Organic Chemistry IChem 326 3 Credits

South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyFall 2011

MWF 10:00-10:50

Dr. David A. BoylesRoom 319 Chemistry Bldg

Prerequisites:

Chem 112 Chem 112L Chem 114

GEN CHEM SUBJECT MATTER YOU MUST KNOW IN ADVANCE OF THIS CLASS:

1. Periodic Table: Trends, common elements, spelling and abbreviations of elements

2. Electron configurations of H, B, Al, C, N, O, S, X

3. Lewis dot configurations of elements, compounds, ions with geometries by VSEPR

4. Nomenclature of inorganic compounds

5. Defined: Chemical structure versus chemical formula

6. Chemical structure and chemical formulae of six strong acids

7. Chemical reactions of acids and bases when dissolved in water

I. RULES OF THE GAMEA. SyllabusB. AttendanceC. If You Want SomethingD. Office HoursE. Note Well—Ethics

II. TYPES OF THINKING IN THIS COURSEEating an elephant

III. COURSE METHODA. Student PassivityB. Active Participation in Team LearningC. Types of Speech

IV. CLASSROOM DAILY SCHEDULEGrading

SYLLABUS WRITE DOWN THIS LINK NOW NOW NOW:

http://boyles.sdsmt.edu/SyllabiFall2011/Chem326.htm

CONTAINS THE ANSWER TO EVERY QUESTION I AM ASKED WHEN I REPLY ‘READ THE SYLLABUS’

EXPECT A QUIZ ON THE SYLLABUS

RULES OF THE GAME

Required. Period.Makeups for school sponsored activities ONLY as per

university policy. Period.• No exams or quizzes given other than at

scheduled time. Period.• Two quizzes thrown out—additional missed for

any reason get zeros

• If you blow off two early on and then you have to go to your dog’s funeral the last month, you have blown your chances. Period.

Attendance

IF YOU WANT SOMETHING

YOU REGISTER YOUR REQUEST IN PERSON AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME

1. I do not play telephone tag with students2. I do not answer student email3. I am not on Facebook, LinkedIN, Twitter or other

cutsey venues4. I ABHOR handheld devices of EVERY sort

BE WHERE YOU ARE NOW, NOT SOMEWHERE ELSE YOU AREN’T

I EXPECT THAT…

THIS IS NOT A DISTANCE CLASS, THEREFORE

OFFICE HOURS

BY DEFINITION ARE THE HOURS WHEN YOU MAY SEE ME FOR PROLONGED QUESTIONS ONLY

DON’T ANNOY ME AND ASK IF YOU MAY SEE ME DURING MY OFFICE HOURS, OKAY?? THAT’S WHAT THE HOURS ARE FOR!

FOR SHORT QUESTIONS ON MATERIAL SEE ME IMMEDIATELY AFTER CLASS BEFORE I GO TO MY OFFICE

1.    When to see me:  

Office hours without appointment; Office hours are MWF 11:00 to 11:50. THE best time to see me is immediately after class while I am yet in class if you have quick questions--don't put them off--there will be new material tomorrow.  I handle quick questions quickly and they usually do not need office time. By appointment made while I am yet in class after class but only if you cannot follow above directions. 

For BRIEF questions see me immediately after class while I am yet in  the classroom. 

2.    When NOT to see me:

• Immediately before class. • When I am clearly in a hurry, or when I am clearly in serious

conversation with someone else--wait your turn. • When I am with chemicals or in the laboratory. 

3.    When you MUST see me in my office and not in public:Private matters including grades issues, medical issues, personal matters—yours, not mine.

2. I DO NOT REPEAT WHAT I HAVE ALREADY PUT IN WRITING AND WHAT YOU ARE GIVEN ACCESS TO—SYLLABUS, ASSIGNMENTS, OFFICE HOURS

1. I DO NOT DISCUSS WITH ANY INDIVIDUAL ANY MATTER OF CONCERN TO THE ENTIRE CLASS

3. I DO NOT ANSWER QUESTIONS BEFORE OR DURING QUIZZES AND EXAMS

….to do so fosters learned helplessness on your part

If your question is in the interest of the entire class, ask before the entire class

…..I want to know what YOU know, and what sense you make of the question, even if there is a typo OR ambiguityEveryone has the same information including typos

NO INSIDER SECRETS!!

NOTE WELL. ETHICS

Types of thinking involved in this course1. Verbal

multisyllabic terminologyhighly standardized terminology

2. Logicalchemical structures have names based on molecular features

3. Memoryorganic chemistry has its alphabet(s)

4. Analogicala reaction that occurs for one compound will similarly occur for similar compounds—allows us to predict reactions without doing every one of them in the laboratoryLOOK FOR PATERNS

5. Symbolicorganic chemistry has unique symbols to describe reality

6. Abstractterminology, symbol, reactivity occur together

Make no mistake!

ORGANIC CHEMISTRY IS AN…

QUESTION:

ANSWER…ONE BITE AT A TIME

HOW DO YOU EAT AN ENTIRE ELEPHANT?

Inch by inch…anything’s a cinch!

STUDY—A NOBLE PATH TO WISDOM

“Do, or do not. THERE IS NO ‘TRY.’

--Jedi Master Yoda

L. studium "study, application," originally "eagerness," from studere "to be diligent"

Diligence = Industrious "characterized by energy, effort, attention" (1552)

“The academic norm is that each class period involves one hour of work in class and two hours outside of class for every hour in class” ---Regent Policy Manual

YOUR MILEAGE MAY VARY…

THE SOONER YOU MAKE YOUR FIRST 10,000 MISTAKES….

THE SOONER YOU MAY BEGIN TO CORRECT THEM

IN SOME CLASSROOMS, STUDENTS….

LOOK PASSIVELY

GAWK ▸ verb:  look with amazement; look stupidly

LISTEN PASSIVELY

….which IN CLASSROOMS is known as…

ARE TALKED TO =STUDENT PASSIVITY

“IN ONE EAR AND OUT THE OTHER”

THE TROUBLE WITH LECTURE….THE MORE I LECTURE…THE MORE YOU WATCH and LISTEN…

THE LESS YOU STUDY…

THE LESS YOU COME TO CLASS PREPARED….

THE LESS YOU LEARN….

THE LESS COMPETITIVE YOU ARE WITH STUDENTS ELSEWHERE….INCLUDING HERE

THE LESS EDUCATION YOU GET FOR YOUR MONEY

THE MORE YOU ARE PASSIVE, THE MORE YOU FOOL YOURSELF INTO THINKING YOU UNDERSTAND…SO….

ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IS PREFERABLE TO PASSIVITY

…EVEN SO, SPEECH COMES IN TWO DIFFERENT FLAVORS:

1. “EMPTY TALK”

blah blah blah….

yap yap yap…. OR….

2. FULL SPEECH

…nucleophilic attack on the carbonyl carbon…

…the hydroxide ion is a very poor leaving group …

..it’s the strongest acid because of the position on the Periodic Table…

…since carbon is in Group IV it has 4 valence electrons…

Daily Classroom Schedule

Debrief while sitting with your group over assignment your last-minute questions; it may be to your benefit  to begin this before the hypothetical bell rings. It is too late to begin studying the material at this point. NO ONE IS TO BE STUDYING ALONE or I will presume you are failing to use this time wisely

Individual quiz; pass in.

Group quiz

Quiz solutions and questions from floor; assignment given for next  period. 

1. GROUP 5 minutes 10:00 to 10:05

2. DEGROUP 20 minutes 10:05 to ~10:25

3. REGROUP 10 minutes 10:25 to ~10:40

4. DEBRIEF 10 minutes 10:40 to 10:50

GRADINGThere will be daily quizzes and 2 or 3 examinations. In addition a comprehensive final for the semester will be given as scheduled during finals' week.

The daily quiz score will be A MIX OF GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL SCORES.

Each exam including the final exam is an individual exam and each counts as 100 points.

There are approximately 350 quiz points, 300 exam points, and 100 final exam points = 750 points for the semester. Keep this in mind. Be able to calculate your percentage grade each period. I will not do it for you. Some quizzes have the opportunity for bonus points. These can but be in your interest as they are over and above the 10 point daily quiz total used to calculate your grade.

ASSIGNMENTS AT END OF EACH PERIOD: 1.1 TO 1.8 FOR THIS FRIDAYAPPROXIMATELY 10-11 CHAPTERS COVERED THIS SEMESTER

~ 550 PAGES/ 35 PERIODS = 16 PAGES/ PERIOD

KEEP IT IN PERSPECTIVE—

1. WIDE MARGINS2. LOTZA PICTURES3. YOU HAVE SOLUTIONS TO EVERY

PROBLEM-- USE SOLUTIONS MANUAL

SUMMARY:1. INDIVIDUAL, OUT-OF-CLASS STUDY

2. GROUP PROCESSING BY TEAM LEARNINGA. DEBRIEF 5 MINUTESB. INDIVIDUAL QUIZ 20 MINUTESC. GROUP QUIZ 10 MINUTES

2 HOURS OUT OF CLASS PER EACH CLASS PERIOD14-16 PAGES IN TEXT USE SOLUTIONS MANUAL

3. FINAL REVIEW

THE AMOUNT OF WORK YOU WILL DO IN THIS CLASS IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO DO IN LECTURE TO GET THE SAME GRADE—DON’T FOOL YOURSELF

READING--GUESS WHAT?YOU WON’T UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING YOU READ THE FIRST TIME—

PEOPLE OVERESTIMATE THEIR INTELLIGENCE AND ABILITY

YOUR COMPREHENSION WILL IMPROVE WITH TIME AND EFFORT

YOU WILL NOT BE ALONE—Everyone is in the same boat and faces the same assignment and quiz

YOU CANNOT PASS THIS CLASS ON GROUP SCORES ALONE

THIS KIND OF COURSE IS MORE WORK FOR ME THAN LECTURE IS

IF YOU CAN’T PASS A CLASS ARRANGED LIKE THIS YOU HAVE ZIPPO CHANCE PASSING THIS COURSE BY THE LECTURE METHOD

REMEMBER….

Winners are simply those ….

Who do things losers don’t want to do

http://boyles.sdsmt.edu/SyllabiFall2011/Chem326.htm

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3R MethodThis is intellectual work—to keep mind off of automatic pilot

1. READ—do not merely highlight2. RECITE—ask yourself to

summarize in points what you have read

3. REVIEW—summarize your study session before

leaving it(The mind is a sieve---full of holes stuff leaks out of)

WE DISCUSS, DESCRIBE, MANIPULATE THINGS YOU CANNOT NOT SEE IN THIS CLASS

Periodic Table: Group Number = ___________________________

Total number of electrons for SOCl2 = _____________________

Central atom of SOCl2 = ______________________________Geometry of SOCl2 is given by this METHOD ________________

Lewis Dot Structure of SOCl2 = _______________________

Geometry of SOCl2 = __________________________

Hybridization around each atom of SOCl2 = ______

Quiz

EXCEPT BY REPRESENTATIONS of their REALITY That you are tested on

Organic Chemistry = The chemistry of carbon compounds

Chemistry = study at the molecular level of the synthesis, reactions, classification, strict nomenclature

At least 7 million compared with 1 million inorganic compounds. Why?

The foundation for further study inChemistryBiochemistry, polymer chemistry, pharmaceutical chemistryChemical Engineering and Industrial chemistryMedicine

Pervasive in society. IncludesSubstances in living organisms: carbohydrates, fats

and oils, proteins, nucleic acidsPetroleum and biobased materials: fuels, dyes,

pharmaceuticals, plastics and polymeric materials, fibers

Types of thinking involved in this course1. Verbal

multisyllabic terminologyhighly standardized terminology

2. Logicalchemical structures have names based on molecular features

3. Memoryorganic chemistry has its alphabet(s)

4. Analogicala reaction that occurs for one compound will similarly occur for similar compounds—allows us to predict reactions without doing every one of them them in the laboratoryLOOK FOR PATERNS

5. Symbolicorganic chemistry has unique symbols to describe reality

6. Abstractterminology, symbol, reactivity occur together

ANY DOG CAN CHASE A FRISBEE…

BUT TRY TO TEACH THEM ORGANIC

• And all they do is watch and listen and pant• Organic is a language• The best way to learn a language is to speak it