William J. Skawinski
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Phone:
(973) 596-5793
Fax:
(973) 596-8436
Office:
323A Tiernan
Office hours: Mon., Tues., and Thurs. before or after classes. Call or E-Mail.
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Course web page:
www-ec.njit.edu/~skawinsk/chem243
The web page contains expanded lecture notes, problem assignments, and molecular graphics.
The notes presented on the course web page will include molecular graphics. Static images can be viewed with your normal browser. Interactive graphics require that you download and install RASMOL, a free plug-in program which will allow you to rotate the 3-D images of the molecule and depict the structure in several different formats. This will help you understand the stereochemistry of molecules. The program can be downloaded and installed as either a stand-alone file or a plug-in for internet browsers. Additionally, you can set up your system configuration to automatically launch the program when a .pdb file is selected, so that the file will be immediately displayed.
The web site for the RASMOL plug-in is:
Link to Download RASMOL
The Nucleic Acid Database at Rutgers (NDB) contains structures of a large
number of DNA and RNA molecules, alone and bound to proteins and smaller
molecules. They can be viewed with the RASMOL program.
Link to Nucleic Acid Database
Chemfinder is an internet resource which allows you to search for
information on a wide range of chemical substances. Information can include
properties, biological activity, safety considerations, and structures.
Link ChemFinder
PhysLink is a Web site which allows you to access a wide variety of physical and chemical data including physical constants, periodic tables and glossaries. Link PhysLink
This is a link to a Theoretical Chemistry web page for students. Link Theoretical Chemistry
Textbook: Organic Chemistry 6th Edition, Morrison and Boyd.
The Study Guide for this text is also useful in solving the problems in the book and is recommended.
An inexpensive set of molecular models is strongly recommended and models may be used during some examinations.
Class attendance is required and will be taken into account when final grades are determined. The material presented in the course is naturally cumulative so that some reactions and concepts presented early in the semester, may also appear on later exams within the context of the latter material. For example, reactions learned in Chapter 5 may be required as part of a synthesis sequence in Chapter 9.
The lowest grade of the first three exams will be dropped in the calculation of the final grade. The grade of the final exam, which will be more cumulative, will not be dropped. Short unannounced quizzes may or may not be given at any time.