Chemistry 115 Fall 2007
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Announcements: (12/12/07) Here is the Final preview sheet. The final exam will be on Tuesday, December 18, from 10:15 a.m. to 12: 45 p.m. You may bring a one-page "cheat sheet" to the exam.
(10/15/07): Please click here to see the times that chemistry tutoring is available in the MAX Center (first floor of Kagin)
(9/14/07): Drop-in chemistry tutoring will be available in the chemistry computer room at the following times:
Sundays: 1:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Monday - Thursday: 7:00 - 10:00 pm
Our tutors are all able to help students with questions on Chem 111 through 212, and most have had other chemistry courses as well.
The chemistry computer lab will be open on the following schedule:
Sundays: 1-10 p.m.
Monday-Thursday: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. and 7-10 p.m.
Fridays: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturdays: Closed
See the bottom of the page for old announcements.
Syllabus: .html and .pdf formats
Homework and Tests:
Problem Set 1 (due 9/10/07): Assignment Key
Problem Set 2 (due 9/17/07): Assignment Key
Problem Set 3 (due 9/24/07): Assignment Key
Test 1 (9/28/07): Key Scores Grades
Problem Set 4 (due 10/3/07): Assignment Key
Problem Set 5 (due 10/8/07): Assignment Key
Problem Set 6 (due 10/15/07): Assignment Key
Test 2 (10/18/07): Key Scores Midterm Grades (Based on Tests 1 and 2)
Problem Set 7 (due 10/24/07): Assignment Key
Problem Set 8 (due 11/1/07): Assignment Key
Problem Set 9 (now due 11/12/07): Assignment-revised Key
Test 3 (11/15/07): Key Scores Grades (Based on Tests 1, 2 and 3)
Problem Set 10 (now due 11/21/07): Assignment Key
Problem Set 12 (due 12/3/07): Assignment Key
Test 4 (12/6/07): Key Scores Grades (Based on Tests 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Problem Set 13 (due 12/14/07): Assignment Key
Lecture Handouts and Transparencies:
Atkins and Jones Chapter 1:
Link to Photoelectric Effect Simulator (9/7/07)
Millikan's Photoelectron Effect Data (9/10/07)
Chapter 1 Example Problems (9/10/07)
Notes on the Bohr Model of the Atom (9/10/07)
(Some) Notes on the de Broglie Model of the Atom (9/12/07)
Notes on Quantum Mechanics (9/14/07)
Chapter 1 Quantum Number Example Problems (9/14/07)
Picture of Thin Spherical Shells (for calculating radial distribution functions) (9/17/07)
Atkins and Jones Chapter 2:
Lewis Structures (9/26/07)
Atmospheric Photochemistry Example (9/28/07)
Atkins and Jones Chapter 3:
VSEPR Handout (10/3/07)
Boiling Points and Polarity (10/5/07)
Data for First-Row Diatomic Molecules (10/8/07)
Molecular Orbital Energy Level Diagrams (10/10/07)
Probability Contours of Heteronuclear Diatomic Molecular Orbitals (10/12/07)
Probability Contours of sp2 Hybrid Orbitals (10/15/07)
Probability Contours of sp3 Hybrid Orbitals (10/15/07)
Vision and Pi Molecular Orbitals (10/15/07)
Hanson and Green Chapter 2:
Link to Boltzmann Distribution Program (10/22/07)
Hanson and Green Chapter 3:
Sample Calculations and Typical Results (10/30/07)
Link to Rotating HCl and Cl2 (Click on Chapter 3 and the Tools button) (10/30/07)
Hanson and Green Chapter 4:
Link to Phase Diagram Applet (11/1/07)
Link to Wikipedia animation of an engine (11/5/07)
Link to Adiabatic Expansion Applet (scroll down to the "Work applet") (11/5/07)
Hanson and Green Chapters 7-8:
Energy Distributions and Entropy (11/9/07)
Volume and Entropy (11/12/07)
Hanson and Green Chapter 9:
Calculating p-Delta V (11/21/07)
Atkins and Jones Chapter 10:
Amino Acids (12/7/07)
Conjugate Acid-Base Pairs (12/7/07)
Old Announcements:
(12/3/07): Here is the Test 4 Preview Sheet. The test will be this Thursday, starting at 9:00 a.m. in our normal classroom.
(11/13/07): Here is the Test 3 Preview Sheet. The test will be this Thursday, starting at 9:00 a.m. in our normal classroom.
(11/3/07): (1) I have revised Problem Set 9. It now contains problems from Chapter 5 of Hanson and Green, in addition to the Chapter 4 problems previously assigned. I have also postponed the due date to Monday, November 12. You can download a copy or get a copy on Monday in class. (2) Note that the Chemistry Computer Lab opens at 1 p.m. (not at noon, as I mistakenly said in lab yesterday) on Sundays.
(10/15/07): Here is the Test 2 Preview Sheet. The test will be this Thursday, starting at 9:00 a.m. in our normal classroom.
(9/22/07): Here
is the Test 1 Preview Sheet. The first test will be this Thursday, starting
at 9:00 a.m. in our normal classroom.
Last modified 12/14/2007