Chemistry 351 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I

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Chemistry 351ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I

• Dr. George S. Kriz
• Chemistry Building 342
• 650-3126
• George.Kriz_at_wwu.edu

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Office Hours

• Monday, Wednesday, Friday
• 1000 AM to 1200 PM

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Textbooks and Other Materials

• Textbook
• D. L. Pavia, G. M. Lampman, and G. S. Kriz,
  Organic Chemistry (Volume 1) -- REQUIREDBe
  certain that you have the 2004 edition.
• Molecular Model Set -- REQUIRED
• Proteus Organic Chemistry Models Kit or
• Prentice-Hall Molecular Model Set (2nd edition)

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Problem Sets and Homework
The point of homework is the journey, not the
answer!
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Grading Standards

• Point Distribution
• Hour Examinations (2 _at_ 100) 200 pts
• Weekly Quizzes 100
• Molecular Modeling Assignment 25
• Final Examination 200
• TOTAL 525 pts
• Assignment of Letter Grades
• 473 to 525 pts (90 to 100) A
• 420 to 472 (80 to 90) B
• 341 to 419 (65 to 80) C
• 289 to 340 (55 to 65) D
• less than 289 ( less than 55) F

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Examination Dates

• Friday, October 14
• Coverage Chapters 1, 2, and 3
• Friday, November 4
• Coverage Chapters 4 and 5
• Monday, December 5 (800 to 1000) Comprehensive
  Final plus Coverage of Chapters 6, 7, and 8

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Weekly 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.

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• 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 Page
• http//atom.chem.wwu.edu/dept/facstaff/kriz/c351kr
  iz.html

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Problem-Solving Sessions
I will set aside an hour each week (Thursdays at
400) 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.
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Resubmitting an Examination
As 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.
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Problem-Solving Sessions
NOTE The Problem-Solving Session of January 13
will be held at 500 (instead of 400). The
session will meet in Chemistry Building 485.