Matter and Minerals - Chemistry Lectures
Read the relevant parts of the text before attending lecture. Read your lecture notes after the lecture. Attempt homework problems within two days of the lecture. This will help retain most of what you have heard in class and maximize your learning efficiency. This will also give you enough time to get help from tutors and faculty to clarify any questions you may have on the concepts.
We will work through the text at a comfortable pace for students. The tentative syllabus can be downloaded as a PDF File and is subjected to change.
The following represents the actual syllabus and will be updated as needed.
| Week | Chapter | Important Concepts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 & 2 | Classification of matter, States of matter, Density, temperature, dimensional analysis & unit conversions, History of chemistry, Physical/chemical properties, Dalton's atomic theory, Structure of atoms & modern view, Isotopes, molecules & Ions |
| 2 | 2 | Introduction to the periodic table, Naming simple compounds |
| 3 | 3 | Atomic mass, The mole, Molar Mass for elements, Conversion between grams, moles, and number of atoms/molecules, Percent composition by mass |
| 4 | 3 | Chemical equations, Stoichiometric calculations, Empirical & molecular formulae, Percentage yield |
| 5 | 4 | Definitions of solute, solvent & solution, Strong/weak electrolytes, Molarity & Preparing solutions of desired concentrations, Dilution |
| 6 | 4 | precipitation reactions, acid-base reactions, Net ionic equations |
| 7 | 4 and 7 | oxidation-reduction reactions, half reactions, Electromagnetic radiation |
| 8 | 7 | Electromagnetic radiation, Atomic spectrum of hydrogen, Bohr model of the atom |
| 9 | 7 | The quantum model of the atom , Quantum numbers, Orbitals, Electron spin & Pauli exclusion principle, Multi-electron atoms, The periodic table, Aufbau principle |
| 10 | 7 | Periodic trends, atomic properties, properties of the group |
Use the navigation bar to the left to find useful information about this program.
