Description. This
accelerated course is comparable to year-long general chemistry courses.
It is geared toward students preparing for subsequent work in organic or
environmental chemistry and emphasis will be place on topics relevant to
those areas.
We will meet sixteen
hours per week for lectures, labs and workshops. We will cover atomic theory,
stoichiometry, gas laws, thermodynamics, kinetics and other general chemistry
topics. We will also use two ChemConnection manuals: "What's in a Star?"
and "Why does the ozone hole form." These manuals provide context
for some of the topics that you will be studying, such as kinetics, quantum
theory and spectroscopy.
Textbooks.
For both sessions:
Michael Munowitz "Principles of Chemistry" (2000) Norton; ISBN 0393972887For first session only:
Tricia Ferret and Sharon Anthony "Why does the ozone hole form?" John Wiley & Sons; ISBN: 0471326364For second session only:
Kido et al. "What is in a star?" John Wiley & Sons ISBN 0-471-37747-3
Weekly schedule.
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | |
| 8:30 am - 12:30 pm | Lecture - Lab I 1050 | Lecture - Lab I 1050 | Workshop - CAL |
| 1:30 - 5:00 pm | Lab - Lab II 1241 |
Syllabus.
| Session 1 | Session 2 | ||
| Week 1: 6/24/02 | Fundamental concepts, atoms and molecules, stoichiometry | Week 1/6: 7/29/02 | Eval week for those taking
only first session
Acids and bases |
| Week 2: 7/1/02 | Gases and kinetic theory | Week 2/7: 8/5/02 | Electrochemistry |
| Week 3: 7/8/02 | Solutions, equilibrium and enthalpy | Week 3/8: 8/12/02 | What's in a star? and atomic theory |
| Week 4: 7/15/02 | Entropy and free energy | Week 4/9: 8/19/02 | What's in a star? and atomic spectroscopy |
| Week 5: 7/22/02 | Why does the Ozone Hole form? and kinetics | Week 5/10: 8/26/02 | Bonding and molecular spectroscopy |
| Eval Week: 9/3/02 |
Review Assignments. There will be at least one review assignment for each assigned chapter in your text. These will be collected. They are intended to provide you with an opportunity to reinforce the ideas and problem-solving skills that we worked on in class. Some questions on the quizzes will be taken from these assignments with only little alteration. My solutions will be posted in our classroom, in the QRC and online the day that the assignments are due.
Exams.
There will be weekly quizzes given during the summer. All quizzes will
cover material covered in class, on the review assignments and in the assigned
readings. If you cannot take an exam due to an emergency, you must see
Dr. Jameton before the test is given to arrange a make-up exam. Exact dates
and times will be determined later and announced in class and posted at
this site.