Chem 450 Class Schedule

 

 

 

 

 

This is a tentative schedule, and most likely the dates we cover topics will change

 

 

Day

Date

Lecture

1:40-2:55pm, MWF

 

Chapter

 

Agenda

M

25-Aug

1

Syllabus review, F.1

 

 

 

 

W

27-Aug

2

Fundamentals F.2-F.4

 

 

 

 

F

29-Aug

3

Fundamentals F.5-F.7

 

 

 

 

M

1-Sep

4

Happy Labor Day!

 

 

 

 

W

3-Sep

5

Conservation of Energy

 

1.1-1.4

 

 

F

5-Sep

6

Internal Energy & Enthalpy

 

1.5-1.8

 

 

M

8-Sep

7

Physical Change

 

1.9-1.11

 

 

W

10-Sep

8

Chemical Change

 

1.12-1.15

 

 

F

12-Sep

9

Entropy I or Lit Presentation

 

2.1-2.3

 

 

M

15-Sep

10

Entropy II

 

2.4-2.7

 

 

W

17-Sep

11

Gibbs Energy

 

2.8-2.12

 

HW 1 Due

F

19-Sep

12

Thermo of Transition or Lit Presentation

3.1-3.4

 

 

M

22-Sep

13

Review or Catch-up

 

3.1-3.4

 

 

W

24-Sep

14

Exam #1, Lectures 2-12

 

 

 

Exam #1

F

26-Sep

15

Phase Transitions or Lit Presentation

3.5-3.9

 

 

M

29-Sep

16

Mixtures & Colligative Properties

 

3.10-3.14

 

 

W

1-Oct

17

Gibbs energy

 

4.1-4.4

 

 

F

3-Oct

18

Catalysts & Temp or Lit Presentation

4.5-4.9

 

 

M

6-Oct

19

Proton Transfer

 

4.10-4.13

 

 

W

8-Oct

20

Ion Transport

 

5.1-5.3

 

 

F

10-Oct

21

Redox Reactions or Lit Presentation

5.4-5.8

 

 

M

13-Oct

22

ET in Bioenergetics

 

5.9-5.12

 

 

W

15-Oct

23

Reaction Rates

 

6.1-6.5

 

HW 2 Due

F

17-Oct

24

Rates & Temperature or Lit Presentation

6.6-6.8

 

 

M

20-Oct

25

Review or Catch-up

 

 

 

 

W

22-Oct

26

Exam #2, Lectures 14-25

 

 

 

Exam #2

F

24-Oct

27

Reaction Mechanisms or Lit Presentation

7.1-7.4

 

 

M

27-Oct

28

Reaction Dynamics

 

7.5-7.9

 

 

W

29-Oct

29

Membrane Transport

 

8.1-8.4

 

 

F

31-Oct

30

Enzymes or Lit Presentation

 

8.5-8.9

 

 

M

3-Nov

31

ET in Biological Systems

 

8.10-8.13

 

 

W

5-Nov

32

Quantum Theory I

 

9.1-9.2

 

 

F

7-Nov

33

Quantum Theory II or Lit Presentation

9.3-9.4

 

 

M

10-Nov

34

Applications of Quantum Theory

 

9.5-9.6

 

 

W

12-Nov

35

Hydrogen Atom

 

9.7-9.9

 

HW 3 Due

F

14-Nov

36

Many Electron Atoms or Lit Presentation

9.10-9.15

 

 

M

17-Nov

37

Review or Catch-up

 

 

 

 

W

19-Nov

38

Exam #3, Lectures 27-37

 

 

 

Exam #3

F

21-Nov

39

Valence Bond Theory or Lit Presentation

10.1-10.4

 

 

M

24-Nov

40

MO Theory I

 

10.5-10.8

 

 

W

26-Nov

41

Happy Thanksgiving!

 

 

 

 

F

28-Nov

42

Happy Thanksgiving!

 

 

 

 

M

1-Dec

43

MO Theory II

 

10.9-10.11

 

 

W

3-Dec

44

Case Studies

 

10

 

 

F

5-Dec

45

Case Studies or Lit Presentation

 

 

 

 

M

8-Dec

46

Molecular Modeling Lecture

 

10.14-10.17

 

W

10-Dec

47

Molecular Modeling Workshop II

 

10.14-10.17

HW 4 Due

F

12-Dec

48

Review or Catch-up

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive Final Exam Monday, December 15th, 1:40-4:10pm