1. WWU -- Chemistry Chemistry 351 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I Dr. George S. Kriz Chemistry Building 342 650-3126 George.Kriz@wwu.edu

2. Office Hours u Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

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

4. Problem Sets and Homework “The point of homework is the journey, not the answer!”

5. Grading Standards u Point Distribution: Hour Examinations (2 @ 100)200 pts Weekly Quizzes100 Molecular Modeling Assignment 25 Final Examination200 TOTAL525 pts u 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

6. Examination Dates u Friday, October 14 Coverage: Chapters 1, 2, and 3 u Friday, November 4 Coverage: Chapters 4 and 5 u Monday, December 5 (8:00 to 10:00) Comprehensive Final plus Coverage of Chapters 6, 7, and 8

7. Weekly Quizzes u September 30 u October 7 u October 21 u October 28 u November 18 u December 2 u NOTE: Only the scores from the best five of the quiz set will be counted toward the final course grade.

8. u 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. u Web Page http://atom.chem.wwu.edu/dept/facstaff/kriz/c351kriz.html

9. Problem-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.

10. 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.

11. Problem-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.