to understand the unique properties,
reactions, and methods of identifying these compounds. Students
will be expected to predict the products of various reactions, suggest
reactants to accomplish various chemical transformations and to
understand and draw the mechanism by which certain reactions take
place.
Grading:
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Letter grades are assigned based on a range
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| Five exams (100 pts each) |
500 |
A to A-= |
88% and above |
| Final |
250 |
B+ to B- = |
87-78% |
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C+ to C- = |
77-66% |
| Total |
750 pts. |
D+ to D- = |
65-55% |
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F = |
Below55% |
| There are no make-up exams. One missed
exam can be made up using the final exam grade for that
section. |
Attendance:
Attendance in the lecture is not mandatory, but is absolutely,
positively, completely, wholeheartedly, emphatically recommended!!!
Remember, if you could teach yourself chemistry, you wouldn't be
here.
Help:
Since everything in organic chemistry builds up from the same foundation,
not understanding the basics will mean not understanding anything
based upon it. GET YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED IMMEDIATELY or you will
very quickly get lost. With a reasonable amount of notice I can
schedule help sessions at any time.
Cheating:
Cheating in any way, shape, or form is not tolerated in this
class. A student caught cheating will receive a zero on that quiz/exam
and it will count towards the student's final grade. If a student
is caught a second time, the student will fail this course. Cheating
includes copying from another student's paper, using extra materials
during testing, programming data into a calculator, having other
people take tests for you, altering exams after they have been graded,
etc.
Tentative Lecture Schedule:
The material covered this semester cannot be understood well enough
to get a passing grade by simply attending lecture. You must read
the chapters in advance of the lectures and do practice problems
outside of class or you will fall behind. I wholeheartedly recommend
study groups. This schedule is subject to change based upon the
needs of the class.
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Week of: |
Monday |
Wednesday |
Friday |
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1/29 |
Chapter 1 |
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quiz |
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2/5 |
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Chapter 2 |
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2/12 |
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quiz |
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2/19 |
Chapter 3 |
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Exam 1 |
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2/26 |
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Chapter 4 |
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3/5 |
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Chapter 5 |
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3/12 |
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Exam 2 |
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3/19 |
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Chapter 6 |
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3/26 |
quiz |
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Chapter 7 |
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4/2 |
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Exam 3 |
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4/9 |
NO CLASSES |
SPRING BREAK |
NO CLASSES |
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4/16 |
Chapter 8 |
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4/23 |
Chapter 10 |
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Exam 4 |
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4/30 |
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Chapter 11 |
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5/7 |
quiz |
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5/14 |
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Exam 5 |
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5/23 |
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Cumulative Final 12:45-2:45 |
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Quizzes are short 5-10 Pt. problems that will be covered at the
end of a class period. Any points earned are considered extra credit
towards your grade. STUDY FOR THEM, since all points add up in the
end.
Homework Problems:
HOMEWORK PROBLEMS MAKE FOR GOOD TEST QUESTIONS! Answers to the
homework problems are in the solutions manual which comes with your
textbook bundle. You will benefit most from this exercise if you
work the problems through first, then check your answers. Looking
at the answer book to confirm that you could probably do a given
problem will give you the illusion of understanding the material
but will show up in poor exam scores. It is HIGHLY recommended that
you attempt all of the problems within the chapter in order to gauge
your comprehension of the material.
| Chapter |
Homework Problems: |
| 1 |
16, 17, 18, 20, 24, 25, 26, 29, 32 |
| 2 |
20, 21, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 32, 33, 38, 40 |
| 3 |
15, 16, 19, 23, 25, 28, 31, 33, 37, 38, 40 |
| 4 |
19,20,21,23,27,31,34,35,36, 39,41,46 |
| 5 |
30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 41, 43, learning group problem
3 |
| 6 |
14, 16, 18,21,23,26,28,29,30,31,33,35,39 |
| 7 |
19,21, 22, 24, 26, 29, 30, 31, 35, 38, 41 |
| 8 |
21, 24, 26, 27, 28, 31, 33,38, 42, 44, 46, 50 |
| 10 |
19, 20,21, 22,23, 25,26 |
| 11 |
31, 32, 33, 36, 38, 39, 42, 43, 44, 47 |
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