Transcript Chemistry 353 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY III

Chemistry 353
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY III
Dr. George S. Kriz
Chemistry Building 342
650-3126
[email protected]
Office Hours
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Monday and Friday
10:00 A. M. to 12:00 noon
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Monday
1:00 to 3:00 P.M.
Textbooks and Other Materials
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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
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ACS Examinations Institute, Preparing for Your ACS
Examination in Organic Chemistry -- RECOMMENDED
Grading Standards
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Point Distribution:
Two Hour Examinations (@ 100)
Weekly Quizzes
Final Examination (ACS Exam)
TOTAL
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200 pts
100
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
Examination Dates
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Friday, April 21
Coverage: Chapters 14, 15, and 16
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Friday, May 12
Coverage: Chapters 16, 17, and 18
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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
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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
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
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
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http://atom.chem.wwu.edu/dept/facstaff/
kriz/c353kriz.html
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
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.