week 1
First day of class. Discuss Syllabus and details of class administration.
Chapter 12, sections 1-3 (parts). Discussed heat and heat capacity. The "idea" of energy as a state function. How to use a calorimeter to measure heat in/out of a reaction.
week 2
Chapter 12, finish section 3. Then read 4. SKIP 5. read 6, then read 6 again, and again. 6 is very important! Hess's Law. Make sure you understand what it is saying. Know the 3 versions like I covered in class. Skip sections 7 and 8... done with Chapter 12, move on to Chapter 13.
Start reading Chapter 13 - all sections except 8. Read with the goal of focusing on Section 7. Section 7 is the most important one for us. In the previous sections DO try and get a good idea about just what entropy is and how it is at the heart of the 2nd Law.
week 3
Try to get chapter 13, section 7 down, especially \(\Delta G = \Delta H - T\Delta S\). PLUS... to get a better idea about ENTROPY, go to http://entropysite.oxy.edu and read the "Summary" section on that page - some good concise definitions of entropy.
Here a bit of an overview of Thermodynamics - Topics and Equations. Think of it as a condensed version of what you should know for thermodynamics.
Topics: Chemical Equilibrium, the equilibrium condition, the equilibrium constant ( \(K\) ), the form of the equilibrium constant, the reaction quotient ( \(Q\) ). This corresponds to first SEVEN sections of Chapter 14 in your textbook. Yes, that is all but one section (skip 8). Please pay attention in class and many of these sections will be streamlined for you. Know the MAJOR concepts here.
week 4
More on equilibrium, Le Chatlier's Principle. Wrap up for material for exam 1. Last minute topic review for exam 1.
Exam 1 7-9pm in WEL 1.316
More with equilibrium. SOLVING equilibrium problems and using ICE tables to do it.
week 5
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Please read Chapter 15 - Sections 1, 2, and 3. Happy Valentine's Day!
week 6
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Please read over Acid and Base Equilibria. Here is the link. The reading can be found under the Help section on the eBook.
week 7
Please continue reading the helpsheets concerning fraction of species. Also, Sections 15.5, 15.6, and 15.7 regarding Buffers, Titration Curves, and Polyprotics.
Go back to section 15.3 and read up on indicators. And, if you missed it last time - sections 15.5, 15.6, and 15.7 regarding Buffers, Titration Curves, and Polyprotics.
week 8
7pm - Exam 2
Intro to Solubility Equilibria (Chapter 16)
week 9
spring break
spring break
week 10
Read Chapter 16, sections 1-4 if you can before lecture.
Finish Chapter 16 - sections 5 and 6.
week 11
Read Chapter 18 section 1 and up to "Integrated Rate Laws" in section 2.
Read Chapter 18 - finish section 2 (Integrated Rate Laws), and continue into sections 3 and 4.
week 12
More Kinetics - sections 5 and 6. In particular, temperature dependence of rate, collision theory, and transition state theory. Intro to Nuclear Chemistry (Chapter 19).
Nuclear Chemistry (Chapter 19) mainly sections 1-4. Section 4 ties in nicely with chemical kinetics.
week 13
Overview of material for exam 3
7pm - Exam 3
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week 14
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week 15
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week 16
Exam 4
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