CHEM 30B – INTRODUCTORY ORGANIC CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Spring 2016, Laney College

Welcome to Chem 30B!

Meeting Time/Place:
Lecture (Class Code 21752) TuTh 1:00PM - 2:15PM in A273
Lab (Class Code 21753) TuTh 2:30PM - 3:45PM in A235

Instructor: Hui Sun Kim

Office: A237A
Email: hkim@peralta.edu (Please include “Chem 30B” in the subject line.)
Office Hours: TTh 12:00-1:00 pm, in A237A
Class Website: www.laney.edu/wp/huisunkim/

Required Materials
1. Text: McMurry, Ballantine, Hoeger, & Peterson. Fundamentals of General, Organic, and Biological
Chemistry, 7th Edition (6th edition is fine.)
2. Lab Manual: Chem 30B Lab Manual, Laney IMC
3. (Recommended) McMurry, Susan. Study Guide and Selected Solution Manual for the textbook

Attendance Policy: According to Laney College policy, students are allowed a total of 2 weeks of
absences. Thus, you will be allowed a total of 4 absences (since this class meets twice a week). If
you are absent from class five or more times, you will be dropped from the class.

Last day to drop without a “W”: 02/07/16

Last day to drop with a “W”: 04/23/2016

Course Description
Chem 30B is a one-semester overview of basic organic chemistry and biochemistry. The topics
covered are: hydrocarbons; organic functional groups, nomenclature, and reactions; polymers,
carbohydrates, proteins, enzymes, lipids, nucleic acids, protein synthesis, and metabolic pathways.
[Prerequisite: Chem 30A]

Grading and Evaluation

A. Exams: The following exams will be given:
• Three Mid-Term Exams
• ACS Exam: Given at end of course.
• Final Exam: The final is comprehensive.
• No make-up exams will be given. If an emergency comes up, you must notify me before
the exam by email or in person. For an excused absence, you may be assigned a score
calculated from your other exam scores.

B. Quizzes: Weekly quizzes will be given on Thursdays, unless a mid-term exam is scheduled for
that day. These quizzes will cover both lecture and lab material from the previous week. The
quiz with the lowest score will be dropped. No make-up quizzes will be given.
C. Homework: Homework will be collected on Tuesdays, and graded mainly for completeness.
The solutions are available in the solution manual, and you are responsible for checking the
accuracy of your answers. For each homework assignment, you must show your work, and write
your answers in your own words. When you turn in your homework, write on the top of the first
page the number of problems you honestly attempted, and circle it.
Homework that is one class period late will have 25% deduction; more than 1 class period
late- not accepted.

D. Laboratory Reports: Lab reports are typically due on Tuesdays following the week of
experimentation (Please see attached schedule for exact due dates). Before coming to each lab,
you are expected to write a pre-lab, which consists of a brief outline of steps for the experiment,
in the form of a flow chart, list, or summary. The pre-lab will be checked by the instructor at the
beginning of each experiment. No makeup labs will be given. However, your lowest grades on
two days of lab will be dropped, so you may miss one or two lab days without penalty. Any
attempt to turn in a lab report for a lab you did not do will be considered cheating. It is possible
to lose points on your lab report if you do not follow the laboratory safety rules! A lab report
that is one lab day late will have 25% deduction; more than 1 lab day late- not accepted.

*An objective of this course is to give you practice in various lab techniques; thus, you will not
pass this course if you miss more than 4 lab sessions, no matter how many other points you
have!

The overall course grade will be based on total points.

Assignment Points %
Midterm Exams (3x100 pts) 300 34
Final Exam 150 17
ACS Exam 50 6
Quizzes (Best 9 of 10 x12 pts) 108 12
Laboratory Reports (Best 21 of 23 23210 24
lab days x 10 pts)
Homework (15x 5 pts) 65 7
Total 883 100%

Range: 89-100 % A
79-88 % B 55-67 % D
68-78 % C under 55% F

Textbook Chapters Covered in this Course

Chapter 12: Alkanes
Chapter 14: Alkenes, Alkynes, and Aromatic Compounds
Chapter 15: Alcohols, Phenols, and Ethers
Chapter 16: Aldehydes and Ketones
Chapter 17: Carboxylic Acids and Their Derivatives
Chapter 18: Amino Acids and Proteins
Chapter 19: Enzymes and Vitamins
Chapter 20: The Generation of Biochemical Energy
Chapter 21: Carbohydrates
Chapter 22: Carbohydrate Metabolism
Chapter 23: Lipids
Chapter 24: Lipid Metabolism
Chapter 25: Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis

Student Learning Outcome

At the end of this course, you will be able to:
1. Apply IUPAC naming rules to organic compounds.
2. Predict the structures of the products of organic reactions.
3. Predict and explain trends in boiling point and solubility of organic compounds using
concepts of intermolecular forces.
4. Perform lab techniques correctly using appropriate safety procedures.
5. Correctly analyze and interpret the results of laboratory experiments.
6. Draw structures of and apply organic chemistry concepts to biological molecules.

Advice and Expectations

a. Keep up with the work! This course is fast-paced, and it is a challenge to catch up once
you get behind.

b. Please do your homework mindfully. Working a lot of problems is critical to learning

chemistry, so many homework problems will be assigned. Put in an honest effort to
solve the problems before turning to the solution manual (Caveat: A few of the answers
in the solution manual may be incorrect). A majority of the exam problems are the same
type of problems encountered in homework assignments.

c. Any questions about the grading of a returned test or assignment must be addressed to
me by one class meeting following the return of the test or assignment.

d. The classroom is a safe place for learning and expression. Questions and discussions
relevant to lecture are strongly encouraged. Cell phones, i-Pods, laptops, or other
electronic devices besides the calculator are not to be used during class or lab, and
should be turned off.

e. Academic honesty: It is fine to discuss your homework and lab work with each other. It
is not acceptable to copy sentences from other students or allow another student to copy
from you. Always put your explanations and reports in your own words. It is not
acceptable to collaborate on exams and quizzes. Any instances of cheating, copying, or
plagiarism on any assignments or tests will result in a zero on the assignment. If you are
caught cheating a second time, you will be referred to the dean’s office for disciplinary
action. If I see you looking at someone else’s paper or talking during a test, I will assume
that you are cheating.
CHEM 30B H. Kim: Lecture and Lab Schedule for Spring 2016 (May be subject to minor changes.)

Wk Date Lecture Lab Assignments Due

1 Tu 01/26 Intro, Ch 12. Alkanes Check in,
Exp 1: Organic Lab
Safety
Th 01/28 Ch 12 continued Exp 2: Properties of Exp2 Prelab
Organic Compounds
2 Tu 02/02 Ch 12 continued Exp 3: Molecular Hmwk 1, Exp 1&2
Models & Isomers Lab Reports, Exp3
Prelab
Th 02/04 Ch 13. Alkenes, Alkynes, and Exp 3 continued
Aromatic Compounds
QUIZ #1
3 Tu 02/09 Ch 13 continued Exp 4: Physical Hmwk 2,
Properties of Organic Exp3 Lab Report,
Compounds Exp4 Prelab
Th 02/11 Ch 14. Some Compounds with Exp 4 continued
Oxygen, Sulfur, or Halogen
QUIZ #2
4 Tu 02/16 Ch 14 continued Exp 5: Reactions of Hmwk 3,
Hydrocarbons Exp4 Lab Report,
Exp5 Prelab
Th 02/18 Ch 15. Amines Exp 5 continued
QUIZ #3
5 Tu 02/23 Ch 16. Aldehydes and Ketones Review Hmwk 4, Exp5 Lab
Report
Th 02/25 EXAM #1 (Chpts. 12-15) Exam #1 continued

6 Tu 03/01 Ch 16 continued Exp 6: Alcohols and Hmwk 5, Exp6

Phenols Prelab
Th 03/03 Ch 17. Carboxylic Acids and Exp 6 continued
Their Derivatives
QUIZ #4
7 Tu 03/08 Ch 17 continued Exp 7: Aldehydes, Hmwk 6, Exp6 Lab
Ketones, and Report, Exp7
Carboxylic Acids Prelab
Th 03/10 Ch 18. Amino Acids and Proteins Exp 7 continued
QUIZ #5
8 Tu 03/15 Ch 18 continued Exp 8: Synthesis of Hmwk 7, Exp 7
Aspirin Lab Report, Exp8
Prelab
Th 03/17 Ch 19. Enzymes and Vitamins Exp 8 continued
QUIZ #6
9 Tu 03/22 Spring Break
Th 03/24
10 Tu 03/29 Ch 19 continued Exp 9: Amino Acids Hmwk 8, Exp 8
and Proteins (part) Lab Report, Exp9
Prelab
Th 03/31 Holiday
11 Tu 04/05 Ch 20. Generation of Review Hmwk 9, Exp 9 lab
Biochemical Energy report
Th 04/07 EXAM #2 (Chpts 16-19) Exam #2 continued
12 Tu 04/12 Ch 20 continued Exp 10: Enzymes Hmwk10, Exp10
Prelab
Th 04/14 Ch 21. Carbohydrates Exp 10 continued
QUIZ #7
13 Tu 04/19 Ch 21 continued Expt 11: Hmwk 11, Exp 10
Carbohydrates Lab Report, Exp11
Prelab
Th 04/21 Ch 22. Carbohydrate Metabolism Exp 11 continued
QUIZ #8
14 Tu 04/26 Ch 22 continued Exp 12: Lipids Hmwk 12, Exp11
Lab Report, Exp12
Prelab
Th 04/28 Ch 23. Lipids Exp 12 continued
QUIZ #9
15 Tu 05/03 Ch 23 continued Review Hmwk 13, Exp12
Lab Report
Th 05/05 EXAM #3 (Chpts 20-22) Exam #3 continued

16 Tu 05/10 Ch 24. Lipid Metabolism Exp 13: Hmwk 14, Exp13

Saponification Prelab
Th 05/12 Ch 25. Nucleic Acids and Protein Exp 13 continued
Synthesis
QUIZ #10
17 Tu 05/17 Ch 25 continued Review Hmwk 15,
Exp13 Lab Report
Th 05/19 Review ACS Exam
18 Tu 05/24 FINAL EXAM 1:00-3:45 pm