Chemistry 351 -
Principles of Organic Chemistry I Credits: 5 semester hours. Prerequisites: Chemistry 350. Lectures: Meet in Pasteur 329 every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
at 10:00-10:50 AM. Instructor: Tom Nalli
(Pasteur 350,
457-2476, tnalli@winona.edu) Required/Recommended Materials: - Student Study Guide/Solutions Manual to Accompany Organic Chemistry, 2nd ed, by Janice Gorzynski Smith; McGraw-Hill and Erin R. Smith (optional) - Techniques in Organic Chemistry, 2nd ed. by Mohrig, Hammond, and Schatz. (required) - Sapling Learning Student Account. Go to www.saplinglearning.com and sign up for a student account ($24.99). We will be using this site for on-line homework assignments and graded quizzes. (required) - Molecular Model Kit: Models help with the visualization of the three-dimensional nature of organic molecules, an essential part of this course. Thus, access to a molecular model kit is required for all students in the course. (required) - Internet Access and Notebook Computer: This course requires all students to have Internet access. Students must be able to access WSU's Desire2Learn Site. A PC-based laptop computer is recommended. (required) - Laboratory notebook: Each three-member lab team needs one of the laboratory notebooks available at the bookstore. (required) - ACS Organic Chemistry Study Guide: This is the only available study guide for the standardized final exam in this course. Go to the ACS Exams Institute Site to order one (if you wish) at least two weeks in advance of the final exam date. You may want to share this purchase with several other students if you can meet as a group to use it. (optional) Homework: Organic chemistry is a very difficult subject for most people. You will need to work hard in order to get an acceptable grade in the course. It is essential that you dilligently and independently practice the application of concepts . This practice can take two forms: (1) working the chapter-end questions in the Smith textbook (2) going through the assigned Sapling Learning chapter units. Your work on these homeork assignments will not be used for determining your grade in the course. However, to do well on the graded quizzes and exams you will need to keep up to date with these assignments. Learning Outcomes: A student successfully completing the Chem 350/351 sequence will:
Grading: Quizzes will be given at least once per week throughout the semester. Some quizzes will be non-lecture-time D2L or Sapling quizzes. Others will be given at the start of the lecture period. All quizzes will be announced. Your average on the quizzes counts 10% toward the final grade for the course. The lowest quiz grade is dropped. Four midterm exams will be given, each counting 10% toward your grade in the course. A comprehensive standardized final exam provided by the American Chemical Society counts 25%. Your score in the laboratory section of the course counts 25%. Minimum Scores: Tentative Exam Dates and Coverage:
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