Office Hours and Help Sessions:  Dr. Logue will be available in his office on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 9:00-10:00 a.m. and by appointment. A help session will be given on Tuesday 4-5 pm in NFA 363. Others may be scheduled if necessary and will be announced in class.

Study Aids:  The Study Guide and Solutions Manual is available at the book store, one copy will be on reserve at the library, and one copy will be kept in Dr. Logue’s office.  The Department of Chemistry’s main office maintains a list of available tutors. The bookstore should have available molecular modeling kits.

Course Description:  A one-semester introduction to organic chemistry.  Not intended for those needing extensive organic chemistry background. 

Objectives:  This course is a one-semester introduction to the basic principles of organic chemistry.  While not comprehensive, it will help students understand and appreciate the role of organic chemistry in the world around us.  This is a terminal course and is not intended for those needing an extensive organic chemistry background. 

Course Goals: Chemistry 120 fulfills System General Education Goal #6: Students will understand the fundamental principles of the natural sciences and apply scientific methods of inquiry to investigate the natural world.  As a result of taking this course, students will: 1. Demonstrate the scientific method in a laboratory experience (evaluated by 10 laboratory reports and one test); 2. Gather and critically evaluate data using the scientific method (evaluated by 4 lecture tests, 5 lecture quizzes, and 10 laboratory reports); 3. Identify and explain the basic concepts, terminology and theories of the selected natural sciences (evaluated by 4 lecture tests and 5 quizzes); and 4. Apply selected natural science concepts and theories to contemporary issues (evaluated by 2 written assignments).

Attendance:  Attendance at lecture is expected, but not required.  Excused absences will be recognized for special medical problems, emergencies, and university-approved activities.  Any work missed due to an excused absence must be completed within one week of the original due date (except for the written assignments, they are due on the date indicated on the schedule below with no exceptions, any papers turned in after that date result in zero points) or no points will be awarded for the missed work.  You are expected to arrange for excused absences prior to missing class.

Honesty:  All work submitted must be your own work.  Anyone participating in an act of dishonesty will receive a grade of zero for that exercise.  Blatant acts of dishonesty (including a second act) will result in a failing grade for the course and referral through appropriate university procedures for further disciplinary action.  No aids may be used during exams.  During exams and quizzes, the student must clear their desk of all items (including cell phones and calculators) except pencil, eraser, and any items specifically approved by the instructor.

Homework:  Homework will consist of reading assignments, recommended problems, and special assignments. Unless otherwise noted, homework will be the responsibility of the student and will not be collected or graded.

Exams:  Three one-hour exams and a comprehensive final will be given as noted in the lecture schedule.  In the case of an excused absence from one of the exams, a make-up exam will be given.  Calculators will not be used in this course.  No additional notes will be allowed during exams (unless announced in class); however, a periodic table will be provided if necessary for any problem in the exam.  The final exam is indicated on the lecture schedule below.  You must take the final exam at the scheduled time.  Under no circumstance (including illness or University-excused absence) will you be allowed to take more than two tests outside of class.  It is strongly suggested that you work the problems in each chapter to prepare for the tests.  All questions prior to the “Visualizing Chemistry” and “Additional Problems” have answers in the back of the text book.  Specific additional problems will be suggested by the instructor within the lecture and answers are available in the Study Guide and Solutions Manual.

Disability:  If you are a person with a disability and anticipate needing any type of accommodation in order to participate in this class, please inform me and make appropriate arrangements with the Office of Disability Services. The Office of Disability Services is located in 123 Wintrode Success Center (SWSC). To schedule an appointment, call 688-4504 and request to speak with the Coordinator of Disability Services.

Freedom in learning: Under Board of Regents and University policy student academic performance may be evaluated solely on an academic basis, not on opinions or conduct in matters unrelated to academic standards. Students should be free to take reasoned exception to the data or views offered in any course of study and to reserve judgment about matters of opinion, but they are responsible for learning the content of any course of study for which they are enrolled. Students who believe that an academic evaluation reflects prejudiced or capricious consideration of student opinions or conduct unrelated to academic standards should first contact the instructor of the course to initiate a review of the evaluation. If the student remains unsatisfied, the student may contact the department head and/ or dean of the college which offers the class to initiate a review of the evaluation.

Notes:  As a courtesy to others, you are expected to be at class on time and to remain quietly seated until class is dismissed.  According to university policy, there is to be no eating or drinking in the classroom. Please turn off all cellular phones and pagers prior to coming to lecture or laboratory unless cleared through the instructor for exceptional circumstances. The instructor reserves the right to administer extra credit on tests or at any time during the class period. This syllabus is an agreement between yourself, the instructor, and the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and it is your responsibility to read, understand, and abide by it.  If there are any questions pertaining to this document, please ask the instructor for clarification.

Grading: If you feel that an error has been made in grading, you should bring this to the attention of the instructor immediately.  Under no circumstances will adjustments be made if a week or more has elapsed after the student has taken possession of the corrected assignment.

Lecture Grading:                     Three one-hour exams @ 100 pts each                             300
                                                Final comprehensive exam @ 150 pts                               150
                                                Five quizzes @ 30 points each                                         150
                                                Two written assignments @ 25 points each                         50
                                                Total Points                                                                    650

These cutoffs will not be changed or “curved” for any reason.

WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS
CHEMISTRY 120, FALL 2008

These written assignments are intended to help you gain an understanding of organic chemistry in the world around you.  Neatness and correct spelling and grammar are expected. Each written assignment is worth 25 points. Reports are due on the due date (found in the schedule below) at the beginning of class. No reports will be accepted after the lecture begins on the due date. The deadline for the report is to be taken seriously and given that you have a multitude of time to complete the reports, no reports will be accepted after the due date even if you have a university excused absence on the due date (you will be given a grade of 0 points). Acts of plagiarism (defined as three or more sentences substantially similar to a reference or another student) will result in a grade of zero for the paper.

Paper #1 – This paper consists of two parts.  In the first part, make a list of 10 organic compounds typically found in the home (see the ingredient lists from foods, toiletries, cleaning products, etc.).  Note what product contained the compound.  Draw the structures of each of these compounds (looking structures up on the internet or at the library is encouraged).  In the second part, find one organic compound out of these ten that is related to your career or your life (e.g., a drug or nutrient if you are a nursing major; a pesticide or veterinary drug if you are an agricultural major; etc.).  List your major, the molecule you chose, the significance of that molecule to your life, and some physical or chemical properties of the molecule.  The report must be typewritten.  Chemical structures that can be pasted into a word processor document can be found on the internet at ChemIDPlus: (http://chem.sis.nlm.nih.gov/chemidplus/chemidlite.jsp).  Reports can be a maximum of 2 pages long.  If your report is two pages then you must use the front and back of one piece of paper.   

Grading (25 points total):
                Neatness:  5 points
                Chemical structures:  10 points
                Physical properties paragraph/following directions:  10 points

Paper #2 – You have just been hired by a “dot-com” company that runs a web site named “Healthy Living”.  This company makes its own products to sell on the web site that promote living a healthy lifestyle.  Your boss has seen your transcript and knows that you have had CH120 taught by Dr. Logue, so she knows that you have a vast knowledge of organic chemistry.  Therefore, your first responsibility is to review the organic ingredients in the products that the company makes and determine if they are in line with the “Healthy Living” motto of “Live healthy, die old.”  Your boss says she has been sent a small number of emails and letters asking why in the world the Healthy Living Company sells products with acrylamide.  She needs you to research this organic chemical and write a report for her with the conclusion (continue use or discontinue use) clearly stated in the header and the reasons behind your recommendation (a conclusion of “we need more research” is not acceptable).  She reminds you that it will cost the company millions to reformulate products that contain this chemical, but if the chemical is truly toxic to humans, it has no business being in the company’s products.  She needs you to research this chemical and determine if solid scientific evidence backs up claims of its toxicity. Write a report on acrylamide justifying your conclusion to continue or discontinue use of this chemical.  Proper referencing of sources (internet, journal, or other) is expected.  Only typewritten reports are accepted (12 pt, Times New Roman, double spaced).  Reports can be a maximum of 2 pages long.  If your report is two pages then you must use the front and back of one piece of paper. 

Grading (25 points total):
                Neatness:  5 points
                Reasoning/conclusions:  10 points
                Presentation/following directions:  10 points

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
CHEM 120 LECTURE, FALL 2008 

Office Hours and Help Sessions:  Dr. Logue will be available in his office on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 9:00-10:00 a.m. and by appointment. A help session will be given on Tuesday 4-5 pm in NFA 363. The laboratory instructor’s office hours will be given in the laboratory sections that they teach.

Laboratory Assistant Instructor Contact Information:  This information will be provided in the respective laboratory sections on the first day of class.

Study Aids:  The Department of Chemistry’s main office maintains a list of available tutors. The bookstore should have available molecular modeling kits.

Course Description:  A one-semester introduction to organic chemistry.  Not intended for those needing extensive organic chemistry background. 

Objectives:  The objective of the laboratory is to apply the basic concepts covered in the lecture to obtain experience with organic chemistry principles. While not comprehensive, it will help students understand and appreciate the role of organic chemistry in the world around us.  This is a terminal course and is not intended for those needing an extensive organic chemistry background. 

Course Goals: Chemistry 120L fulfills System General Education Goal #6: Students will understand the fundamental principles of the natural sciences and apply scientific methods of inquiry to investigate the natural world.  As a result of taking this course, students will: 1. Demonstrate the scientific method in a laboratory experience (evaluated by 10 laboratory reports and one test); 2. Gather and critically evaluate data using the scientific method (evaluated by 10 laboratory reports); 3. Identify and explain the basic concepts, terminology and theories of the selected natural sciences (evaluated by 10 laboratory reports and one test); and 4. Apply selected natural science concepts and theories to contemporary issues (evaluated by 10 laboratory reports and one test).

Attendance:  Attendance at laboratory is mandatory.  Any unexcused absence will result in a zero grade for the missed experiment.  Three unexcused absences from the laboratory will result in a failing grade for the course.  If the student can provide documentation for a university excused absence, they will be allowed to take the make-up lab.  There is only one make-up lab available, therefore more than one excused absence must be reported to the laboratory instructor and provisions must be made.

Honesty:  All work submitted must be your own work.  Anyone participating in an act of dishonesty will receive a grade of zero for that exercise.  Blatant acts of dishonesty (including a second act) will result in a failing grade for the course and referral through appropriate university procedures for further disciplinary action. 

Homework:  There is no homework for this course except completion of the pre-laboratory prior to attendance of lab.

Exams:  One thirty-minute exam will be given as noted in the schedule. This exam is considered your final exam for laboratory and attendance is mandatory. 

Laboratory procedures:  The laboratory is designed to be a “hands-on” portion of the lecture (CH120). You must fill in the pre-laboratory questions prior to the lab and hand them in at the beginning of the lab.  No prelab questions will be accepted after the initial comments from the laboratory instructor.  In addition, the laboratory report is to be completed during the laboratory period and turned in at the conclusion of the period, with each student handing in a separate report. 

Laboratory Safety:  Goggles are required at all times.  At the beginning of the semester, the student will be informed of the various safety features of the laboratory and will thereafter be responsible for this knowledge and the use of this equipment.  Students cannot wear shorts, open toed sandals, sleeveless shirts, or clothing that exposes the stomach into the laboratory.  Food and drink are not allowed in the laboratory at all. The instructor of the laboratory section has the right and responsibility to remove you from the lab if you refuse to wear any of the laboratory safety items deemed necessary for your safety.  Any unsafe acts carried out by a student that are deemed unsafe and detrimental to the safety of fellow students by the laboratory instructor will result in your removal from the lab and an automatic grade of zero for that laboratory.  Repeated violations of safety will result in a failing grade for the entire laboratory.  Laboratory and lecture are separate courses and grades are not combined.  Performance in the laboratory has no bearing on the lecture grade and performance in the lecture has no bearing on the laboratory grade.

Disability:  If you are a person with a disability and anticipate needing any type of accommodation in order to participate in this class, please inform me and make appropriate arrangements with the Office of Disability Services. The Office of Disability Services is located in 123 Wintrode Success Center (SWSC). To schedule an appointment, call 688-4504 and request to speak with the Coordinator of Disability Services.

Freedom in learning: Under Board of Regents and University policy student academic performance may be evaluated solely on an academic basis, not on opinions or conduct in matters unrelated to academic standards. Students should be free to take reasoned exception to the data or views offered in any course of study and to reserve judgment about matters of opinion, but they are responsible for learning the content of any course of study for which they are enrolled. Students who believe that an academic evaluation reflects prejudiced or capricious consideration of student opinions or conduct unrelated to academic standards should first contact the instructor of the course to initiate a review of the evaluation. If the student remains unsatisfied, the student may contact the department head and/ or dean of the college which offers the class to initiate a review of the evaluation.

Notes:  As a courtesy to others, you are expected to be at class on time and follow the rules of the laboratory. Please turn off all cellular phones and pagers prior to coming to lecture or laboratory unless cleared through the instructor for exceptional circumstances. If a particular section has significantly lower grades than other laboratory sections, the laboratory coordinator may add points to each of the student’s grades in that section to make up for differences in laboratory instructors grading styles. This syllabus is an agreement between yourself, the instructor, and the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and it is your responsibility to read, understand, and abide by it.  If there are any questions pertaining to this document, please ask the instructor for clarification.  

Grading: If you feel that an error has been made in grading, you should bring this to the attention of the instructor immediately.  Under no circumstances will adjustments be made if a week or more has elapsed after the student has taken possession of the corrected assignment. 

Laboratory Grading:      Ten Pre-lab Questions @ 10 pts each                               100
                                      Ten Report Sheets @ 20 pts                                            200
                                      One Laboratory Test @ 50 points                                       50
                                      Total Points                                                                    350