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Schedule to Exam 1
| Date | Day | Topics |
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| 8/24 | Mon | |
| 8/25 | Tue | |
| 8/26 | Wed | First day of class. Introduction to CH301. Go over syllabus. Talk about ALEKS assessment. Talk about eBook for the course. Using Quest. iClicker requirement. Etc... |
| 8/27 | Thu | |
| 8/28 | Fri | Begin Atomic Theory which is Chapter 12 in your book. Homework 1 will be available on Quest. Discussed Electromagnetic radiation (formulas). |
| 8/31 | Mon | More Atomic Theory - Chapter 12. |
| 9/1 | Tue | |
| 9/2 | Wed |
Deadline to finish ALEKS assessment or be dropped from course (by 5PM)
Discussed emission spectra and absorption spectra for hydrogen. Also known as line spectra which led to the realization that energy is quantized within the atom.  Found
energy levels for hydrogen and numbered them 1, 2, 3, 4,... These levels are calculated via equation
12.1 in your book (show to the right here). 
Defined the Balmer Series and the Lymann
Series for hydrogen spectra. Rydberg constant and formula allows one to predict the differences in
the levels. To the right is the Rydberg equation where it calculates for the frequency of the
energy difference in two levels n1 and n2. n1 and n2 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, etc... n2 is an UPPER
level while n1 is a lower level.
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| 9/3 | Thu | |
| 9/4 | Fri | Discussed the Schrodinger Equation. Solving it gives you various wavefunctions (ψ). Use the Schrodinger equation to solve Particle in a box (PIAB) problem. Only certain wavelengths fit in the "box". Showed some similarities and differences between PIAB and the hydrogen atom. |
| 9/7 | Mon | Labor Day - Holiday - No Class Day |
| 9/8 | Tue | |
| 9/9 | Wed |
Homework 2 deadline at 11:30 PM
Quantum numbers and their rules. Orbital shapes. Nodal surfaces. Aufbau filling order for electrons. Electron configurations. |
| 9/10 | Thu | |
| 9/11 | Fri |
Homework 1 deadline at 11:30 PM
Forming monatomic ions and determining their electron configurations. Isoelectronic species. Periodic trends. |
| 9/14 | Mon | Periodic trends: Ionization energies, electron affinity, and atomic size. Names of some groups on the periodic table. |
| 9/15 | Tue | Homework 3 deadline at 11:30 PM |
| 9/16 | Wed | Last minute exam questions. Start Chapter 13 on Chemical bonding. |
| 9/17 | Thu | EXAM 1 : 7-9 PM |
| 9/18 | Fri | Discuss exam 1 briefly. Octet rule. |