CHEM 51C Organic Chemistry S22
MODULES (Smith Organic Chemistry, 6th Ed)
Chemistry 51C Instructional Team:
--Exam Week Study Hall: Wed 6/1, 10-11 am https://uci.zoom.us/j/9562993735
--Final Exam Study Hall: Fri 6/3, 12-1 pm PSLH 100 & https://uci.zoom.us/j/9562993735
--Exam Week Study Hall: Tuesday 10-11 am, RH 188; Friday 11-12 pm, https://uci.zoom.us/j/7582524211
--Exam Week Study Hall: Tue 8-9am in HICF 100K, Fri 11-11:50 pm in HICF 100Q, Fri 1-1:50pm in HICF 100L, Fri 3-3:50 pm in RH188
--Exam Week Study Hall: Tues 2:30-3:30 PM https://uci.zoom.us/j/93011721567
Luis Monreal Duarte -Study Hall: Mon & Wed 1-2 PM: https://uci.zoom.us/j/99972516419
Peter Hu - Study Hall: Tue 1-2 PM: RH 523; Tue 2-3 PM: RH 517
Ryan Lee - Study Hall: Mon 4-6 PM: RH 523
Exam review session materials posted on UCI Organic Chemistry Peer Tutor Website
- Wednesday, April 13th from 6:30-8:30 PM: https://uci.zoom.us/j/91429515422
- Wednesday, May 11th from 6:30-8:30 PM: https://uci.zoom.us/j/91429515422
- Wednesday, May 25th from 6:30-8:30 PM: https://uci.zoom.us/j/91429515422
- Friday, June 3rd from 7:00-9:00 PM: https://uci.zoom.us/j/91429515422
Learning Assistants: Michael Iguban; Xiaokang Jin; Samantha Kim; Alex Ngo; Minh Nguyen; Diana Janinejad; Rithi Rajkumar; Kayla Tran; Kevin Tran
Seminar - Nobel Prize Winner David Macmillan
"From Scotland to Irvine to a Nobel Prize: Why UC Irvine Made it Possible"
Tue, May 24, Irvine Barclay Theater, 6-7 pm REGISTER (free)
Textbook: Janice Smith Organic Chemistry, 6th Ed. Chapters 16-23
Solutions Manual: Janice Smith Study Guide/Solutions Manual for Organic Chemistry, 6th Ed.
You are responsible for ALL the material in these chapters, unless I say otherwise. All previous quarters of my Chem 51C courses, videos, or any content you find on the web refers to the 5th edition of Smith Organic Chemistry. The chapter numbers and problem numbers are different between these two editions. If you choose to use the 5th edition, then you are responsible for translating differences between the two editions.
Lectures: Class activities are in-person, per University of California guidelines, in PSLH 100. I will be posting my lectures online in the course Modules.
Lecture Templates:
Fillable lecture templates for each chapter are available in canvas Files so you can spend less time writing and more time listening.
Weekly Problem Sets/Discussion Section:
• Teamwork and communication skills are an essential part of my class. Paper copies of discussion section worksheets will be available in discussion section. Blank copies of worksheets will be posted in Canvas>Files>DS Problem Sets Blank. At the beginning of discussion section the TA will break you up into teams and assign a problem to each team. One student from each group will be selected at random to present the team's answer and discuss it with the class. We don't provide answer keys to these worksheets; you must attend discussion to get the answers.
• Real science is collaborative. Meet people and study together.
• You may attend any Discussion Section as long as there is room.
Grading: Due to uncertainties related to the pandemic, the lowest midterm grade will be automatically dropped.
Homework/Canvas Quizzes 10%
Midterm Exam I (Ch 16) 25% - Fri, Apr 15
Midterm Exam II (Ch 17-20) 25% - Fri, May 13
Midterm Exam III (Ch 21-23) 25% - Wed, Jun 1
Final Exam (cumulative) 40% - Wed, Jun 8
Course Grades: Course grades will be determined at the end of the course based on the total points earned in the course. Grading may be curved upward but not downward. The distribution of course letter grades will be roughly: 20% A, 30% B, 33% C, 17% D or F, with roughly equal numbers of pluses and minuses. You will automatically receive a grade of A(±) if you make 90.00% of the points or above on the final.
About Exams:
All exams are in-person.
Seats will be assigned.
Exams are closed book, but molecular models are allowed.
There will be absolutely NO make-up exams - sorry.
Old exams from 2014, 2015, 2019, 2021 are available under Files in the subfolder called "Old Exams". These old exams are offered to give a sense of question format and general exam procedures. They are not intended as a replacement for book or quiz problems. Note that Chem 51C covered different chapters of the Smith textbook back in 2014 and 2015. Back then we covered different material, (e.g., Ch 28 instead of Ch 18) in Chem 51C.
Weekly Quizzes
You should work every problem in the book, except those indicated in each module. I will be assigning WEEKLY Canvas Quizzes so you can check your knowledge. The Quiz(zes) in each module count for 1% of your course grade (9 x 1% = 9%); that means all the mini-Quizzes in Module 0 count essentially as one quiz. Later in the course I'll announce an additional extra-modular Quiz worth 1%. (I chose not to add an additional assignment, so the quizzes in Module 0-8 will count for 10% of your course grade.)
How to do well in this course.
1. Attend every lecture and every discussion section
2. Work Problems: The purpose of this class is to teach you to use fundamental principles (e.g., octet rule, electronegativity, resonance, sterics, electrostatics, stereochemistry) to SOLVE PROBLEMS of reactivity and structure. My exams will consist of problems. If you want to do well on my exams then practice solving problems.
a. Work every problem in the book, unless I say otherwise. In every chapter, I identify the problems that aren't helpful.
b. Attend online discussion sections and participate in group problem solving.
Rules:
• Don't cheat. All submitted work must be your own. If you submit work that is not your own then you are subject to a failing grade in the course.
• Offensive or disruptive content is forbidden in this course and on any associated web site like Zoom, Canvas, etc. If you violate this rule, you are subject to a failing grade.
• Per UCI health guidelines you are required to wear a mask in my class and discussion sections.
• If you need an accommodation based on title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, please register with the UCI Disability Services Center (DSC); 949-824-7974 or dsc@uci.edu. It is reasonable to assume that it will impact all of your courses.
• Use WebReg to add, drop, or change your grade option for your classes.
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