CHM 103 General Chemistry III, Spring 2009 SCHEDULE

Schedule, Spring 2009
rev 06/12/2009 05:41 AM

Note that this schedule will be revised and updated on a regular basis - typically several times each week.
 

WK DATE LECTURE1 RECOMMENDED STUDY PROBLEMS1 LAB2 QUIZ/EXAM
1 Apr 6 7.1-7.4 Light & Matter (7.1-7.2): 15, 17, 33, 35, 37
The Bohr Model (7.3-7.4): 18, 28, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53
Quantum Mechanics (7.5-7.8): 57, 59, 61
Polyelectronic Atoms (7.9-7.11): 21, 25, 27, 63, 67, 71, 75, 79, 83
Periodic Table & Properties (7.12): 23, 24, 85, 87, 89, 91, 95, 99, 101
Alkali Metals (7.13): 30, 103, 104, 107
Tue: locker check-in, safety orientation

Thu: Introduction to E-M Radiation
(no quiz this week
Apr 8 7.5-7.11
2 Apr 13   Atomic Spectrum of Hydrogen Quiz 1
(7.1-7.11)
Thu. 4/16
Apr 15 7.11-7.13
3 Apr 20 8.1-8.8 chem. bonds & electronegativity (8.1-8.3): 13, 15, 23, 25, 27, 29
ions & ionic compounds (8.4-8.6):  17, 33, 35, 37, 39, 43
bond energies (8.7-8.8): 19, 53, 57, 61, 63 (additional information for problems 19 & 57)
Lewis Structures (8.9-8.12): 21, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75, 79, 81, 83; Wallace's Lewis Structure Rules
molecular structure (8.13):  87, 89[71], 91, 95, 99, 103
Classification of Chemical Substances Quiz 2
(7.12-8.8)
Thu. 4/23
Apr 22 8.9-8.12
4 Apr 27 8.13   Quiz 3
(8.9-8.13)
Thu. 4/30
Apr 29   Localized e- model (9.1): 7, 9, 10, 15, 17, 21[8.67], 27, 33
molecular orbitals, homonuclear (9.2-9.3): 8, 11, 35, 37, 39, 41, 45abc M.O. Energy Diagram
molecular orbitals, heteronuclear (9.4): 13, 43, 45d
MO + localized e- model (9.5): 14, 47 (fig. 9.34), 51
5 May 4 9.1-9.2 Geometrical Structure of Molecules Quiz 4
(9.1)
Thu. 5/7
May 6 9.2-9.5
6 May 11  

 

Quiz 5
(9.2-9.5)
Thu. 5/14
May 13 19.1-20.3 1A elements (19.2+19.3): 1, 11, 13, 17
2A (19.4): 23, 27, 57
3A (19.5): 33, 51
4A (19.6): 5, 41, 43, 45, 53, 55

5A (20.1-20.3): 2, 17, 19, 23, 53, 58, 59
7 May 18 INSTRUCTOR ILL  - NO CLASS TODAY

Alkaline Earths & Halogens

(no quiz this week)
May 20 20.4-20.8

15.8, 21.3-21.5

6A (20.4-20.6): 3, 4, 35
7A (20.7): 41, 56
8A (20.8): 47
8 May 25 MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY - NO CLASSES

Relative Stabilities of Complex Ions (1 week)

Quiz 6
(ch. 19 & 20)
Thu. 5/28
May 27 21.1-21.4 coordination compounds (21.1-21.4): 13, 15, 17, 23, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41
bonding, color, magnetism (21.5-21.7):  43, 45, 47, 49, 55
9 Jun 1 21.4-21.7

6/2:  NO LAB; supply problem

6/4:  quiz, start on "Aspirin" (reaction & vac. filtration only)

June 9 and/or 11 and/or 16:  Synthesis and Analysis of Aspirin (spectrophotometric analysis of impurities, melting point); this entire experiment will take about 2-4 lab meetings

6/18:  quiz, check out

Quiz 7
(ch. 21)
Thu. 6/4
Jun 3  
10 Jun 8 ch. 22

June 8:
hydrocarbons, carboxylic acids, esters

June 15:
amides, aldehydes, ketones, alcohols, amines, ethers, synthetic polymers

hydrocarbons (22.1-22.3): 19, 21, 25, 27, 29, 31
isomerism (22.2): 13, 15, 35, 37, 39, 43
functional groups (22.4): 47, 49, 51, 55ab, 57bc
reactions (22.1-22.4): (none)
synthetic polymers (22.5):  71, 73, 75, 79
natural polymers (22.6): (none)

(no quiz this week)
Jun 10  
11 Jun 15 ch. 22 Quiz 8
(ch. 22)
Thu. 6/18
Jun 17 REVIEW no prepared lecture; bring questions from previous quizzes, labs, homework, etc.
COURSE/INSTRUCTOR (online) EVALUATION  Please take a few minutes to take the course evaluation survey and make any comments.  Right NOW would be a good time to do this.  THANKS!  -Martin  (Link available May 18 - June 22, 2009.)
Finals Week Mon. Jun. 22 @ 10am ch. 7-9 & 19-22

FINAL EXAM
2 "essential" (not tricky or difficult) questions from each chapter; 14 questions total
multiple choice

  FINAL EXAM
(7-9 + 19-22)

Notes:
1 Chemistry, 7th edition, Zumdahl & Zumdahl, (c) 2007 Houghton Mifflin Co.
2 Chemical Principles in the Laboratory, 8th edition, Slowinski et al., (c) 2005 Brooks/Cole

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