Schedule for
Chem 115. Fall 03
Subject to change at the instructor's discretion.
| Lecture# | Day | Date | Special Announcement
and in class tests |
Topic | Home work assignment |
| 1 | Monday | 8/18/03 | Chapter 1 - Chemistry and Measurements | Unofficial Quiz # 0 or
"Am I ready for Chem 115?" Due 8/19/03 |
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| 2 | Wednesday | 8/20/03 | Chapter 1 | Online quizzes Sci.Notation and Sig.Figures. Extended till 8/24/03. Minimum 5 problems for each. | |
| 3 | Friday | 8/22/03 | Chapter 1 | Online quiz Density. Extended
till 8/26/03. Minimum 5 problems. |
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| 4 | Monday | 8/25/03 | Chapter 2 - Atoms, Molecules and Ions | Online quiz Temperatures due
8/28/03. Minimum 5 problems. |
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| 5 | Wednesday | 8/27/03 | Deadline for registration | Chapter 2 | Online quiz Nuclear Symbols is due
8/31/03. Minimum 5 problems. |
| 6 | Friday | 8/29/03 | Quiz # 1 (12pts) | Chapter 2 | Online quizzes Formula Name and Naming_formula are due 9/2/03. Minimum 5 problems for each. |
| 7 | Monday | 9/01/03 | Labor day, no classes | No classes | |
| 8 | Wednesday | 9/03/03 | Chapter 2 | Online quiz Balancing Rxns Extended till 9/8/03. Minimum 5 problems for each. |
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| 9 | Friday | 9/05/03 | Chapter 3- Chemical Formulas and Equations | Online quizzes Mass-GFW, Formula-GFW and
Mass-Formula Extended till 9/8/03. Minimum 5 problems for each. |
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| 10 | Monday | 9/08/03 | Chapter 3 | Online quizzes Emp. Formula, Stoichiometry and Limiting Reagent Extended till 9/10/03. Minimum 3 problems each. |
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| 11 | Wednesday | 9/10/03 | Chapter 4- Chemical Reactions | Online quiz Limiting Reag.2 extended till 9/13/03. Minimum 3 problems each. |
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| 12 | Friday | 9/12/03 | Quiz # 2 (10pts) | Chapter 4 | Extra credit
online quiz Acid or Base is due 9/18/03. Minimum 5 problems. |
| 13 | Monday | 9/15/03 | Chapter 4 | Online quiz Ox_numers is due 9/18/03. Minimum 5 problems. Extra credit online quiz Balance Redox is due 9/20/03. Minimum 5 problems. |
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| 14 | Wednesday | 9/17/03 | Exam 1, 7:00-9:00 PM, room
CB203 What do I need to review? |
Chapter 4 | Online quizzes Mass/molarity and Titration due 9/21/03. Minimum 4 problems each. |
| 15 | Friday | 9/19/03 | Chapter 5 - Gases | On-line quizzes Boyle's Law and Charles's Law are due 9/30/03. Minimum 4 problems each | |
| 16 | Monday | 9/22/03 | lectured by Prof. D.Smith | Chapter 5 | On-line quizzes Combined Gas Law and Avogadro's Law are due 9/30/03. Minimum 4 problems each |
| 17 | Wednesday | 9/24/03 | lectured by Prof. D.Smith | Chapter 5 | On-line quizzes Ideal Gas Eq. (due 9/30/03). Minimum 4 problems |
| 18 | Friday | 9/26/03 | lectured
by Prof. D.Smith Quiz # 3 |
Chapter 5 | |
| 19 | Monday | 9/29/03 | Chapter 6- Thermochemistry | On-line quizzes Graham's Law (due 10/02/03) and 'review quiz' Redox_agent (due 10/03/03). Minimum 4 problems each | |
| 20 | Wednesday | 10/01/03 | Chapter 6 | ||
| 21 | Friday | 10/03/03 | Chapter 6 | On-line quiz Thermochem.Equ. is now due 10/6/03. Minimum 4 problems. |
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| 22 | Monday | 10/06/01 | Chapter 6 | On-line quizzes Heat_Transfer1, Heat_Transfer2 and Hess's Law (all
due 10/8/03.) Minimum 3 problems each. |
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| 23 | Wednesday | 10/08/03 | Nobel Prize lectures on duality of light Electromagnetic waves from NASA |
Chapter 6 | |
| 24 | Friday | 10/10/03 | Last
day to drop with W Quiz # 4 |
Chapter 7 - Quatum Theory of Atoms | |
| 25 | Monday | 10/13/03 | Fall Break | No classes | |
| 26 | Wednesday | 10/15/03 | Exam 2, 7:00-9:00 PM, room
CB203 What do I need to review? How else do I prepare? |
Chapter 7 | On-line quizzes E=hv and deBroglie (due 10/17/03). Minimum 4 problems each. |
| 27 | Friday | 10/17/03 | A Look Inside the Atom; Atomic and Molecular Orbitals | Chapter 7 | On-line quiz Rydberg Equ. (4 problems) is due 10/20/03 |
| 28 | Monday | 10/20/03 | Periodic Table from C&EN | Chapter 8- Periodic Table | On-line quizzes Quantum_numbers (due 10/21/03). Electr. Structure (due 10/23/03) 4 problems each |
| 29 | Wednesday | 10/22/03 | Chapter 8 | ||
| 30 | Friday | 10/24/03 | Quiz # 5 | Chapter 8 | |
| 31 | Monday | 10/27/03 | Chapter 9- Bonding | If you have not done already Electr. Structure quiz or have a low score, do Electr. Structure0 instead (due 10/29/03). Mini,um 5 problems | |
| 32 | Wednesday | 10/29/03 | Chapter 9 | On-line quizzes Electr. Structure1 (due 10/30/03, min 4 problems) and Born-Haber (due 11/3/03, min 3 problems) | |
| 33 | Friday | 10/31/03 | Chapter 9 | Take home quiz Lewis Structures due 11/03/03. Don't forget to put formal charges! Answers | |
| 34 | Monday | 11/03/03 | Chapter 9 | ||
| 35 | Wednesday | 11/05/03 | 11 examples from Purdue University | Chapter 10- Molecular Geometry | Take home quiz Lewis Structure2 due 11/07/03. Don't forget to put formal charges! |
| 36 | Friday | 11/07/03 | Quiz # 6 | Chapter 10 | |
| 37 | Monday | 11/10/03 | Chapter 10 | Quiz Hybridization is for your own exercise. It won't be graded. | |
| 38 | Wednesday | 11/12/03 | Exam 3, 7:00-9:00 PM, room
CB203 What do I need to review? How else do I prepare? |
Chapter 10 | Extra credit activity New Universe no later than 11/17/03. |
| 39 | Friday | 11/14/03 | Chapter 10 | ||
| 40 | Monday | 11/17/03 | Molecular Orbitals of H2+ | Chapter 10 | On-line quiz Molecular Shapes due 11/20/03, min 4 problems |
| 41 | Wednesday | 11/19/03 | Two demonstrations (one explosive fiasco) | Chapter 10 | |
| 42 | Friday | 11/21/03 | Quiz # 7 (whole
Chap 10) One demonstration (nonexplosive) |
Chapter 11- Liquids and Solids | |
| 43 | Monday | 11/24/03 | Chapter 11 | On-line quiz Clausius-Clapeyron due 11/30/03, min 2 problems | |
| 44 | Wednesday | 11/26/03 | Thanksgiving | No classes | |
| 45 | Friday | 11/28/03 | Thanksgiving | No classes | |
| 46 | Monday | 12/01/03 | Chapter 11 | ||
| 47 | Wednesday | 12/03/03 | Last demonstration | Chapter 11 | |
| 48 | Friday | 12/05/03 | Review | Bring your questions | |
| 49 | Monday | 12/08/03 | Review | Bring your questions | |
| Wednesday | 12/10/03 | Final
Exam, 8:00-10:00 AM CB111; comprehensive What do I need to review? How else do I prepare? |
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Last updated on 12/08/03
Email: snsm@nmsu.edu