V. Tentative Course Outline and Exam Schedule: 1st Semester Week Quiz Topic/Chapter(s) one 8/24 8/26 none Chapter 1- Structure and Bonding – two 8/29 9/2 1 Chapter 1/7- Acid Base Chemistry – three 9/5 9/16 2 Chapter 2 Nomenclature and Structure – – four 9/12 9/16 3 Chapter 2 Conformations Exam 1 : 9/16 – – five 9/19 9/23 Finish Chapter 2 and Begin Chapter 3 – six 9/26 9/30 4 Chapter 3 - Alkenes – seven 10/3-10/7 5 Chapter 4 Reactions of Alkenes Exam 2: 10/7 – eight 10/10-10/13 Chapter 4 and Chapter 5- Stereochemistry nine 10/18-10/21 6 Chapter 5 - Stereochemistry ten 10/24-10/28 7 Chapter 5 and Chapter 6 - Alkynes eleven 10/31-11/4 8 Chapter 6 Alkynes Exam 3: 11/4 – twelve 11/7-11/11 Chapter 7 - Dienes thirteen 11/14-11/18 9 Chapter 8 - Substitution fourteen 11/21-11/23 10 Chapter 9 Elimination Reactions – fifteen 11/29-12/2 11 Chapter 9 Elimination Reactions Exam 4: 12/2 – sixteen 12/5-12/9 Chapters 10 and 11- Reactions seventeen 12/12-12/16 12 Chapter 12- Radicals Final Exam 12/16 Learning Goals: First Semester- Be able to describe atomic and molecular structure and bonding, and properly represent organic molecules. Be able to classify organic compounds by structure, use the IUPAC nomenclature, and identify conformational effects in organic compounds. Be able to write the mechanisms for reactions of alkenes and be able to predict the products of reactions of alkenes. Be able to draw and interpret reaction coordinate diagrams, and be able to relate the energetic changes associated with chemical reactions to equilibrium constants and rate; be able to differentiate kinetic versus thermodynamic control of reactions. Be able to identify the of isomerism in organic compounds, to identify and classify chiral centers, and explain the physical and chemical consequences of chirality.
V. Tentative Course Outline and Exam Schedule: 1st Semester Week Quiz Topic/Chapter(s) one 8/24 – 8/26 none Chapter 1- Structure and Bonding two 8/29 – 9/2 1 Chapter 1/7- Acid Base Chemistry three 9/5 – 9/16 2 Chapter 2 – Nomenclature and Structure four 9/12 – 9/16 3 Chapter 2 – Conformations Exam 1 : 9/16 five 9/19 – 9/23 Finish Chapter 2 and Begin Chapter 3 six 9/26 – 9/30 4 Chapter 3 - Alkenes seven 10/3-10/7 5 Chapter 4 – Reactions of Alkenes Exam 2: 10/7 eight 10/10-10/13 Chapter 4 and Chapter 5- Stereochemistry nine 10/18-10/21 6 Chapter 5 - Stereochemistry ten 10/24-10/28 7 Chapter 5 and Chapter 6 - Alkynes eleven 10/31-11/4 8 Chapter 6 – Alkynes Exam 3: 11/4 twelve 11/7-11/11 Chapter 7 - Dienes thirteen 11/14-11/18 9 Chapter 8 - Substitution fourteen 11/21-11/23 10 Chapter 9 – Elimination Reactions fifteen 11/29-12/2 11 Chapter 9 – Elimination Reactions Exam 4: 12/2 sixteen 12/5-12/9 Chapters 10 and 11- Reactions seventeen 12/12-12/16 12 Chapter 12- Radicals Final Exam 12/16 Learning Goals: First Semester- Be able to describe atomic and molecular structure and bonding, and properly represent organic molecules. Be able to classify organic compounds by structure, use the IUPAC nomenclature, and identify conformational effects in organic compounds. Be able to write the mechanisms for reactions of alkenes and be able to predict the products of reactions of alkenes. Be able to draw and interpret reaction coordinate diagrams, and be able to relate the energetic changes associated with chemical reactions to equilibrium constants and rate; be able to differentiate kinetic versus thermodynamic control of reactions. Be able to identify the of isomerism in organic compounds, to identify and classify chiral centers, and explain the physical and chemical consequences of chirality.
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