Chemistry 103Spring 2017
Mrs. Freschl
Prerequisites: A Grade of C or better in Chemistry 101 or an equivalent chemistry course at another institution. There will be NO exceptions.
My own prerequisite: A good attitudewould be very helpfulfor learning chemistry this semester, for making this course fun (learning can be fun) and for ending up with a good grade.
Required materials:
1)Textbook: "General, Organic and Biochemistry” 8th edition, Denniston, Topping and Caret
Paperback version (approx cost $160)
2) Lab manual: "Catalyst: Prentice Hall Custom Laboratory Program” (approx cost $40)
3) Lab safety goggles ($10)
Lecture attendance: Attendance in lecture is strongly recommended. You will find you will learn a lot in lecture, providing you attend, pay attention and stay awake!!
It is definitely to your benefit to come to lecture.
Effort: This course is time consuming. Plan to put at least 5 hours/week into the course (not counting class time) for rewriting your lecture notes, reading the textbook, studying etc. See attached hand-out called “How to Succeed in Chemistry 103”.
Grading: Lab grade = 15%, Lecture Quizzes = 10%,
Hourly exams = 5%, 15%, 20%, Final exam = 35% (5% is your lowest exam)
OR Hourly exams = 15% each, Final exam = 30%
[However, you cannot pass this course with a “C” without doing at least “C” work on the hourly exams and/or the final, no matter how great you do in lab!!]
Quizzes: There will be a quiz every week, except the week of hourly exams. There are NO make-up quizzes. Two quizzes will be dropped from the average. Do not use them up in the beginning of the semester, since you might need them for illnesses at the end. If you take all the quizzes, your two lowest scores will be dropped. The purpose of quizzes is to help you learn, make sure you keep up with the material and give you practice. They are NOT meant to torture you!! Answers to the quizzes will be posted on D2L.
Problem Sets:These are NOT for a grade and are not required, but they are highly recommended. The answers to these problem sets will be given out in lecture and are on D2L.
Hourly Exams: Tuesday Feb 14, March 14, April 18 and May 9at 5:30 P.M.. These are one hour exams, but I will allow people to remain an extra 20 minutes if you so desire. If you have a job, arrange right now to have time off during those evenings. There are NO make-up exams. 4th exam can replace any missed exam. However, 4th exam is a mini final with material from the beginning of the semester.
FINAL EXAMS: (Exam is Cumulative)
11:00 lecture: Monday May 15th 10:00AM to noon
3:00 lecture: Friday May 19th 3:00 to 5:00 PM.
Office hours: Room 145 (phone # 229-3759) MWF 10:30 to 11:00, and 12:00 to 2:00
My E-mail is
Dropping the course: Last day to drop is March 17!!
Laboratory: Attendance at ALL laboratory meetings is required. Missing several laboratory meetings will result in automaticfailure in the course. An absence from lab will be excused ONLY upon presentation to me of a written request with appropriate documentation. If you know in advance, you can schedule with your TA another time that week to make up the lab. Labs cannot be made up the following week because the equipment and chemicals are not available. Your TA will discuss with you pre-labs, laboratory write-ups and lab reports.
Laboratory Safety: State Laws require that you must wear safety glasses at all times when laboratory work is in progress. You must bring them to the first day of lab. Failure to wear your safety glasses can result in your being banned from the lab, which would result in an 'F' in the course. So please, remember to wear them. Also remember, that although you might know what you are doing, your neighbor might NOT!! You will be working with some dangerous chemicals, and it only takes a small accident to cause loss of an eye.
Sandals and shorts (and mini skirts) are not allowed in the lab. TA’s will not let you in and you will receive a ZERO for the lab.
Discussion class: Attendance in discussion is required. This is when you will get back your lecture quizzes and exams, when the TA will go over the answers to the quizzes, exams and the problem sets, when you will discuss the next lab experiment, when you can ask questions concerning lecture and textbook material, and the questions at the end of the chapter. This can be a very useful time to help you learn Chemistry. Don't waste it.
Web Page: Last year’s hour exams will be on D2L “Desire2Learn”. They will be a very useful study guide to this semester’s exams. I will also post the current quizzes with answers and the current exams with answers.
Fun: I hope to have a good time teaching this course, and I hope you have a good time learning more organic and biochemistry.
Chemistry 103LABORATORY SCHEDULE
Spring 2017
Laboratory textbook: “Catalyst: Prentice Hall Custom Laboratory Program”
Week of:Exp #Experiment description
Jan 23No Labs
Jan 30Page 113exp 19The hydrocarbons
Feb 6Page 123exp 20Alcohols, Phenols and Mercaptans
Feb 13Page 133exp 21Aldehydes and ketones
Feb 20Page 143exp 22Carboxylic acids and esters
Feb 27Page 151exp 15Acid and Alkali Content of Citrus fruits & antacids
March 6Page 159exp 25Preparation of Aspirin
March 13Page 167exp 24Vitamin C in fruit juices
March 21Spring Break
March 27Page 173exp 26Carbohydrates
April 3Page 181exp 28Triglycerides and other lipids
April 10Page 189exp 30Proteins and Amino acids
April 17Page 199exp 31Enzymes and chemical reactions
April 24Page 209exp 33Analysis of the peanut
May 1Page 217exp 34Milk and its components
Chemistry 103Tentative Course Schedule Spring 2017
Textbook: General, Organic and Biochemistry by Denniston 8th edition
Week of
Jan 23Review Chapters 10 + 11Hydrocarbons
Chap 10: [Ignore table 10.8 on p342, and sec 10.4 (p349-350) conformations]
Chap 11[Ignore bottom p 384, hydration of alkynes and p 393to 394 benzene rxs]
Start Chapter 12 alcohols
Jan 30Finish Chap 12 Alcohols (Ignore sec 12.8 p 427 to 429, thiols)
Chap 13 Aldehydes & Ketones
(Ignore p 459 to 460, tautomers)
Feb 6Chap 14Carboxylic Acid & Derivatives
(Ignore sec 14.3 p 494 to 499, acid chlorides)
Feb 13Chap 15Amines and amides
Neutrotransmitters and Drugs
FIRST EXAM: Tuesday Feb 14 at 5:30 to 6:45 P.M
Feb 20Finish chap 15Drugs
Start Chap 16Stereochemistry
Feb 27More Chap 16Carbohydrates
March 6Finish Chap 16Carbohydrates
Start Chap 17Lipids
March 13Finish Chap 17Lipids
Start Chap 18Proteins
SECOND EXAM:Tuesday March 14 at 5:30 to 6:45 P.M.
March 18SPRING BREAK
March 27Finish Chap 18Proteins
Start Chap 19Enzymes
April 3Finish Chap 19Enzymes
April 10Chap 21Carbohydrate Metabolism
(Ignore sec 21.5 p 744 to 745 and p 751 to 753)
April 17Chap 22Aerobic Respiration
(Ignore sec 22.7,22.8, 22.9 p 778 to 787)
THIRD EXAM:Tuesday April 18 at 5:30 to 6:45 P.M.
April 24Finish Chap 22Aerobic respiration
May 1 Chap 23Fatty Acid Metabolism
read sec 23.1, 23.3 (ketone bodies), 23.5 (regulation), 23.6 insulin and glucagon)
May 8 and 10last leactures
FOURTH EXAM: Tuesday May 9th at5:30 to 6:45 P.M.
Cumulative Final Exam:
11:00 lecture: Monday May 15th 10:00AM to noon
3:00 lecture: Friday May 19th 3:00 to 5:00 PM.
Suggested Problems from GOB by Denniston, 8th edition
(Answers are in the back of the textbook)
Problem sets are handed out in lecture. (Also found on D2L)
Chapter 10In chap: Question 10.3, 10.5,
End of chap 10.15, 10.33, 10.35, 10.41, 10.53, 10.55, 10.57, 10.65, 10.67, 10.69, 10.75, 10.77, 10.79, 10.81, 10.83, 10.85, 10.97,
Problem Sets Short alkane naming & Organic P.S. 2 (from chem. 101)
Chapter 11In chap: Question 11.11, 11.13, 11.15, 11.17,
End of chap: 11.43, 11.47, 11.49, 11.51, 11.53, 11.63, 11.65, 11.67, 11.69, 11.73, 11.83, 11.89,
Organic Problem Set 3 (from chem 101)
Chapter 12:In the chapter: 12.1, 12.11
End of chapter: 12.13, 12.17, 12.19, 12.23, 12.25, 12.31 (no line formulas), 12.33, 12.35, 12.53(ignore minor products), 12.69,
Chem 103 Problem set 1(Alcohols)
Chapter 13:In the chapter: Question 13.7, 13.11
End of chapter: 13.29 (no line formulas), 13.33, 13.35, 13.37, 13.39, 13.41(a + c) 13.43, 13.61, 13.63, 13.65, 13.67, 13.69, 13.71, 13.73, 13.75, 13.77, 13.81,
Problem Set 2(Aldehydes and ketones)
Chapter 14: In the chapter: Questions 14.1, 14.7
End of chapter: 14.13, 14.17, 14.31 (IUPAC only), 14.37 (IUPAC only), 14.39, 14.49, 14.51, 14.65, 14.71, 14.73, 14.83,
Problem Set 3(Carboxylic acids)
Chapter 15: In the chapter: Questions 15.1, 15.3, 15.7a,
End of chapter: 15.17, 15.19, 15.33 (b & d), 15.47, 15.53a, b (IUPAC only), 15.55 a,c (only structures), 15.63, 15.67, 15.81, 15.89, 15.91
Problem Set 4(Amines and amides)
Chapter 16 End of chapter: 16.31, 16.33, 16.39, 16.41, 16.47, 16.51, 16.53, 16.57, 16.69, 16.71, 16.73, 16.77,
Problem Set 5 (stereochemistry)
Problem Set 6 (Carbohydrates)
Chapter 17NONE
Problem Set 7 (Lipids)
Chapter 18 End of chapter: 18.25, 18.33, 18.37a, 18.39, 18.41, 18.45, 18.47, 18.49, 18.53, 18.59, 18.69, 18.71, 18.73, 18.77, 18.97
Problem Set 8 (Proteins)
Chapter 19In the chapter: Question 19.3, 19.9, 19.11
End of chapter: 19.23, 19.25, 19.33, 19.37, 19.43, 19.61, 19.65, 19.67, 19.75, 19.77, 19.79, 19.87, 19.87, 19.89, 19.99
Problem Set 9 (Enzymes)
Chapter 21: In the chapter: Question 21.9, 21.12, 21.13, 21.17, 21.18,
End of chapter: 21.19, 21.23, 21.25, 21.35, 21.37, 21.39, 21.41, 21.43, 21.55, 21.59, 21.71, 21.77, 21.79, 21.81, 21.87, 21.89, 21.91, 21.93, 21.95,
Problem Set 10 (Metabolism Part 1)
Chapter 22: In the chapter: Question 22.1,
End of chapter: 22.27, 22.29, 22.33, 22.37, 22.43, 22.45, 22.53, 22.61, 22.63, 22.67, 22.69, 22.71, 22.73, 22.75, 22.79
Problem Set 11 (Metabolism Part 2)
Chapter 23: In the chapter:Question 23.3, 23.7, 23.9,
End of chapter: 23.15, 23.19, 23.23, 23.25, 23.49, 23.51, 23.57, 23.59, 23.69, 23.71, 23.73, 23.75, 23.85, 23.87, 23.89, 23.91,