Chemistry
312
Organic Chemistry II
Instructor: Dr. Maher Mualla.
Office Hours: MWF 1:00-2:00 PM. Peelle Hall, Room 304 or drop in (I am usually available).
Text: Organic Chemistry; Structure and Reactivity by Seyhan Ege, Fourth Edition, D. C. Heath and Company, 1999.
Method of Instruction: The course will be Web CT-based and will emphasize group learning. Class periods will include lectures to introduce new concepts and short sessions of group work to solve problems related to the new concepts. Students will be divided into groups of four students. Each group will be assigned a specific area in the class for group work during the semester.
Attendance: Since student absence disrupts the group learning process and affects other students in the group, attendance is required.
Readiness Assessment Tests (RAT): For group work to be productive and useful to all students it is essential that you read and comprehend the assigned concepts from each chapter before it is introduced in the class. Students are required to take an on-line RAT at the beginning of each chapter to test your readiness to participate in class activities related to the concepts covered in the chapter.
Exams: There will be Three individual exams and a comprehensive final examination. An ACS standardized multiple-choice exam will be given at the end of the semester. A grade of 70% or higher on that exam will automatically result in an "A" grade for the course.
Quizzes: There will be a quiz every week except for the weeks when exams are given.
Study Sheet: A study sheet for each chapter to help you recognize the concepts you are required to learn will be posted on-line (Web CT).
Homework: Homework will be assigned for each chapter and will be included in the study sheet of the chapter. Homework should be handed in on time. The due dates for homework will be posted on the Web CT calendar one week before the homework is due.
Grades:
Seven RAT's 100 points
Three exams 300 points
Ten quizzes 100 points
ACS exam 70 points
Final exam 200 points
Homework 30 points
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Total 800 points
Letter grades will be assigned based on the following
percentage scale:
700-800 points A
600-699 points B
450-599 points C
350-449 points D
349 points and less F
Suggestion about how to study for this course:
1. This course is about thinking not memorizing and guessing. The only material
you need to memorize is common names of organic compounds.
2. You will be allowed to bring a sheet of notes of reactions, reagents and
mechanisms (no names please) to all exams (except the ACS exam). However,
since most of the questions on the exam are different from those in your notes
and the textbook, your notes will only be useful if you understand the general
types of reactions or mechanisms and if you have practiced many different
examples of them.
3. Use the study sheet to locate the assigned material from the textbook and
study it promptly, and then try the in-chapter problems to test your understanding
of the material. Do not fall behind, it is hard to catch up.
4. It is more productive to work on homework problems in-groups. It is also
useful to review for the exams in such groups.
5. Do not read problems from the solution manual. The solution manual is made
to check your answer or to give you a start point on how to work a problem
6. Try to meet with me regularly, I might be able to give you helpful suggestions
of how to improve your performance.
Course Outline
Chapter 8. Alkenes. (Review)
Chapter 9. Alkynes. (Review)
Chapter 10. NMR Spectroscopy.
Chapter 11. Infrared Spectroscopy. ( Review)
First Hour exam.
Chapter 12. Alcohols, Diols and Ethers.
Chapter 13. Aldehydes and Ketones.
Chapter 24. Carbohydrates.
Second Hour Exam.
Chapter 14. Carboxylic Acids and Their Derivatives.
Chapter 18. Polyenes.
Chapter 20. Aromatic Compounds.
Third Hour Exam.
Chapter 21. Free Radicals.
Final Exam.