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CHEMISTRY 3020 is a continuation of 3010 which introduced you to some of the basic principles of organic chemistry and initiated the survey of the properties of the functional groups. This course will continue in this stepwise consideration of functional group chemistry, leading up to the examination of polyfunctional compounds and organic molecules which are of biological importance.

Our approach to this study of organic chemistry will be broken into several major categories:

1. The structure, nomenclature and physical properties of each class of organic compounds.
2. The preparation and chemical properties (i.e. reactions) of each of these classes.
3. The important mechanistic pathways of these reactions.
4. The design of multistep syntheses of organic compounds.
5. Spectroscopic methods of organic compound identification.

The major difficulty in learning organic chemistry lies in the fact that it incorporates two different categories of material. On one hand, there is a large body of knowledge that must be assimilated, in some cases requiring rote learning. Due to the nature of this material, this course is essentially comprehensive, including much of 3010. You will probably find in necessary throughout the term to refer back to earlier chapters. However, this factual knowledge is only the tool of organic chemistry. Our ultimate goal is the application of the theories and principles encountered in this course. This may be in the understanding of chemical processes in living systems or the design and production of useful synthetic materials.

LABORATORY: The rules and regulations governing lab will be covered by the laboratory instructor. Laboratory activities are essential to this course. Therefore a passing grade (>55%) is required in laboratory to receive a passing course grade.

HOMEWORK:  Online assignments for most chapters will be available at WebAssign.  Students must purchase an access code to use this site for the class.  At least one of these assignments will be dropped in determining the homework grade.  Non-graded supplementary text problems are given on the class schedule for further practice.

QUIZZES: Approximately 6-8 short quizzes will be given. They will consist of short answer problems which cover basic material from both lecture and text. Within the limits of practicality, quizzes will not be comprehensive but will only cover the chapters indicated.  The lowest quiz score will be dropped.  Any missed quiz will automatically count as the drop score.  If any further quizzes are missed, make-ups will only be given if a reasonable, documented excuse, as determined by the instructor, is provided.

EXAMS: Two major exams and a final will be given. The hour exams will emphasize the topics on the schedule but must be somewhat comprehensive due to the nature of the material. Exams will review the basic knowledge and concepts but will include some questions which involve the application of these principles to new problems.  The final exam will be a 2-hour standardized test, comprehensive over both semesters.

Please turn off cell phones and pagers while in class.

Students with a disability requiring accommodations should contact the Office of Disability Services (ODS). An Accommodation Request (AR) should be completed as soon as possible, preferably by the end of the first week of the course. The contact is located in the Roaden University Center, Room 112; phone 372-6119.
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Last updated on June 17, 2009 .

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