Dr. George S. Kriz
Chemistry Building 342
650-3126
George.Kriz@wwu.edu

 Monday and Friday
10:00 A. M. to 12:00 noon
 Monday
1:00 to 3:00 P.M.

 Textbook
D. L. Pavia, G. M. Lampman, and G. S. Kriz, Organic Chemistry
(Volume 3) – REQUIRED
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Be certain that you have the 2003 edition.
Note that we will also continue in Volume 2, Chapter 14
Also: The problem set answer keys are included in each volume
 Molecular Model Set
Proteus Organic Chemistry Models Kit – REQUIRED
 ACS Examinations Institute, Preparing for Your ACS
Examination in Organic Chemistry -RECOMMENDED

 Point Distribution:
Two Hour Examinations (@ 100) 200 pts
Weekly Quizzes 100
Final Examination (ACS Exam)
TOTAL
100
400 pts
 Assignment of Letter Grades:
360 to 400 pts (90 to 100%)
320 to 359 (80 to 90%)
260 to 319 (65 to 80%)
220 to 259 (55 to 65%) less than 220 ( less than 55%)
A
B
C
D
F

 Friday, April 21
Coverage: Chapters 14, 15, and 16
 Friday, May 12
Coverage: Chapters 16, 17, and 18
 Monday, June 7 (10:30 to 12:30)
FINAL EXAM
Coverage: Cumulative over three quarters
Standardized Test in Organic Chemistry
(published by ACS Examinations Institute)

 April 7
 April 14
 April 28
 May 5
 May 19
 May 26
 NOTE: Only the scores from the best five of the quiz set will be counted toward the final course grade.

The final examination in this course will be the
Standardized Test in Organic Chemistry, published by the
ACS Examinations Institute. This examination covers the entire year of organic chemistry .
Because the ACS Exam is normalized so that a student performing at an “average” level should score at the 50th percentile, your score on the ACS Exam will be scaled to a class average more appropriate for this class. See the handout for details on how the grades will be scaled.

Scaled Score = ACS Percentile +
100 - ACS Percentile
ACS Percentile
100
Using this scale factor, a raw score (ACS percentile) of 50 is converted to a 75 final examination percentage. An ACS percentile score of 70 becomes a 91; an ACS percentile of
30 becomes a 51.

 Sample examinations are available as .pdf
files and can be downloaded. You will need to install the Adobe Acrobat Reader as a helper in your web browser in order to view these files.
 Web Page http://atom.chem.wwu.edu/dept/facstaff/ kriz/c353kriz.html

I have set aside an hour each week (Thursdays from
4:00 to 5:00) for a Problem-Solving Session.
Location: Chemistry Building 385.
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.
The first session will be held on Thursday, April 6.

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 has passed, I will post the answer key for everyone to use.
Note that the regrading option will not be available for the final examination.