Chemistry-3H

Class Head: Dr. K.W. Muir

CLASS HANDBOOK

Department of Chemistry
Glasgow University

COURSE DOCUMENTATION
1997-1998

Chemistry-3H


Course Head: Dr Kenneth W Muir
Course Secretary: Mrs. Liz Hughes

CONTENTS PAGE

Course Regulations 2
Lecture Timetable 5
Tutorial and Laboratory Timetable 6
Booklist 7
Aims and Objectives of Courses 10

COURSE REGULATIONS

PLAGIARISM

Degrees from Glasgow University recognise personal achievement. Plagiarism or copying is academic fraud and a serious offence against University discipline.

Plagiarism is the submission of someone else's work as one's own without acknowledgment. If you use someone else's work - words, ideas, data - you should say so. Direct quotations should be placed in quotation marks.

POLICY ON SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT

All feedback on coursework used in assessment, including mid-year class exam/class test marks and laboratory grades, is strictly provisional for your guidance only, and is subject to ratification by the Board of Examiners and external examiners at the end of the academic year. You must retain all copies of assessed work (lab notebooks, exam scripts, etc.) and have them available for inspection by the examiners if requested at the end of the year. You will be given reasonable advance warning should this be required.

ADMISSION TO LEVEL-4H AND B.Sc. (ORDINARY) DEGREES

For entry into Level-4H you must have passed:
(a) courses totalling at least 220 credits (not including the Level-3 chemistry credits) and
(b) the Level-3H examination, normally at grade C or above.
The final decision about entry into Level-4H is made by the Head of Department.

You are awarded 120 credits if you pass the Level-3H examination. If you do not pass at Level-3H the examiners may award a pass at Level-3 which is worth only 80 credits. Provided you have the maximum 240 credits from your first two years of study this will give you a total of 240+80 = 320 credits which is the minimum required to enable you to graduate with a B.Sc. (Ordinary) degree. However, if you enter third year with only 220 credits, you can graduate with an Ordinary degree only by passing either the Level-3H examination (120 credits) or the Level-3 examination (80 credits) together with another course worth at least 20 credits.
This is only an extract of the regulations that apply. Full details can be found in the 1995-96 University Calendar, pp 362-363, or from your Adviser of Studies or Dr Hill.

CHEMISTRY-3H SESSION 1997-8

The Class Head is Dr Kenneth W Muir, Tel: 0141-330-5345 (direct). Room A4-14.

ILLNESS AND ABSENCE FROM CLASSES
In the event of illness or other reasons for absence, Dr Muir should be notified as soon as possible and, if appropriate, a relevant medical certificate should be submitted.
If you believe that your performance in the course has been adversely affected for medical or other reasons and you wish to draw this to the attention of the Board of Examiners it is essential that you write to the Class Head to inform him of the circumstances.

TERM 1
Lectures: Monday - Friday at 11 am and Tuesday at 9 am in the Organic Lecture Theatre.

Tutorials in Organic weekly, Wednesday 10 am. Physical and Inorganic in alternate weeks, either on Monday or Thursday at 10 am.

Workshops: Organic Spectroscopy (Dr Rycroft) and Symmetry (Dr Tyler) in week 1. Inorganic NMR (Dr Farrugia) in week 10.

Laboratories: Organic, weeks 2-8 inclusive, Monday and Wednesday, 1-5 pm, Tuesday and Thursday, 1-4 pm.

Attendance at Alchemist Club talks and local section RSC lectures, Thursdays, 4 pm, is strongly encouraged. The Irvine Review Lectures at St. Andrews will take place during April, 1998.

TERM 2 AND 3
Lecture times and location as Term 1 apart from the minor changes in weeks 16, 22 & 23 shown in the full timetable. Tutorials as Term 1.

Laboratories: Inorganic, weeks 11-17 inclusive, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, 1-5 pm, Thursdays, 1-4 pm: Physical, weeks 19-25 inclusive, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, 1-5 pm.

STUDENT PROGRESS
Your performance of class work will be considered satisfactory only if you:

(a) regularly attend lectures and tutorials,
(b) regularly attend laboratory sessions. Assessment of practical work throughout the session will contribute 10% to the final assessment for the session with the written examination contributing 90%, and
(c) perform acceptably in the class examinations.

Further progress is contingent on satisfactory performance of class work.

EXAMINATIONS
Three class examinations, to prepare you for the Degree Examination, will be held in week 13.

The Degree Examination consists of three three-hour written papers, on Organic, Physical and Inorganic Chemistry. It will be at the Level-3 (Special) standard, and the relevant number of course units is 120. The examiners may, at their discretion, award passes at Level-3 (80 course units) to candidates whose performance does not merit a pass on the Special standard.

The Degree Examinations are held in June and September. 10% of your June performance will be carried forward to contribute to your Final Examinations.

1997-98 CHEMISTRY-3H - SUMMARY OF LECTURE COURSES

The course is divided into six units, each of which comprises three 8 lecture courses. The course titles are listed below. The Physical Degree Examination paper will be based on units A and D, the Organic paper on units B and E and the Inorganic paper on units C and F.

A. Symmetry and Bonding
A1. Molecular symmetry Dr Hecht
A2. Quantum Mechanics of Atoms Dr Webster
A3. Bonding Dr Webster
B. Organic Reactivity
B1. Organic Reactions Dr Colvin
B2. Physical Organic Dr McNicol
B3. Organic Synthesis Drs Colvin & Carnduff
C. Metals from Biology to Semiconductors
C1. Coordination Chemistry Dr Peacock
C2. Kinetics/Mechanism Dr Benniston
C3. Solid State Dr McComb
D. Structure and Properties
D1. Computing Dr Gilmore
D2. Crystallography Dr Muir
D3. Thermodynamics Dr White
E. Bioorganic Chemistry
E1. Natural Products Dr Hill
E2. Stereochemistry Prof. Connolly
E3. Pericycles/Photochemistry Drs Hill & Carnduff
F. Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
F1. Main Group Chemistry Dr Cross
F2. Organotransition Metal Chemistry Dr Farrugia
F3. Radiochemistry/Catalysis Drs Stirling & Lennon

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COURSES

The Chemistry Department runs two clusters of PC computers for 3rd and 4th year undergraduate use. To use these you need a user name and password which are provided by Dr Tyler. To help you get the most from these computers we offer a series of courses; attendance is not compulsory. The topics covered are:

PCs for beginners (or for those who are a little 'rusty')
Word processing using Microsoft Word
Using the Internet
Using electronic mail.
Drawing molecules using Chem Window.

These courses are run by various staff members, usually on Friday afternoons. They are coordinated by Dr Gilmore. Other topics can be covered if there is sufficient student demand. The physical chemistry laboratory includes courses on handling databases and on molecular modelling, both of which are valuable skills for a chemistry undergraduate to acquire.

CHEM-3H & CHEM-4H: RECOMMENDED TEXTBOOKS FOR 1997-98

MOLECULAR MODELS: It is essential that all students possess a set of molecular models.
Orbit Molecular Building System: Organic and Inorganic Chemistry Individual Set, Cochrane, £10.75. (Approx)


INORGANIC CHEMISTRY: It is essential that all students have a copy of:
Inorganic Chemistry, Second Edition, D F Shriver, P W Atkins and C H Langford, Oxford University Press, 1994, £19.50.

The following three books are strongly recommended for purchase:

Basic Solid State Chemistry, A R West,John Wiley, £18.50.

Structural Methods in Inorganic Chemistry, Second Edition, E A V Ebsworth, D W H Rankin and S Craddock, Blackwell, £19.95.
Particularly useful for laboratory and tutorial work and helpful in problem solving.

The Mechanisms of Reactions at Transition Metal Sites, R A Henderson, Oxford Science Publications, £4.99.


ORGANIC CHEMISTRY: Students should already own

Organic Chemistry, Fifth Edition, R J Morrison and R N Boyd, Allyn/Bacon, £24.00 OR

Organic Chemistry, Third Edition, J McMurry, Brooks/Cole, £23.50.

It is essential that all students have a copy of:
Spectroscopic Methods in Organic Chemistry, Fourth Edition Revised, D H Williams and I Fleming, McGraw-Hill, £15.95.


PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY: It is essential that all students have a copy of:

Physical Chemistry, Second Edition, R A Alberty and R J Silbey, John Wiley, £21.00.
Chemical Bonding Theory, B.C. Webster, Blackwell Scientific, Oxford, 1990, £19.95


NOTE: ALL PRICES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY PUBLISHERS AT ANY TIME.

REFERENCE BOOKS HELD IN THE CHEMISTRY BRANCH LIBRARY

INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Advanced Inorganic Chemistry, Fifth Edition, F A Cotton and G Wilkinson, John Wiley.

Chemistry of the Elements, N N Greenwood and A Earnshaw, Pergamon.
More of a reference book than a textbook, but contains factual information, particularly for main group elements, which is more complete than in Cotton and Wilkinson.

Some Thermodynamic Aspects of Inorganic Chemistry, Second Edition, D A Johnson, Cambridge U.P. (Out of Print)

Inorganic Chemistry, Third Edition, A G Sharpe, Longman.

Orbitals, Terms and States, M Gerloch, John Wiley, out of print.
A small book which should help to classify difficulties in understanding the nature of orbitals, terms and states. Relevant to many courses in Inorganic and Physical Chemistry.

The Elements, Their Origin, Abundance and Distribution, P A Cox, O.U.P.
Useful background and revision materials for Radiochemistry courses.

A Guide to Modern Inorganic Chemistry, S M Owen and A T Brooker, Longman.
Sets out to answer the questions that are asked most often by students. A revision aid.

Heterogeneous Catalysis. Principles and Applications, G C Bond, O.U.P.

ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

A Guidebook to Mechanism in Organic Chemistry, Sixth Edition, P Sykes, Longmans.

Some Modern Methods of Organic Synthesis, Third Edition, W Carruthers, Cambridge U.P.

Guidebook to Organic Synthesis, Second Edition, R K Mackie, D M Smith and R A Aitken, Longman.

Organic Synthesis: The Disconnection Approach, S. Warren, John Wiley & Sons, 1994.

Physical Organic Chemistry, N S Isaacs, Longman.

Secondary Metabolism, Second Edition, J Mann, Claredon Press, Oxford.

Heterocyclic Chemistry, T L Gilchrist, Longman, (Out of print).

Non-Benzenoid Conjugated Carbocyclic Compounds, D Lloyd, Elsevier. (Out of print)

Molecular Biology of the Gene, Volumes 1, & 2 Fourth Edition, J D Watson et al., Benjamin//Cummings.

Advanced Organic Chemistry - Reactions, Mechanisms and Structure, Fourth Edition, J March, John Wiley.
The definitive reference work which is an excellent and complete source of references.

Organic Chemistry - A Guide to Common Themes, T Kitson, Edward Arnold.
A very readable overview of concepts and reaction types.

PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY

Chemical Applications of Group Theory, Third Edition, F A Cotton, John Wiley.

Group Theory for Chemists, G Davidson, Macmillan, Out of print.

Tables for Group Theory, P W Atkins, M S Child and C S G Phillips, O.U.P.

Molecular Quantum Mechanics, Second Edition, P W Atkins, O.U.P.

Modern Spectroscopy, Third Edition, J M Hollas, John Wiley.

Fundamentals of Molecular Spectroscopy, Fourth Edition, C N Banwell, McGraw-Hill.

Crystal Structure Analysis: A Primer, Second Edition, J P Glusker and K N Trueblood, O.U.P.

Symmetry and Structure, S F A Kettle, John Wiley.

Biophysical Chemistry, C R Cantor and P R Schimmel, W H Freeman & Co.

Physical Biochemistry, D Friefelder, W H Freeman & Co.

Enzyme Structure and Mechanism, A Fersht, W H Freeman & Co.

Protein Structure - a practical approach, T E Creighton, IRL Press.

Introduction to Protein Structure, C Branden and J Tooze, Garland Publishing.

Physical Chemistry, Fifth Edition, P W Atkins, OUP.