TEXTS

1. Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry, 5th ed., T.W. Graham Solomons
2. The Organic Chem Lab Survival Manual, 5th ed., Zubrick
(Recommended) Study Guide to Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry, 5th ed., Solomons

ADDITIONAL MATERIALS

1. Bound notebook for laboratory
2. Safety goggles as required by Department
3. Protective gloves

COURSE STRUCTURE

Daily effort through reading and problem solving is essential to success in this course. Specific assignments following the enclosed Class Schedule will be given daily. It is expected that the assignment will be completed before the next lecture. Homework will not be collected; however, in order to provide continuing motivation, each lecture will begin with a brief quiz based upon the previous assignment. Self-evaluation of homework will be possible through the use of the Study Guide.

CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION

Two Opportunities will be offered on the dates listed in the enclosed Class Schedule. Make-up opportunities are not available. Two low quiz scores will be dropped when computing the final quiz grade. Make-up quizzes are not available.

Laboratory work will be assessed in the following way. A student is expected to attend all labs (or make-up assignment if missed through excusable absence), properly utilize a laboratory notebook (which will be subject to examination without notice), show evidence of preparation for lab (through lab quizzes, flowcharts, etc.), and strictly adhere to all chemical hygiene rules. It is usually very difficult to make up missed labs, thus it is essential that attendance be very faithful. The lab grade will be decreased by 10% for each nonperformance of the expected standards. After a one time grace period (no penalty), upon violation of a chemical hygiene rule, the student will be asked to leave the lab for the remainder of the class period. This will result in two reductions to the lab grade (chemical hygiene violation, nonexcused absence).

Laboratory notebooks will be critiqued by self-evaluation, peer-evaluation (neither of which will affect the lab grade) and discussion with the professor which will affect the lab grade. Additionally, during the last laboratory session, a laboratory exam will be administered. The lab grade will be determined as follows:

          0% - Self-evaluation, Peer-evaluation
          67% - Professor's evaluation
          33% - Laboratory examination

Overall grades will be computed as follows:

          40% - Opportunity #1 and #2
          35% - Quizzes (drop 2 low scores)
          25% - Laboratory

Both lecture and laboratory must have passing grades in order for a passing grade in the course.

Please note: The summer course in organic chemistry is an accelarated class which covers the same material as the normal fall/spring curriculum. This class is an equivalent time commitment to a full-time job. Between lecture, laboratory, reading and homework problems you should plan to spend about 40 hours per week working on this class. If you are not able to make this significant time commitment your final result is likely to be very poor. Please make time to allow for success.

Note: Laboratory is preceeded by a mandatory pre-lab lecture. Chapters below refer to reading required from "The Organic Chem Lab Survival Manual" before arriving on the lab day. All handouts must be read before arriving on the lab day. Unannounced lab quizzes may be administered. These quizzes will be graded on a Pass/Fail basis. Passing scores will not affect the final lab grade. Each failing score will reduce the final lab grade by 1/3 of a letter grade.

Meeting	Chapter	Topic
May 17	1, handout	No lab session. Read Chapter 1. Read
		Handout on Laboratory Notebook in
		preparation for next week's labs.
May 22	1, 2, handout	Introduction to Organic Laboratory;
		Check-in; Observation Enhancement
May 24	3, 12, handout	Physical Properties - Melting Points
May 29	9am-12pm	Catch up and review for opportunity #1.
		STRONGLY RECOMMENDED FOR ALL STUDENTS.
May 31	9, 11, 13, 17,	Crystallization: Preparation and
	18, handout	purification of acetanilide
June 5	4, 19, 20	Simple and Fractional Distillation
	31, handout	Gas chromatography of fractions
June 7	10, 15	Steam Distillation of Clove Oil
	handout	Supplementary Reading (optional): Ethnopharmacology
June 12	handout	Preparation of Methylcyclohexenes
June 14	30, 33, Solomons 13.3,   handout	Analytical Tools in Organic Chemistry: a. Gas Chromatography of methylcylcohexene product b. Infrared Spectroscopy: Functional     group classification
June 19	---	* * * Laboratory examination * * *
		Check-out