| Day | Topic | Reading | Materials available |
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| Fri | Chapter 1
Chemistry and Its Methods
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A Preface to Students
1.1-1.6 |
Chapter 1 |
| Day | Topic | Reading | Materials available |
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| Mon | Chapter 2
Atomic Structure - Protons, Electrnons, and Neutrons
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2.1-2.3 | Chapter 2 |
| Tue | Unit Conversions Problem Set | Unit Conversions
Problem Set
Unit Conversions Problem Set Solutions |
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| 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 |
| Day | Topic | Reading | Materials available |
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| Mon |
Ionic Compounds: Formulas, Names and Properties
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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 |
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| 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 |
| Day | Topic | Reading | Materials available |
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| Mon | Determining Molecular Formulas with Mass Spectrometry | ||
| Tue | Chapter 2 Homework Due
The Mole Problem Set |
The Mole Problem
Set
Problem Set Solutions |
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| EXAM #1, 5:00 pm | |||
| Wed | Chapter 3
Introductgion to Chemical Equations
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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 |
| Day | Topic | Reading | Materials available |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| Day | Topic | Reading | Materials available |
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| Mon | Resource list for element paper due
Special Topic |
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| Tue | Chapter 4 Homework Due
Acid Base Chemical Reactions Problem Set |
Problem Set
Solutions |
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| Exam #2 | |||
| Wed | Chapter 11
Gas Pressure
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11.1-11.2 | Chapter 11 |
| Fri | Fall Break, No Class | ||
| Day | Topic | Reading | Materials available |
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| Mon | Fall Break, No Class | ||
| Tue | Gas Law Problem Set Stoichiometry and Gas Law Problem Set |
Problem Set Solutions |
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| 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 |
| Day | Topic | Reading | Materials available |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | Chapter 11 Homework Due
Chapter 5 Energy: Some Basic Principles
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5.1-5.3 | Chapter 5
Some Humor |
| Tue | Gas Law Problem Set | Problem Set
Solutions |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
| 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
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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 |
| Day | Topic | Reading | Materials available |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | Chapter 7 Homework Due
Chemical Bond Formation
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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 |
| 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 |
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| Wed |
Bond Polarity and Electronegativity
Bond and Molecular Polarity Bond Properties: Order, Length, Energy |
8.7-8.9 | Chapter 8 |
| Thursday
Fri |
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| Day | Topic | Reading | Materials available |
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| Mon | Chapter 8 Homework Due | Chapter 8 | |
| Tue | Molecular Structure Problem Set #2 | Molecular Structure Problem
Set #2
Problem Set Solutions |
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| Exam #4 | |||
| Wed | Chapter 9
Orbitals and Theories of Chemical Bonding |
9.1 | Chapter 9 |
| Fri | Valence Bond Theory | 9.2 | Chapter 9 |
| 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 |
| Day | Topic | Reading | Materials available |
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| Sun | Final Exams | ||
| Mon | Final Exams | ||
| Tue | Final Exams | ||
| Wed | Final Exams | ||
| Thu | Final Exams | ||