Chemistry 215: Structure and Reactivity
Winter Term 2013
URL: https://ctools.umich.edu/
Dr. Joey Braymer
Prof Anna Mapp
Prof Melanie Sanford
Sec 100 MWF 9-10 AM
Sec 300 MWF 12-1 PM
Sec 400 MWF 2-3 PM
Rm 1800 Chemistry
Rm 1800 Chemistry
Rm 1800 Chemistry
jbraymer@umich.edu
amapp@umich.edu
mssanfor@umich.edu
Textbooks:
S. N. Ege, Organic Chemistry, 5th Ed. Houghton Mifflin Co., 2003.
S. N. Ege, R. Kleinman, P. Zitek, Study Guide for Organic Chemistry, 5th Ed Houghton Mifflin
Co., 2003
Recommended: A set of Molecular Models.
Coursepack: Available at bookstores (samples of previous exams & study advice).
Chemistry 215 continues directly from Chemistry 210, using the subject matter of organic chemistry as a
vehicle for introducing fundamental concepts in chemistry, science, and general learning skills. The course will
generally follow the topics suggested by the text. However, you should not expect (or want!) a simple
recapitulation of the textbook examples. Use the lectures in two ways: first, as another perspective on the ‘map
of concepts’ that links the examples together; and second, as a chance to see a more expert leaner in action.
The exams will test your ability to project and apply the broad concepts to new and unfamiliar situations.
Your grade will be based on your cumulative performance towards the course total of 600 points. Only exam
mean and range values are determined for any individual examination. Letter grades are not assigned for
individual examinations.
Examinations:
Tuesday, Feb 5, 6:15-7:45 PM (120 points) Ch 13-14, 23.1-2 + Chem 210
Tuesday, Mar 12, 6:15-7:45 PM (120 points) Ch 15-16, 21.2, 21.8
Tuesday, Apr 9, 6:15-7:45 PM (120 points) Ch 17, Catalysis, Biopolymers I
Final Exam: Monday Apr 29th, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM (240 points) Cumulative
Exam rooms: Rooms will be announced the week prior to the exam and posted on C-Tools. Alternate exam
times are offered for demonstrated conflicts only.
Graded examinations will be returned in your laboratory section, or in lecture if you are not enrolled in lab.
Please check your exams for adding/grading (clerical) errors. Regrade appeals go to faculty instructors (in
writing only) for one week after exams are returned. Except for clerical errors, regrade requests will be a
reevaluation of the entire exam. Documented cases of cheating are automatically sent to Academic Actions.
Open Discussions with the primary instructors will run Monday Jan 14th thru Monday April 22nd in 1800 Chem
from 5:00-8:00 PM excluding MLK, Jr. Day and the week of Winter recess: 5-6 PM, Prof. Sanford; 6-7 PM,
Prof. Mapp; 7-8 PM, Dr. Braymer.
Office hours: Each GSI will have office hours each week in the SLC. Times will be announced on C-Tools.
Resources
There are many resources available to you in this course. Do not mistake them for ways to avoid the real
learning process. This is an error that students often realize too late. Not all of these opportunities are right for
everyone. Pick something with the idea of helping your learning:
(1) Your textbook; (2) GSI office hours; (3) Open discussions; (4) the course pack (read the essays carefully);
coursepack problems specifically related to lecture material to focus on will be posted on C-Tools; (5)
informal peer study groups offered through the Science Learning Center; (6) form your own groups around
discussing chemistry, commandeer classrooms or SLC corrals and teach each other the ideas. URL for SLC:
www.umich.edu/~slc ; (7) C-Tools resources: additional problems and handouts from the instructors.
Additionally, Piazza will be used for peer and instructor-led discussions of course material.
On Cheating
We have a no tolerance policy for cheating. See the coursepack for details.
Advice on succeeding in CHEM 215
• A list of text problems is available on C-Tools. Do these! Do not rely ONLY on old examinations. As the
semester progresses, additional practice problems will be available on C-Tools to supplement the
coursepack.
• Do not wait until just before the exams to begin learning… you can use the coursepack of examinations and
other practice problems to help you know what you know, AND to know what you do not know!
• Read ahead for general meaning, multiple readings of information makes better connections. Do not feel
compelled to understand every adverb the first time through.
• Learn the difference between “information” (the multiplication tables) and “understanding” (creating and
solving the multiplication problems).
• Ideas are NOT just things to make lists of! Ideas should be tried out. At every point in the course, you should
be able to put the name of a topic on a sheet of blank paper, close all of your books and notes, and explain
the topic (like you were giving a lesson) in words and with examples you create. Learn how to teach this
subject and you will develop test-taking skills!
• Do problems at a different time from when you are reading about ideas. Learn to understand what you know
by also understanding what you do not know. Work back and forth between reading and studying time and
problem-solving time as separate blocks. Do no link reading about a topic with all of its problems or else you
will not be able to identify it again when you see it.
• Problems are solved by (1) identifying and (2) applying; if you can’t do (1), it doesn’t matter how well you do
(2). If you cannot figure out what a problem is about, you cannot actually say you solved it.
On Exam Re-grades
We do our best to grade examinations with consistency and fairness. However, we can make errors. If you feel
an error has been made, print out a re-grade policy form (found in the resources section of C-Tools) and use
the form to write out the error, pointing specifically to the problem, and attach the form to your exam. Turn your
exam with attached form in to a faculty instructor. Regrade requests for mathematical errors can be fixed
quickly and without a comprehensive re-grade of the entire exam, although all pages will be re-counted. If you
ask for a regrade (vs. a re-add) we will regrade the entire exam. You may gain or lose points on problems
when the independent re-grader goes through your exam. Your final score may be reduced in this process.
Week
1
2
3
4
5
Tues.
6
7
8
9
10
Tues.
11
12
13
14
Tues.
15
16
Mon.
Lect #
1 to 2
3 to 5
Jan. 21
6 to 7
8 to 10
11
Feb. 5
12 to 16
17 to 20
21 to 22
23
Mar. 12
24 to 28
29 to 31
32 to 34
35
Apr. 9
36 to 40
41
Apr. 29
Lecture Topic
Chem 210 Review
Alcohols
No class (MLK, Jr. Day)
Aldehydes and Ketones
Aldehydes and Ketones; Carbohydrate biomonomers
Exam 1 Review
Exam 1: (210, Ch 13 and 14, 23.1-2)
Carboxylic Acids and Derivatives
Carboxylic Acids and Derivatives; Peptides & Lipids
Enols and Enolates
No class (Winter recess)
Exam 2 Review
Exam 2: (Exam 1 material and Ch 15, 16, 21.2, 21.8)
Enols and Enolates
Catalysis
Biopolymers I: how enzymes do organic chemistry
Exam 3 Review
Exam 3: (Exam 1 & 2, Ch 17, 21.6, 23.8, 25.2)
Biopolymers II: energy from plants and fat
Final Review
Final Exam (cumulative)
Reading Assignments
Ch 1-10
Ch 13.1-13.5, 13.7
Ch 14.1-14.7
Ch 14 14.8-14.9; 23.1-23.2
6:15 PM to 7:45 PM
Ch 15.1-15.7
Ch 15.8-15.9; 21.2, 21.8
Ch 16.1, 16.3-16.5
6:15 PM to 7:45 PM
Ch 17.1-17.5
Ch 13.5; 14.7; 15.5-6; 17.4
Ch 17.6; 21.6; 23.8; 25.2
6:15 PM to 7:45 PM
Ch 21.3; 23.7; 23.9
10:30 AM to 12:30 PM