Ramona Gonzalez,University of Texas at Austin

CHEMISTRY 313N, SPRING 2007
General and Organic Chemistry

COURSE SYLLABUS 

http://courses.cm.utexas.edu/rgonzalez/ch313n

Incomplete; additional information given in class

FINAL EXAM :FRIDAY MAY 11, 2-5PM; MEZ 1.306

OFFICE HOURS FOR FINAL:

General Chemistry (TA Eric): Wed May 9, 5-7pm, WEL 2.308

Organic Chemistry (Gonzalez): Thu May 10, 12-2pm, WEL 2.304

Table of Contents

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Coursedescription, Meeting time and Location 
Instructor
TeachingAssistant
Textbookand Notes
Attendance
Homework
Exams and Grading
Important Dates
Scholastic Dishonesty
Syllabus,Tentative schedule and Links to the Notes on the Internet

Course description, Meeting time and Location

Course Number: CH313N
                 Unique Number: 53795
Description: General and Organic Chemistry for Human Ecology and Nursing students.I t may not be counted towards any chemistry degree. In general chemistry, it covers basic concepts on matter, structure of the atom, radioactivity, chemical bonds and chemical reactions, gases, solids and liquids, solutions, acids and bases. In organic chemistry, it covers hydrocarbons, alcohols, phenols, ethers,  aldehydes  and ketones.
No prerequisite

Meeting Time: Mon, Wed, Fri: 8:00-9:00am,
Location: GEA105

Instructor

Name: Dr. Ramona Gonzalez

E-mail: ramgonz@mail.utexas.edu

Office hours: Mon 9- 10am, WEL 5.239

Review session: every Monday: 5-7pm , WAG 101

Teaching Assistant

    Name: Eric Montemayor

  E-mail: emontemayor@mail.utexas.edu

Office hours: Wed 9-10am and Thu 10-11am in MBB 3.422

  Help sessions:  Mon 4-5pm, Cubicle A (across the hall from WEL 1.308)

Textbook and Notes

TEXTBOOK: GENERAL, ORGANIC AND BIOCHEMISTRY. Second Ed.,2006. WH Freeman and Co, New-York.  Ira Blei and George Odian.
 
NOTES: Notes from the course can be accessed through the internet at the address given above or through the Chemistry Department . Double click on syllabus (blue or violet) in the Table of Contents and double click on the desired chapter number highlighted in blue or violet. These notes can be printed in WEL 2.302 or in the microcomputer center on the 2nd floor of the Undergraduate Library (UGL).

Attendance

Attendance to the course is mandatory. Selected notes from the course can be accessed on the Web but it is not a University-at-distance course. All     material and information relevant to the course and subject to questions  in exams might not be on the Web. 

Homework

HOMEWORK will be assigned in class and in notes on the internet but  will not be collected or graded. Answers to problems will be discussed  in Help session and office hours by the TA.

Exams will be given during  class time on the following dates:
                 Exam 1: Wed, Feb 7
                 Exam 2: Wed, Mar 7
                 Exam 3: Mon, Apr  9
    These in-class exams will be given at the usual class time (8-8:50am) in GEA 105.  

    Ex 2: Tue, Mar 6, 5-7pm, WEL 1.316      

    Ex 3: Thu, Apr 5, 5-7pm, WEL 3.502

Final Examination ( Comprehensive and mandatory) : Fri  May  11;  2-5pm, MEZ 1.306

Grading:

Each in-class exam will be worth 20 pts;

The final exam will be worth 40 pts ( organic: 20pts; general: 20 pts )

On the basis of your total pts, your grade will be as follows

  A: 90-100 pts
   B: 80-89
  C: 70-79
  D: 60-69
   F: 0-59

GROUND RULES:
  Exams will be multiple choices. Answers will be written with pencils   on scantron.           
No books or notes may be used.
Non-programmable calculators only.
  Bring your UT EID student card.

                       

Important Dates

Jan 31: Last day add/drop period (WEL 2.212)
Feb 12: Last day to drop a course without possible academic   penalty    
Mar 26: Last day to drop a course for non-academic reasons, with Dean's  approval

Scholastic Dishonesty policy

Scholastic dishonesty will not be tolerated and will be prosecuted to the full extent. You are expected to have read and understood the current issue of General Information Catalog, published by the Registrar's Office, for information about procedures and about what constitutes scholastic dishonesty.

Syllabus, Tentative Schedule and Links to the Notes on the Internet

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