Class Meets: Tuesday & Thursday; 12:30 - 1:45; 250 SES
Instructor: Dr. P. R. Young (pyoung@uic.edu); 4178 SES
Text: Organic Chemistry, by John McMurry, 4th Edition (Solutions Manual is optional)
Workbook:Organic Chemistry OnLine & CD, optional, but highly recommended)
Lecture Slides & Practice Exam Bundle:, optional, but highly recommended)
Clicking on a chapter heading in the following syllabus will link you to a Javascript-based slide viewer which will allow you to view the set of lecture slides for that chapter. In order to view these slides and the accompaning tutorial, the following system configuration is required:
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August 25 |
(5,8,10,11,12,13,19,23,24,25,42,43) |
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27 |
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September 1 |
Chapter 2, "Bonding and Molecular Properties" | (2,6,22,23,37,41,50) |
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3 |
(4,5,8,9,11,12,13,18,22,28,32,34,35) |
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8 |
(4,18,35,37) |
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10 |
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15 |
(24,33,42,43) |
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17 |
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22 |
(11,13,14,28,33,39,41,44,45,46,47,49) |
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24 |
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29 |
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October 1 |
First Hour Exam |
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6 |
(3,5,6,10,15,17,34,36) |
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6 |
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8 |
(3,4,5,6,9,10,11,15,17,18,22, 25,26,28,37,39,41) |
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13 |
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15 |
(6,7,8,10,13,14,17,21,22,23,24,33, 36,38) |
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20 |
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22 |
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27 |
(3,5,6,7,10,12,13,14,15,25,28,30) |
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29 |
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November 3 |
Second Hour Exam |
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5 |
(3,7,8,9,11,14,15,16,41,42,45,47) |
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10 |
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12 |
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17 |
(1,2,7,9,13,15,20,28,29,33) |
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19 |
(4,14,15,16,23,25,27) |
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24 |
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26 |
Thanksgiving Holiday |
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December 1 |
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3 |
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Final Exam |
10:30-12:30 250 SES |
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Points of Interest:
Problem Sets & Practice Exams: The answers to the problems and quizzes in the OnLine tutorial are available only on the CD or at http://homework.chem.uic.edu. The solutions for practice exams will be posted in the bulletin board outside of 4100 SES prior to the examinations.
Quiz Section: Quizzes, worth a total of 100 points, will be given on the assigned material. Quizzes will be structured to follow the general format of problems from the appropriate tutorial sections. The (normalized) point total from these quizzes will be added directly to the point total from the three examinations in order to arrive at your final grade. Superior performance on quizzes will count heavily in deciding borderline grades at the end of the semester.
Grade Changes: Hour exams will be returned in the quiz section only. During that session, the exam will be discussed. If you have any questions regarding the grading of a problem, indicate your question to your quiz instructor at the end of class. Your question will be noted and your exam will be collected. I will then regrade your entire exam, paying particular attention to your question. The exam will be returned at the next quiz section. Make no marks on the exam until you are satisfied with the grade.
Make-Up Exams: In general, these will not be given. If you miss one hour exam, and you have notified me (312)-996-3179; E-mail pyoung@uic.edu) or the Departmental office (312-996-3161) prior to the examination, your final grade will be calculated based on percentage of possible points. Students required to miss examinations due to religious holidays, and students with disabilities requiring special consideration, must notify the chemistry office of this fact by Friday, September 4, 1998. Students with an unexcused missing grade will not receive "additional consideration" in deciding borderline grades.
Incomplete Grades: An incomplete is not a device to avoid a failing grade. I strongly discourage Incomplete grades and allow them only in emergency circumstances. In the event of personal problems, etc., LAS Deans should be consulted regarding a late withdrawal from the course.
Policy on Office Hours: Scheduled office hours are by appointment or the hour immediately following class. All students are invited to ask questions during this period, providing the questions relate to the material covered in class that day. For questions on "old" material, office hours are reserved for students having questions or problems that Teaching Assistants are unable to resolve. With the exception of the current day’s material, no questions regarding examinations, problem sets or lecture material are to be discussed during scheduled office hours unless the question has previously been discussed with your Teaching Assistant and your Teaching Assistant has been unable to answer your question, or clarify your point.
Final Grades: It is impossible to say, in advance, what point totals translate into which final letter grades, since the final distribution is "curved" to the overall class performance. As a general guide, however, the cut-offs for last year are given below:
Grade Total Points, 1997
A 600-510
B 509-450
C 449-360
D 359-300
E below 300