| Date |
Topic |
Reading |
Links |
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Frist Law of Thermodynamics Energy, Enthalpy, and Thermochemistry |
Ch 9 (347-378) | Ch 9 |
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Homework #1, Due Wednesday 9th April |
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Properties of light and Failures of Classical Mechanics |
Ch 12 (510-526) | Ch 12a |
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Quantum mechanics of the hydrogen atom
Atomic orbitals |
Ch 12 (526-530),
           (536-545) |
Ch 12a |
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Homework #2, Due Wednesday 16th April |
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Many Electron Atoms:
Orbital ordering and electron configurations |
Ch 12 (545-560) |
Ch 12b |
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MIDTERM #1                   
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Homework #3, Due Wednesday 23rd April |
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| Trends in Atomic properties |
| Periodicity | |
Ch. 12 (560-572) |
Ch 12b
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Ionic and Covalent Bonding | ch. 13 (582-603) |   |
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Homework #4, Due Wednesday 30th April |
| M | 28 | April |
| W | 30 | April |
| F | 2 | May |
| "Classical" Theories of   bonding and molecular shape
    Lewis Structures and VSEPR | Ch 13 (610-641) |   |
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Homework #5, Due Wednesday 7th May |
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Molecular Orbital Theory |
| of covalent bonding |
| Ch 14 *(664-675) |   |
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| catch-up |
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Homework #6, Due Wednesday 14th May |
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Hybrid orbitals and
molecular geometry
| Ch 14 *(650-663)             (675-680) |   |
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MIDTERM #2                    
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Homework #7, Due Wednesday 28st May |
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Spectrocopy | ch. 13 (680-695) HANDOUT (spectros)
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| Intermolecular Forces HOLIDAY and Phases
| Ch. 16 (764-771)   Ch 16 (804-817) |   |
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Homework #7, Due Wednesday 28thMay |
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| Solutions and Colligative Properties
| Ch. 17 (826-856) |   |
Homework #8, Practice Problems on Spectroscopy and Intermolecular Forces |
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| Catch-up and Review |   |   |
Homework #9, Practice Problems on Solutions and Colligative Properties |
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12:00-3:00 PM    
FINAL EXAM |