Course Description: Fundamental principles of organic chemistry will be discussed. Topics to be discussed will include electron delocalization, aromaticity, electrophilic and nucleophilic aromatic substitution, NMR and IR spectroscopy, Mass spectrometry, carbonyl chemistry, and substitution and elimination reactions.

Lectures for this class will be simultaneously transmitted via video conferencing software (only the presenter's screen will be shared. Video from the classroom will not be shared). Students should check their university email for the URL.

I reserve the right to unilaterally change this syllabus. Any change to this syllabus will be announced in class, and the changes, including the date the change was announced, will be added to this document.

Grading and Assignments: There will be three tests, three written assignments (reworked tests - these assignments are separate from the test), and a final (approximately half of the final will assess the last few weeks of the course and the other half will be cumulative). Completing problems from the textbook is highly recommended, but homework is not collected.

All of the graded assignments are to be done individually.

• The reworked exam assignments are due a week after the graded exam is handed back. Late assignments will not be accepted (extenuating circumstances will be handled on a case-by-case basis).
• Exams will be held on Friday, February 21; Friday, March 28; and Friday, April 25.
• The final is scheduled for Friday, May 9 from 12:20 to 2:20.
• Additionally, students are required to attend the laboratory sessions each week and to complete any work assigned in the laboratory (consult the laboratory syllabus for details).

Grades will be determined as described below with the following caveats:

The letter grade (with +'s and -'s) will be based on an overall average score. Each student's overall average score will be a weighted average of a student's test average, reworked test assignment average, homework average, and laboratory average as described below:

Averages greater than or equal to 90 will earn an "A".
Overall averages greater than or equal to 80 will earn a "B".
Overall averages greater than or equal to 70 will earn a "C".
Overall averages greater than or equal to 60 will earn a "D".
Overall averages < 60 will not earn a passing grade.

The test scores may be altered if appropriate; that is, if the mean of the class average and class median for a given test is less than 76.7%, scaling points will be added to the test scores so that the aforementioned mean becomes 76.7%. If the aforementioned mean is greater than 76.7%, no scaling points will be applied. The number of scaling points will be announced in class when the tests are returned.

Attendance: Students are expected to attend class and arrive on time. There are no make up exams. Absence from an exam will result in a 0 for that exam. Missing two or more exams will result in a failing grade. Extenuating circumstances will be handled on a case-by-case basis.

Text: Organic Chemistry, a 10th Edition by John McMurry. openstax. https://openstax.org/details/books/organic-chemistry

Additional Resources:
Old exams and notes are available at http://www.westfield.ma.edu/cmasi/
A solutions manual and a study guide are available at https://openstax.org/details/books/organic-chemistry?Student%20resources

Laboratory Manual: Handouts.

Office hours: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 11:15-12:15. Available by appointment, too.

Academic Honesty: Students are encouraged to work together while learning, but grades are based on individual achievement. Thus, any work that a student submits for a grade must be that student's work. Academic honesty is important, and academic dishonesty will not be tolerated. If an instance of academic dishonesty is uncovered, the student(s) in question may receive a 0 for the assignment or fail the class altogether.

Students may not work together on graded assignments. For example, students are encouraged to get together to talk about the readings, work out problems from the textbook, or talk about the problems reviewed during class, but students are not allowed to work together on the assignments that are to be submitted for a grade.

The academic integrity policy (https://catalog.westfield.ma.edu/content.php?catoid=43&navoid=2014#integrity) includes additional potential consequences including suspension or dismissal from the university.

Crib sheets are not allowed during tests; a periodic table will be provided. Students may use university supplied molecular modeling kits if they wish.