REQUIRED MATERIALS AND RECOMMENDED MATERIALS

(Note: same as Fall, no new materials required)

TEXTS

1. Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry, 5th ed., T.W. Graham Solomons
2. Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Rodig, Bell and Clark
(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 weekly. 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. The final examination is an American Chemical Society standardized examination. The results of this examination are curved. Any student who scores at the 90th percentile or higher on this examination will receive an automatic grade of A in the course, providing the laboratory has been succesfully completed.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:

          15% - Opportunity #1
          15% - Opportunity #2
          20% - Final Examination
          30% - Quizzes
          20% - Laboratory

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

Please note: The evening course in organic chemistry is a challenging course which requires continual effort outside the classroom. Our class covers the same material each evening as a normal week of class on a MWF schedule. Between lecture, laboratory, reading and homework problems you should plan to spend about 15 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.

Laboratories during the second semester use the techniques introduced during the first semester to develop continued depth of skill in the chemistry laboratory. Students will be challenged to think critically about their work and to take significant responsibility for planning their use of time in the lab.