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Spencer, J. N., G. M. Bodner, and L. H. Rickard. Chemistry: Structure and Dynamics. 2nd ed. 3 vols. New York: Wiley, February 22, 2002. ISBN: 9780471419211. | LEC # | TOPICS | READINGS | ARCHIVED NOTES | IDLE MIND SOLUTIONS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vision Statement, Administrative Details Introduction Taxonomy of Chemical Species Origins of Modern Chemistry | Chapter 1 | ||
| 2 | Classification Schemes for the Elements Mendeleyev and the Periodic Table Atomic Structure | Chapter 1, 2, Appendix A, Elemental Bibliography (PDF) | ||
| 3 | Rutherford Model of the Atom, Bohr Model of Hydrogen | Chapter 3.1, 3.5-3.8 | LN 1, pp. 2-5 (PDF) | (PDF) |
| 4 | Atomic Spectra of Hydrogen, Matter/Energy Interactions Involving Atomic Hydrogen | Chapter 3.3, 3.4, 3.9, 3.10 Cecilia Payne (PDF) | LN 1, pp. 5-16 (PDF) | (PDF) |
| 5 | The Shell Model (Bohr-Sommerfeld Model) and Multi-electron Atoms Quantum Numbers: n, l, m, s | Chapter 3.2, 3.10-3.12, 3.15-3.18 | LN 1 (PDF) | (PDF) |
| 6 | De Broglie, Heisenberg, and Schrödinger The Aufbau Principle, Pauli Exclusion Principle, and Hund's Rules Photoelectron Spectroscopy Average Valence Electron Energy | Chapter 3.24, 3.25, 5.1-5.7, 5.10 | LN 2 (PDF) | (PDF) |
| 7 | Octet Stability by Electron Transfer: Ionic Bonding Properties of Ionic Compounds: Crystal Lattice Energy | Chapter 5.1-5.7, 5.10 | LN 2, pp. 1-12 (PDF) | (PDF) |
| 8 | Born-Haber Cycle Octet Stability by Electron Sharing: Covalent Bonding Lewis Structures Hybridization | Chapter 4.1-4.7, 4.10-4.12, 4.17 | ||
| 9 | Electronegativity, Partial Charge, Polar Bonds and Polar Molecules Ionic Character of Covalent Bonds, Pauling's Calculation of Heteronuclear Bond Energies | Chapter 5.7, 5.10, 4A.1, 4A.3 | ||
| 10 | LCAO MO, Energy Level Diagrams for H2, He2, Li2 Hybridization, Double Bonds and Triple Bonds, Paramagnetism and Diamagetism | Chapter 4A.1-4A.4, 14.4-14.6, 8.2, 8.9 | LN 2, pp. 12-end (PDF) | (PDF) |
| 11 | The Shapes of Molecules, Electron Domain Theory, Secondary Bonding | Chapter 4.14, 4.15 | ||
| 12 | Metallic Bonding, Band Theory of Solids (Heitler and London), Band Gaps in Metals, Semiconductors, and Insulators, Absorption Edge of a Semiconductor | Chapter 5.9-5.11, 9.4 M.12 (modules) | LN 2, pp. 25-26(PDF) LN 3 (PDF) | (PDF) |
| 13 | Intrinsic and Extrinsic Semiconductors, Doping, Compound Semiconductors, Molten Semiconductors | M.12 (modules) | LN 3 (PDF) | (PDF) |
| 14 | Introduction to the Solid State, the 7 Crystal Systems, the 14 Bravais Lattices | Chapter 9.6-9.12 M.1-M.4, M.8 (modules) pp. 3-11 (supplement) | LN 4 (PDF) | (PDF) |
| 15 | Properties of Cubic Crystals: Simple Cubic, Face-centered Cubic, Body-centered Cubic, Diamond Cubic Crystal Coordinate Systems, Miller Indices | Chapter 9.6-9.12 M.1-M.6 (modules) pp. 3-23; 150-155; 167-174 (supplement) | LN 4 (PDF) | (PDF) |
| 16 | Characterization of Atomic Structure: The Generation of X-rays and Moseley's Law | pp. 139-141; 144-149; 175-181 (supplement) | LN 5, pp. 1-9 (PDF) | (PDF) |
| 17 | X-ray Spectra, Bragg's Law | pp. 26-31; 186-191 (supplement) | LN 5 (PDF) | (PDF) |
| 18 | X-ray Diffraction of Crystals: Diffractometry, Debye-Scherrer, Laue Crystal Symmetry | pp. 26-31 (supplement) | LN 5 (PDF) | (PDF) |
| 19 | Defects in Crystals: Point Defects, Line Defects, Interfacial Defects, Voids | M.11 (modules) pp. 39-43, 47-53 (supplement) | LN 6 (PDF) | (PDF) |
| 20 | Amorphous Solids, Glass Formation, Inorganic Glasses: Silicates | Chapter 9.1, 9.2 M.15 (modules) pp. 31-32 (supplement) | LN 7, pp. 1-3, 5-9 (PDF) | (PDF) |
| 21 | Engineered Glasses: Network Formers, Network Modifiers, Intermediates Properties of Silicate Glasses Metallic Glass | Chapter 9.1, 9.2 M.15 (modules) pp. 31-32 (supplement) | LN 7, pp. 1-3, 5-9 (PDF) | (PDF) |
| 22 | Chemical Kinetics: The Rate Equation, Order of Reaction, Rate Laws for Zeroth, First, and Second Order Reactions Temperature Dependence of Rate of Reaction | Chapter 10.1-10.4, 14.1-14.8, 14.10, 14.11 | LN 8 (PDF) | (PDF) |
| 23 | Diffusion: Fick's First Law and Steady-state Diffusion, Dependence of the Diffusion Coefficient on Temperature and on Atomic Arrangement | pp. 63-68; 85-95 (supplement) | LN 9, pp. 1-6 (PDF) | (PDF) |
| 24 | Fick's Second Law (FSL) and Transient-state Diffusion; Error Function Solutions to FSL | pp. 68-78, 95-101 (supplement) | LN 9, all (PDF) | (PDF) |
| 25 | Solutions: Solute, Solvent, Solution, Solubility Rules, Solubility Product | Chapter 8.10-8.13, 8.15 SOL.1-SOL.10 (modules) | ||
| 26 | Acids and Bases: Arrhenius, Brønsted-Lowry, and Lewis Definitions, Acid Strength and pH | Chapter 11 | ||
| 27 | Organic Chemistry: Basic Concepts, Alkanes, Alkenes, Alkynes, Aromatics, Functional Groups, Alcohols and Ethers, Aldehydes and Ketones, Esters, Amines | O1.1-O1.7, O1.10-O1.11, O1.13, O1.14, O2.1, O2.3, O2.4 (modules) | ||
| 28 | Organic Glasses - Polymers: Synthesis by Addition Polymerization and by Condensation Polymerization | P.1-P.3, P.7-P.9 (modules) | ||
| 29 | Structure-property Relationships in Polymers, Crystalline Polymers | P.1-P.3, P.7-P.9 (modules) | ||
| 30 | Biochemistry: The Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins | Reading: BIO.1-BIO.3, BIO.5 | ||
| 31 | Protein Structure: Primary, Secondary, Tertiary; Denaturing of Proteins | BIO.6, BIO.9 | ||
| 32 | Ipids: Self Assembly into Bilayers Nucleic Acids, DNA, Encoding Information for Protein Synthesis Electrochemistry of Batteries and Fuel Cells | BIO.6, BIO.9 | ||
| 33 | Phase Diagrams - Basic Definitions: Phase, Component, Equilibrium; One-component Phase Diagrams Two-component Phase Diagrams: Complete Solid Solubility | pp. 103-113 (16.1 - 16.3) (supplement) | LN 10 Part A 1-3, Part B 1-9 (PDF) | (PDF) |
| 34 | Two-component Phase Diagrams: Limited Solid Solubility Lever Rule | pp. 113-119 (16.4) (supplement) | LN 10 Part B 1-9 (PDF) | (PDF) |
| 35 | Wrap-up: Closing Remarks about the Course Student Course Evaluations |
Additional Materials
Exercise for the Idle Mind for LN 10 (PDF)
Solution (PDF)
Property Bonding Realtionships (PDF)
English to SI Conversions (PDF)