Chemistry 203/204 General, Organic and Biological Chemistry Dr. Behrang Madani Email: beh_madani@hotmail.com Web page: http://www.csub.edu/~bmadani/ Spring 2015 CHEM 203-01 Lecture: MW 8:30-9:45am, DDH 103G CHEM 203-02 Lab section: MW 10:00-12:30pm, Science II 265 CHEM 203-03 Lab Section: TuTh: 10:00am-12:30pm, Science II 265 CHEM 204-01 Discussion section: W: 10:00am-10:50am CHEM 204-02 Discussion section: T: 10:00am-10:50am I. Course Description: General, Organic and Biological Chemistry (5 units): Descriptive chemistry of carbon compounds including structure, reactivity and mechanism. Major focus is on organic compounds and physiological importance as well as metabolism. Prerequisite: CHEM 150 or equivalent within the past five years. Not acceptable to the chemistry major. II. Required Materials: 1. Textbook: General, Organic and Biological Chemistry, 2 nd edition, by Janice Gorzynski Smith (ISBN: 9780073402789) I suggest using this textbook as reference: Chemistry: Introduction to General Organic & Biochemistry, 10 th edition, by Karen C. Timberlake. 2. Laboratory Manual: General, Organic, and Biochemistry: CHEM 150, Signature Lab Series custom lab manual. 3. iclicker Remote: If you have a smart phone, you can buy an application for $9.99 (6 months subscription). 4. Lab apron (or lab coat), approved safety goggles: The goggles must completely enclose the area around the eyes. Note: Wear a normal cloth (you will work with some materials that can ruin your cloths).
III. Student learning objectives: At the end of the course the successful student will be able to: 1) identify organic functional groups. 2) predict - the interaction of different groups with each other. - the properties of organic compounds based on their structures. 3) apply IUPAC rules to name organic compounds. 4) distinguish between structural and stereoisomers. 5) know the foundations of biochemistry. 6) understand the effect of chirality on biochemistry and biology. 7) know the most important compounds in biochemistry and reactions the undergo, - Lipids. - Carbohydrates. - Amino acids. - Proteins. - Nucleic acids. - DNA and RNA. - Digestion. - ATP and energy production. - The citric acid cycle. - Glycolysis. 8) analyze and solve a practical problem of beginner-level difficulty in the laboratory. IV. Attendance: Regular attendance is an absolute necessity in this course. Students who do not regularly attend and participate are not successful. Be an active learner and participate in lectures and office hours. You may be dropped after missing 2 weeks of classes. This translates to 4 lecture and 4 laboratory absences (more than 18 hours of class total). If it is after the drop date you will no longer accumulate credit for work done and will likely get an F depending on when this occurs. If you should be absent for unavoidable reasons, you must check with me before. VI. Student evaluation and Grading: On-line homework average 13 % Laboratory experiments and assignments 25 % PowerPoint presentation (Research) 7 % iclicker in-class responses 10 % Exam average 30 % Final exam 15 %
Note: You have 3 midterm exams (see your course schedule). Please note that the schedule is tentative and may be changed by the instructor at any time. No makeup exams will be given, regardless of reason for absence, no exceptions. You will not be allowed to bring any notes into the examination. Note: your lowest test grade, excluding the final test grade, will be dropped. If you are absent for a test, then the missed test will be test dropped. Note: The final exam is cumulative. The final exam date and time is scheduled by the university (see your course schedule). Any student who does not take the final exam will receive a zero for the final exam grade. Your final grade will be assigned based on following manner: 90 100 % A 80 89 % B 70 79 % C 60 69 % D Below 59 % F Cheating: It is not allowed in any form and such will earn the student an automatic zero. Copying homework from others or allowing others to copy your homework is also unacceptable and considered cheating (very similar versions of the same homework or lab reports will not be graded). Any information brought into the examination through programmable calculator or cell phones constitutes a violation of the university s policy of academic integrity. VII. Assignments: Homework is due at the beginning of the class meeting following the day we finish discussing the chapter in lecture. The goal is to give you sufficient practice to enable you to be successful on the examinations. Homework problems are found online at www.saplinglearning.com No homework scores will be dropped. You have 3 attempts per question to answer correctly. There will be no penalty for correctly answering on the first, second, or third attempt. There is no penalty for viewing the hint. In order to grade your answer and find out if you answered correctly, you should press CHECK ANSWER. If you wish to switch to another question without checking the answer for the current question, you can press NEXT or use the map at the top right corner of the question. After the due date, the homework assignment cannot be worked on but can be viewed. Note: Late homework, lab reports, projects, etc will not be accepted and you will have earned zero for that work. VIII. iclicker Questions: iclicker remotes must be purchased or reused from a previous class. Students will register their iclicker remote during lecture near the beginning of the quarter under the guidance of the professor. iclicker questions are used in every lecture. There is no make-up for iclicker questions.
IX. Laboratory safety rules and grading: 1) Lab reports: Group reports will be turned in at the beginning of the next lab session after it was started. No late work is accepted except for absences. No lab grades will be dropped, regardless of reason. No lab makeup will be allowed. Use a non-erasable ink to prepare your lab report. Lab reports will have a value of 100 points and each will be graded. The following sub-areas contribute to your final lab score: Pre-labs will account for 25% of score, when available. The pre-lab is due within the first five minutes of a new lab. No late pre-labs will be accepted. Academic dishonesty in the form of copying the work of others is not acceptable. Pre-lab questions will not be accepted after the experiment has begun. Laboratory reports and answers to post-lab questions will account for 75% of your score. Laboratory practical exam will be weighted equal to one lab grade. Failure to appear to lab check-out will lead to a 10% deduction of the accumulated lab points. Note: If you have any questions about the experiment, you should arrange to meet with your instructor prior to the day your laboratory meets to obtain assistance. You should not expect to be able to meet with your instructor on the day of laboratory to get help. 2) Safety rules: At all times, of ANY experimentation, ALL students must wear safety goggles and enclosed shoes. Failure to wear goggles over the eyes 2 points deducted from your lab report for each infraction Failure to wear enclosed shoes you will be asked to leave (note that there are no lab make ups) 3) In addition to the department safety rules, we, your instructors, have some of our own. Do not leave a Bunsen burner lit and unattended. Five points will be deducted from all partner s report. Do not wear tank tops or sleeveless tops. You will be asked to leave. You may however, wear a lab coat to protect yourself. X. Policies and remarks: Arriving late or leaving early is disruptive for other students and will count as ½ hour absent for lecture and 1 hour absent for lab. This means every 3 lecture or 3 lab late equals 1 absence. Cell phones should be off or placed in vibrate mode during class. The ringing of cell phones interferes with instruction and concentration of other students. The students should not use their cell phones in class or leave the class to answer the phone. In order to preserve a positive environment, the student will be asked to leave for the rest of period and she/he will be counted as absent for that day. Add/Drop: it is the responsibility of the student to take the necessary steps to add and/or drop the class by the university deadlines. XI. Campus policy on academic dishonesty: The principles of truth and honesty are recognized as fundamental to a community of teachers and scholars. The university expects that students will honor these principles and in so doing will protect the integrity of all
academic work and grades. Students are expected to do all work assigned to them without unauthorized assistance and not to give unauthorized assistance. There are certain forms of conduct that violate this community s principles. Academic dishonesty is a broad category of actions that use fraud and deception to improve a grade or obtain course credit. Academic dishonesty arises whenever students attempt to gain an unearned academic advantage. Plagiarism is a specific form of academic dishonesty which consists of the misuse of any works of another by claiming them as ones own. It may consist of using ideas, paragraphs, sentences, or phrases written by another, or using data or statistics compiled by another without giving citation. Other examples of academic dishonesty include falsification of data and the submission of essentially the same assignment for credit in two courses without prior approval. When a faculty member discovers a violation of the university s policy of academic integrity, the faculty member is required to notify the CSUB student conduct coordinator. A course grade of F may be assigned by the instructor. Additional sanctions, such as expulsion from the university, may be applied by the student conduct coordinator after meeting with the student. Please see the current catalog for more details. XII. Some important dates: Apr. 7 Last day to add classes and schedule adjustment period Apr. 20 Last day to drop from semester length classes without receiving "W" grades. May. 18 Last day to withdraw from classes for a serious and compelling reason May. 25 Memorial Day Campus Closed Jun. 11 (Thursday) 8:00am-10:30am Final Exam
Dates Lecture (MW) Labs (TTh) or (MW) Mar. 30 Syllabus, Review (Chapter 11-18) Lab Safety and Check in Mar. 31 Cesar Chavez Day-No Class Apr. 1 Chapter 19 Review (Chapter 11-18) Apr. 2 Lab Safety, Check in, and Review (Chapter 11-18) Apr. 6 Chapter 19 9. REAC0447 Qualitative Testing for Lipids Apr. 7 9. REAC0447 Qualitative Testing for Lipids Apr. 8 Chapter 19 + 20 9. REAC0447 Qualitative Testing for Lipids Apr. 9 9. REAC0447 Qualitative Testing for Lipids Apr. 13 Chapter 20 14. SYNT0628 Preparing Aspirin Apr. 14 14. SYNT0628 Preparing Aspirin Apr. 15 Chapter 20 14. SYNT0628 Preparing Aspirin Apr. 16 14. SYNT0628 Preparing Aspirin Apr. 20 First Midterm Exam 15. REAC0446 Qualitative Testing for Carbohydrates Apr. 21 15. REAC0446 Qualitative Testing for Carbohydrates Apr. 22 Chapter 21 15. REAC0446 Qualitative Testing for Carbohydrates Apr. 23 15. REAC0446 Qualitative Testing for Carbohydrates Apr. 27 Chapter 21 16. REAC0448 Qualitative Testing for Amino Acids Apr. 28 16. REAC0448 Qualitative Testing for Amino Acids Apr. 29 Chapter 21 + 22 16. REAC0448 Qualitative Testing for Amino Acids Apr. 30 16. REAC0448 Qualitative Testing for Amino Acids May. 4 Chapter 22 10. REAC0626 Observing Oxidation-Reduction Reactions May. 5 10. REAC0626 Observing Oxidation-Reduction Reactions May. 6 Chapter 22 10. REAC0626 Observing Oxidation-Reduction Reactions May. 7 10. REAC0626 Observing Oxidation-Reduction Reactions May. 11 Second Midterm Exam 17. ANAL0242 DNA Extraction May. 12 17. ANAL0242 DNA Extraction May. 13 Chapter 23 17. ANAL0242 DNA Extraction May. 14 17. ANAL0242 DNA Extraction May. 18 Chapter 23 The Saponification Reaction May. 19 The Saponification Reaction May. 20 Chapter 23 + 24 The Saponification Reaction May. 21 The Saponification Reaction May. 25 Memorial Day No Class May. 26 Lab Practical Exam and Check out May. 27 Chapter 24 Lab Practical Exam and Check out May. 28 PowerPoint Presentation (Research) Jun. 1 Chapter 24 PowerPoint Presentation (Research) Jun. 2 PowerPoint Presentation (Research) for all sections Jun. 3 Third Midterm Exam Review Jun. 4 Review Jun. 11 Final Exam (8:00am-10:30am) Note: The course syllabus is intended to provide students with basic information concerning the course. The syllabus can be viewed as a blueprint for the course; changes in the syllabus can be made and students will be informed of any substantial changes concerning exams, grading or attendance policy and/or changes to reading or homework assignments.