CHM 2210 Organic Chemistry I – Spring 2016
Instructor: Dr. Mark Italia
Office: LY 206
Phone: 727-712-5459
Email: Italia.mark@spcollege.edu or through MyCourses
Prerequisite: CHM 2046
Corequisite: CHM 2210L (Withdrawing from lecture requires that you also withdraw from lab)
Required Supplies to be Furnished by the Student:
1. Organic Chemistry by Janice Smith – 4th edition
2. Scantron Form 882E for all exams; 5 total.
3. Access to MyCourses
Class Attendance and Participation:
1. Regular class attendance and participation is expected and required. This
includes coming to class prepared to answer questions and to work problems. In
order to do this properly you must read the sections in advance of the lecture and
keep up with all assignments.
Class time consists of lecture and problem-solving of either in-text or worksheet
problems. Attendance will be taken at every class meeting. If you incur more
than 2 absences prior to the withdrawal date of March 23, 2016, you may be
subject to administrative withdrawal, which means that you will receive a WF;
a WF grade is calculated as an F for GPA purposes.
2. Late Arrivals. If an unavoidable circumstance causes you to be late, you are
expected to enter the classroom quietly and unobtrusively by taking the nearest
available seat. Work schedules are not valid reasons for lateness or absences.
Those schedules need to be conducive to your regular class attendance.
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3. General Rules:
Regular Lectures: If you miss class, it will be entirely your responsibility to
obtain any notes, handouts, announcements, changes to the syllabus, etc. from
another student. In addition, be sure to check MyCourses for any assignments or
other documents.
Text Book Reading: It will be beneficial to keep up by reading the text book.
The book has information in it that may not be covered in lecture, but that you
will be held responsible for knowing. Solving the problems presented in the book
during and at the end of the chapters will help you be successful on the quizzes
and exams.
Quizzes: Quizzes will be announced (possibly unannounced), given in-class and
must be finished in the time allotted. No make-ups are given for any reason.
One of your lowest quiz grades will be dropped, so if you miss one, it will be your
dropped grade. All missed quizzes will be given a grade of zero.
Exams: All exams must be taken at the time they are scheduled. If you arrive late
for an exam you will be allowed to take it, but the test must be turned in at the
normal end time, no extra time is provided. Your lowest exam grade will be
dropped.
Make-up exams are given at my discretion. It is possible that you will be given
permission to take a make-up exam if you have made prior arrangements with me
and I have stated that you have approval. Exams must be made up within the
same week that they are given. Oversleeping/job/forgot are not valid reasons for
missing an exam. Only one make-up exam per student will be allowed, regardless
of the reason for the absences.
Testing and Grading Policy:
The following criteria will be used to determine your final grade for this course:
1.
Quizzes will count 10 percent of the grade. Your lowest quiz grade will be
dropped. There are no make-ups for quizzes.
2.
Exams will count for 70 percent of the grade. There will be four in-class,
closed book exams. These will be given after the completion of specific chapters
as indicated in the syllabus. There are no formal reviews for exams. One exam
grade will be dropped.
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3.
The Final Exam will count for 20 percent of your grade. This exam is
comprehensive, covering all material of the semester. You should review for this
throughout the semester.
4.
Class Participation: Although a subjective measure, class participation will only
help your grade.
5.
Aside from extra credit questions on exams, there is no other extra credit in this
class. The time to be concerned about your final grade is NOT at the end of
the semester, but early on. Little can be done about a poor grade at the end
of the semester.
Final grades will be assigned as follows:
90% and above
80%-89.9%
70%-79.9%
60%-69.9%
Below 60%
A
B
C
D
F
Other Notes

Ipads, other tablets or laptops may be used in class to follow the lecture. I reserve
the right to ask you to turn off the machine if it is being used for non-class
purposes (ie, Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, etc).

Phones may not be used in class except for use as a calculator. The ringer and
sound must be turned off. Cell phones will not be allowed to be used during a
quiz or exam. Except for a calculator, no other electronic device may be used
or out during class or exams. If a cell phone is out during an exam, the
student will receive a zero for that exam.

Any Calculator may be used. Organic chemistry is not mathematics intensive
so almost any calculator used in previous chemistry or math class may be used.

Photographs and videos are strictly prohibited. No audio/video recordings of
any kind may be made in class of lecture or conversation.
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CHM 2210 Tentative Schedule (subject to change)
1/11, 1/13
Ch. 1: Structure and Bonding
1/18
Martin Luther King Holiday – No Class
1/20, 1/25, 1/27
Ch. 2: Acids and Bases
2/1, 2/3
Ch. 3: Introduction to Organic Molecules
2/8
Exam 1 (Chapters 1, 2, 3)
2/10, 2/15
Ch 4: Alkanes
2/17, 2/22
Ch 5: Stereochemistry
2/24, 2/29, 3/2
Ch 6: Understanding Organic Reactions
3/6 – 3/13
Spring Break
3/14
Exam 2 (Chapters 4, 5, 6)
3/16, 3/21
Ch 7: Alkyl Halides and Nucleophilic Reactions
3/23, 3/28
Ch 8: Alkyl Halides and Substitution Reactions
3/30, 4/4
Ch 9: Alcohols, Ethers and Epoxides
4/6
Exam 3 (Chapters 7, 8, 9)
4/11, 4/13
Ch 10: Alkenes
4/18, 4/20
Ch 11: Alkynes
4/25
Exam 4 (Chapters 10, 11)
4/27
Review for Final
5/4
Final Exam - Comprehensive (all Chapters)
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