CHEMISTRY 125 / Freshman Organic Chemistry

FALL 2010

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Tentative Schedule of Lectures and Firm Schedule of Examinations

Topic
Dates
Chem 125 Introduction (Help!) Pepys & Newton
Chemical Force Law? Lewis Structures, Resonance
Sept 1,3
Lewis & Earnshaw  How Do You Know? (Clairvoyance) / SPM / Diffraction
Sept "6","8",10,13
One-dimensional Quantum Mechanics
Sept 15,17
Three-dimensions: Atomic Orbitals / Hybridization?
Sept 20

First Hour Examination - Friday, Sept. 24
Orbitals, Bonding, Reality
(H2 / C-C / Overlap/E-Match / Tunneling / XH3)
Sept 22, 27,29
Oct 1,4
HOMOs, LUMOs, Functional Groups
(HF / CH3F / H2C=O / LUMO analogies / Computation)
Oct 6,8,11
Why Study History?
Oct 13

Second Hour Examination - Monday, Oct. 18
Lavoisier / Isomers Berzelius / Radicals & Types
Oct "15",20,22
Valence, Couper (Composition & Constitution) , Koerner
Oct 25,27
van't Hoff, Stereochemistry, Configuration & Chirality
Oct 19, Nov 1,3
Notation / Racemization / Resolution 
Nov 5,8

Third Hour Examination - Wednesday, Nov. 10
Pharmaceuticals / Strain & Conformation
Molecular Mechanics / Prochirality
Nov 12,15,17,19
Statistics / K & k / Trajectories / Reaction Coordinates
Nov 29, Dec 1
Bond Dissn. Energy / Mechanism / Kinetics
Dec 3,6,8


Teaching Fellow Review

Dec 10
First Semester Final Examination Friday, Dec. 17 (9 AM), Room TBA

Text:    We will rely on the Chem 125 webpage and on our Wiki at ClassesV2.

Instructor: Prof. J. M. McBride, 181 SCL, Phone 432-3926 (j.mcbride@yale.edu)
Office Hours: Thursday 1-2:30, or by appointment

Graduate Student TAs:
Jonathan Miller, CRB , Phone  (j.miller@yale.edu)
Phillip Lichtor, CRB 105, Phone 432-8535 (phillip.lichtor@yale.edu)

Peer Tutors:
Jack Qian (SM'11), jack.qian@yale.edu
Julia Rogers (PC'11), julia.rogers@yale.edu
Eva Uribe (TC'11), eva.uribe@yale.edu

Alumni Advice

Alumni willing to talk briefly

TA Discussion Sections:
7-9 PM Monday in WLH 204 (Phillip)
7-9 PM Thursday in WLH 204 (Jon)
 3-5 PM Sunday WLH 117  (Eva, Jack, Julia)

Contact TAs for other help sessions at times to be arranged. Such sessions are best when at least 3 students participate.

Exams & Grading

Course Grade: Based on 300 points for the three hour examinations (Sept. 22, Oct. 18, Nov.10), 300 points for the three-hour final examination (Dec. 17).  We will discuss the possibility of a small number of supplementary points for Wiki contributions. In borderline cases faithfulness in completing and submitting problem sets will be considered.

If you must miss an examination contact Prof. McBride as soon as possible to make alternative arrangements. If you can't reach him, contact a graduate student TA.

See also the Chem 125 Homepage