Homework is due at the start of class. No late homework will be accepted. All projects are due no later than 5 p.m. on the specified date. No late projects will be accepted. Any project may be completed and turned in early. All projects must be typed, written legibly, or printed from a word processor. Be sure to include your name. If the project consists of more than one page be sure to staple the project together and put your name on all pages. Do not put your project in any sort of binder. Do not use a cover sheet. You may submit your project by electronic mail to deavorj@cofc.edu. Whether you submit a typed copy or a copy via email, please retain a copy on disk or a hardcopy for yourself until you receive your final grade in the course. Each project is worth a maximum of 10 Fast Points. To see the grading rubrick click here.

Fast Points are calculated as following:

PROJECT 1 Due Date: First Test

Find a newspaper, magazine or WWW article (such as Post&Courier, The State, Time, Newsweek, US News & World Report, Popular Science, etc.) that involves organic or biological chemistry, nutrition, physiology, or medicine. Do NOT use a technical journal.

Below is the proper form for a citation of a WWW site:
URL (Web Page) Format: Author, if available. Title of page as listed on the site. Address of page (date accessed).
Example: Hsu, D. Chemicool Periodical Table. http://www-tech.mit.edu/Chemicool/ (accessed Jan 1999).

PROJECT 2 Due Date: Second Test

Using any resources in the library or elsewhere, besides your textbook, find out some information about a famous chemist or biochemist (people listed in your text, Nobel prize winners, famous African-American chemists, women chemists, or other sources). Turn in a brief report which includes dates of birth, death, and notable events. Describe their contribution to chemistry or biochemistry and why you think that it is important. Be sure to cite your reference(s).

PROJECT 3 Due Date: Third Test

Newspaper, magazine or WWW article. See directions for project 1.

PROJECT 4 Due Date: Fourth Test

Using any available resources in the library or elsewhere, besides another person or your textbook, find some information about a drug. In your report cite your reference(s), give the chemical formula and structure, describe its uses and its physiological effects, and tell of any possible side effects. Label the functional groups found in the structure. The Merck Index contains the structure of many drugs.

PROJECT 5 Due Date: Final Exam
Write a first person newspaper account as if you were eye witnessing an historical organic or biochemical event. Use whatever references you wish, except for your textbook or another person.