Organic Spectroscopy Lecture-Text Schedule
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: Theory, use, and interpretation of spectroscopic data from FT-IR, GC-MS, 1-D and 2-D multinuclear FT-NMR, and UV-VIS.
Prerequisite: CH3220 & CH3520 & CH3610
Lecture/Lab Time: 1:25-4:10 pm MTh - SSC D319
Lecture Text: Silverstein, R.M.; Webster, F.X.; Kiemle, D.J.
Spectrometric Identification of Organic Compounds, 7th ed.; Wiley:
Hoboken, NJ, 2005.
Lab Text: Matthews, F.J. Organic Spectroscopy Lab Text, 1st ed.;
Clarksville TN, January 2007.
Objectives:
(1) to provide the student with a thorough understanding of the theory and
use of spectroscopic techniques (MS, IR, UV-vis, and NMR, FT and nonFT) used
to identify organic compounds
(2) to identify organic compounds by interpretation of spectroscopic data
from techniques discussed in the lecture portion of the class.
Topics to be Covered: Mass spectrometry, infrared spectroscopy, ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy, and proton and carbon nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1D and 2D) will be studied and performed on a variety of organic compounds. See Lecture-Text Schedule.
Out of Class Work (see Lecture-Text Schedule): Students are expected to read the text prior to class. Homework assignments will be made throughout the semester. Students are expected to keep a file of homework problems (copies) that should be brought to class each day; these will collected for grading at random intervals throughout the semester.
Testing: Two one-hour exams and a two hour final exam are tentatively scheduled
as follows:
First Exam - Friday - March 2 - to cover GCMS, IR, and UV
Second Exam - Wednesday - April 25 - to cover all NMR
Final Semester Exam - 1:30-3:30 - May 1 - Tuesday
Grading Scales:
Numerical Average for Course
One-hour exams (2*15%) + Final exam (15%) + Knowns/Unknowns (50%) + Homework
(10%) = Semester Avg (105% possible)
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 for all Chemistry
4540 classes by 1:25 pm each day. A student who accumulates more than two
(2) unexcused absences will have their lecture grade decreased as follows:
3 to 4 unexcused absences = 1 letter grade decrease in lecture grade
5 to 6 unexcused absences = 2 letter grades decrease in lecture grade
7 to 8 unexcused absences = 3 letter grades decrease in lecture grade
> 9 unexcused absences = 4 letter grades decrease in lecture grade
Excessive excused absences will not be acceptable.
Drop/Withdrawal Policy:
Students must obtain the instructor's signature to withdraw from CHEM 4540
after the "APSU Automatic W Deadline" date.
Automatic W - February 27 - Tuesday
Dr. Matthews' Automatic W - March 14 - Wednesday
Mandatory F - April 6 - Friday
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
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.
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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,
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These are the marks of an educated man or woman, and it is the aim of the
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State University is committed to the integration of human learning functions and
to an orderly educational sequence.
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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.
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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.