Chemistry 353 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY III : Chemistry 353 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY III Dr. George S. Kriz
Chemistry Building 342
650-3126
George.Kriz@wwu.edu
Office Hours : Office Hours Monday and Friday
10:00 A. M. to 12:00 noon
Monday 1:00 to 3:00 P.M.
Textbooks and Other Materials : Textbooks and Other Materials Textbook
D. L. Pavia, G. M. Lampman, and G. S. Kriz, Organic Chemistry (Volume 3) – REQUIRED
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
Grading Standards : Grading Standards Point Distribution:
Two Hour Examinations (@ 100) 200 pts
Weekly Quizzes 100
Final Examination (ACS Exam) 100
TOTAL 400 pts
Assignment of Letter Grades:
360 to 400 pts (90 to 100%) A
320 to 359 (80 to 90%) B
260 to 319 (65 to 80%) C
220 to 259 (55 to 65%) D
less than 220 ( less than 55%) F
Examination Dates : Examination Dates 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)
Weekly Quizzes : Weekly Quizzes 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.
Final Examination : Final Examination 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.
Scaling Factor for ACS Standardized Test in Organic Chemistry : Scaling Factor for ACS Standardized Test in Organic Chemistry 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.
Slide9 : 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
Problem-Solving Sessions : Problem-Solving Sessions 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.
Resubmitting an Examination : 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 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.