Chem 124 MWR Fall 2009

Chem 124: General Chemistry for the Engineering Disciplines

Monday, Wednesday, 4:40 - 7:00 p.m.

Thursday: 5:40 - 6:30 p.m.

Building 38, Room 121A/B

Course Schedule

This schedule is an EVOLVING document. It should be used as a guide to the topics we will be studying and the dates for quizzes and exams. As the quarter progresses, items will be added and existing entries will be modified. It is your responsibility to check the syllabus on a regular basis to see what additions and modifications have been made since the schedule will change frequently throughout the quarter.

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Week	Topics	On Your Own	Lab Schedule	Exam and Quiz Schedule
1 9/21 - 9/25	M - No Class W - Course Intro and Safety Guidelines R - Thermochemistry and Thermodynamics (Chapter 6) F - Furlough Day	Online Survey Located in "Chem 124 Quizzes and Survey" in Blackboard (Due 9/28 by 4 p.m.) Course Web Page Exploration .doc or .pdf (Due 9/24) Excel Graphing Exercise Do Parts 1, 3, and 5 only Excel Exercise Report Form (Typed, Due 9/30) Tips for Excel Graphs Review Chapters 1-5	W - EXP 1: Types of Reactions (Due 9/30) EXP 1: Reactions Report Form (another copy if the one given in class is too messy)	None scheduled
2 9/28 - 10/2	Thermochemistry and Thermodynamics (Chapter 6 and 12.1 and 12.2 up to p. 430)	Worksheet 1	W - EXP 2: Heat of Sublimation (Typed, Due 10/7) EXP 2: Sublimation Report Form	M - Diagnostic Quiz You need your EMPL ID for this R - Quiz #1
3 10/5 -10/9	Thermochemistry and Thermodynamics (Chapter 20.1-20.3)	Worksheet 2	W - EXP 3: Heat of Combustion (Typed, Due 10/14) EXP 3: Combustion Report Form	R - EXAM 1 Study Guide for Exam 1
4 10/12 - 10/16	Nature of the Atom: Spectroscopy, Electrons, and Quantum Numbers (Chapter 7)	Worksheet 3 Go over Exam 1, FIX your mistakes! Get help on those you still don't understand.	W - EXP 4: Atomic Spectra (Typed, Due 10/21) EXP 4: Spectra Report Form	none scheduled
5 10/19 - 10/23	Nature of the Atom: Quantum Numbers (Chapter 7 and 8) Periodic Properties (Chapter 8)	Worksheet 4	W - Periodic Properties - In-class assignment (Due in class 10/21)	R - Quiz #2
6 10/26 - 10/30	Periodic Properties (Chapter 8) Bonding: Metallic, Ionic, and Covalent (Chapter 9.1 and 9.5) Solid State Structures (Chapter 12.6 and 12.7)	Worksheet 5 Make sure you understand the periodic properties (including the why!)	W - EXP 5: Solid State Sections 1-4 (Due 11/5) EXP 5: Solid State Report Form (another copy if you need it)	R - EXAM 2 Study Guide for Exam 2 Equations and Constants for Exam 2
7 11/2 - 11/6	Bonding: Metallic, Ionic, and Covalent Solid State Structures (Chapter 9.2 and 9.6) Semiconductors	Go over Exam 2, FIX your mistakes! Get help on those you still don't understand. Worksheet 6	M - EXP 5: Solid State Section 5 (Due 11/5) EXP 5: Solid State Report Form (another copy if you need it)	none scheduled
8 11/9 - 11/13	T - Furlough Day W - No Class - Veteran's Day Holiday Bonding Theories (Chapter 9.3 and 9.4)	Worksheet 7 Start reviewing for your Exam!	M - EXP 6: Conductivity (Typed, Due 11/16) EXP 6: Conductivity Report Form	R - Quiz #3 Equations and Constants for Quiz #3
9 11/16 - 11/20	VSEPR Theory, Molecular Shapes & Properties (Chapter 10) Organic Compounds and Their Properties (Chapter 15)	Worksheet 8 Review for your Exam!	W - Organic Modeling Exercise (Due in class 11/18)	R - EXAM 3 Exam 3 Study Guide Equations and constants are same as Quiz #3
10 11/23- 11/27	M - No class - Furlough Day T - Furlough Day W,R,F - Thanksgiving Holiday		none scheduled	none scheduled
11 11/30 - 12/4	Organic Compounds and Their Properties (Chapter 15 and 12.7)	Worksheet #9 Review for your final!	M - EXP 7: Part 1 Organic Analysis (Analysis of Pure Liquid and Qualitative Analysis of 7-component mixture) Organic Lab Pre-Lab Help W - EXP 7: Part 2 Organic Analysis (Quantitative Analysis of mixtures)	R - Quiz #4
Finals	Study Guide for Final Exam Equations and Constants for Final Exam Review Sessions (all to be held in studio classroom, 38-121) Sunday, 12/6, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. with Dr. Neff Monday, 12/7, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. with Dr. Neff Tuesday, 12/8, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. with Dr. Retsek Wednesday, 12/9, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. with Dr. Retsek Final Exam - Wednesday, December 9, 2009 4:10 - 6:10(ish) p.m.