| Week # | Dates | Reading Assignment | Topic |
| 1 | Aug. 30
Sept. 1,3 |
Chapter 15
Chapter 12 |
Aldehydes & Ketones
Mass Spectrometry (PS#1) |
| 2 | Sept. 6,8,10 | Chapters 12 & 14.3
Chapter 16 |
UV-Vis Spectroscopy
UV-Vis Spectroscopy |
| 3 | Sept. 13,15,17 | Chapters 16 & 17 | Carboxylic Acids; Deriv. of Carb. Acids
(PS#1 DUE--9/13) |
| 4 | Sept. 20,22 | Chapter 17 | Derivatives of Carboxylic Acids (cont.) |
| 4 | Sept. 24 | Midterm Examination 1 | 320A Problem Set and Chapters 12, 14.3, 15, 16, 17 |
| 5 | Sept. 27,29
Oct. 1 |
Chapter 18 | Enolate Anions and Enamines |
| 6 | Oct. 4,6,8 | Chapter 18
Chapter 19 |
Enolate Anions and Enamines (cont.)
Aromatics I: Benzene and its Derivatives |
| 7 | Oct. 11,13 | Chapter 19 | Aromatics I: Benz. and Deriv. (cont.) |
| 7 | Oct. 15 | Midterm Examination 2 | Chapters 18 and 19 |
| 8 | Oct. 18,20,22 | Chapter 20 | Aromatics II: RxNs of Benzene and Derivatives |
| 9 | Oct. 25,27,29 | Chapter 20 & 21 | Amines |
| 10 | Nov. 1,3 | Chapter 21 | Amines(cont.) |
| 10 | Nov. 5 | Midterm Examination 3 | Chapters 20 and 21 |
| 11 | Nov. 8,10,12 | Chapter 22 | Conjugated Dienes |
| 12 | Nov. 15,17,19 | Chapter 23
Chapter 27 |
Organic Polymer Chemistry
Amino Acids and Proteins |
| 13 | Nov. 22 | Chapter 27 | Amino Acids and Proteins (cont.) |
| 13 | Nov. 24** | Midterm Examination 4 | Chapters 22, 23, and 27 |
| 14 | Nov. 29
Dec. 1,3 |
Chapters 24 | Carbohydrates |
| 15 | Dec. 6,8,10 | Chapters 28 & 25 | Nucleic Acids; Lipids |
| 16 | Dec. 15 | FINAL (10:15-12:15 PM) | The Final is Cumulative |
Examinations will be comprehensive, but will emphasize
material since last exam.
The only excuse for missing an exam is illness authenticated
by a physicians’s statement
Lecture Exams/Quizzes: There will be four hour exams given on the dates above. In addition, there will be a short quiz given at the end of class each Friday (except the first and last week) that there is no exam scheduled.
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A: 100 - 88%
B: 87.9 - 77%
C: 76.9 - 62%
D: 61.9 - 51%
F: 50.9 - 0%
Text & Supplies: Brown & Foote, ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 2nd Ed. (packaged with supplements). An inexpensive molecular model kit, such as the Organichem models sold in the Bookstore, or the Flexible StereoChemistry models sold by the Chemistry Department student organization (SAACS) is also recommended. Do not purchase General Chemistry models.
At the Copy Center in the Bookstore I will have an Open Box (Lopez, Chem 320B). There will be periodic handouts, old exams and quizzes, and copies of transparencies used in lecture. Copies of the transparencies will usually be available before class; I recommend having these before class.
Office Hours: M 11:00-11:50; W 2:00-2:50PM; TH 11:00-11:50; other times by appointment. Office: PH3-218, (562)985-4905; Lab (562)985-1545; E-MAIL lopezm@csulb.edu. During the first 2-3 weeks, if you wish to make an appointment to see me, please see Ronda Aiello of the SAS Center, FO5-109, (562)985-8395
Studying: The material in this course is cumulative, so it is extremely important to study on a regular basis several times a week. You should try the same problem more than once at different times to test your knowledge. In this course, you will be tested and evaluated on your ability to demonstrate knowledge by solving problems on exams & quizzes, not on your ability to follow solutions!! Please come and see me, or write me E-mail, when you need help with the material; do not wait until you are behind. It is best that before coming to see me, you make out a list of questions or problems you wish to address. When working homework problems (do as many as possible), treat them as you would a test question. PRACTICE WRITING OUT ANSWERS TO HOMEWORK PROBLEMS!!
A copy of the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
withdrawal policy is attached.