Chemistry 120b: Organic and Biological Chemistry Fall Semester, 1998

Instructor: Dennis Staley Office Phone: 650-3563

Office: SL 2222A Home Phone: 345-6656

Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 10:00 - 11:00 e-mail: dstaley@siue.edu

Tuesday, Thursday: 5:00 – 6:00

(other hours by appointment)

 Course Description:

Organic chemistry is the study of the compounds of carbon. Organic chemistry includes a study of the structure and properties of our dietary materials (carbohydrates, fats or lipids, proteins, nucleic acids, and vitamins). Proteins, nucleic acids, and some carbohydrates are natural polymers. Biochemistry deals with the chemistry of living organisms - the chemical constituents of living cells, the chemical changes that occur among these constituents, and the mechanisms by which these changes take place. The prerequisite for this course is Chem 120a or equivalent.

Text: Matta, Wilbraham, and Staley, Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry,

D. C. Heath, Ó 1996. REQUIRED; available at Textbook Rental.

Solutions Manual: Matta, Wilbraham and Staley, D. C. Heath, Ó 1996. Provides detailed solutions to all Practice Exercises, end-of-chapter exercises and annotated answers to the Self-Tests. OPTIONAL; available at UC Bookstore. (See Homework below.)

Study Guide: White, D. C. Heath, Ó 1996. OPTIONAL; available at UC Bookstore.

Attendance: YOU ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND, BE ON TIME (8 am) AND PARTICIPATE IN ALL CLASS MEETINGS. YOU ARE EXPECTED TO READ EACH CHAPTER BEFORE WE DISCUSS IT IN CLASS. Homework: Problems are found both within the chapter and at the end of each chapter. Those at the end of the chapter have been grouped according to the various sections of the chapter. Although they will not be collected, you are strongly encouraged to do all the problems. Exam questions may be taken from, or based on, problems in the text. You may borrow and use in the Science Building or photocopy, (and promptly return), each chapter’s solutions from the envelop next to my office door. Answers are also available in the Solutions Manual. Worksheets/Practice Quizzes: These will distributed, especially during the first half of the course. You should do them; they will not be collected. Answer keys will be posted outside SL 2217.

Tutoring: Provided by the Department of Chemistry. Details will be announced.

Laboratory: You should be registered in a section of Chem 124b, the laboratory part of this course, or have a passing grade in Chem 124b. Your grade in Chem 124b is independent of your grade in Chem 120b.

Examinations and Grading There will be four exams during the semester, two "hour" exams, a midterm and a final. The tentative exam dates are listed in the lecture schedule. The two hour exams will each be worth 20% of your course grade. The midterm and final exam will each be worth 30% of your course grade. The midterm will cover Chapters 11 thru 17. The final exam will cover material from Chapter 16 through the end of the course. Exams must be taken at the specified times unless you have a legitimate excuse such as a verified medical excuse.

Grades will be assigned as follows:

Total Points Percent Letter Grade

450 - 500 90 - 100 A

400 - 449 80 - 89 B

350 - 499 70 - 79 C

300 - 349 60 - 69 D

< 300 < 60 E

 Policy on grades of "I" (incomplete).

A grade of "I" may be awarded in a course "… when a student has completed most of the work required for a class but is prevented by a medical or similar emergency from completing a small portion of the course requirement." A student must complete and sign an Agreement on Completion of "I" Grade form before this grade can be given.

CHEMISTRY 120b -- Tentative Lecture and Exam Schedule

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[Aug 24 - Sep 18] Chapter 5 - Review of Principles of Bonding

Chapter 11 - Hydrocarbons: Carbon Chains and Rings

Chapter 12 - Halides, Alcohols, and Ethers

 Chapter 13 - Aldehydes and Ketones

Chapter 14 - Carboxylic Acids

Monday, Sep 7 Labor Day Holiday, no class

Friday, Sep 18 Hour Exam, Chapters 5, 11, 12, 13

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[Sep 21 - Oct 16] Chapter 14 - Carboxylic Acids

Chapter 15 - Amines and Amides

Chapter 16 - Carbohydrates

 Chapter 17 - Lipids

Friday, Oct 16 Midterm Exam, Chapters 11 - 17

{You may start the exam at 7:45 am if you think you will need the extra time.}

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[Oct 19 - Nov 13] Chapter 18 - Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins

Chapter 19 - Enzymes

Chapter 20 - Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis

Friday, Nov 13 Hour Exam, Chapters 18, 19, 20

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[Nov 16 - Dec 11] Chapter 23 - Energy and Life

Thanksgiving Break (Nov 22 - Nov 29)

Chapter 24 - Carbohydrates in Living Organisms

 Chapters 25, 26, 22, 23 - Selected Topics

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Final Exam, Chapters 16 - 26

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Policy Statement
Academic Misconduct by Students
Faculty members retain their traditional authority to take disciplinary action in the event of academic misconduct such as cheating, plagiarism, or classroom disruption. In the event of academic misconduct, the instructor may request the Student Assessments and Standards Committee of The Department of Chemistry to impose on a student the sanction of a failing grade on an individual assignment or on a course as a whole. The Chair of the department may recommend to the Dean of Students other sanctions such as dismissal from a major or from the University.
 
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