Chemistry 1B-AL Fall 2016
tentative schedule
 
 
Date Topic Reading Links
F 23   Sept
M 26   Sept
W 28   Sept
Properties of light and
Failures of Classical Mechanics
PDF(6)
PDF(2)
PDF(1)
Ch 12 (522-536) Ch 12a
F 30   Sept
M 3   Oct
Quantum mechanics
of the hydrogen atom
atomic orbitals
PDF(6)
PDF(2)
PDF(1)
Ch 12 (536-541),
         *(541-547),
           (548-556)
Ch 12a
Homework #1, Due Wednesday 5th October
W 5   Oct
F 7   Oct
Many Electron Atoms: Orbital ordering
and electron configurations
PDF(6)
PDF(2)
PDF(1)
Ch 12 (556-568),
         *(568-570),
Ch 12b
M 10   Oct
W 12   Oct
Trends in Atomic properties
Periodicity
PDF(6)
PDF(2)
PDF(1)
Ch. 12 (572-582) Ch 12b
Homework #2, Due Wednesday 12th October

F

14

Oct

MIDTERM #1    

M 17   Oct
Ionic and Covalent Bonding PDF(6)
PDF(2)
PDF(1)
ch. 13 (593-612)   Ch 13
Homework #3 , Due Wed 19th October
W 19   Oct
F 21   Oct
M 24   Oct
"Classical" Theories of
  bonding and molecular shape
    Lewis Structures and VSEPR
PDF(6)
PDF(2)
PDF(1)
Ch 13 (619-650),
           (617-619)
  Ch 13
Homework #4, Due Wednesday 26th October
W 26   Oct
F 28   Oct
Molecular Orbital Theory
of covalent bonding
PDF(6)
PDF(2)
PDF(1)
Ch 14 (673-685)
second part of ch 14
Ch14
M 31   Oct
catch-up
Homework #5, Due Wednesday 2nd November
W 2   Nov
F 4   Nov
Hybrid orbitals
and molecular geometry
PDF(6)
PDF(2)
PDF(1)
Ch 14 (661-673)
first part of ch 14
  Ch14
Homework #6, Due Monday 7th November

W

9

Nov

MIDTERM #2

M 7   Nov
F 11   Nov
M 14   Nov
Coordination Chemistry
   HOLIDAY
Crystal Field Theory
PDF(6)
PDF(2)
PDF(1)
Ch 19 (933-937;
(946-948) (958-966)
  coord complexes
Homework #7, Due Wednesday 16th November
W 16   Nov
F 18   Nov
Spectroscopy PDF(6)
PDF(2)
PDF(1)
ch. 13 (690-705)
HANDOUT (spectros)
  Spectroscopy
Homework #8, Due Tuesday 22nd November
M 21   Nov
W 23   Nov
F 25   Nov
M 28   Nov
W 30   Nov
Chemical Kinetics
Chemical Kinetics
   HOLIDAY
Chemical Kinetics
Chemical Kinetics
lects 21-22
PDF(6)
PDF(2)
PDF(1)

lect 23
PDF(6)
PDF(2)
PDF(1)
Ch. 15 (714-747)  
Homework #9, Due Tuesday 29nd November
F 2   Dec
catch-up and review
Homework #10, Due Sunday 4th December

Tuesday
6th
December

8:00-11:00 AM FINAL EXAM