Course Outline

Week 1, September 1
Day Topic Reading Materials available
Fri Chapter 1

Chemistry and Its Methods
Classifying Matter
Elements & Atoms
Compounds & Molecules
Physical Properties
Physical and Chemical Change

A Preface to Students

1.1-1.6

Chapter 1

Week 2, September 8
Day Topic Reading Materials available
Mon Chapter 2 

Atomic Structure - Protons, Electrnons, and Neutrons
Atomic Number and Atomic Mass
Isotopes

 2.1-2.3 Chapter 2
Tue Unit Conversions Problem Set Unit Conversions Problem Set
Unit Conversions Problem Set Solutions
Wed Atomic Weight
The Perioic Table
2.4-2.5 Chapter 2
Fri Chapter 1 Homework Due

Molecules, Compounds, and Formulas

2.6 Chapter 2

Week 3, September 15
Day Topic Reading Materials available
Mon

Ionic Compounds: Formulas, Names and Properties
Molecular Compounds: Formulas and Names

2.7-2.8 Chapter 2
Tue Unit Conversions and Significant Figures Problem Set Unit Conversions and Significant Figures Problem Set 
Unit Conversions and Significant Figures Solutions

Chapter 2

Wed Atoms, Molecules and the Mole 2.9 Chemical Nomenclature Handout
Fri Describing Compound Formulas
Hydrated Compounds
2.10-2.11 Chemical Nomenclature Problem Set
Problem Set Solutions

Chapter 2

Week 4, September 22
Day Topic Reading Materials available
Mon Determining Molecular Formulas with Mass Spectrometry
Tue Chapter 2 Homework Due

The Mole Problem Set

The Mole Problem Set
Problem Set Solutions
EXAM #1,  5:00 pm
Wed Chapter 3 

Introductgion to Chemical Equations 
Balancing Chemical Equations

3.1-3.2
Chapter 3
Fri Chemical Reactions in Aqueous Solution
Ions and Molecules in Aqueous Solution
Precipitation Reactions
3.4-3.6 Chapter 3

Week 5, September 29
Day Topic Reading Materials available
Mon Select a topic

Acids and Bases

3.7 Chapter 3
Tue Chemical Reactions Problem Set 
Limiting Reagent Problem Set
  Chemical Reactions Problem Set
Solutions

 Limiting Reagent Problem Set
Problem Set Solutions

Wed Mass Relationships in Chemical Reactions: Stoichiometry 4.1 Chapter 4
Fri Reactions in Which One Reactant Is Present in Limited Supply 4.2 Chapter 4

Week 6, October 6
Day Topic Reading Materials available
Mon Percent Yield 4.3 Chapter 4
Tue Chemical Equations and Chemical Analysis 4.4 Chapter 4
Wed Measuring Concentrations of Compounds in Solution 4.5 Chapter 4
Fri Stoichiometry of Reactions in Aqueous Solutions 4.7 Chemical Reactions Problem Set
Solutions
TBA Chemical Reactions problem set/Discovering Chemical Reactions Chemical Reactions Problem Set
Solutions

Week 7, October 13
Day Topic Reading Materials available
Mon Resource list for element paper due

Special Topic

Tue Chapter 4 Homework Due

Acid Base Chemical Reactions Problem Set

Problem Set
Solutions
Exam #2
Wed Chapter 11

Gas Pressure 
Gas Laws: The Experimental Basis 

11.1-11.2 Chapter 11
Fri Fall Break, No Class

Week 8, October 20
Day Topic Reading Materials available
Mon Fall Break, No Class 
Tue Gas Law Problem Set

Stoichiometry and Gas Law Problem Set

Problem Set
Solutions

Problem Set

Wed The Ideal Gas Law 
Gas Laws & Chemical Reactions
Gas Mixtures and Partial Pressures
11.3-11.5 Chapter 11
Fri Nonideal Behavior: Real Gases 11.9 Chapter 11

Week 9, October 27
Day Topic Reading Materials available
Mon Chapter 11 Homework Due

Chapter 5 

Energy: Some Basic Principles
Specific Heat Capacity and Heating and Cooling 
Energy & Changes of State

 5.1-5.3 Chapter 5
Some Humor
Tue Gas Law Problem Set Problem Set
Solutions
Wed The First Law of Thermodynamics
Enthalpy Changes for Chemical Reactions
Calorimetry
Enthalpy Calculations
5.4-5.7  Chapter 5
Fri Enthalpy Calculations 5.7 Chapter 5

Week 10, November 3
Day Topic Reading Materials available
Mon Draft of element paper due

Product- or Reactant-Favored Reactions and Thermochemistry

 5.8 Chapter 5
Tue Enthalpy and Thermochemistry Problem Set Enthalpy and Thermochemistry Problem Set
Problem Set Solutions
Wed Chapter 5 Homework Due
Electromagnetic Radiation
Quantization: Planck, Einstein, Energy, and Photons
Atomic Line Spectra and Niels Bohr
6.1-6.3  Chapter 6
Fri Particle-Wave Duality: Prelude to Quantum Mechanics
The Modern View of Electronic Structure: Wave or Quantum Mechanics
The Shapes of Atomic Orbitals
One More Electron Property: Electron Spin
6.4-6.7 Chapter 6

Week 11, November 10
Day Topic Reading Materials available
Mon Thermochemistry Review Chapter 5
Tue Chapter 6 Homework Due

Atomic Structure Problem Set 

Problem Set
Exam #3
Wed Chapter 7

The Pauli Exclusion Principle 
Atomic Subshell Energies and Electron Assignments 

7.1-7.2 Chapter 7
Fri Electron Configurations of Atoms
Electron Configurations of Ions
Atomic Properties and Periodic Trends
Periodic Trends and Chemical Properties
7.3-7.6 Chapter 7

Week 12,November 17
Day Topic Reading Materials available
Mon Chapter 7 Homework Due

Chemical Bond Formation 
Covalent Bonding and Lewis Structures

8.1-8.2 Chapter 8
Tue
Wed Covalent Bonding and Lewis Structures
Atom Formal Charges in Covalent Molecules and Ions
8.2-8.3 Chapter 8
Fri Resonance
Exceptions to the Octet Rule
8.4-8.5 Chapter 8

Week 13, November 24
Day Topic Reading Materials available
Mon Final draft element paper
Moleclar Shape
8.6 Chapter 8
Tue Molecular Structure Problem Set #1 Molecular Structure Problem Set #1
Problem Set Solutions
Wed Bond Polarity and Electronegativity
Bond and Molecular Polarity
Bond Properties: Order, Length, Energy
8.7-8.9 Chapter 8
Thursday
Fri
Thanksgiving Break

Week 14, December 1
Day Topic Reading Materials available
Mon Chapter 8 Homework Due Chapter 8
Tue Molecular Structure Problem Set #2  Molecular Structure Problem Set #2
Problem Set Solutions
Exam #4
Wed Chapter 9 

Orbitals and Theories of Chemical Bonding

9.1 Chapter 9
Fri Valence Bond Theory 9.2 Chapter 9

Week 15, December 8
Day Topic Reading Materials available
Mon Valence Bond Theory 9.2 Chapter 9
Tue First Semester Review Problem Set a
Wed Molecular Orbital Theory 9.3 Chapter 9
Fri
First Semester Review Problem Set b
Seminar

Week 16, December 15
Day Topic Reading Materials available
Sun Final Exams
Mon Final Exams
Tue Final Exams
Wed Final Exams
Thu Final Exams