WWU -- Chemistry

Chemistry 351Chemistry 351ORGANIC CHEMISTRY IORGANIC CHEMISTRY I

Dr. George S. Kriz

Chemistry Building 342

650-3126

George.Kriz@wwu.edu

Office HoursOffice Hours

Monday, Wednesday, Friday

10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Textbooks and Other Textbooks and Other MaterialsMaterials

TextbookD. L. Pavia, G. M. Lampman, and G. S. Kriz, Organic

Chemistry (Volume 1) -- REQUIREDBe certain that you have the 2004 edition.

Molecular Model Set -- REQUIREDProteus Organic Chemistry Models Kit

orPrentice-Hall Molecular Model Set (2nd edition)

Problem Sets and HomeworkProblem Sets and Homework

“The point of homework is the

journey, not the answer!”

Grading StandardsGrading Standards Point Distribution:

Hour Examinations (2 @ 100) 200 ptsWeekly Quizzes 100Molecular Modeling Assignment 25Final Examination 200TOTAL 525 pts

Assignment of Letter Grades:473 to 525 pts (90 to 100%) A420 to 472 (80 to 90%) B341 to 419 (65 to 80%) C289 to 340 (55 to 65%) Dless than 289 ( less than 55%) F

Examination DatesExamination Dates

Friday, October 14Coverage: Chapters 1, 2, and 3

Friday, November 4Coverage: Chapters 4 and 5

Monday, December 5 (8:00 to 10:00) Comprehensive Final plus Coverage of Chapters 6, 7, and 8

Weekly QuizzesWeekly Quizzes

September 30 October 7 October 21 October 28 November 18 December 2 NOTE: Only the scores from the best five of the

quiz set will be counted toward the final course grade.

Sample examinations are available as .pdf files and can be downloaded. You will need to install the Adobe Acrobat 4.0 reader as helper in your web browser in order to view these files.

Web Pagehttp://atom.chem.wwu.edu/dept/facstaff/kriz/c351kriz.html

Problem-Solving SessionsProblem-Solving Sessions

I will set aside an hour each week (Thursdays at 4:00) for a Problem-Solving Session.

Location: TBA

The Problem-Solving Sessions are optional. I intend to bring in a few sample problems that can be solved by students working in small groups. Problems and questions posed by students will also be addressed.

Resubmitting an ExaminationResubmitting an ExaminationAs a special policy, I will not post answer keys immediately after each examination. Instead, I will allow each student an opportunity to correct his or her examination, based on a review of lecture notes and the textbook.

Students may earn up to 20% of the “missing” points by correcting their examinations and resubmitting them. Once the deadline for resubmitting exam papers has passed, I will post the answer key for everyone to use.

Note that this policy applies only to the two hour examinations; it does not apply to the final examination or to the weekly quizzes.

Problem-Solving SessionsProblem-Solving Sessions

NOTE: The Problem-Solving Session of January 13 will be held at 5:00 (instead of 4:00). The session will meet in Chemistry Building 485.