To those of you who have to
take the final:
* Remember to show up for the final at 6 PM this
Wednesday (December 11).
* You know that you do have to take the final
if you did not receive an e-mail from me saying that you do not have to
take the
final. But if you are not sure, see me
or send me back an e-mail or call me.
* The best preparation for the final is to go
over the three mid-term exams of both this year and last year and make
sure you
know how to do them all and do not repeat the
same mistakes you made. The questions in the final will be very similar
to the
questions in those exams. If you need to
see me to get help, please try to schedule an appointment even though I
will be in my
office most of the time between 9:30AM-6PM.
To those of you who have a
term paper to turn in (Chem5560 students):
* If you sent me a draft and I have not given
it back to you yet with my comments, stop by and pick up the marked draft.
* In order to allow you to study well for the
finals, I am extending the deadline for turning in the final version of
the term paper
until this Friday (December 13) at 5 PM.
I want you to take the term paper very seriously and do well in it because
it counts
as a regular exam (15 points).
* Submission of the final draft is required to
be by e-mail at least for the text. It is desired but not required
to also turn in a
hard copy in addition to the required electronic
copy. If you have figures or other illustrations that you could not
include in the
electronic copy and are available only as a hard
copy, you need to turn in a hard copy in addition to the electronic copy
of the
text.
11-26-2002
Click here for Chapter 11 exercises
11-26-2002
Click here for Chapter 10 exercises
11-18-2002 TWO IMPORTANT
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
a- Exam 3 will be at 6 PM on Wednesday Dec. 4 and not next week.
b- We will have a regular class next week, but it will be on Tuesday (November
26) and not Wednesday due to Thanksgiving. The class will start at
6:30 PM.
Please spread the word from now even though I will announce these changes in class this week.
11-11-2002 Exam 2 information:
* Feel free to stop by to pick up your graded exam. Spread the word!
* Anomalous
list of grades
*
Electronic copy of the exam (given Oct. 30, 2002)
11-6-2002 Chapter 9 suggested
problems:
9-1, 9-2,
9-3, 9-4, 9-5, 9-8, 9-9, 9-10, 9-11, 9-12, 9-13, 9-17.
10-24-2002 Reminder
that EXAM 2 WILL BE HELD THIS COMING WEDNESDAY, OCT. 30. I WILL ALLOW
AN EARLY START AT 5:30.
10-24-2002 THE
SOLUTION MANUAL FOR THE TEXTBOOK IS ON RESERVE IN THE SCIENCE LIBRARY.
10-24-2002
Download PowerPoint material related to the demonstration (light show)
shown in class about spectral changes resulting from acid-base adduct formation.
10-23-2002 Chapter
6 suggested problems:
6-1b,6-2,
6-4, 6-7b, 6-8, 6-9, 6-11, 6-12, 6-13, 6-14, 6-17, 6-24.
10-23-02
Download last year's Exam 2
10-23-02
Download paper discussed in class about
p
acid-
p
base
adducts (concept of p
acids and bases).
10-23-02
Download PowerPoint presentation discussed in class about p
acid-
p
base
adducts (concept of p
acids and bases).
10-16-02 Chapter 5
applications...Download papers discussed in class about the applications
of MO theory:
a)
Photocatalytic decomposition of NO by Ag(I)-doped zeolites
b)
Delivery of nitric oxide to biological targets on demand
10-16-02
Term paper rules
10-9-2002
PowerPoint presentation about bonding
10-9-2002
Anomalous list of grades
10-8-2002 Feel free to stop
by my office anytime today or tomorow before the lecture to pick up your
graded Exam 1. Spread the word because I want to decrease the time
taken to distribute the test during the lecture tomorrow.
10-8-2002
Exam 1 was given on October 2, 2002. Download here.
9-30-2002
Download last year's exam 1 here. If you did this previously from
the link in last year's web site, re-download the exam because Question
3 was missing the molecules. The problem has been corected now.
9-25-2002 Exam
1 will be next Wednesday, October 2, 2002. Material included are
Chapters 2-4 only.
9-25-2002 Keys to end-of-chapter problems for Chapters
2-4 are on reserve in the science library (since last week)
9-25-2002 Chapter 4 suggested problems:
4-1,4-2,4-3,4-4,4-5,4-6, 4-10, 4-15 (only
1st part), 4-17, 4-18.
9-11-2002 Chapter 3 suggested problems:
3-1,3-2,3-3,3-4,3-5,3-7,3-8,3-9,3-10,3-11a,3-16,3-17,3-21.
Text: Miessler, G. L.; Tarr, D. A., "Inorganic Chemistry", 2nd Edition, Prentice Hall: Upper Saddle River, 1999.
ISBN 0-13-841891-8 AVAILABLE IN BOOKSTORE.
Optional but recommended: HGS Molecular Model Set. AVAILABLE IN BOOKSTORE.
On reserve/Science library: Purcell, K. F.; Kotz, J. C., “Inorganic Chemistry”, Saunders: Philadelphia, 1977.
Reference desk/Science library: Cotton, F. A.; Wilkinson, G.; Murillo, C. A.; Mochmann, M., "Advanced Inorganic Chemistry", 6thEdition, Wiley: New York, 1999.
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Lecture
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Aug.28
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Chapter 2
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Sept. 4
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Chapter 3
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Chapter 4
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18
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Chapter 4, cont.
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25
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Exam
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5
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Oct.2
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Chapter 5, cont.
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9
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Chapter 6
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16
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Chapter 6, cont.
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23
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Exam
2 (Chapters 5-6); Chapter 9
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30
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Chapter 10
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Nov.
6
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Chapter 11
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13
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Chapter 11, cont.
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Exam
3 (Chapters 9-11);Chapters
13
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27
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Chapter 14
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Dec.4
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Selected miscellaneous
topics and conclusion
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Week
of
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7-13
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Final
Exam(exact date, time, and
place will be announced later)
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Grading policy:
Grading depends on whether you are enrolled in CHEM4610 or CHEM5560:
CHEM 4610 students: There will be three mid-term exams (3 x 20=60 pts), and a final exam (40 pts). The final letter grade for the course will be based on the total points of the four exams. A term paper about a topic among a list chosen by the instructor will be optional for students who wish to substitute a grade in one of the mid-term exams.
CHEM 5560 students: There will be three mid-term
exams (3 x 15=45 pts), and a final exam (40 pts). A term paper about a
topic among a list chosen by the instructor will be mandatory and will
account for 15 points. The final letter grade for the course will
be based on the total points of the four exams.
Disability accommodations:
All reasonable accommodation will be made to facilitate special needs. However, it is the student's responsibility to make any special needs known to the instructor. It is recommended that students with special needs first meet with the staff of the Office of Disability Accommodation (ODA), Union 324, 565-4323, then meet with the instructor. For more information, see the ODA website.
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Last updated December 9, 2002.