CHEMISTRY 430
Lecture Information

Fall Term, 2008

Dr. Martin Maresch

Office: 404B Ulmer

Office Hours: MWF  10-11, T 9-10:50, F 2:15-3:30

email: mmaresch@lhup.edu

Phone: 2055

Lecture: MWF 9 to 9:55 am; U301

Lab: Th 2:10 to 5:00 pm; U404

Textbooks (required):

  • *I

Other Required Materials:

  • HGS molecular structure model C set for organic chemistry.*
  • A laboratory notebook with alternating white and yellow sheets, carbon paper, and numbered pages. If you have space in one you've already started, you may use that.
  • Safety glasses. It is the law in Pennsylvania that safety glasses be worn in a laboratory setting.*
  • Gloves (NOT latex. They dissolve in most organic solvents.)
  • Magic marker
  • An email account.*

Optional Material:
Molecular Modeling Software. Copies of ChemDraw and Chem3D will be available in the Ulmer computer room.

Point Distribution:

Total Course: 500 points

Grading for the course will be split into three parts:

  1. Two hourly exams (100 points each)
  2. Two homework assignments (25 points each)

    You may work together on homework assignments, but you must indicate on your paper with whom you worked and you must turn in separate assignments. Do not copy from one another but use your own words. That ancient Chinese proverb is applicable here as well.

  3. The final paper (75 points) and presentation (50 points)
  4. Laboratory (125 points)

Tentative Course Schedule:
Additions, omissions, and other modifications will be provided in class and on this web site.

Homework 1:  Due Mon., Oct. 15; rewrite due Mon., Nov. 5
Homework 2:  Due Mon., Nov. 19

Exam 1:   Fri., Oct. 26

Exam 2:  Fri., Nov. 30

Final Experiment Presentation (15 minutes): Presentations will be on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 10-11:50 am, the time scheduled for the final exam. The format for the final report is on the web site. ALL FINAL REPORTS MUST BE TURNED IN ON DECEMBER 7, THE LAST SCHEDULED LECTURE DAY. THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS.

(The times of the hourly exams are subject to change. Announcements will be made in class and on this Web page.)

Tentative Lecture Schedule:

Attendance:

Attendance in lecture is not mandatory; however, you should attend lecture regularly. Remember, students who attend lecture do better, on the average, than students who don't. Be an active learner; ask questions and answer them. I won't always lecture; some of the time you will spend discussing the assignments. Part of your grade will depend on how much you participate in lecture discussion. Attendance in laboratory is required and will count as part of your grade.

Email and the Internet

Up-to-date information about the course and links to interesting Web sites will be posted on the Chem 430 Web site. You are expected to check this Web site and your email frequently (at least every other day).