Office hours:

Monday	Tuesday	Thursday	Friday
9-10	1-2	10-11	9-10

Required Course Materials:
Organic Chemistry, 2nd Ed., Joseph M Hornback
The Organic Chem Lab Survival Manual, Sixth Ed., James W. Zubrick Or Making the Connections: A How-To Guide for Organic Chemistry Lab Techniques, Anne B. Padias
Model Kit
Lab Notebook

Optional Material:
Study Guide for Hornback
Organic ChemistryNOW 2.0 for Hornback

Grading:

4 exams (100 points each)	300 points
Lowest score will be dropped
Quizzes and homework	100 points
Final exam	200 points
Lab reports/notebook	300 points

Since your lowest exam score will be dropped, there will be NO makeup exams.

Your grade will be determined based upon the percentage of points that you achieve using the following breakdown:

>89% A-, A	>78% B-, B, B+	>67% C-, C, C+
>56% D-, D, D+	<56% F

The dates given for coverage are tentative and may be changed somewhat as the semester progresses. The exam dates are firm and will NOT be changed.

General Course Information

Organic chemistry is the study of carbon containing compounds. We will focus on the structure, reactivity, synthesis (how to make them), characterization, and mechanism (what specific steps occur during a reaction and why). In order to succeed in organic chemistry it is critical that you gain a strong understanding of the concepts we will discuss. Many concepts will be interrelated and you will need to build upon your prior knowledge. The exams will stress the application of your knowledge to new situations, so it is very important that you NOT rely solely on memorization.

One of the best ways to increase your understanding of organic chemistry is to work on problems. Studying your notes, reading the book, and working some problems EVERY DAY is a much more effective approach to take than waiting until just before the exam to do the work. Putting off the work will likely lead to difficulties in the course. Keep in mind that we will typically cover a chapter in several class periods, so it is in your best interest to keep up with the material. In order to get the most out of each class period, it will be useful for you to have done the appropriate reading and problems prior to coming to class.

If you have trouble with a topic covered in class or an assignment from the book, please come talk to me about it. You may also find it helpful to discuss concepts with your classmates. Explaining a problem or theory to someone else is a great way to reinforce your own understanding of the material. You may also wish to take advantage of the web-based support material associated with the textbook.

A portion of your grade will be based on Homework/Quizzes. As you read through a chapter, you should work through all of the problems within that chapter. End of chapter problems from your text will regularly be assigned, but I will not be collecting them (the assignments will be posted approximately on a weekly basis on my website—please check it frequently). The homework to be counted toward your grade will consist of short problem sets which will be graded by me. The quizzes will be given during class time (no more than 15 minutes in duration). I will announce them several days in advance.

Exams will run from 7:30 AM to 8:50 AM so that you may have a little more time to work on them.

General Classroom etiquette:
There should be no text-messaging or cell phone use during class or lab. Please be sure to turn off and put away your cell phones before coming to class.

Please arrive on time for the class.

If you miss a class, be sure to get the notes from at least two (reliable) classmates, and look them over before coming to talk to me with questions.

Academic Honesty:
I expect all of you to behave in an academically ethical manner. Examples of academic dishonesty include cheating on exams or quizzes, plagiarism, and fabrication of laboratory data. You may discuss assignments, such as laboratory reports and collected problem sets, with other students in the class, but the work that you turn in must be your own. Please refer to the Logger (http://www.ups.edu/x4718.xml) for specific definitions and examples on what constitutes plagiarism. Another good resource is the Academic Integrity Website maintained by our library.The following quote is taken directly from The Logger:

"Some simple rules will help each student know how to avoid plagiarism:

1. Always put quotation marks around any direct statement from someone else's work (or indent and single-space extended quotations). Always give a footnote, endnote, or other form of citation for this quotation.

 

2. Cite any paraphrase of another writer's ideas or statements.

 

3. Cite any thoughts you got from a specific source in your reading.

 

4. Cite any material, ideas, thoughts, etc., you got from your reading that can't be described as general knowledge.

 

5. Cite any summary (even if in your own words) of a discussion from one of your sources.

 

6. Cite any charts, graphs, tables, etc., made by others or any you make with others' information.

 

7. Cite any computer algorithm you incorporate into a computer program if you did not write or create the algorithm yourself."

Although this is an unpleasant issue to address, I feel obliged to discuss it due to several abuses that occurred recently. Having said that, I realize that the vast majority of students behave in an appropriate manner and are committed to an honest learning environment.