CEM 251 Organic Chemistry I Michigan State University, Fall 2008 ...

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Lecture and Examination Schedule: Dates Chapters Subjects August 26, 28 1,2 Structure and Bonding | Acids & Bases Sept. 2,4 3 Organic Compounds: Alkanes & Stereochemistry Sept. 9, 11 4 Organic Compounds: Cycloalkanes & Stereochemistry Sept 16, 18 5 Overview of Organic Reactions (Tuesday Sept 16-Quiz 1: Chap 1,2,3,4) Sept. 23, 25 6 Alkenes: Structure & Reactivity Sept. 30, Oct. 2 7 Alkenes: Reactions & Synthesis Oct. 7 Tuesday (1st EXAM) 1-7 Oct. 9 8 Alkynes Oct. 14, 16 9 Stereochemistry Oct. 21 10 Organohalides Oct. 23, 28, 30 11 Reactions of Organohalides (Alkyl halides) (Thursday Oct 23rd-Quiz 2: Chap 8, 9, 10) Nov. 4, 6 14 Conjugated compounds and UV spectroscopy Nov. 11, 13 12 Structure Determination: MS, IR Nov. 18 Tuesday (2nd EXAM) 8-12, 14 Nov. 20, 25, Dec. 2 13 Structure Determination NMR Dec. 4 Review (Thursday Dec 4-Quiz 3: Chap 13) (FINAL EXAM) Comprehensive Date: December 11 Location: (To be announced) 8:00-10:00 pm Please turn off all cell phones during lectures and exams. No electronic devices will be needed or allowed during exams. Quiz Date: Sept. 16 th , Oct. 23 rd , Dec. 4 th Exam Date: Oct. 7 th , Nov. 18 th Final Exam Date: Dec. 11 th , 8:00-10:00 pm
Grades: Your grade in this course will come from the sum of 3 quizzes, 2 hourly exams, and the final exam. Extra credit opportunities are available. 3 Quizzes 3 x 25 = 75 points 2 Hourly Exams 2 x 100 = 200 points Final Exam Total Bonus points 1 x 200 = 200 points 475 points Maximum 50 points Online Web-Based Learning (OWL) Bonus Points: (40 points) After we finish each chapter in lecture, electronically-graded homework OWL will be assigned online for you to work. You will need to purchase an access code for OWL. For every three questions answered correctly on OWL, you will receive one bonus point. The total maximum number of points one can receive from OWL is 40. To access OWL: 1. Go to http://owl.cengage.com/ 2. Click on the link for login or registration. 3. Choose the textbook: Organic Chemistry, 7th Edition; McMurry 4. Choose the institution: Michigan State University - East Lansing, Michigan 5. Click on the blue arrow next to the department, Chemistry Department, on the User Login and Student Registration: Select Department page. 6. On the OWL User Login page, fill in your login (please use your last name as login name) and password. This is the correct page to bookmark for future use. Recitation Attendance Bonus Points: (10 points) You can receive a bonus point for each FULL recitation attended. You will sign an attendance sheet at the end of each recitation. The maximum recitation attendance number of bonus points one can receive is 10. Your course grade can be ESTIMATED from the following scale: Total Points Earned Grade ≥ 418 4.0 380 – 417 3.5 342 – 379 3.0 305 – 341 2.5 275 – 304 2.0 250 – 274 1.5 228 – 249 1.0 < 227 0.0 There will be no makeups for quizzes and lecture exams. If you have a legitimate reason to miss a lecture exam, we may prorate your final exam score (scale to 300 points). Final Exam: The final (200 points) is comprehensive. A picture ID must be presented in order to take the final. University rules stipulate that a course grade of 0.0 is given to students who do not take the final exam. Final exams will be kept on file until the middle of the following semester and then destroyed. If you wish to check your final exam score see cemscores: http://cemscores.msu.edu Posting of quiz/exam scores: After the quiz/exam has been graded and recorded, you can check the cemscores site for your grade: http://cemscores.msu.edu To access cemscores throughout the semester, you can bookmark the link. The cemscores link will be activated after the posting of Quiz 1 grades.
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