HESSTON COLLEGE ORGANIC
CHEMISTRY I--Fall 2004
Classroom: C-4
Lecture: 11:40 - 12:30 MWF Lab: 7:30 - 9:50+ Tuesday
Jim Yoder, jimey@hesston.edu, (620) 327-8139; 327-2513 (home)
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course begins the systematic
study of the structure, properties, and reaction mechanisms of the
wide variety of carbon compounds. Organic chemistry forms the basis
of biochemistry, synthetic medicinal chemistry, much of industrial
and/or agricultural chemistry, as well as the many branches of advanced
studies in the subject. A study of Organic Chemistry stimulates and
requires the integration of conceptual and quantitative thinking.
The course assumes a prior two-semester study of general chemistry
and should enhance the student’s ability to do integrative thinking,
to be socially responsible, and to think critically—all of which
are included in the general education goals of Hesston College.
The keys to success in Organic
Chemistry are relearning and/or remembering General Chemistry, asking
lots and lots of question, and practice, practice, practice (written
practice)! Students are encouraged work together on the assigned problems
to help each other master the material—and the instructor consulted
as often as possible as questions arise. The assumption is that the
better student will work out the answers to many more than the assigned
problems and will work through all the in-chapter problems as the
chapters are studied. More than any chemistry course taken so far,
Organic Chemistry is cumulative--one needs to have the facts of previous
chapters at one's "mental fingertips" in studying each succeeding
chapter.
Text
Organic Chemistry; 4th Ed.; Bruice (Prentice-Hall)
Lab Manual
Experiments in Organic Chemistry; 2nd Ed.; Hill & Barbaro (CPC)
Grading
- Lab--25% (210 pts)
- Tests--36% (3@100 pts; 300 pts total)
- Problem assignments--15% (125 pts)
- Final Exam--24% (200 pts)
- Total--100% (835 pts)
Performance Standards:
- 85%+ (710+ pts)....A
- 70%+ (584+ pts)....B
- 55%+ (459+ pts)....C
HESSTON COLLEGE MISSION STATEMENT
Hesston College educates and nurtures each student within Christ-centered community, integrating thought, life, and faith for service to others in the church and the world.
SEQUENCE and ASSIGNMENTS
| Week (beginning) |
CHAP | PROBLEMS | DUE | LAB |
| Aug 23 | 1 |
50,51,53-58,60,63,66,71 | 08-30 |
check-in/carbon prep |
| 30 | 2a |
40-42,44,46,50,51,54 | 09-06 |
#1 |
| Sept 06 | 2b |
52,53,56-58,62,65 | 09-13 |
#2 |
| Test 1, Friday, September 10 | ||||
| 13 | 3 |
27-29,31,32,34,36,39,42 | 09-20 |
#3 |
| 20 | 4 |
33-37,39,40,42,43,45,46,50,53 | 09-27 |
#4A |
| 27 | 5a |
53-57,64,65,73,77 | 10-04 |
#4C |
| Oct 04 | 5b |
58-60,62,70.73,74,76,79,85 | 10-11 |
#5A |
| Test 2, Friday, October 8 | ||||
| 11 | 6 |
22-26,29-32,37,39 | 10-21 |
#6 |
| fall break--Oct. 18-20 | ||||
| 21 | 7a |
18-21,23 | 10-25 |
-- |
| 25 | 7b |
22,25,32,35 | 11-01 |
#8B |
| Nov 01 | 8 |
25,26,30-34,38,43,48 | 11-08 |
#8C |
| 08 | 9 |
15,16,20,24,25 | 11-15 |
#7 |
| Test 3, Friday, November 12 | ||||
| 15 | 10 |
34-36,39,41,44,47,51 | 11-22 |
#19 |
| 22 | 11a |
29,30,32-34,38,44 | 11-29 |
#17 |
| 29 | 11b |
35,39,43,49 | 12-06 |
#9B |
| Dec 06 | 15 |
25-28,31,33,36 | 12-13 |
check-out |
| Final Exam (Tuesday, December 14, 10:00am) | ||||
Lab Reports:
Bound lab report book required, all entries in ink, each experiment dated, procedural data written while in the laboratory. Lab notebook is subject to review and grading at any time. The following outline is expected for each experiment (cf. pp. G2-1-5 (lab manual)):
- Title & Purpose
- Equation
- Outline/actual procedure/observations
- Data and Results (MPt/BPt; color; mass; %yield)
- Evaluation (of results, procedure, and purpose)
- Answers to questions
NOTE: The contents of this syllabus and especially the schedule, are subject to change, provided adequate and timely notification are given to all involved. (Absence from class is not considered an excuse for not being informed of such changes.)
SPECIAL NEEDS: Any student in the course who has a disability that may prevent them from fully demonstrating their abilities would contact the instructor personally as soon as possible to discuss any accommodations necessary to ensure full participation and facilitate equal educational opportunity.