Organic
Chemistry
Chem 51C
Spring 2014
Instructor
James
S. Nowick: 4126 NS 1 (Natural Sciences 1), 824-6091,
jsnowick@uci.edu
Office Hours (J. Nowick): W
10:30-11:30 am, 4126 Natural Sciences 1
Note: The best way to get in touch with me is either to
catch me immediately after class or to stop by during my office hour. You may
also try stopping by outside of my office hour. E-mail is generally not as good
a way of reaching me, and messages sent by e-mail may not receive prompt
replies.
If you have questions about materials
from class or are having problems with the homework, quizzes, or exams, you
will be expected to bring both your notes from class and your written homework
assignments, so that we can go over them together and determine how to best
improve your studying.
Teaching Assistants
Nick Truex, ntruex@uci.edu
Office Hours (Nick Truex): Th 1:30-2:30, Natural Sciences 1 4th floor interaction space outside 4126
Note: E-mail is the best way to get in touch with the teaching
assistants outside of office hours.
Textbook and Electronic Homework
Required:
Janice G. Smith ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 4th Ed. McGraw Hill.
Optional:
Janice G. Smith and Erin R. Smith Student
Study Guide/ Solutions Manual to accompany ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 4th Ed. McGraw Hill.
Required: An
electronic homework account with Sapling Learning (http://www.saplinglearning.com/). In order to make sure that you properly receive credit for your assignments, please make sure your name in the account matches that in your UCI transcript and include your student ID number in your account. For instructions on setting up your account, see: https://eee.uci.edu/14s/40660/electronichomework.html.
Web Site
https://eee.uci.edu/14s/40660/
Lecture Hours
Lecture: MWF 9:00-9:50, HSLH 100A
Discussion Sections and Hours
Attendance of a weekly discussion section is mandatory, although it is not critical that you attend the discussion section for which you are enrolled. Some of the problems worked in the discussion sections will reappear on the midterm or final exams. Answer keys will not be provided to these problems, so it is critical to pay close attention during the discussion sections. Discussion sections are cancelled the week of Monday March 31 and will begin on Monday April 7. Discussion section will not meet on Friday April 25, Friday May 23, or Monday May 26. Please plan to attend a different discussion section on each of those weeks.
M
11:00-11:50 ICF 101
Tu 12:00- 12:50p ICF 101
Tu
3:00- 3:50p HICF
100P
W 1:00-
1:50p RH 188
W 3:00-
3:50p MSTB 114
Th
10:00-10:50
ICF 101
Attendance
Attendance of the lecture and discussion sections is necessary to succeed in
the class. Please
sit in the front half of the lecture hall. We are a small section in a big
lecture hall; let's reserve the seats in the back half of the lecture hall for
students who do not plan to pass this class. If you miss a class or wish
to review the material, you may do so with the lecture videos from 2012 Chem 51C, which are available at https://eee.uci.edu/14s/40660/videos.html
and at http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL47B3E3FDB175BB8B&feature=view_all.
Reading
Assignments
Reading assignments are to be done prior to the class for which they are
assigned and are posted on the class Web site at https://eee.uci.edu/14s/40660/assignments.html.
Homework Assignments
Actively
working through homework problems is essential for success in this class.
Homework assignments are to be done prior to the class for which they are
assigned and are posted on the class Web site at https://eee.uci.edu/14s/40660/assignments.html.
Although problems assigned from the textbook will not be collected, some of the
assigned problems from the textbook will reappear on the midterm or final
exams.
Electronic
homework, through Sapling Learning (http://www.saplinglearning.com/), will count for 10% of your grade. Assignments will be due at 11:55 pm on the day scheduled at https://eee.uci.edu/14s/40660/assignments.html
and will be available roughly one week before they are due. While it is OK to
discuss problems with your classmates while working them, it is not OK to
simply copy the answers to the homework problems. The electronic homework is
intended to provide hints and coaching to guide your thinking and teach you.
You are expected to maintain this same spirit of guidance and learning, whether
you work on the homework alone or in study groups.
Exams
Midterm 1 (22.5%): Friday April 25, Chapters 19-21.
Midterm 2 (22.5%): Friday May 23, Chapters 22-24.
Final (45%): Wednesday, June 11, 8-10 am, Chapters 19-25, 28, and selected topics from Chapter 29 (comprehensive).
All exams are closed book. Molecular models are permitted. There are no makeup exams. Unexcused absences will count as a zero. Written documentation for an excused absence must be provided. Seating for exams will be assigned, and you must know your seat assignment prior to the exam. Please check your seat assignment prior to the midterm and final exams at https://eee.uci.edu/14s/40660/examseating.html. Students must record their assigned seat on their exam in order to receive credit. Picture ID (UCI Student ID or Drivers License) are
required to take exams. IDs will be collected, checked, and returned during the
exam. Exams will not be accepted from students without proper identification.
Graded exams will be returned electronically through the drop box feature of
UCI's My Electronic Educational Environment (EEE, https://eee.uci.edu/myeee). Answer keys
will be posted to https://eee.uci.edu/14s/40660/exams.html.
Grades
Grades will be based on the homework (10%), midterm exams (45%) and final exam (45%).
Academic
Honesty
Academic honesty is strictly enforced on quizzes, exams, and other aspects of
this course. Academic dishonesty will result in a failing grade in the class
and a letter in the student's file. For a detailed description of activities
constituting academic dishonesty, please see https://eee.uci.edu/14s/40660/academichonesty.html.
An academic honesty statement will be included on each exam. Students must sign
this statement in order to receive credit.
Cell Phones
Receipt
of calls during class is remarkably disruptive to the instructor and is
inconsiderate to all those present. Cell phones must be turned off (neither on
tone or on vibrate) during class. If your cell phone goes off during class,
please expect to be asked to leave and not to return for the day.
Enrollment (Adding or Dropping the Class)
Use WebReg (http://www.reg.uci.edu/registrar/soc/webreg.html)
to add, drop, or change the grade option in your classes. The deadline is the end of Week 2 by 5:00 pm (April 11, 2013). Submit an Enrollment Exception via StudentAccess for Add/Drop/Change requests after the deadline. NOTE: This deadline is earlier than the School of Physical Sciences Week 3 deadline.
All enrollment questions
will be handled at the Chemistry Undergraduate Office in NS2 1101 during office
hours: currently Monday through Friday from 9:00AM -11:30AM & 1:00PM-3:30PM. Open hours are subject to change and listed on the Chemistry Undergraduate Office: Email: undergrad@chem.ps.uci.edu; Phone:
(949) 824-2895; Website at http://www.chem.uci.edu/~upo/.
Tutoring
The Chemistry Department Chemistry Tutoring
Program provides FREE tutoring. For details, see: http://sites.uci.edu/ochemtutors.
Tutoring is also available through LARC. For details, see: (http://www.larc.uci.edu).