12/26/2024 9:12:43 PM	CHEM 8 Course Outline as of Fall 2000	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  CHEM 8	Title:  INTRO ORGANIC CHEM
Full Title:  Introductory Organic Chemistry
Last Reviewed:9/23/2024

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	5.00	Lecture Scheduled	4.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	70.00
Minimum	5.00	Lab Scheduled	3.00		17.5 min.	Lab Scheduled	52.50
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	7.00			Contact Total	122.50
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  140.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 262.50

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade Only
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly: 

Catalog Description:

An introduction to the principles, nomenclature, structure and reaction mechanisms of Organic Chemistry.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Chem 1A.

Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

An introduction to the principles, nomenclature, structure and reaction mechanisms of Organic Chemistry.

(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:Chem 1A.
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	B1	Physical Science		Fall 1981
	B3	Laboratory Activity
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	5A	Physical Sciences		Fall 1981
	5C	Fulfills Lab Requirement
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Not Certificate/Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

A successful student in Chemistry 8 should be able to:

- use bonding theories to explain structures and structural features of

  organic compounds

- use intermolecular forces to predict and explain the relative boiling

  points, melting points and water solubilities of organic compounds

- name simple organic compounds using the IUPAC system of nomenclature

- apply resonance theory to organic compounds

- apply acid-base theories to organic compounds

- predict and draw the possible conformations of alicyclic and cyclic

  organic compounds

- predict if a given organic structure is chiral and optically active

- determine the stereochemical relationship between pairs of compounds

- predict the influence a change in structure will have on an organic

  reaction

- predict and explain the products of reactions involving organic

  compounds

- predict if a substitution reaction is occuring by the SN1 or SN2

  mechanism

- predict if an elimination reaction is occurring by the E1 or E2

  mechanism

- write a logical mechanism for an organic reaction

- predict if a structure is aromtic

- apply the principles of organic chemistry to biomolecules such as

  carbohydrates and proteins

- demonstrate an understanding of theoretical ideas in organic chemistry

  by application of these concepts to performed experiments

- learn appropriate laboratory skills germane to organic chemistry,

  including crystallization, extraction, distillation, chromatography

  and spectroscopic methods

- understand the theory behind crystallization, extraction,

  distillation, chromatography and spectroscopic methods

- operate the infrared spectrophotometer

- analyze infrared spectra

- operate a gas chromatograph

- analyze a gas chromatogram

- effectively communicate observations and subsequent conclusions by

  means of written laboratory reports

Topics and Scope

LECTURE MATERIAL

1.  Bonding and structure of organic compounds

2.  Acid-base chemistry

3.  Organic reactions

4.  Alkanes and cycloalkanes

5.  Stereochemistry

6.  Alkenes

7.  Alkynes

8.  Alcohols, ethers and sulfur compounds

9.  Aldehydes and ketones

10. Carbohydrates

11. Carboxylic acids

12. Derivatives of carboxylic acids

13. Amines

14. Polypeptides and Proteins

LABORATORY MATERIAL

1.  Crystallization

2.  Melting point determinations

3.  Infrared spectroscopy

4.  Simple distillation

5.  Gas chromatography

6.  Liquid-liquid Extraction

7.  Steam distillation

8.  Polarimetry

9.  Isolation of organic compounds

10. Synthesis of organic compounds

11. Structure determination

Assignments:

Assignments for Chemistry 8 include:

1.  specific reading and study assignments (averaging 40-50 pages per

   week)

2.  completion of end-of-chapter exercises (averaging 25-30 pages per

   week)

3.  writing (on average) one laboratory report per week and previewing

   upcoming laboratory experiments and completion of the required

   pre-laboratory assignment.

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 20 - 60%
Written homework, Lab reports, Essay exams
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 5 - 10%
Homework problems, Lab reports, Quizzes, Exams
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 1 - 5%
Class performances, LAB SKILL EVALUATION
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 30 - 70%
PROBLEM SOLVING AND SHORT ESSAY
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 0%
None

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

FUNDAMENTALS OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY: McMurry, Brooks/Cole, 1998

ORGANIC CHEMISTRY: A BRIEF COURSE: Atkins and Carey, McGraw Hill, 1997

INTRODUCTION TO ORGANIC CHEMISTRY: Brown, Saunders, 1999

MICROSCALE TECHNIQUES FOR THE ORGANIC LAB: Mayo and Pike, Wiley, 1998

ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY MANUAL: Svoronos and Sarlo, W.C. Brown, 1997

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