Chemistry 351
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I
Dr. George S. Kriz
Chemistry Building 342
650-3126
George.Kriz@wwu.edu
WWU -- Chemistry
Office Hours
 Monday, Wednesday,
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Friday
Textbooks and Other
Materials
 Textbook
D. L. Pavia, G. M. Lampman, and G. S. Kriz, Organic
Chemistry (Volume 1) -- REQUIRED
Be certain that you have the 2004 edition.
 Molecular
Model Set -- REQUIRED
Proteus Organic Chemistry Models Kit
or
Prentice-Hall Molecular Model Set (2nd edition)
Problem Sets and Homework
“The point of homework is the
journey, not the answer!”
Grading Standards
 Point
Distribution:
Hour Examinations (2 @ 100)
Weekly Quizzes
Molecular Modeling Assignment 25
Final Examination
TOTAL
 Assignment
200 pts
100
200
525 pts
of Letter Grades:
473 to 525 pts (90 to 100%)
420 to 472 (80 to 90%)
341 to 419 (65 to 80%)
289 to 340 (55 to 65%)
less than 289 ( less than 55%)
A
B
C
D
F
Examination Dates
 Friday,
October 14
Coverage: Chapters 1, 2, and 3
 Friday,
November 4
Coverage: Chapters 4 and 5
 Monday,
December 5 (8:00 to 10:00)
Comprehensive Final plus Coverage of Chapters 6, 7,
and 8
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.

 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/c351kriz.html
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.
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.
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.