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Please refer to the syllabus first on the corresponding course website if you have any questions before emailing me. Direct all enrollment questions to chemistryadvising@ucsc.edu. I do not handle enrollment or have permission codes. Please check the chemistry enrollment page frequently as updates are added daily: http://undergrad.pbsci.ucsc.edu/enrollment/chem/index.html. Wait List FAQs for Students:  http://registrar.ucsc.edu/faqs/students/wait-list/

Wait-list / Late Adds for Labs (8M or 110L) – DO come to the first lab lectures but DO NOT go to the secondary lab unless you are enrolled. If you add the class after the first lab meeting (from the wait-list or otherwise), please contact me (cambinde@ucsc.edu) with the following: Your full name, registered section letter (ex. 01A) & room number, and all labs you can attend for a make-up (use the class search to find a section time in the same room with less than 16 students if possible). Students cannot add the lab after the 2nd lab meeting, as it becomes impossible to make up the work.

CHEM 8M (Spring ’17)

You will find course materials for CHEM 8M on the course website (tab above). Please read the syllabus, textbook reading assignment, and first experiment carefully before the first lab meeting. Attend all lab lectures starting Friday, April 7th and every lab section starting April 4th (yes, lab meets before the first lecture!).

The first week of lab is an introduction to safety, writing, and error analysis, which should be familiar from 8L. Follow instructions on the 8M website on which worksheets you can re-use from 8L vs. which are new. Printed copies of these worksheets are in short supply so do bring your own. Come on time and dress appropriately for lab even when no experiment is performed (syllabus contains a section on what’s OK and NOT OK to wear). You’ll also be given time during the first lab to prepare for Experiment 1 so bring your notebook with you. Attendance the first day of lab is mandatory. If you are more than 15 minutes to lab, you will be dropped from the course. Experiment 1 will be completed the second week of class.

You should already have Mohrig’s “Techniques in Organic Chemistry” text. The reading schedule in the syllabus uses chapter numbers from the 4th edition of the textbook. If you choose to use an older edition, that is fine, but you will need to pay attention to chapter titles as the numbers are different. For example, gas chromatography is covered in Chapter 20 of the 4th edition but is Chapter 19th in the 3rd edition. Really, any experimental organic chemistry text that includes chromatography, IR, and NMR spectroscopy will be useful to you.

CHEM 109 (Spring ’17)

Before 4/4: Read the syllabus and lecture 1 reading assignment from the textbook chapter posted online. Continue to peruse the CHEM 109 tab above and find the HW assignments, lecture blanks, supplemental reading, practice exams, etc. I will provide copies of the syllabus and Lecture 1 blanks on the first day of class. It would be wise to print out the blanks for Lecture 2-6 now! Future lecture blanks will be posted in the weeks to come. Wait-listed students should come to lecture the first week of class. Discussion sections begin the second week of class (4/10).

CHEM 109 focuses on the chemistry of biological pathways. You do not need to have full knowledge of every single reaction covered in CHEM 8A/B. I will review the reaction mechanisms you should be familiar with during the first few lectures in the context of biological processes. There are underlying concepts you should be bringing with you from your first two quarters in organic chemistry. I’ll expect students to be proficient in using the following general terms/concepts…

– Acid-base chemistry

– Nucleophiles and electrophiles – would be wise to make a list of both

– Resonance

– Arrow-pushing – will be a huge focus in this course!

 

CHEM 8L (Winter ’17)

Many of you may be curious as to how to get ahead for ochem labs. Staying ahead and taking full advantage of in-class time is pivotal for your success.You will find course materials for CHEM 8L on the course website (tab above). Please read the syllabus, textbook reading assignment, and first experiment carefully before the first lecture. Attend all lab lectures starting Monday, January 9 and every lab section starting January 10th.

The first week of lab is an introduction to safety, writing, and error analysis. There is nothing to turn in on the first day, but do come on time and dress appropriately for lab even when no experiment is performed (syllabus contains a section on what’s OK and NOT OK to wear). You can get a head start on the worksheets by reading the “Error Analysis” and “Technical Writing” documents on the 8L website. Printed copies will be provided on the first day of lab for you to complete. You’ll also be given time during the first lab to prepare for Experiment 1 so bring your notebook with you. Attendance the first day of lab is mandatory. If you are more than 15 minutes to lab, you will be dropped from the course. Experiment 1 will be completed the third week of class (no lecture or lab 1/16-1/19).

The Mohrig “Techniques in Organic Chemistry” text should be available in the bookstore now or you can order online (ISBN in the syllabus). Please get your textbook ASAP as you are required to read several sections before the start of class (see reading assignments in the syllabus). The reading schedule in the syllabus uses chapter numbers from the 4th edition of the textbook. If you choose to use an older edition, that is fine, but you will need to pay attention to chapter titles as the numbers are different. For example, gas chromatography is covered in Chapter 20 of the 4th edition but is Chapter 19th in the 3rd edition. Really, any experimental organic chemistry text that includes chromatography, IR, and NMR spectroscopy will be useful to you.

 

Wait-list / Late Adds for Lecture (8B) – You may come to lectures and discussion sections the first and second week of class if you are not enrolled.

CHEM 8B (W17)

This class is a continuation of CHEM 8A. You must be solid on 8A material to succeed in CHEM 8B. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE CLASS STARTS TO REVIEW THIS MATERIAL, EVEN IF YOU EXCELLED IN CHEM 8A!! Go to the CHEM 8B page, read the syllabus, and the first page of the “Reading Questions” document. This document begins with advice on how to review 8A material, including references to worksheets and practice exams on the 8A page. Before the first lecture, use the reading questions to make the best use of your time while completing the first 8B reading assignment in Chapter 16. Get in the habit of referring to these questions while completing the reading assignment before each lecture.

You will also need a separate, bound notebook for HW and reading questions. You can use this notebook during quizzes, but only if it’s designated for CHEM 8B HW (no lecture notes or other classes). The recommendation in the bookstore is inexpensive but there’s also the option to team-up with classmates and buy in bulk on Amazon! Do your future self a favor by writing out the question and correcting your answers from the solutions. You can start the first HW set before classes starts.

CHEM 8L (Summer Session)

Many of you may be curious as to how to get ahead for summer ochem labs. Staying ahead and taking full advantage of in-class time is pivotal for your success (not to mention your sanity).

You will find course materials for CHEM 108L on the course website (tab above). Please read the syllabus, textbook reading assignment, and first experiment carefully before the first lecture. Labs meet the following day for orientation and introductory activities. You can get a head start on these activities by printing out and working on the “Error Analysis” and “Technical Writing” documents on the 108L website. Attendance the first day is mandatory. If you are more than 15 minutes to lab, you will be dropped from the course. 

The Mohrig “Techniques in Organic Chemistry” text should be available in the bookstore now or you can order online (ISBN in the syllabus). Please get your textbook ASAP as you are required to read several sections before the start of summer session (see reading assignments in the syllabus). The reading schedule in the syllabus uses chapter numbers from the 4th edition of the textbook. If you choose to use an older edition, that is fine, but you will need to pay attention to chapter titles as the numbers are different. For example, gas chromatography is covered in Chapter 20 of the 4th edition but is Chapter 19th in the 3rd edition.

I will be out of the office and will not reply to emails until xxxx so please refer to the syllabus if you have any questions. Please direct all enrollment questions to the summer session office (summers@ucsc.edu). I do not handle enrollment or have permission codes.

 

CHEM 108A (Summer Session)