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Syllabus, Fall, 2008
Units

Weekly Schedule and Office Hours
It is not necessary for you to limit visits to office hours .  Please stop by anytime you need help.  If I am in the building, the door is almost always open.

HOW TO PASS CHEMISTRY

INTERACTIVE PERIODIC TABLE

Sample Lab Report

General Chemistry Tutorials: 

http://jws-edcv.wiley.com/college/bcs/redesign/student/0,,_0471215171_BKS_2049____,00.html
 
http://chemistry.about.com/library/blproblems.htm?PM=ss14_chemistry

http://www.mpcfaculty.net/ron_rinehart/default.htm#fastfind

http://www.mpcfaculty.net/ron_rinehart/genlchem.htm

http://www.chem.purdue.edu/gchelp/

Scientific Method, Sig Fig, Dimensional Analysis
Power Point Slides

Suggested Problem Set:  1.33, 37, 38, 42, 44, 45, 51, 52, 53, 55, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75, 79, 82, 87, 91, 95, 103, 106, 135, 137, 138, 119, 120, 121, 123, 143, 147 

Lab: Density of water

Periodicity
Power Point Slides

A Good Look At Different Types and Energies of Orbitals (including f and g):  Cool stuff http://www.shef.ac.uk/chemistry/orbitron/

7.72, 81, 83
8.11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 21, 35, 37, 41, 45, 56, 57, 59, 75, 77

Lab:  Periodic Properties of Oxides.
Balanced Chemical Equations:  Properties of Oxides

Lab.  Quantum numbers and electron configuration

Take Home Quiz

Structure and Nomenclature
PowerPoint Slides

Interactive Assistance
Nomenclature
AlternateNomenclatureScheme
 

Lab:  Group Work:  Balancing and Nomenclature Worksheets (handout)

Suggested Problem Set:  2.59, 61, 63, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71-88, 91, 93, 94, 95, 97, 98, 101, 107, 111, 112, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 125

Lab:  Standardization of a solution of NaOH
Math I for above lab (jpg)
Math II for above lab (jpg)

Stoichiometry
PowerPoint Slides

Lab:  Determining the acid content of vinegar

Suggested Problem Set:  3.31, 37, 39, 41, 43, 49, 55, 59, 63, 67, 75, 77, 81, 83, 85, 87, 89, 91, 97, 00, 102, 105, 108

Practice Test Questions.  This is a limited (not comprehensive) set of the types of higher level questions you might encounter on a test. 

Reactions in Solution
PowerPoint Slides
Interactive Assistance
molarity worksheet
Balancing Redox Reactions Tutorial & Interactive Worksheet
Redox Worksheet

Suggested Problem Set:  I strongly urge you to do all of the black-numbered questions.  Definitely attempt question  4.122.

Lab:  Gravimetric Analysis of a Soluble Sulfate Compound

Lab:  Percent carbonate

Lab:  Unknown Solution Determination

Lab:  Redox Titration

Practice Test Questions.  This is a limited (not comprehensive) set of the types of higher level questions you might encounter on a test. 

It's a Gas
PowerPoint Slides

5.9, 10, 12, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 28, 30, 51, 54, 67, 69, 71, 73, 76, 78, 109, 112, 113, and for fun and excitement 128

Lab:  Molar Volume of a Real Gas

Practice Worksheet

Heats of Reaction
PowerPoint Slides

Lab:  Heats of Reaction - Hess's Law

Lewis Structures
Power Point Slides

Suggested Problem Set
9.2, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 17, 20, 23, 24 - 27, 30, 32, 34, 40, 44, 46, 47, 51, 53, 56, 58, 61, 63, 65, 66, 70, 77, 81, 84, 87, 88, 93, 97

Lab:  Dry lab

resonance tutorial - an absolute must
http://web.chem.ucla.edu/~harding/tutorials/resonance/draw_res_str.html

Valence Bond Theory
Power Point Slides

Interactive Assistance
http://www.chem.purdue.edu/gchelp/vsepr/cmp2.html

Suggested Problem Set 
10.2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 17, 18, 21, 22, 25, 27-36 (do as many as you need to do). 37, 38, 41-44, 45, 46, 49, 51, 52

VSEPR
Power Point Slides

Lab:  Molecular Models

Bonding Models, tutorials, quizzes.