MESA
COMMUNITY COLLEGE AT RED MOUNTAIN
PHYSICAL
SCIENCE DIVISION
General Organic Chemistry (CHM 235) Syllabus - Fall 2009
3 Credits Section : 27115
Meeting time: M/W/F 12:00 – 12:50 pm Room: RDM P250
Prerequisites: CHM
152
Office: Red
Mountain P233 Webpage: www.mc.maricopa.edu/~jgiles
e-mail: jgiles@mail.mc.maricopa.edu
Phone: Faculty
Secretary: 480- 654-7734 Office: 480-654-7718
Office Hours: M/R/F:
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm; T: 12:00 noon -
2:00 pm; W:
10:00 am – 11:00 am
Tutoring Center: M:
4:30-5:30; R: 12:00 noon- 1:00 pm
TEXTBOOKS:
The
required textbooks for this course is Organic Chemistry, 7th
edition, written by L. G. Wade, and the accompanying Study Guide and Solutions Manual. The books are available in the campus bookstore.
CALCULATOR:
Students
will find calculators to be useful tools in this course. Although organic chemistry is not as
problem-based as a number of other chemistry classes, a good calculator, capable of
all basic math and exponential functions should be available for assignments
and exams.
STUDY HINTS:
There
is no substitute for lecture attendance and good notetaking. The student will find that regular
review of class notes, along with text study, will provide good all-around
preparation for quizes and tests. It is important to keep current and
study on a regular basis. In
addition, for each chapter assigned, the student should thoroughly read the
assigned chapter material and work some practise
problems at the end of the chapter.
The student should master the terms and concepts found in bold in the
text. Many students find it useful
to rewrite lecture notes soon after class, and/or to outline the book chapters
as they are studied. These rewrittten notes and outlines can be very useful study
tools.
ATTENDANCE:
The
Maricopa Community College District requires class attendance. Ordinarily, the instructor will not
drop students from class. If a
student wishes to be withdrawn from class with a W, he or she must initiate the
process. Remember that there is
little chance of success without attendance. If a student stops participation and attendance before the
end of the semester without initiating a withdrawl, a
grade of F will be assigned.
If an exam is missed due to an unavoidable emergency, a make-up test
will only be given at the discretion of the instructor. Make-up exams will only be available
until the corrected original exam is returned to the class.
CLASSROOM HONESTY AND INTEGRITY:
Nothing
says more about a person than his or her honesty and integrity. Since students compete with one another
for grades and positions in degree and training programs, cheating is
considered a serious offense.
Students should consult with the student handbook or the catalog to
review the policies and consequences of cheating. Rather than resort to such tactics, a student should contact
the instructor and see if some extra help may resolve any problems in the
course.
DISABILITY ACCOMODATION:
If
a student requires special accommodations due to a disability, please contact
Jack Clevenger in Disability Resource Services at (480) 461-7447 (Southern and
Dobson) or Patty Kolesky in the specialized student
service area in the Mesquite building of the Red Mountain campus. Be assured
that I am willing to make any reasonable accommodations for limitations due to
any professionally diagnosed disability, including diagnosed learning
disabilities. However, no special accommodations can be provided until a completed Instructor Notification form is received by your
instructor from Disability Resource Services. Please note that it is the
responsibility of the student to make all necessary arrangements in order for
accommodations to be provided.
MCC Early Alert Program (EARS)
Mesa Community College is committed to the success of all our
students. Numerous campus support
services are available throughout your academic journey to assist you in
achieving your educational goals.
MCC has adopted an Early Alert Referral System (EARS) as part of a
student success initiative to aid students in their educational pursuits. Faculty and Staff participate by
alerting and referring students to campus services for added support. Students may receive a follow up call
from various campus services as a result of being referred to EARS. Students are encouraged to participate,
but these services are optional.
Early Alert Web Page with Campus Resource Information can be located
at:
http://www.mesacc.edu/students/ears or at the ÒEarly AlertÓ
selection at the mymcc link from MCCÕs
home page.
LECTURE TAPING:
Students
are welcome to tape lectures if they desire.
CHM 235 COURSE OUTLINE * Chapter Pages
I. Introduction
and General Review
1 all
II. Structure
and Properties of Organic Molecules 2 all
III. Structure
and Stereochemistry of Alkanes 3 all
IV. Infrared
Spectroscopy and Mass Spectroscopy ** 12 TBA
EXAM 1 September
16
V. The
Study of Chemical Reactions 4 all
VI. Stereochemistry 5 all
VII. Alkyl
Halides: Nucleophilic
Subst. And Elim. 6 all
VIII. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Spectroscopy ** 13 all
EXAM 2 October
23
IX. Structure
and synthesis of Alkenes 7 all
X. Reactions
of Alkenes 8 all
XI. Alkynes 9 all
EXAM 3 November
20
XII. Structue and Synthesis olf
Alcohols 10 all
XIII. Reactions of Alcohols 11 all
EXAM 4
December
9
FINAL EXAM
December 16; 12:00 noon – 1:50 pm
* Please note
that topic order and exam dates may be changed at the instructor's
discretion.
** Infrared
(IR) and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) will be introduced and
taught primarily
in the lab. Spectral questions will be included, however, on lecture
exams. If you are not taking the lab, you will need to master these topics on
your own.
Practice problems
may be assigned by the instructor during discussion of each chapter
Note: The last day for
student-initiated withdrawl is November 26. After that date an instructor's
signature is neccessary, and a grade
of W (withdrawl
passing) or Y (withdrawl failing) will be assigned,
depending upon the student's grade status at the time of withdrawl.
GRADING:
Grades in this course will be based upon quizzes,
exams and one comprehensive final exam.
Guidelines:
A. Quizzes (in-class or take-home) will be
given throughout the semester, covering
recently discussed material. Each quiz or will be worth 10
points.
B. Students missing a quiz due to tardiness
or absence will be given a score of
zero. No make-up quizzes will be given.
C. The best ten quiz scores will be counted
to give a total of 100 points possible.
D. The best three of four regular 100 point exams will be counted to give a total
of 300 points possible.
E. A comprehensive final, worth 200
points, will be given.
Possible Points
Best
10 quizzes = 100
pts
Best
three of four exams = 300
pts
One
comprehensive final = 200
pts
______
Total = 600
pts
Grading Scale:
A = 90%
B = 80%
C = 70%
D = 60%
F = Below 60%
SCORE
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