363-1P Organic Chemistry Policy, Dr. Sundin, UW-Platteville

Organic Chemistry 363


Spring, 2001
MWF 10:00 - 10:52
3 credits
C122 Ottensman Hall
Instructor:  Dr. Sundin
Office:   311 Ottensman Hall
Phone 342-1015
  • Syllabus
  • Sample Exams and Quizzes - 2001
  • Sample Exams and Quizzes - 2000

    Introduction: Chemistry 363 is the second semester of a two-semester sequence in organic chemistry. The Chemistry 354 - 363 sequence is designed for chemistry and chemical engineering majors as well as students in pre-professional curricula such as dentistry,medicine, pharmacy, and veterinary medicine and students of molecular biology and other students desiring a serious, in-depth examination of Organic Chemistry. The prerequisite of Chemistry 363 is a grade of at least a "C" in Organic Chemistry 354. As such, admitted students will have a basic understanding of bonding and structure, nomenclature, reactions of the functional groups, stereochemistry, synthesis, and analysis.

    Textbooks: 

    		 Grade:											   Grade Scale:
    	Hour Exam Average 		60%		A       90 -100
	Quiz Average			10%		B       80 - 89
	Written Assignments		10%		C       70 - 79
	Final Exam			20%		D       60 - 69
							F       59 or less

    Lectures: The lecture or class time will be spent on discussion, problem solving sessions, and even lectures depending on the material being covered.

    Accompanying the textbook is a CD-ROM which includes: Organic Chemistry Online 2.0, SpartanView, and SpartanBuild. Organic Chemistry Online 2.0 contains tutorials, mechanisms, movies, problems, MCAT questions, compound database, etc. It runs under Netscape and requires the Quicktime and CHIME plugins which are on the CD. It also requires that the CD be inserted in the computer during its use. SpartanView allows one to interrogate molecular models and animations to answer questions. The software must be loaded (text page xxxiv) on your computer for it to run. SpartanBuild is a modest molecular modeling program which allows one to construct molecules for interrogation.

    Homework Questions: Questions are assigned in the syllabus. You should work out all problems since by and large they are typical of the kinds of problems you are expected to master and handle with ease. You should also work out the problems that are in the body of the text. Answers to selected in-chapter questions are in the back of the text. Answers to all in-chapter and end-of-chapter questions are in the study guide which also includes helpful hints, etc.

    Special Assistance: Occasionally neither studying the text nor in-class discussion is sufficient to enable some students to acquire an adequate understanding of the material under consideration. Students are urged to seek special assistance before falling behind. Often, a few minutes of focused discussion is all that is needed to clear up a significant roadblock. You should not hesitate to visit my office at that point.

    Sometimes questions come up at inopportune times. A further means of communication is electronic mail. Students may send messages to me (or each other) at any time, day or night. I will periodically respond to questions either via e-mail or in class. Sometimes, a response will be e-mailed to the entire class if the same concept appears to be giving a number of students difficulty and if seems to be important to get a response out to the class before the next class period. From time to time, problems will be posed and then worked out on e-mail.

    A variety of computer aided instruction packages are available in the Chemistry Computer Lab, Ottensman 301. Specific references will be made to them on the class syllabus on the World Wide Web or by e-mail. Copies of exams and quizzes from 1998, 1999, and 2000 are available on the Web. Don't be tempted to print out all the pages. To make structures clearer on the monitor, I have made some of the structures quite large. Printing all of these out will waste a large amount of paper. Answers are available for the quizzes. Do not look at the answer too soon. The answer is not as important as the process your mind goes through to get there. Only look at the answer after you think you have figured out the answer, or if you are really stumped. Links will also be made to other Web resources.

    Please contact me right away if you have any disabilities so that appropriate accommodations may be made.

    Exams and Quizzes: Periodically short quizzes will be given in class. Such quizzes generally cover only a few recent concepts. Since the primary purpose of the quizzes is instructional, make-up quizzes will not be given and the quizzes will count for only 10% of the final grade. The lowest 1 or 2 quizzes will be dropped. Four exams will be given. These exams will be given in the evening. They will be designed for one hour but two hours will be available. In the event that a student has a class or a rigid work schedule during that time, the exam may be given a little bit earlier or later. On the day before exam days, the regular class time will be used as an optional help session. Make-up exams are given only in cases of emergency.

    Written Assignments: From time to time written assignments will be made. Such assignments include topics which are not normally covered in classroom discussion as well as the examination of topics from a different perspective. These assignments will be graded for content as well as appropriate language. The papers will be typed.

    Absence Policy: A student's grade will not automatically be lowered for missing class periods. However, any quiz which is missed or paper that is late will count as a zero and any exam which is missed (except in cases of emergency) will count as a zero.

    Academic Misconduct: Academic misconduct will be adjudicated using the procedures outlined in the University Policies.

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