GENERAL CHEMISTRY I Spring  2012  MWF 12:00 noon-1:15 pm CP 145

TEXT: Nivaldo J. Tro: Chemistry A Molecular Approach.   Additional Materials can be found in the website: http://www.fiu.edu/~lopezdel. When accessing this website please make sure that everything after the tilde (~) is in lower case, or you will not be able to get there.

There will be three examinations counting 100 points each and one final worth 200 points. I DO NOT GIVE MAKEUP EXAMINATIONS. If you miss one exam, regardless of the reason, it will count as your lowest grade and will be dropped.   All examinations are given in a multiple choice format.  The final examination may not be missed and counts as at least 50% of you grade. 

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My email address is lopezdel@fiu.edu

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Pertinent Dates

January 9 (Monday)

Classes Begin

January 16   (Monday)

Martin Luther King Day (no classes)

February 1 (Wednesday)

First Examination

February 29 (Wednesday)

Second Examination

March 12-17

Spring Break

April 4  (Wednesday)

Third Examination

April 23 (Friday)

Final (Comprehensive) Examination week Exact time and date to be announced

Approximate Grade Scale (A 90-100), (B 75-89), (C 60-74), (D 50-59), (F 0-49)

This grading scale is approximate. It will not get any worse than this; it may get somewhat better.

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Wednesday

Friday

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January 9

First Day of class, discussion of syllabus, introductory lecture

 Chapter 01 notes

January 11

 

January 13

 Chapter 02 notes

 Suggested Exercises -

 crossword puzzle (elements)

Suggested Problems chapter 01   (do all the problems within the text of the chapter.  Additionally page 38. no.  37, 39, 40, 43, 45, 47, 51, 53, 55, 57, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 95, 81, 83, 85, 87

The answers to the above problems are all included in the answer section in the book.  The worked out problems appear below.

Worked out problems

January 16

Martin Luther King Day

University is closed

January 18

 

January 20

First page for exam no. 1. (This is always the same for all exams with minor exceptions)

 

Suggested Problems chapter 02  (do all the problems within the text of the chapter.  Additionally page 73 numbers 29, 31, 33, 35, 39, 41, 43, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75, 79, 81, 83, 85, 87, 89

January 23 Chapter 03 notes

handwritten notes

January 25

handwritten notes

January 27

Practice exam 1

Number 16 in above exam is actually answered erroneously on the exam.  The answer should be N2O4

Another practice exam 1

handwritten notes

Suggested Problems chapter 03  (do all the problems within the text of the chapter.  Additionally page 124 no. 23, 35, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 45, 47, 51, 53, 57,59, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, 75, 77, 79, 81, 83, 99, 100, 101, 103, 109, 111, 117

Chapter 3 worked out problems

January 30

The first exam will only cover until page 109 the section before combustion.

Review for examination 1

February 1

Exam 1 form 1

Exam 1 form 2

Exam 1 form 3

Exam 1 form 4

Exam 1 form 5

Grades thus far

(average was 67.  High grade was 97) There was no need to curve

 

 

 

February 3

 Chapter 4

 Suggested Problems chapter 04  (do all the problems within the rest of the chapter, additionally page 177 no.  25, 27, 29, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 49, 51, 53, 55, 59, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, 77, 79, 81, 83, 85, 87, 89

Chapter 4 worked out problems

February 6

Handwritten notes

Handwritten notes

 

February 8

handwritten notes

February 10

handwritten notes

 

Suggested Problems chapter 05  29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 61, 63, 65, 67, 71, 73, 75, 79, 81, 83, 87

Worked out problems through no. 43

Rest of worked out problems in chapter 05

February 13

handwritten notes

handwritten notes

 

 

February  15

Chapter 05 notes

 

February 12

 

 Suggested Problems chapter 06 Do all problems within the chapter and page 273 nos 31, 35, 39, 41, 45, 47, 49, 53, 55, 57, 65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75, 77,

 

Worked out problems chapter 06

February 20

 

 

February 22

 

Chapter 06 - thermochemistry

 

February 19

 

 

 Suggested Problems chapter 07  within the chapter itself please do # 7.1, 7.3, 7.6  At the end of the chapter please do 55, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65

February 27

 

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March 2

 

Suggested Problems Chapter 08  Within the chapter itself please do 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6, 8.7, 8.8, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 63, 65, 67, 71, 73, 91, 95

 

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March 9

 

  Suggested Problems chapter 09  Within the chapter itself please do 9.1, 9.3, 9.6, 9.7, 9.8, 9.9, 9.10,  At the end of the chapter please do 37, 39, 41, 43, 51, 53, 55, 59, 61, 63, 67, 69, 73, 75

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March 23

 Suggested Problems chapter 10  Within the chapter itself please do 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.5, ( I will post more later (got bored))

 

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