mccord - ch301
fall 2011
August 2011
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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24 First day of class Syllabus Class Mechanics |
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26 Importance of Fundamentals Extensive vs Intensive properties |
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| 28 H01 due |
29 In-class ACS Concept Test Read Chapter 5 sections 1-4 (Boyle, Charles, Avogadro, Ideal Gas Law) before class on Wed. H01 due |
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31 Read 5.1-4 before class. State Functions, Boyle's, Charles', and Avogadro's Laws, Ideal Gas Law (its use as a model of physical behavior) -- introduce the virual gas simulator. LM01-04 due |
September 2011
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | 01 |
02 Read Ch5.5 before class. Mixtures Concentrations Dalton's Law |
03 Rice @ TX |
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05 Labor Day |
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07 More Partial Pressures, Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases H02 due |
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09 Diffusion and Effusion of Gases Real Gas behavior |
10 BYU @ TX |
| 11 H03 due |
12 Summary of Gases mass density and molar density, Maxwell Distribution Exam 1 discussion |
13 Exam 1 |
14 Read Chapter 12, sections 1-2, electromagnetic radiation, wavelength, frequency, Planck |
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16 NO CLASS DAY ACL Festival |
17 ACL Festival TX @ UCLA |
| 18 ACL Festival |
19
Intro to quantum theory, Photo electric effect, line spectra, wavefunctions |
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21 More on photoelectric effect. |
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23 Schrodinger's equation. Quantum theory. |
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26 Orbitals (shapes and size - nodal surfaces, electron configurations. Periodic table - layout and trends |
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October 2011
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | 01 TX @ Iowa St |
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| 02 |
03 Wrap up of material, Exam 2 discussion |
04 Exam 2 |
05 Electronegativity and Polarity, dipoles, dipole moments. |
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07 intro to VSEPR Theory |
08 OU @ TX |
| 09 |
10 VSEPR theory (section 13.13) |
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12 Valence Bond Theory. Bonding theory (section 14.1) - sigma and pi bonding (also section 14.1). |
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14 intro to Molecular orbital theory (section 14.2 and 14.3) |
15 OSU @ TX |
| 16 |
17 Molecular orbitals in large molecules - delocalized bonding - getting the big picture.(sections 14.4, 14.5, and 14.6) |
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19 Defining Intermolecular Forces (IMFs), the broad range of strengths.Forces between particles, strong = bonding, weaker = IMFs (section 16.1) |
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21 IMF's lead to physical properties like surface tension, viscosity, and vapor pressure. Exploring the nature of the physical properties due to IMFs (section 16.2 and 16.10) |
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24 A discussion of vapor pressure and its consequences |
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26 Solids and lattice energies |
27 |
28 Looking ahead to thermo - the lowering of available energy |
29 Kansas @ TX |
| 30 |
31 Overview of material, Exam 3 discussion |
November 2011
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | 01 Exam 3 |
02 Intro to thermodynamics, a review of state functions (again!) |
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04 Looking at the framework of the 1st Law of Thermodynamics, understanding energy and the forms it can take |
05 TxTech @ TX |
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07 Calculations involving initial and final states. Path dependent functions (heat and work) |
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09 Calorimetry, coffee-cup and bomb calorimetry |
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11 PV work - when energy is more than just heat |
12 TX @ Missou |
| 13 |
14 Hess' Law, combining steps to get to the overall change |
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16 A look into the 2nd Law of thermodynamics, what is entropy? |
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18 Entropy as "time's arrow", a look at the Boltzmann equation for entropy |
19 KState @ TX |
| 20 |
21 A shift over to Free Energy ("user friendly" 2nd law pointer) |
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23 Defining free energy and the ramifications of a "spontaneous reaction". |
24 Thanksgiving TX @ TAMU |
25 no class day |
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| 27 |
28 Summary of Thermodynamics, Exam 4 discussion |
29 Exam 4 |
30 Course recap and looking ahead to the final exam |
December 2011
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | 01 |
02 Last day of class, discussions about the final exam and letter grades |
03 TX @ Baylor |
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05 no class day last chance office hours |
06 no class day last chance office hours |
07 Final Exams begin for UT |
08 Final |
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10 Final Final |
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13 last day for UT Finals grades due for 50965 |
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15 grades due for 50950 and 50960 |
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This calendar has been prepared with all intensions of following it each and every day. However, material can take longer than expected at times and can end up getting pushed to a later date than scheduled. Each unit has a wrap-up day on the Monday's before the exams. ALL material WILL get covered by that time. I do plan on doing my best to stay on schedule. The subjects discussed here are easy to find in ANY general chemistry book. Use the table of contents and/or the index of your book to help you find the subject material.
- Dr. McCord
© McCord 2011