Hello---                    POSTED MONDAY, July 1, 2012

Welcome to the Organic Chemistry course that will begin on Tuesday, July 
10, 2012 at Ramapo College.  What follows here is some information I would 
like you to know before the course begins.  I will be adding information 
to this page periodically over the next few days so please check the site 
when you get a chance.  If you have any questions, please email me at 
bshine@ramapo.edu.  I expect to check my email a few times a day this week 
so you should receive a response within 12 hours or so.

I have written a separate page about the course texts and supplies which 
you should read now.  The link to that page is right below the link you 
chose to get to this page.  I hope everyone can have a copy of the 10th 
edition of Organic Chemistry by Solomons and Fryhle  (Wiley and Sons, 
publisher).  There is no one particular ISBN number for this text as it 
comes in many different ways.  The Ramapo College bookstore (which I 
believe already has the text in stock) will have two versions (hardcover 
and three ring binder version) as noted in the "books and supplies" memo 
mentioned above.  The bookstore versions come bundled with Wiley Plus 
which is a web based learning tool.  You will be able to survive the 
course without Wiley Plus if cost is a factor.  If you buy a used binder 
version, be sure it is not missing any pages.  And, since pages are easily 
lost from the binder version, the binder version has little or no resale 
value.  However, I will require students to bring the chapter we are 
working on to each class so the binder version will be more convenient on 
your trips to and from the parking lot.  If you get the hardcover version, 
lugging it to class will be good exercise as it is quite heavy.

As you browse the course web site, please note that some of what appears 
there will not apply for our summer course.  This is especially true for 
lab reports.  I will describe in detail how the course will be conducted 
at our first class meeting.  If you can bring your copy of the course text 
to the first class, that would be good.  The first test will be on 
Tuesday, July 17th.  A review session will be held during the lab period on 
Thursday, July 12th.  The test days are given elsewhere on my course web 
site.  The major portion of your grade will be from the lecture part of 
the course.

I think the above and the "books and supples" memo should be enough for 
now.  I may add some more information in a few days.  In the meantime, 
please email me if you have questions.  I look forward to seeing you next 
Tuesday.

Bob Shine