Lecture and Examination Schedule (Tentative)

Textbook (Required): John McMurry’s Organic Chemistry, Sixth Edition, Brooks/Cole-Thomson Learning, (2004).
Study Guide & Students Susan McMurray, to accompany John
Solutions Manual (Optional): McMurry’s Organic Chemistry, Sixth Edition.

Week Date Chapter Topic(s) and Examinations
(Thursdays)

1 9/2 Chapter 1: Structure and Bonding
2 9/9 Chapter 2: Polar Covalent Bonds and Acids and Bases
3 9/16 Chapter 3: Organic Compounds: Alkanes and Cycloalkanes
4 9/23 Chapter 4: Stereochemistry of : Alkanes and Cycloalkanes
Review for Exam 1 (scheduled for Thursday, 9/30)
5 9/30 Exam 1
Chapter 5: Stereochemistry
6 10/7 Chapter 9: Stereochemistry
Reminder: No Classes on Tuesday, Oct. 12 (Faculty Holiday)
7 10/14 Chapter 5: An Overview of Organic Reactions
8 10/21 Chapter 10: Alkyl Halides
9 10/28 Exam 2
Chapter 11: Reactions of Alkyl Halides: Nucleophilic
Substitutions and Eliminations
10 11/04 Chapter 6: Alkenes: Structure and Reactivity
12 11/11 Chapter 7: Alkenes: Reactions and Synthesis
13 11/18 Chapter 8: Alkynes: An Introduction to Organic Synthesis
Reminder: (Thanksgiving Recess, No Classes 11/24-11/28)
14 12/2 Exam 3
Chapter 17: Alcohols and Phenols
15 12/9 Chapter 17: Alcohols and Phenols
Chapter 18: Ethers, Epoxides, Thiols, and Sulfides
16 12/16 Chapter 18: Ethers, Epoxides, Thiols, and Sulfides
Review for the Final Exam scheduled on Thursday, 12/23/04

Final Exam on Thursday, December 23, 2004 (7:00-8:50 am)
(Exact room to be announced at a later date)

All the best for your finals and for your personal and professional growth!

Enjoy your holidays and holiday season!