Chemistry 111 Schedule

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Last Revised August, 2005

Chemistry 111
General Chemistry I
Tentative Lecture Schedule

 

 Dr. H.E. Pence    Fall 2005
 Textbooks  Kotz & Treichel, PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY (6th edition)  
   Nyman & King, PROBLEMS FOR GENERAL CHEMISTRY AND QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS (4th Edition)  

 Date  Topic

 Reading

assignment*

 Aug. 26  What are the basic ideas of Chemistry, symbols, nomenclature, and concepts?  Chap. 1&2
 Aug. 28,30, Sept. 2  How do we represent molecular composition?  Chap. 2 &3
 Sept. 4,6,9,11  How can we calculate amounts of material in a simple reaction?  Chap. 4
 Sept. 13,18  What role does energy play in a chemical reaction Chap. 6 
 Sept. 20  Review  

The FIRST HOUR EXAMINATION will be held in a room to be announced at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 23, 2002 and will cover the above material.

 Sept. 23  What are the characteristics of reactions in aqueous solution, and why are they important?  Chap. 5
Sept. 25,27,30  What are the characteristics of acid-base reactions?  Chap. 5
 Oct.2,4,7,9   How can we calculate amounts of materials in acid-base reactions?  Chap. 5
Oct. 11,14 Can we predict whetehr or not reacgtiosn will occur in aqueous solution? Chap. 5
 Oct.18  Review  

The SECOND HOUR EXAMINATION will be held at in a room to be announced at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 21, 2002 and will cover the above material.

  Oct. 16  How do you balance redox equations?  N&K Chap 5
 Oct. 21,23  How can we calculate amounts of material in an redox reaction?  Chap. 5
  Oct. 28  What's special about gases?  Chap. 12
 Oct. 30, Nov. 1  How do we explain gas behavior?  Chap. 12
Nov. 4,6 How do we know atoms exist? Chap. 7
 Nov. 8  Review  

The THIRD HOUR EXAMINATION will be held at in a room to be announced at 7:00 p.m. on Nov. 11, 2002 and will cover the above material.

 Nov. 11.13.15.18 What is our model of atomic structure?  Chap. 8
 Nov. 20,22  How do we explain chemical periodicity?  Chap. 8
 Nov. 25, Dec. 2,4,6  Why and how do chemical bonds form?  Chap. 9
 Dec. 11  Review  

The Final Examination will be held in IRC#3 at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 16, 2002.

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