Course Outline

Week 1, August 31
Day Topic Reading Materials available
Fri Introduction

Chapter 1 Assignment:
Due Monday, 9/15/97, 5:00 pm

Homework Set and Questions
14,20,24,28,44,46,48,54,62,64,68,78

iii-xxxii
1-14
Plagiarism
Problem Solving
Old Exam
Chapter 1 Drill and Practice

Week 2, September 7
Day Topic Reading Materials available
Mon Physical Properties
Elements & Atoms
Compounds & Molecules
1.1 - 1.3 Lecture Notes
Lecture Problems
Mathcad Intro
Chapter 1 Drill and Practice
Wed Chemical & Physical Change
Mixtures & Pure Substances
Units of Measurement
1.4 - 1.6 Lecture Notes
Metric Program at NIST
SI Units at NIST
NIST SI Guide
Chapter 1 Drill and Practice
Tue/Thu Unit Conversions and Significant Figures Problem Set
QUIZ
Problem Set
Problem Set Solutions
Chapter 1 Drill and Practice
Fri Using Numerical Information 1.7 Lecture Notes
IUPAC Web Site
Periodic Table
Physical Constants
Chapter 1 Drill and Practice

Week 3, September 14
Day Topic Reading Materials available
Mon Origins of Atomic Theory
Atomic Structure

Chapter 1 Homework Due

Chapter 2 Assignment:
Due Wednesday, 9/24/97, 5:00 pm

Homework Set and Questions
27,29,33,43,47,55,63

2.1 - 2.2 Lecture Notes
Chapter 1 Solutions
Wed Atomic Composition
Isotopes
Atomic Mass
2.3 - 2.5 Lecture Notes
Concept Tests at Wisconsin
Fermilab (high energy physics)
Protons,electrons and neutrons (DP)
Tue/Thu Unit Conversions Problem Set
QUIZ
Problem Set
Problem Set Solutions

Fri The Periodic Table
The Mole
2.6-2.7 Lecture Notes
Periodic Table Drill and Practice from George R. Wiger, Ph.D.
Web-Elements
Elements,moles and mass (DP)
Elements, mass and moles (WP)

Week 4, September 21
Day Topic Reading Materials available
Mon Elements That Exist as Molecules
Molecular Compounds
Ions
Ionic Compounds

Chapter 3 Assignment:
Due Friday, 10/3/97, 5:00 pm

Chapter 3 Homework Set and Questions:
15, 17, 25, 33, 35, 39, 43, 45, 55, 57, 63, 81

3.1-3.4 Lecture Notes
Wed Names of Compounds

Chapter 2 Homework Due

3.5 Chemical Nomenclature Handout

Chapter 2 Solutions

Tue/Thu The Mole Problem Set
QUIZ
Problem Set
Problem Set Solutions
Fri Molecules, Compounds, & Moles 3.6 Lecture Notes
Mass, moles and gfw (DP)
Chemical Formulas and Mass Relationships (DP)
Calculations based on Chemical Formulas (WP)
Formulas and Percent Composition (DA)

Week 5, September 28
Day Topic Reading Materials available
Mon Describing Compound Formulas
Hydrated Compounds
3.7 - 3.8 Lecture Notes
Review for Exam
Mass, moles and gfw (DP)
Chemical Formulas and Mass Relationships (DP)
Calculations based on Chemical Formulas (WP)
Formulas and Percent Composition (DA)
Science Division Seminar. Kirkbride 108, 4:00 pm. Dr Peter Petraitis "Predation and the distribution of mussels on rocky shores of New England: Why scale matters."
Tue EXAM 1, 5:00 - 6:30 pm, Alumni Auditorium
Wed Chemical Equations
Balancing Chemical Equations

Chapter 4 Assignment:
Due Monday, 10/13/97, 5:00 pm

Chapter 4 Homework Set and questions;
17, 19, 21, 27, 33, 37, 43, 47, 51, 57, 63, 73

4.1 - 4.2 Lecture Notes
Tue/Thu Chemical Nomenclature Problem Set Problem Set
Problem Set Solutions
Fri Chapter 3 Homework Due

Aqueous Solutions
Acids & Bases

4.3 - 4.4 Chapter 3 Solutions
Solutions at NMCC

Week 6, October 5
Day Topic Reading Materials available
Mon Net Ionic Equations
Reactions in Solution
Precipitation Reactions
4.5 - 4.7 Lecture Notes
Wed Acid-Base Reactions
4.8 Lecture Notes
Tue/Thu Balancing Reactions and Stoichiometry Problem Set
Quiz
Problem Set
Problem Set Solutions
Balancing Chemical Reactions (WP)
Fri Gas-Forming Reactions
Oxidation-Reduction Reactions
4.9 - 4.10 Lecture Notes

Week 7, October 12
Day Topic Reading Materials available
Mon Weight & Stoichiometry
Limiting Reagent

Chapter 4 Homework Due

Chapter 5 Assignment:
Due Monday 10/27/97 5:00 pm

Chapter 5 Homework Set and Questions:
1, 7, 11, 15, 17, 23, 25, 29, 37, 41, 45, 49, 55, 57, 61, 79, 93

5.1 - 5.2 Lecture Notes
Chapter 4 Solutions
Mass Relationships in Chemical Reactions (WP)
Wed Limiting Reagent, Percent Yield, and elemental analysis 5.2 - 5.4 Lecture Notes
Limiting Reagents (WP)
Calculations based on percent yields (WP)
Combining Limiting Reagent and % Yield (WP)
Tue/Thu Chemical Reactions Problem Set
QUIZ
Problem Set
Problem Set Solutions
Fri Fall Break

Week 8, October 19
Day Topic Reading Materials available
Mon Fall Break
Wed Working with solutions 5.5 Lecture Notes
Molarity, moles and volume (DP)
Molarity, mass and volume (WP)
Tue/Thu Stoichiometry Problem Set
QUIZ
Problem Set
Problem Set Solutions
Fri Aqueous Reactions 5.6 Lecture Notes

Week 9, October 26
Day Topic Reading Materials available
Mon Energy: Its Forms & Units
Specific Heat and Thermal Energy Transfer

Chapter 5 Homework Due

Chapter 6 Assignment:
Due Friday 11/7/97, 5:00 pm
Homework Set and Questions:
4, 8, 13, 17, 23, 31, 35, 37, 43, 49, 55, 61, 69, 83, 92.

6.1 - 6.2 Reading Notes
Lecture Notes
Chapter 5 Solutions
Heat and Temperature Changes for water (DP)
Heat Transfer-water (DP)
Heat Transfer-water and another substance (DP)
Tue Exam 2, 5:00 - 6:30 pm, Alumni Auditorium
Wed Energy & Changes of State
Enthalpy
6.3 - 6.4 Lecture Notes
Tue/Thu Limiting Reagent Problem Set Problem Set
Problem Set Solutions
Fri Enthalpy Changes for Chemical Reactions
Hess's Law
State Functions
6.5 - 6.7 Lecture Notes

Week 10, November 2
Day Topic Reading Materials available
Mon Standard Enthalpies of Formation
Determining Enthalpies of Reaction
Aplications of Thermodynamics
6.8 Lecture Notes
Concept Tests at Wisconsin
Science Division Seminar. Kirkbride 108, 4:00 pm. Dr. Eugene Rannels "Cell-cell interactions in the lung"
Wed Calorimetry6.9-6.10 Lecture Notes
Tue/Thu Enthalpy and Thermochemistry Problem Set QUIZ Problem Set
Problem Set Solutions
Fri Chapter 6 Homework Due

Thermochemistry Review

Lecture Notes
Chapter 6 Solutions

Week 11, November 9
Day Topic Reading Materials available
Mon Electromagnetic Radiation
Planck, Einstein, Energy, and Photons
Atomic Line Spectra & Niels Bohr

Chapter 7 Assignment:
Due Friday 11/14/97, 5:00 pm

Chapter 7 Homework Set and Questions:
7, 9, 11, 21, 23, 27, 31, 33, 37, 43, 47, 61, 69, 79, 91.

7.1 - 7.3 Lecture Notes
Concept Tests at Wisconsin
Wavelength, frequency and energy (DP)
Images of Atoms from IBM
Wed Wave Properties of the Electron
Wave Mechanical View of Atoms
Shapes of Atomic Orbitals
7.4-7.6 Lecture Notes
Tue/Thu Atomic Structure Problem Set
QUIZ
Problem Set
Problem Set Solutions
Fri Electron Spin
The Pauli Exclusion Principle
Atomic Subshell Energies

Chapter 7 Homework Due

Chapter 8 Assignment:
Due Friday 11/21/97 5:00 pm

Chapter 8 Homework Set and Questions:
13, 19, 23, 41, 49, 59, 61, 71, 77, 100.

8.1 - 8.3 Lecture Notes
Chapter 7 Solutions

Week 12, November 16
Day Topic Reading Materials available
Mon Atomic Electron Configurations
Electron Configurations of Ions
Atomic Properties and Periodic Trends
Chemical Rxns and Periodic Properties
8.4-8.7 Lecture Notes
The Quantum Numbers (WP)
Tue Exam 3, 5:00 - 6:30 pm, Alumni Auditorium
Wed No Lecture
Tue/Thu Electronic Structure Problem Set Problem Set
Problem Set Solutions
Fri Valence Electrons
Chemical Bond Formation

Chapter 8 Homework Due

Chapter 9 Assignment:
Due Wednesday 12/3/97 5:00 pm

Homework Set and Questions:
26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 40, 42, 46, 48, 52, 58, 64, 66, 72, 78, 92, 98.

9.1 - 9.2 Lecture Notes
Chapter 8 Solutions

Week 13, November 23
Day Topic Reading Materials available
Mon Covalent Bonding 9.3 Lecture Notes
Tue Molecular Structure Problem Set #1 Problem Set
Problem Set Solutions
Wed Bond Properties 9.4 Lecture Notes
Thu Thanksgiving Break
Fri Thanksgiving Break

Week 14, November 30
Day Topic Reading Materials available
Mon Molecular Shape
Chemistry Animation Project Video VSEPR
9.5 Lecture Notes
Molecular Geometry
Visualizing Molecules
VSEPR at Berkeley
Science Division Seminar. Kirkbride 108, 4:00 pm. Dr. Frank Fish "Adaptations for maneuverability in dolphin and sea lions"
Wed Hybridization of Atomic Orbitals

Chapter 9 Homework Due

Chapter 10 Assignment:
Due Monday, 12/8/97 5:00 pm

Chapter 10 Homework Set and Questions:
15, 21, 31, 41, 43, 58, 60.

10.1 Lecture Notes
Chapter 9 Solutions
Tue/Thu Molecular Structure Problem Set #2
QUIZ
Problem Set
Problem Set Solutions
Fri Molecular Orbital Theory 10.2 Lecture Notes

Week 15, December 7
Day Topic Reading Materials available
Mon The Properties of Gases
The Gas Laws: The Experimental Basis

Chapter 10 Homework Due

Chapter 12 Assignment:
Due Monday 12/15/97 5:00 pm

Chapter 12 Homework Set and Questions:
11, 15, 17, 19, 27, 29, 33, 35, 39, 45, 49, 53, 59, 73, 83, 111, 119.

12.1-12.2 Gas Law Theory at RPI
Lecture Notes
Chapter 10 Solutions
Boyle's Law (DP)
Charles' Law (DP)
Avogadro's Law (DP)
Combined Gas Law (DP)
Science Division Seminar. Kirkbride 108, 4:00 pm. Dr. Barbara Williams "HI observations of compact groupls of galaxies"
Wed The Ideal Gas Law
The Gas Laws & Chemical Reactions
Gas Mixtures and Partial Pressures
12.3 - 12.5 Lecture Notes
The Ideal Gas Equation (WP)
Universal Gas Law Calculation Page (DA)
Tue/Thu Gaslaw Problem Set
QUIZ
Problem Set
Problem Set Solutions
Fri Kinetic-Molecular Theory
Diffusion and Effusion
Applications of the Gas Laws
Nonideal Behavior: Real Gases
12.6 - 12.9 Lecture Notes

Week 16, December 14
Day Topic Reading Materials available
Mon Phases of Matter and the Kinetic-Molecualar Theory
Intermolecular Forces
Properties of Liquids

Chapter 12 Homework Due

13.1 - 13.3 Chapter 12 Solutions
Lecture Notes
Tue Exam 4, 5:00 - 6:30 pm, Alumni Auditorium
Thu Final Exam, 3:15 to 5:15pm, KB 108.

Week 17, December 21
Day Topic Reading Materials available
Mon Last Day of Finals