OrganicChemistry(CHEM220A)

MTWRF10:1012:00
BiologicalSciencesBLDG1220
Dr.MichelleSulikowski
Office:SC7660
Phone:3434106
email:michelle.m.sulikowski@vanderbilt.edu
Textbook:

FrancisCarey,OrganicChemistry,McGrawHill,9thed.
CareyandAtkins,StudyGuideandSolutionsManualforOrganic
Chemistry,9thed.

CoursePacket:

AvailableatthecampuscopycenterREQUIRED

MechanismPacket Availablefromtheinstructor(pleasebring$10tofirstdaylecture)
Lab(Chem219a):YoumustbeenrolledinChemistry219a,OrganicChemistry
Laboratory,unlessyouarerepeatingthiscourseand/orhavebeengivenequivalent
coursecreditforthelab.
Recitation:Thereisnosummerrecitation.
BlackBoard:Theanswerkeytoexams,additionallecturenotesandothermaterialswill
bepostedonBlackBoard.
OfficeHourswithDr.Sulikowski: Officehoursaresubjecttochangewithoutprior
notification,butwillnormallybeheldinmyofficeatthefollowingtimes
Beforeorafterclass
CourseContent:Chapters112and14inthetextbookplusanyadditionalmaterials
introducedduringlecture.Thegoalofthecourseistocreateafoundationtounderstand
organicstructure,reactionsandmechanisms.
Examinations:
50minuteexams
Sapling
MechanismWorkbook

5@100points
50points
50points

GradingScale:93100=A
9092=A

8386=B
8082=B

7376=C
7072=C

8789=B+

7779=C+

6069=Drange

MakeupWork:
Dotothefastpacednatureofthesummersessioncourse,makeupexamsareonlygiven
inextremecaseswithauniversityexcused.
ExamGradingPolicies:
Allworkwillbegradedbytheinstructorandateachingassistant.Wemakeerrorson
occasion.Ifyouthinkthatamistakehasbeenmade,followtheguidelinesbelow.
1. Regraderequestishonoredforoneweekafterthereturnoftheitemtotheclass
asawhole.After7calendardays,thegradeisfinalandIwillnotregradethe
workunlessthemistakeisasimpleadditionerroronmypart.
2. Allrequestsmustbemadeinwritingonaseparatesheetofpaper.Stateyourcase
clearly.Lookatquestion7isnotclearandconcise.Tellmewhy
3. Makenomarksorcorrectionsonthereturnedexam.Itisoftenhardtotellwhatis
anewmarkonthepaperandwhatwasoriginal.Thiswillhelpusbothavoidan
awkwardsituation.
4. Someexamswillbephotocopiedatrandomtoensurethatregraderequestsare
legitimate
SpecialAssistance:
Somestudentsneedextratimeforexamsorperhapsaquietplacewithoutdistraction.I
willdomybesttoaccommodateyouforexaminationsifyougivenoticepriortothe
exam.
Ifyoumissclassduetoareligiousholiday,whichyouareactivelyobserving,pleasesee
meforclassnotes.Inthecaseofexamsyouarerequiredtoinformmeoneweekin
advancesowecanmakeaccommodationsforamakeupexam.
Learning:
Incollege,mostlearninghappensoutsideoftheclassroom.Inlectureyouwillbe
presentedwithinformationthatwillhelpyoutofocusyourstudytime.Studentswhodo
notperformwellarethosewhocometoclassunpreparedandwhohavenotstudiedona
regulardailybasis.Keepupwiththework,memorizealittleeverydayanddothe
homework.ThesearethesimplekeystosuccessOhanddocomeseemetoshareyour
joysandfrustrationsandwithquestionsaboutallsortsofthings,evenchemistry.

TentativeExamandLectureCoverageSchedule
Date

Topic

SpecialEvents

June2
June3
June4
June5
June8

Chapter1
Chapter1
Chapter2
Chapter3
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EXAM1(Chapters1,2&3)

June9
June10
June11
June12
June15

Chapter4
Chapter4/5
Chapter5/6
Chapter6
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EXAM2(Chapters4,5&6)

June16
June17
June8
June19
June22

Chapter7
Chapter7/8
Chapter8
Chapter8
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EXAM3(Chapters7&8)

June23
June24
June26
June26
June29

Chapter9
Chapter10
Chapter11
Chapter12
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June30
July1
July2
July3

Chapter12
Chapter14
SpecialTopic(ST)
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EXAM4(Chapters9,10&11)

Exam5(Chapters12,14&ST)