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1st Semester Organic Lecture Syllabus - CHEM 3510

·        Chemistry 3510 - Organic Chemistry (3 credit hours lecture + 1 hour lab)
Semester: Fall 2006
Dates: August 28 (Monday) - December 14 (Thursday)

·         Instructor - Dr. F. J. Matthews
Office - SSC D304
Office phone - 931-221-7622
Chemistry office phone - 931-221-7626
Office hours - office hours or see office door
E-mail address - matthewsf@apsu.edu  

·         Course Description:
CHEM 3510 (lecture) and CHEM 3511 (lab) represent a single course and must be taken concurrently. A course grade, determined using 75% lecture grade and 25% lab grade, will be assigned at the end of the semester. Students who choose to repeat organic lecture or lab will be required to repeat both as they represent corequisites.

·         Lecture Course Description:
Study of functional groups (alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, alkyl halides, aromatic compounds) and their reactions, structure determination, stereochemistry, and spectroscopy.

·         Prerequisite: CH1120 or (1020 and 1840)
Co-requisite: CH3511

·         Lecture Time: 10:10-11:05 am / 1:25-2:20 pm MWF - SSC E305

·         Lecture Texts:
McMurry, John "Organic Chemistry", 6th edition; Brooks/Cole Publishing Co.: Belmont CA, 2004.
McMurry, Susan "Study Guide and Solutions Manual for McMurry's Organic Chemistry", 6th edition; Brooks/Cole Publishing Co.: Belmont CA, 2004.

·         Other Required Materials:
Students need to purchase a hole punch (or three-hole punch) and a stapler for assignments to be turned into the instructor for grading. In addition, students are encouraged to purchase a set of molecular models from the bookstore. These are invaluable for studying stereochemistry (Chapters 4 and 9) and will be useful through the entire course of organic chemistry.

·         Objectives:
(1) To introduce the student to organic chemistry, including nomenclature, reactions, mechanisms, stereochemistry, and spectroscopy.
(2) To provide the student with a firm foundation in organic chemistry such that the student may pursue other areas of science.
(3) To help the student develop the necessary study habits which will be required for advanced educational opportunities.

·         Topics to be Covered:
The first sixteen (16) chapters of McMurry's "Organic Chemistry" may be covered. This is approximately one-half of the text which includes the study of alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, alicyclic and aromatic hydrocarbons, dienes, alkyl halides, stereochemistry, and organic spectroscopy. Organic spectroscopy (chapters 12 and 13) will be covered in both lecture and lab time slots.

·         Out of Class Work:
Students are expected to read the text prior to class. All preparations, reactions, and mechanisms should be thoroughly studied and understood (self-prepared reaction/mechanism flash cards are extremely useful). Homework assignments will be made throughout the semester. These assignments are made for the student's benefit and indicate the type of material to be expected on the hour exams. See Lecture-Text Problems.

·         Testing:
Four one-hour exams and a two hour final exam, all of which will be cumulative, are tentatively scheduled as follows:

First Exam - September 20 - Wednesday
Second Exam - October 13 - Friday
Third Exam - November 8 - Wednesday
Fourth Exam - December 6 - Wednesday
Final Exam - 10:10 class - 10:30-12:30 - December 11 - Monday
Final Exam - 1:25 class - 1:30-3:30 - December 11 - Monday

There will be no make-up exams for unexcused absences; a grade of zero will be recorded for that test. Make-up exams will only be considered for excused absences*, however, the instructor must be notified of the proposed absence before the scheduled examination. The make-up exam must be completed on the first day the student returns to class. *Excused absences are at the instructor's discretion. Students may be required to submit proof of their excuse before a make-up exam will be administered.

A student may exempt the final examination if their four tests average a value greater than or equal to 95.00. The extra credit work will not be used to determine final exam exemption.

·         Extra Credit Work:

Students may choose to perform extra credit work, credit for which will be added to their final grade. This work will be equivalent to, but does not replace, any weekly or final exams (see Grading Scales ** below). Students must complete at least 75% of the extra credit work to receive any credit, credit equivalent to that which they submit; those who complete less than 75% credit on this work will have no extra credit added to their grades. The extra credit work will include a minimum of the following, although other materials may be added at the instructor's discretion: daily outline of lecture text readings; daily rewriting of lecture notes; daily completion of homework problems; chapter preparation of study notecards, including definitions, scientists and their accomplishments with pertinent dates, functional group identities, nomenclature rules, reactions, mechanisms, and other assigned items. Students must submit the information daily at the beginning of class (10:00 am / 1:25 pm); work submitted late will not be accepted. Submitted items should be dated indicating the date of the work (e.g. lecture date for lecture notes) and the submission date.

·         Grading Scales:

Lecture Grade
One-hour exams (80%) + Final exam (20%) = Lecture average (100%)
[One-hour exams (80%) + **Extra credit work (20%) + Final exam (20%)] / 120 = Lecture average (100%)

Course Grade
Lecture grade (75%) + Lab grade (25%) = Course average (100%)

Letter Grade from Numerical Average
A>90.00,  B>80.00,  C>70.00,  D>60.00,  F<60.00

·         Attendance Policy:
Students are expected to be present and seated for all Chemistry 3510 classes by 10:10 am / 1:25 pm each day. A student who accumulates more than three (3) unexcused absences will have their lecture grade decreased as follows:
4 to 5 unexcused absences = 1 letter grade decrease in lecture grade
6 to 7 unexcused absences = 2 letter grades decrease in lecture grade
8 to 9 unexcused absences = 3 letter grades decrease in lecture grade
>10 unexcused absences = 4 letter grades decrease in lecture grade
Excessive excused absences will not be acceptable.

·         Holidays/No Classes:
September 4 - Monday - Labor Day
October 16 & 17 - Monday & Tuesday - Fall Break
November 10 - Friday - Veteran's Day
November 23 & 24 - Thursday & Friday - Thanksgiving

·         Other University Dates:
October 9 - Monday - APSU Automatic W Deadline
October 13 - Friday - Mid-Term
October 20 - Friday - Dr. Matthews' Automatic W Deadline (after 2nd test)
November 9 - Thursday - APSU/Dr. Matthews' Last Day to Drop a Course
December 20 - Wednesday - Final Grades Available Online

·         Classroom Behavior:
The classroom is expected to be a learning environment, therefore it is expected that students will be quiet, attentive, and courteous. Classes are less than an hour in length, therefore no food or drink is allowed in class. Sleeping will not be tolerated and discussions between students should be taken outside of the lecture classroom. Questions, responses, and discussions should be directed to the instructor, not classmates. Pagers, cell phones, or other electronic devices must be turned off while students are in class.

·         Drop/Withdrawal Policy:
Students who choose to withdraw from organic lecture must also withdraw from organic lab. Students must obtain the instructor's signature to withdraw from CHEM 3510/3511 after the "APSU Automatic W Deadline" date.

October 9 - Monday - APSU Automatic W Deadline
October 20 - Friday - Dr. Matthews' Automatic W Deadline
November 9 - Thursday - APSU/Dr. Matthews' Last Day to Drop a Course

·         Educational Goals:
The general objective of the University is to produce educated men and women equipped to use their abilities productively and wisely. The curricula of the University are routes to intellectual maturity and means to be development of ideas, insights, values, and competencies which form a permanent personal capacity for thought and action. The University does not claim that it will develop educated men or women. It does claim it will provide the opportunity and the favorable conditions for students to construct their own education and to acquire the means of making self-education the rewarding enterprise of a lifetime, enabling them to become effective agents of social change.
Given this opportunity at the University in this course, each student should develop, at an appropriate level:
(1) skills of inquiry, abstract and logical thinking, and critical analysis;
(2) literacy in writing, reading, listening, and speaking;
(3) the ability to understand and use numbers and statistics;
(4) an understanding of the scientific method;
(5) a concentration in a discipline in order to enter a chosen profession, undertake advanced study, or develop an avocation.
These are the marks of an educated man or woman, and it is the aim of the University to challenge and assist in their attainment. To this end Austin Peay State University is committed to the integration of human learning functions and to an orderly educational sequence.

·         Minor Policy:
According to APSU policy #3:032, minors (defined as those under the age of 18) are not allowed in classrooms. While recognizing that extenuating circumstances occur and make it difficult for some students to attend without bringing children with them on occasion, University policy will be enforced and thus any request for a child to attend lecture or lab classes will be denied. In addition, be aware that minors are not allowed in academic labs, computer labs, science labs, or the library. Further, children cannot be left in halls outside classrooms. Please be aware that the policy on unattended minors is for the purpose of ensuring that our classrooms are conducive to learning and for the safety and protection of minors. For additional information on minors on campus, contact the Office of Student Affairs in the Morgan University Center.

·         Alarms:
Class (lecture or lab) will be temporarily suspended during a building alarm and students are expected to leave the building in an orderly fashion; class will resume 5 minutes after the alarm ends and safe return is allowed into the building. Class roll will be called and any student who has not returned at that time will receive an unexcused absence. If less than 10 minutes (according to classroom clock) of class time is remaining at the alarm's end, class will be suspended for that day; if in doubt, return to class.


2nd Semester Organic Lecture Syllabus - CHEM 3520

·         Chemistry 3520 - Organic Chemistry (3 credit hours lecture + 1 hour lab)
Semester: Spring 2007
Semester Dates: January 16 (Tuesday) - May 4 (Friday)

·         Instructor - Dr. F. J. Matthews
Office - SSC D304
Office phone - 221-7622
Chemistry office phone - 221-7626
Office hours - office hours or see office door
E-mail address - matthewsf@apsu.edu  

·         Course Description:
CHEM 3520 (lecture) and CHEM 3521 (lab) represent a single course and must be taken concurrently. A course grade, determined using 75% lecture grade and 25% lab grade, will be assigned at the end of the semester. Students who choose to repeat organic lecture or lab will be required to repeat both as they represent corequisites.

·         Lecture Course Description:
Study of functional groups (alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, alkyl halides, aromatic compounds, alcohols, phenols, ethers, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids and derivatives, dicarbonyl compounds, amines, lipids, carbohydrates, amino acids, proteins, nuclei acids, polymers) and their reactions, structure determination, stereochemistry, and spectroscopy.

·         Prerequisite: CH3510
Co-requisite: CH3521

·         Lecture Time: 10:10-11:05 am MWF - SSC E305

·         Lecture Texts:
McMurry, John "Organic Chemistry", 6th edition; Brooks/Cole Publishing Co.: Belmont CA, 2004.
McMurry, Susan "Study Guide and Solutions Manual for McMurry's Organic Chemistry", 6th edition; Brooks/Cole Publishing Co.: Belmont CA, 2004.

·         Other Required Materials:
Students need to purchase a hole punch (or three-hole punch) and a stapler for assignments to be turned into the instructor for grading. In addition, students are encouraged to purchase a set of molecular models from the bookstore. These will be useful through the entire course of organic chemistry.

·         Objectives:
(1) To introduce the student to organic chemistry, including nomenclature, reactions, mechanisms, stereochemistry, and spectroscopy.
(2) To provide the student with a firm foundation in organic chemistry such that the student may pursue other areas of science.
(3) To help the student develop the necessary study habits which will be required for advanced educational opportunities.

·         Topics to be Covered:
The remaining chapters of McMurry's "Organic Chemistry" may be covered, including the study of alkyl halides, aromatic hydrocarbons, dienes, alcohols and ethers, carbonyl and carboxyl compounds, carbohydrates, amines, bioorganic species, stereochemistry, and organic spectroscopy.

·         Out of Class Work:
Students are expected to read the text prior to class. All preparations, reactions, and mechanisms should be thoroughly studied and understood (self-prepared reaction/mechanism flash cards are extremely useful). Homework assignments will be made throughout the semester. These assignments are made for the student's benefit and indicate the type of material to be expected on the hour exams. See Lecture-Text Problems.

·         Testing:
Four one-hour exams and a two hour final exam, all of which will be cumulative, are tentatively scheduled as follows:

First Exam - February 9 - Friday
Second Exam - March 2 - Friday
Third Exam - April 4 - Wednesday
Fourth Exam - April 25 - Wednesday
Final Exam 10:10 MWF Class - 10:30-12:30 – April 30 - Monday

There will be no make-up exams for unexcused absences; a grade of zero will be recorded for that test. Make-up exams will only be considered for excused absences*, however, the instructor must be notified of the proposed absence before the scheduled examination. The make-up exam must be completed on the first day the student returns to class. *Excused absences are at the instructor's discretion. Students may be required to submit proof of their excuse before a make-up exam will be administered.

A student may exempt the final examination if their four tests average a value greater than or equal to 95.00. 

·         Extra Credit Work:

There will be no extra credit work available during the second semester of organic chemistry.

·         Grading Scales:

Lecture Grade
One-hour exams (80%) + Final exam (20%) = Lecture average (100%) 

Course Grade
Lecture grade (75%) + Lab grade (25%) = Course average (100%)

Letter Grade from Numerical Average
A>90.00,  B>80.00,  C>70.00,  D>60.00,  F<60.00

·         Attendance Policy:
Students are expected to be present and seated for all Chemistry 3520 classes by 10:10 am each day. A student who accumulates more than three (3) unexcused absences will have their lecture grade decreased as follows:
4 to 5 unexcused absences = 1 letter grade decrease in lecture grade
6 to 7 unexcused absences = 2 letter grades decrease in lecture grade
8 to 9 unexcused absences = 3 letter grades decrease in lecture grade
>10 unexcused absences = 4 letter grades decrease in lecture grade
Excessive excused absences will not be acceptable.

·         Holidays/No Classes:
January 15 - Monday - MLK Day
March 5-9 - Monday-Friday - Spring Break
April 6 - Friday - Good Friday
April 26 - Thursday - Study Day

·         Other University Dates:
February 27 - Tuesday - APSU Automatic W Deadline
March 2 - Friday - Mid-Term
March 14 - Wednesday - Dr. Matthews' Automatic W Deadline (after 1st test returned)
April 6 - Friday - APSU Last Day to Drop a Course before Mandatory Grade of F 

·         Classroom Behavior:
The classroom is expected to be a learning environment, therefore it is expected that students will be quiet, attentive, and courteous. Classes are less than an hour in length, therefore no food or drink is allowed in class. Sleeping will not be tolerated and discussions between students should be taken outside of the lecture classroom. Questions, responses, and discussions should be directed to the instructor, not classmates. Pagers, cell phones, or other electronic devices must be turned off while students are in class.

·         Drop/Withdrawal Policy:
Students who choose to withdraw from organic lecture must also withdraw from organic lab. Students must obtain the instructor's signature to withdraw from CHEM 3520/3521 after the "APSU Automatic W Deadline" date.

Automatic W - February 27 - Tuesday
Dr. Matthews' Automatic W - March 14 - Wednesday
Mandatory F - April 6 - Friday

·         Educational Goals:
The general objective of the University is to produce educated men and women equipped to use their abilities productively and wisely. The curricula of the University are routes to intellectual maturity and means to be development of ideas, insights, values, and competencies which form a permanent personal capacity for thought and action. The University does not claim that it will develop educated men or women. It does claim it will provide the opportunity and the favorable conditions for students to construct their own education and to acquire the means of making self-education the rewarding enterprise of a lifetime, enabling them to become effective agents of social change.
Given this opportunity at the University in this course, each student should develop, at an appropriate level:
(1) skills of inquiry, abstract and logical thinking, and critical analysis;
(2) literacy in writing, reading, listening, and speaking;
(3) the ability to understand and use numbers and statistics;
(4) an understanding of the scientific method;
(5) a concentration in a discipline in order to enter a chosen profession, undertake advanced study, or develop an avocation.
These are the marks of an educated man or woman, and it is the aim of the University to challenge and assist in their attainment. To this end Austin Peay State University is committed to the integration of human learning functions and to an orderly educational sequence.

·         Minor Policy:
According to APSU policy #3:032, minors (defined as those under the age of 18) are not allowed in classrooms. While recognizing that extenuating circumstances occur and make it difficult for some students to attend without bringing children with them on occasion, University policy will be enforced and thus any request for a child to attend lecture or lab classes will be denied. In addition, be aware that minors are not allowed in academic labs, computer labs, science labs, or the library. Further, children cannot be left in halls outside classrooms. Please be aware that the policy on unattended minors is for the purpose of ensuring that our classrooms are conducive to learning and for the safety and protection of minors. For additional information on minors on campus, contact the Office of Student Affairs in the Morgan University Center.

·         Alarms:
Class (lecture or lab) will be temporarily suspended during a building alarm and students are expected to leave the building in an orderly fashion; class will resume 5 minutes after the alarm ends and safe return is allowed into the building. Class roll will be called and any student who has not returned at that time will receive an unexcused absence. If less than 10 minutes (according to classroom clock) of class time is remaining at the alarm's end, class will be suspended for that day; if in doubt, return to class.


1st Semester Summer Organic Lecture Syllabus - CHEM 3510

·         Chemistry 3510 - Organic Chemistry (3 credit hours lecture + 1 hour lab)
Semester: Summer 2005
Dates: June 6 (Monday) - July 7 (Thursday)

·         Instructor - Dr. F. J. Matthews
Office - SSC D304
Office phone - 221-7622
Chemistry office phone - 221-7626
Office hours - office hours or see office door
E-mail address - matthewsf@apsu.edu  

·         Course Description:
CHEM 3510 (lecture) and CHEM 3511 (lab) represent a single course and must be taken concurrently. A course grade, determined using 75% lecture grade and 25% lab grade, will be assigned at the end of the semester. Students who choose to repeat organic lecture or lab will be required to repeat both as they represent corequisites.

·         Lecture Course Description:
Study of functional groups (alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, alkyl halides, aromatic compounds) and their reactions, structure determination, stereochemistry, and spectroscopy.

·         Prerequisite: CH1120 or (1020 and 1840)
Co-requisite: CH3511

·         Lecture Time: 8:00-12:30 M / 8:00-9:30 TuWTh - SSC E305

·         Lecture Texts:
McMurry, John "Organic Chemistry", 6th edition; Brooks/Cole Publishing Co.: Belmont CA, 2004.
McMurry, Susan "Study Guide and Solutions Manual for McMurry's Organic Chemistry", 6th edition; Brooks/Cole Publishing Co.: Belmont CA, 2004.

·         Other Required Materials:
Students need to purchase a hole punch (or three-hole punch) and a stapler for assignments to be turned into the instructor for grading. In addition, students are encouraged to purchase a set of molecular models from the bookstore. These are invaluable for studying stereochemistry (Chapters 4 and 9) and will be useful through the entire course of organic chemistry.

·         Objectives:
(1) To introduce the student to organic chemistry, including nomenclature, reactions, mechanisms, stereochemistry, and spectroscopy.
(2) To provide the student with a firm foundation in organic chemistry such that the student may pursue other areas of science.
(3) To help the student develop the necessary study habits which will be required for advanced educational opportunities.

·         Topics to be Covered:
The first sixteen (16) chapters of McMurry's "Organic Chemistry" may be covered. This is approximately one-half of the text which includes the study of alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, alicyclic and aromatic hydrocarbons, dienes, alkyl halides, stereochemistry, and organic spectroscopy. Organic spectroscopy (chapters 12 and 13) will be covered in both lecture and lab time slots.

·         Out of Class Work:
Students are expected to read the text prior to class. All preparations, reactions, and mechanisms should be thoroughly studied and understood (self-prepared reaction/mechanism flash cards are extremely useful). Homework assignments will be made throughout the semester. These assignments are made for the student's benefit and indicate the type of material to be expected on the hour exams. See Lecture-Text Problems.

·         Testing:
Four one-hour exams and a two hour final exam, all of which will be cumulative, are tentatively scheduled as follows:

First Exam - June 13 - Monday
Second Exam - June 20 - Monday
Third Exam - June 27 - Monday
Fourth Exam  -July 5 - Tuesday
Final Exam - July 7 - Thursday

There will be no make-up exams for unexcused absences; a grade of zero will be recorded for that test. Make-up exams will only be considered for excused absences*, however, the instructor must be notified of the proposed absence before the scheduled examination. The make-up exam must be completed on the first day the student returns to class. *Excused absences are at the instructor's discretion. Students may be required to submit proof of their excuse before a make-up exam will be administered.

A student may exempt the final examination if their four tests average a value greater than or equal to 95.00. The extra credit work will not be used to determine final exam exemption.

·         Extra Credit Work:

Students may choose to perform extra credit work, credit for which will be added to their final grade. This work will be equivalent to, but does not replace, any weekly or final exams (see Grading Scales ** below). Students must complete at least 75% of the extra credit work to receive any credit, credit equivalent to that which they submit; those who complete less than 75% credit on this work will have no extra credit added to their grades. The extra credit work will include a minimum of the following, although other materials may be added at the instructor's discretion: daily outline of lecture text readings; daily rewriting of lecture notes; daily completion of homework problems; chapter preparation of study notecards, including definitions, scientists and their accomplishments with pertinent dates, functional group identities, nomenclature rules, reactions, mechanisms, and other assigned items. Students must submit the information daily at the beginning of class (8:00 am); work submitted late will not be accepted. Submitted items should be dated indicating the date of the work (e.g. lecture date for lecture notes) and the submission date.

·         Grading Scales:

Lecture Grade
One-hour exams (80%) + Final exam (20%) = Lecture average (100%)
[One-hour exams (80%) + **Extra credit work (20%) + Final exam (20%)] / 120 = Lecture average (100%)

Course Grade
Lecture grade (75%) + Lab grade (25%) = Course average (100%)

Letter Grade from Numerical Average
A>90.00,  B>80.00,  C>70.00,  D>60.00,  F<60.00

·         Attendance Policy:
Students are expected to be present and seated for all Chemistry 3510 classes by 8:00 am each day. A student who accumulates more than two (2) unexcused absences will have their lecture grade decreased as follows:
3 unexcused absences = 1 letter grade decrease in lecture grade
4 unexcused absences = 2 letter grades decrease in lecture grade
5 unexcused absences = 3 letter grades decrease in lecture grade
6 unexcused absences = 4 letter grades decrease in lecture grade
Excessive excused absences will not be acceptable.

·         Classroom Behavior:
The classroom is expected to be a learning environment, therefore it is expected that students will be quiet, attentive, and courteous. No food or drink is allowed in class. Sleeping will not be tolerated and discussions between students should be taken outside of the lecture classroom. Questions, responses, and discussions should be directed to the instructor, not classmates. Pagers, cell phones, or other electronic devices must be turned off while students are in class.

·         Drop/Withdrawal Policy:
Students who choose to withdraw from organic lecture must also withdraw from organic lab. Students must obtain the instructor's signature to withdraw from CHEM 3510/3511 after the "APSU Automatic W Deadline" date.

APSU Automatic W - June 16 - Thursday
Dr. Matthews' Auto W - June 23 - Thursday
APSU Mandatory F - June 23 - Thursday 

NOTE: Dr. Matthews will not be available after 12:30 pm, Thursday, June 16.

·         Educational Goals:
The general objective of the University is to produce educated men and women equipped to use their abilities productively and wisely. The curricula of the University are routes to intellectual maturity and means to be development of ideas, insights, values, and competencies which form a permanent personal capacity for thought and action. The University does not claim that it will develop educated men or women. It does claim it will provide the opportunity and the favorable conditions for students to construct their own education and to acquire the means of making self-education the rewarding enterprise of a lifetime, enabling them to become effective agents of social change.
Given this opportunity at the University in this course, each student should develop, at an appropriate level:
(1) skills of inquiry, abstract and logical thinking, and critical analysis;
(2) literacy in writing, reading, listening, and speaking;
(3) the ability to understand and use numbers and statistics;
(4) an understanding of the scientific method;
(5) a concentration in a discipline in order to enter a chosen profession, undertake advanced study, or develop an avocation.
These are the marks of an educated man or woman, and it is the aim of the University to challenge and assist in their attainment. To this end Austin Peay State University is committed to the integration of human learning functions and to an orderly educational sequence.

·         Minor Policy:
According to APSU policy #3:032, minors (defined as those under the age of 18) are not allowed in classrooms. While recognizing that extenuating circumstances occur and make it difficult for some students to attend without bringing children with them on occasion, University policy will be enforced and thus any request for a child to attend lecture or lab classes will be denied. In addition, be aware that minors are not allowed in academic labs, computer labs, science labs, or the library. Further, children cannot be left in halls outside classrooms. Please be aware that the policy on unattended minors is for the purpose of ensuring that our classrooms are conducive to learning and for the safety and protection of minors. For additional information on minors on campus, contact the Office of Student Affairs in the Morgan University Center.

·         Alarms:
Class (lecture or lab) will be temporarily suspended during a building alarm and students are expected to leave the building in an orderly fashion; class will resume 5 minutes after the alarm ends and safe return is allowed into the building. Class roll will be called and any student who has not returned at that time will receive an unexcused absence. If less than 10 minutes (according to classroom clock) of class time is remaining at the alarm's end, class will be suspended for that day; if in doubt, return to class.


2nd Semester Summer Organic Lecture Syllabus - CHEM 3520

·         Chemistry 3520 - Organic Chemistry (3 credit hours lecture + 1 hour lab)
Semester: Summer 2007
Dates: July 9 (Monday) - August 9 (Thursday)

·         Instructor - Dr. F. J. Matthews
Office - SSC D304
Office phone - 221-7622
Chemistry office phone - 221-7626
Office hours - office hours or see office door
E-mail address - matthewsf@apsu.edu  

·         Course Description:
CHEM 3520 (lecture) and CHEM 3521 (lab) represent a single course and must be taken concurrently. A course grade, determined using 75% lecture grade and 25% lab grade, will be assigned at the end of the semester. Students who choose to repeat organic lecture or lab will be required to repeat both as they represent corequisites.

·         Lecture Course Description:
Study of functional groups (alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, alkyl halides, aromatic hydrocarbons, dienes, alcohols and ethers, carbonyl and carboxyl compounds, carbohydrates, amines, bioorganic species,) and their reactions, structure determination, stereochemistry, and spectroscopy.

·         Prerequisite: CH3510
Co-requisite: CH3521

·         Lecture Time: 8:00-12:30 M / 8:00-9:30 TuWTh - SSC E305

·         Lecture Texts:
McMurry, John "Organic Chemistry", 6th edition; Brooks/Cole Publishing Co.: Belmont CA, 2004.
McMurry, Susan "Study Guide and Solutions Manual for McMurry's Organic Chemistry", 6th edition; Brooks/Cole Publishing Co.: Belmont CA, 2004.

·         Other Required Materials:
Students need to purchase a hole punch (or three-hole punch) and a stapler for assignments to be turned into the instructor for grading. In addition, students are encouraged to purchase a set of molecular models from the bookstore. These will be useful through the entire course of organic chemistry.

·         Objectives:
(1) To introduce the student to organic chemistry, including nomenclature, reactions, mechanisms, stereochemistry, and spectroscopy.
(2) To provide the student with a firm foundation in organic chemistry such that the student may pursue other areas of science.
(3) To help the student develop the necessary study habits which will be required for advanced educational opportunities.

·         Topics to be Covered:
The remaining chapters of McMurry's "Organic Chemistry" may be covered, including the study of alkyl halides, aromatic hydrocarbons, dienes, alcohols and ethers, carbonyl and carboxyl compounds, carbohydrates, amines, bioorganic species, stereochemistry, and organic spectroscopy.

·         Out of Class Work:
Students are expected to read the text prior to class. All preparations, reactions, and mechanisms should be thoroughly studied and understood (self-prepared reaction/mechanism flash cards are extremely useful). Homework assignments will be made throughout the semester. These assignments are made for the student's benefit and indicate the type of material to be expected on the hour exams. See Lecture-Text Problems.

·         Testing:
Four one-hour exams and a two hour final exam, all of which will be cumulative, are tentatively scheduled as follows:

First Exam - July 16 - Monday
Second Exam - July 23 - Monday
Third Exam - July 30 - Monday
Fourth Exam  - August 6 - Monday
Final Exam - August 9 - Thursday

There will be no make-up exams for unexcused absences; a grade of zero will be recorded for that test. Make-up exams will only be considered for excused absences*, however, the instructor must be notified of the proposed absence before the scheduled examination. The make-up exam must be completed on the first day the student returns to class. *Excused absences are at the instructor's discretion. Students may be required to submit proof of their excuse before a make-up exam will be administered.

A student may exempt the final examination if their four tests average a value greater than or equal to 95.00. 

·        Grading Scales:

Lecture Grade
One-hour exams (80%) + Final exam (20%) = Lecture average (100%)

Course Grade
Lecture grade (75%) + Lab grade (25%) = Course average (100%)

Letter Grade from Numerical Average
A>90.00,  B>80.00,  C>70.00,  D>60.00,  F<60.00

·         Attendance Policy:
Students are expected to be present and seated for all Chemistry 3520 classes by 8:00 am each day. A student who accumulates more than two (2) unexcused absences will have their lecture grade decreased as follows:
3 unexcused absences = 1 letter grade decrease in lecture grade
4 unexcused absences = 2 letter grades decrease in lecture grade
5 unexcused absences = 3 letter grades decrease in lecture grade
6 unexcused absences = 4 letter grades decrease in lecture grade
Excessive excused absences will not be acceptable.

·         Classroom Behavior:
The classroom is expected to be a learning environment, therefore it is expected that students will be quiet, attentive, and courteous. No food or drink is allowed in class. Sleeping will not be tolerated and discussions between students should be taken outside of the lecture classroom. Questions, responses, and discussions should be directed to the instructor, not classmates. Pagers, cell phones, or other electronic devices must be turned off while students are in class.

·         Drop/Withdrawal Policy:
Students who choose to withdraw from organic lecture must also withdraw from organic lab. Students must obtain the instructor's signature to withdraw from CHEM 3520/3521 after the "APSU Automatic W Deadline" date.

APSU Automatic W - July 20 - Friday
APSU Mandatory F - July 27 - Friday

NOTE: Dr. Matthews will not be available after 4:30 pm, Thursday, July 19 nor 26. 

·         Educational Goals:
The general objective of the University is to produce educated men and women equipped to use their abilities productively and wisely. The curricula of the University are routes to intellectual maturity and means to be development of ideas, insights, values, and competencies which form a permanent personal capacity for thought and action. The University does not claim that it will develop educated men or women. It does claim it will provide the opportunity and the favorable conditions for students to construct their own education and to acquire the means of making self-education the rewarding enterprise of a lifetime, enabling them to become effective agents of social change.
Given this opportunity at the University in this course, each student should develop, at an appropriate level:
(1) skills of inquiry, abstract and logical thinking, and critical analysis;
(2) literacy in writing, reading, listening, and speaking;
(3) the ability to understand and use numbers and statistics;
(4) an understanding of the scientific method;
(5) a concentration in a discipline in order to enter a chosen profession, undertake advanced study, or develop an avocation.
These are the marks of an educated man or woman, and it is the aim of the University to challenge and assist in their attainment. To this end Austin Peay State University is committed to the integration of human learning functions and to an orderly educational sequence.

·         Minor Policy:
According to APSU policy #3:032, minors (defined as those under the age of 18) are not allowed in classrooms. While recognizing that extenuating circumstances occur and make it difficult for some students to attend without bringing children with them on occasion, University policy will be enforced and thus any request for a child to attend lecture or lab classes will be denied. In addition, be aware that minors are not allowed in academic labs, computer labs, science labs, or the library. Further, children cannot be left in halls outside classrooms. Please be aware that the policy on unattended minors is for the purpose of ensuring that our classrooms are conducive to learning and for the safety and protection of minors. For additional information on minors on campus, contact the Office of Student Affairs in the Morgan University Center.

·         Alarms:
Class (lecture or lab) will be temporarily suspended during a building alarm and students are expected to leave the building in an orderly fashion; class will resume 5 minutes after the alarm ends and safe return is allowed into the building. Class roll will be called and any student who has not returned at that time will receive an unexcused absence. If less than 10 minutes (according to classroom clock) of class time is remaining at the alarm's end, class will be suspended for that day; if in doubt, return to class.