Fall 2015

EOC = End of Chapter questions you should try after each class. Most of them are very short!
RAT = Readiness Assurance Test. Try this at the end of each chapter when you're done!

Thu, 03 Sep  Introduction, Measurements, Matter
    Skim 1.1-1.3
    Read 1.4-1.5 and make sure you know the definitions in bold.
    Read 1.6, look through Tables and Calculation Corner, and Appendix A (on scientific notation).
    Read 2.3-2.4. Be sure to know the definitions and how to do the calculations.
    Watch a video on Archimedes' Discovery (in Lego)
    EOC: Chap1: 19,27,29,33,37,41,45
    EOC: Chap2: 30,31,32,33,45

Tue, 08 Sep  Atoms, Elements, Molecules, Compounds, Mixtures
    Read 2.1-2.2, 2.5-2.7, 3.1-3.2, 3.4-3.7
    Be sure to pay attention to definitions (in bold), Concept Checks, and Figures 2.23-2.24.
    Watch a video on Change of State
    EOC: Chap2: 11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,39,41,50,51,55,56,57,59,73
    EOC: Chap3: 1,4,5,10,12,15,41,43,44,55,58,61,63

Thu, 10 Sep  Science, Pseudoscience, and everything in between
    Read the Spotlight on Pseudoscience (pp24-25) between Chapters 1 and 2.
    Think about responses to questions 5, 7, and 8.
    Browse this local website on Float Therapy.
    Then do some internet searches to see what else you can find about it. Is this something you would recommend? Why or why not?

Tue, 15 Sep  The Atom is not indivisible! What makes Elements unique
    Read 4.1-4.6, 6.2
    Watch a video on Chemistry of Fireworks
    EOC: Chap4: 3,9,10,11,14,15,30,31,34,42,43,46,48,49,51,53,59
    EOC: Chap6: 4,5

Thu, 17 Sep  The Atomic Nucleus: Radioactivity and Atomic Energy
    Read 5.1-5.9
    Watch an introductory video on Nuclear Energy. This video has two other parts that briefly discuss some pros and cons.
    Question to ponder: If you had to vote on whether your country should build new reactors, how would you vote, and why?
    EOC: Chap5: 3,5,6,7,11,12,15,30,31,32,33,34,39,43,48,56,57,63

Tue, 22 Sep  The Periodic Table
    Read 3.3, 4.7-4.9, 6.1
    Go to the Web Elements website. For the elements at the corners of the periodic table (H, He, Cs, Rn), get values for the atomic radius and the first ionization energy before you come to class.
    EOC: Chap 3: 47,50,52,55
    EOC: Chap 4: 21,22,23,35,37,63,64,66,69,71,73
    EOC: Chap 6: 2,3,38,39

Thu, 24 Sep  Salts (Ionic Compunds) and Metals
    Read 6.2-6.4
    Think about the physical properties of salts and metals. What properties do they have in common? In what ways do they differ?
    EOC: Chap 6: 7,8,9,11,30,31,32,43,44,47,48,49

Tue, 29 Sep  Covalent Compounds and Molecular Shape
    Read 6.5-6.8
    Watch this NOVA excerpt on Carbon Nanotubes. Then watch this one on the Space Elevator.
    EOC: Chap 6: 13,20,21,23,24,28,33,34,36,53,56,57,58,59,60,63,66,67,68

Thu, 01 Oct  Aqueous Solutions and Mixtures
    Read 7.1-7.8 (we will cover mainly 7.1-7.6 in class; 7.7-7.8 might be good starting points for an Infographic)
    Watch this video on The Chemistry of Soap.
    EOC: Chap 7: 1,2,3,11,13,15,17,19,32,33,34,36,37,41,44,46,51,52,56,57,59,63

Tue, 06 Oct  Water
    Read 8.1-8.6
    Watch this video on the The Properties of Water.
    For each of the properties of water, think about how the structure and bonding of water molecules leads to the observed properties.
    EOC: Chap 8:1,3,7,9,14,17,18,21,22,24,29,31,35,37,41,47,51,55,59,74,75,76,77

Thu, 08 Oct  Weird Water and more Pseudoscience
    Read Chapter 8 from Peter Gleick's book Bottled and Sold. You can click on the link below or search on the Copley Library website.
     Bottled and Sold (Copley Library)
    Then, watch this video on Water Memory and Structured Water by AcquaPhi.
    Jot down what you thought about the reading and the video. I'll be asking you about this in class today.
    (There are also lots of good starting points here for an Infographic.)

Tue, 13 Oct  Exam #1

Thu, 15 Oct  Chemical Reactions: Amounts
    Read 9.1-9.4
    Be sure to pay attention to the definitions of mole, molar mass, and Avogadro's Number.
    Watch this video on Hot/Cold Packs and Saturated Solutions.
    EOC: Chap 9:8,9,10,13,30,31,34,36,37,38,39,40,44,45,55,56,61

Tue, 20 Oct  Chemical Reactions: What makes them GO!
    Read 9.5-9.7
    Then, watch this video on How CFCs Deplete the Ozone Layer which explains part of 9.7 in more detail.
    EOC: Chap 9:19,21,23,24,25,41,63,64,69,78,79

Thu, 22 Oct  Acids and Bases
    Read 10.1-10.3
    This video explains how to make your own Red Cabbage pH indicator and how it works!
    EOC: Chap 10:1,4,5,7,8,9,10,26,27,29,31,32,35,39,44,45,47,51,57

Tue, 27 Oct  Applications of Acid-Base Chemistry
    Read 10.4-10.6
    Watch this 2-minute video introducing the Greenhouse Effect.
    Then watch this 3-minute video explaining how Greenhouse Gases work.
    Discussion on Infographic Project. Read the course requirements for the Infographic and come prepared with questions in today's class.
    EOC: Chap 10:11,12,14,15,19,59,61,63,67,71

Thu, 29 Oct  Redox Reactions and Electrochemistry
    Read 11.1-11.3, 11.6, 11.8-11.9
    This 2-minute video animates what happens in a "Galvanic Cell.
    Optional video for fun: How to charge an iPod with fruit.
    EOC: Chap 11:3,5,6,7,8,9,15,21,37,38,39,43,47,49,53

Tue, 03 Nov  Hydrocarbons: An Introduction to Organic Chemistry
    Read 12.1-12.2
    If you prefer an animated approach to Organic Chemistry, watch this video on: Hydrocarbons from Crash Course.
    If you liked Crash Course videos, feel free to watch others.
    EOC: Chap 12:1,2,3,5,7,28,29,30,35,36,37,38,46,47,48,49

Thu, 05 Nov  Functional Groups in Organic Chemistry
    Read 12.3-12.6
    EOC: Chap 12:9,10,11,12,13,14,17,18,32,33,45,50,53,57,61

Tue, 10 Nov  Polymers
    Read 12.8-12.9. Pay careful attention to the two different types of polymers formed: Addition polymers and Condensation polymers.
    Here's a Crash Course video on Polymers if you find such things helpful.
    EOC: Chap 12:21,22,62,63,69,71

Thu, 12 Nov  Chemicals of Life and Health Part 1
    First, watch this video on Chirality. Many of the molecules of life are chiral!
    Read 13.1 and 13.3 and the second section in 13.8 on Fats
    EOC: Chap 13:7,8,9,41,42

Tue, 17 Nov  Catch-up Day and Q&A for Exam
    Watch this video on Saturated vs Unsaturated Fats.

Thu, 19 Nov  Exam #2

Tue, 24 Nov  Chemicals of Life and Health Part 2
    Read 13.2, 13.4 and the first and third sections of 13.8 on Carbohydrates and Amino Acids
    Watch this video on Hunger and the Glycemic Index.
    EOC: Chap 13:3,4,5,10,11,28,29,35,36,37,48,49,51,61,62,63,65

Thu, 27 Nov  THANKSGIVING! (No class)

Tue, 01 Dec  Chemicals of Life and Health Part 3
    Read 13.5-13.7.
    Watch this video on DNA Transcription and Protein Assembly.
    EOC: Chap 13:14,15,20,21,31,53,55

Thu, 03 Dec  Work on your Infographic Project

Tue, 08 Dec  Peer Review and Discussion of Submitted Infographics

Thu, 10 Dec  Medicinal Chemistry, and Q&A for Final Exam
    Read 14.1-14.2.

Final exam is Thu, Dec 17, 8-10am