Tentative course schedule - CH101 - Summer 1, 2021

You will get the most of lectures if you have done the appropriate preparation beforehand. In this course, the preparation ahead of lecture will include:

  • Working through the material from the previous class by doing the assigned problems, and
  • Reading ahead the topics to be discussed (listed below) and working through the in-text Worked Example problems.

The detailed laboratory schedule is provided in the separate lab syllabus.

Date Details
M 5/24 Lecture 1: Welcome to the course
  • Measurement and dimensional analysis (ch. 1)
  • Atoms and isotopes (ch. 2)
T 5/25 Discussion at 9am. There are discussions every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday morning unless otherwise noted.

Lecture 2: molecules and chemical reactions
  • Molecules and mixtures (ch. 2)
  • Balancing equations and the Periodic Table (ch. 3)
Lab #1 at 1:30pm: Orientation and Introduction to Lab Simulations
W 5/26 Lecture 3: Light and beginnings of atomic structure
  • Waves and light, spectra (4.1 - 4.4)
R 5/27 Lecture 4: the hydrogen atom
  • de Broglie's hypothesis (4.6)
  • Quantum theory and electron nature (5.1-5.3)
Lab #2: Density: A Characteristic Property lab
M 5/31 Memorial Day -- No classes
T 6/1 Optional disucssion at 9am

Test #1 at 10:30am EDT

Lab #3: Atomic spectra and the hydrogen atom
W 6/2 Lecture 5: ionization energy and multi-electron atoms
  • Revisit the spectrum of the hydrogen atom (ch. 4)
  • electron configurations (5.4-5.8)
R 6/3 Lecture 6: ionic compounds
  • Multielectron atoms (ch. 5)
Lab #4: Atomic emission and flame tests
F 6/4 Lecture 7: ionic and covalent molecules
  • Ionic compounds and bonds (ch. 6)
  • Start Lewis formulas (ch. 7)
M 6/7 Test #2 at 10:30am EDT
T 6/8 Lecture 8: molecular shape and polarity
  • Bond polarity (7.9-7.11)
  • VSEPR and molecular shape (ch. 8)
Lab #5: Coulomb's law and ionic compounds
W 6/9 Lecture 9: Molecular orbital theory of diatomics
  • Molecular orbitals of diatomic molecules (9.1-9.4)
R 6/10 Lecture 10: bonding in polyatomic molecules
  • Hybrid atomic orbitals (9.5-9.9)
  • Double and triple bonds (9.10-9.13)
Lab #6: Investigation of molecular shapes and bonding
M 6/14 Test #3 at 10:30am EDT
T 6/15 Lecture 11: chemical reactions and the mole
  • Survey of chemical reactions (ch. 10)
    • We are covering sections: 10-2, 10-3, 10-5, 10-9, and 10-11
    • We are skipping: 10-1, 10-4, 10-6, 10-7, 10-8, and 10-10
    • See assigned problems for details
  • Moles (11.1-11.2)
Lab #7: Moles, hydrates, and chemical reactions
W 6/16 Lecture 12: chemical calculations
  • Moles, stoichiometry, and limiting reagents (11.3-11.11)
  • Solutions and reactions in solution (12.1-12.4)
R 6/17 Lecture 13: chemical calculations in solutions and gases
  • Finish chapter 12
  • Ideal gases (13.1-13.8)
Lab #8: Beer's law and spectrophotometeric analysis of solutions
M 6/21 Test #4 at 10:30am EDT
T 6/22 Lecture 14: real gases and kinetic theory of gases
  • Kinetics theory of gases (13.9-13.12)
  • Real gases (13.13)
Lab #9: Gas law lab 1 - ideal gases
W 6/23 Lecture 15: the first law of thermodynamics
  • Heat, work, and the 1st law (14.1-14.3)
R 6/24 Lecture 16: enthalpy of reaction
  • Hess's Law, enthalpies of formation, and bond enthalpy (14.4-14.6)
Lab #10: Gas law lab 2 - kinetic theory of gases and real gases
M 6/28 Test #5 at 10:30am EDT
T 6/29 Lecture 17: calorimetry
  • Heat capacity and calorimetry (14.7-14.10)
Lab #11: Enthalpy of chemical reactions
W 6/30 Last discussion at 9am

Lecture 18: finishing up last material

No labs today
R 7/1 Final Exam: 9:30am - 12:30pm ET

Wednesday, June 2, 2021 10:19 AM