Chemistry 222 Spring 2006
Announcements: (5/1/06): (1) Here is the preview sheet I handed out last week. Note that the exam will be 50% American Chemical Society multiple-choice questions, and 50% calculations and short-essay questions on titrations and chromatography. (2) You may start the exam Thursday as early as 10:00 a.m., and finish as late as 1:30 p.m. However, you have a maximum of two and one-half consecutive hours to work on the exam.
(4/27/06) (1) For your final on May 4, I will allow you to bring to the final exam a cheat sheet--a 8.5" x 11" piece of paper filled front and back with whatever information you wish. On the final exam, I will provide constants, but not equations. (2) With the end of the semester comes course evaluations. Here's the link to an on-line form. While the College decided to grant me tenure (i.e. lifetime employment) this year, that certainly doesn't mean that I have achieved perfection as a teacher, or that the Chemistry 222 curriculum has been perfected. In fact, I think that one thing the College considers in granting tenure is whether the faculty member in question is someone who will be committed to growth and the pursuit of excellence as a teacher for decades to come. One way for me to continue to grow is to continue to seek feedback from you.
See the bottom of the page for old announcements.
Syllabus: .html and .pdf formats
Homework and Tests:
Problem Set 1 (due 1/30/06): Assignment Key
Problem Set 2 (due 2/6/06): Assignment Key
Problem Set 3 (due 2/13/06): Assignment Key
Test 1 (2/16/06): Key Score Distribution Estimated Grades
Problem Set 4 (due 2/24/06): Assignment Key
Problem Set 5 (due 3/6/06): Assignment Key
Test 2 (3/9/06): Key Score Distribution Midterm Grades
Problem Set 6 (due 3/24/06): Assignment Key
Problem Set 7 (due 4/3/06): Key
Test 3 (4/6/06): Key Score Distribution Grades after 3 Tests
Problem Set 8 (due 4/12/06): Assignment Key
Problem Set 9 (due 4/26/06): Assignment Key
Lecture Handouts and Transparencies:
Chapter 0:
Atmospheric Data + Example (1/23/06)
Chapter 27:
Example Problems (1/27/06)
Chapters 3 and 4:
Data Showing Random Error (1/30/06)
Reducing Noise by Replicate Measurements (2/1/06)
Chapter 4 Example Problems (2/1/06)
Confidence Intervals (2/1/06)
Chapter 5:
Calibration Curve Handout (2/8/06)
Chapter 18:
Beer's Law/Standard Addition Example (2/15/06)
Absorption Handout (2/17/06)
Effect of Stray Light on Absorbance (2/20/06)
2-Dimensional Fluorescence Spectrum (2/20/06)
Chapter 8:
Thermodynamics of Ion Pairing in Lanthanum (III) Sulfate (3/20/06)
Chapter 9:
Numerical Solution of a Systematic Treatment Problem (3/22/06)
Chapter 12:
Titration Handout (4/7/06)
Laboratory Handouts:
Notebook Guidelines and Safety Regulations and Lab Cabinet Inventory (1/26/06)
Experiment 1: Gravimetric Analysis (2/1/06)
Experiment 2: Spectrophotometric Determination of Fe (2/20/06)
Experiment 3: Atomic Absorption Determination of Pb in Soil Samples (2/27/06)
Experiment 4: Analysis of an Acid-Base Titration Curve--the Gran Plot (3/24/06)
Experiment 5: Determination of Impurities in Whiskey Using Gas Chromatography (4/10/06)
Old Announcements:
(4/8/06): Please note these revised due dates: Experiment 4 is now due on April 19, and Problem Set 9 is now due April 26.
(4/4/06): Test 3 will be this Thursday from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. in Olin-Rice 150 (i.e. the same room we used for the first two tests). Here is a brief preview sheet.
(3/21/06): (1) Remember that we will meet in Olin-Rice 350 for class on Thursday (3/23) at 8:30 a.m., and that we will cancel class on Friday (3/24). Problem Set 6 is still due by 5 p.m. that day. (2) Homework help will be available on Thursday night from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. (3) Rob Rossi will be filling in for me next week, while I am away at the American Chemical Society meeting in Atlanta.
(3/6/06) Test 2 will be this Thursday starting at 8:30 a.m. in Olin-Rice 150. Here is the preview sheet.
(2/28/06): (1) We will be meeting for lab at 8:00 Thursday in our usual place, Olin-Rice 380. Remember to gather three soil samples before then, and to bring a different notebook from the one you are using for Experiment 2. (2) Please remember to e-mail me your spreadsheets for Experiment 2 when you turn in your notebook for that lab on Friday.
(2/13/06) Test 1 will be this Thursday starting at 8:30 a.m. in Olin-Rice 150. Here is the preview sheet.
(1/27/06) Thanks for a great first week, and enjoy your first full weekend back at Mac! Remember that senior chem major Anne Blair will be available to help you with PS 1 on Sunday from 5-7 p.m. on the 3rd floor of Olin-Rice.
Last modified 1 May 2006