Chemistry 151
General Chemistry (1st semester)

Fall 2007

Syllabus
(subject to change by the instructor at any time)
Approximate associated sections of the text are in parenthesis.

Blank lines delimit separate weeks.

05 Sep   Introduction, Molecular view of Matter (1.2, 1.4, 2.1; skim 1.3)
07 Sep   Atomic Structure (2.2)

10 Sep   Atomic Structure (2.3, 2.5)
12 Sep   Measurements (1.5, 1.6; skim 1.7)
14 Sep   The Mole (2.4, 3.4, 3.5)

17 Sep   Determining Chemical Formulae (3.5)
19 Sep   Aqueous Solutions (3.6; Skim 2.5, 3.3)
21 Sep   Exam #1

24 Sep   Electrons, Wave properties of light, Electromagnetic Spectrum (7.1, 7.2)
26 Sep   Photoelectric Effect, interaction of light and matter (7.2)
28 Sep   Spectra of Hydrogen, wave/particle duality (7.3)

01 Oct   Quantum numbers, Orbital shapes (7.4, 7.5)
03 Oct   Orbital energies (7.6, 8.1)
05 Oct   Electronic configurations, Periodic Table (8.2, 8.3)

08 Oct   Electronic configurations, Periodic Table (8.4, 1.3)
10 Oct   Ionic Bonding (2.5, 8.5)
12 Oct   Properties of Ionic compounds (8.6, 3.3)

15 Oct   Metallic Bonding and Properties of Metals
17 Oct   Exam #2
19 Oct   Fall Holiday -- no class

Updated because of fires...

29 Oct   Covalent Bonding (9.1), Localized Bonds (10.1)
31 Oct   Lewis Structures (9.2)
02 Nov  Bonding and Molecular Shape (9.3, 9.4)

05 Nov  Properties of Covalent Molecules (9.1, 9.4, 9.5), Bond Energies (6.3), Line Structures (3.1, 3.2)
07 Nov  Hybridization (10.2)
09 Nov  Multiple bonds, pi-bonded systems (10.3, 10.5, 10.6)

12 Nov  Exam #3    [Note the change in exam date; previous date was Nov 09.]
14 Nov  Balancing Chemical Equations and Stoichiometry (4.1, 4.2)
16 Nov  Yield, Limiting Reagent (4.3, 4.4)

19 Nov  Precipitation Reactions (4.5), Acid-base Reactions (4.6)
21 Nov  Thanksgiving -- no class
23 Nov  Thanksgiving -- no class

26 Nov  Acid-Base Reactions (4.6), Redox Reactions (4.7)
28 Nov  Molecules in Motion, Ideal Gas Equation (5.1, 5.2)
30 Nov  Molecular View of Gases, Gas Properties (5.3, 5.4)

03 Dec   Chemistry of the Atmosphere (5.7)
05 Dec   Exam #4
07 Dec   Gas Mixtures and Stoichiometry (5.5, 5.6)

10 Dec   Gas Mixtures and Stoichiometry (5.5, 5.6)
12 Dec   Real Gases, van der Waals equation (11.1)
14 Dec   Review

Final Exam is Wednesday, December 19, 2:00-4:00pm


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