CHEM 20A 1 GENERAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL STRUCTURE Instructor Daniel Neuhauser FALL 1998 COURSE ORGANIZATION See other side for lecture schedule DESCRIPTION This is a course in general chemistry designed for physical science and engineering majors We cover a survey of quantum chemistry atomic properties chemical bonding in molecules spectroscopy and an introduction to organic molecules polymers and transition metal complexes LECTURES MWF at 8 a m in CS50 Young Hall BULLETIN BOARD Near vending machines on 1st floor Young Hall Check regularly for announcements INSTRUCTOR Professor Daniel Neuhauser 3049 Young Hall telephone 206 1274 OFFICE HOURS Professor s on Monday 9 11 a m 3 4 p m During exam weeks Monday October 26th and November 23rd I will not hold regular office hours but will have special office hours on Friday October 23rd and November 20th from 9 a m to 12 noon The TA s office hours are listed separately posted on the internet and on the bulletin board 1st floor You may go to any TA s office hours even if the TA is not your teacher VIRTUAL OFFICE HOURS See separate sheet TA s Teaching Assistants To be announced REQUIRED TEXT Principles of Modern Chemistry 4th edition by D W Oxtoby P Gillis OPTIONAL TEXTS Study Guide for Principles of Modern Chemistry Lecture Notes for 20A prepared by me available from the Lecture Notes desk Ackerman Building level A READING HOMEWORK You should attempt to read assigned chapters before related lectures Homework will be given on the Monday lecture and will be due in your discussion section the following week No late homework will be accepted Solutions will be posted on the bulletin board The TAs will grade selected questons EXAMINATIONS Two 50 minute midterm exams are scheduled for Monday October 26th and Monday November 23rd during the regular lecture time slot The three hour final exam is scheduled for Thursday December 17th from 11 30 a m to 2 30 p m No make up exams will be given A legitimate reason e g verified serious illness for missing a midterm must be discussed with the professor preferably before the exam If approved a midterm grade will be assigned based on performance on similar material contained on the final exam NO ONE will be permitted to take the final exam either earlier than or later than the scheduled time and no one will receive a passing grade in the course without taking the final exam Incomplete course grades will be given only in the case of a serious medical emergency The exam will be pencils only and you will be supplied with a copy of the periodic table No books notes calculators pager or cellular phones will be allowed students found in possession of any of these items during exams will receive zero on the exam Pagers and cellular phones are also not allowed during lectures GRADING The sum of all homework scores will be worth 10 of your final grade Each midterm will count 22 toward the final grade and the final exam will count 46 The class is graded on a curve rather than on an absolute scale COMPUTER SELF STUDY A mandatory but ungraded diagnostic quiz will be given in the first discussion section this includes October 1 and 2 to determine whether you need to review basic math physics and chemistry exponentials logarithms algebra simple calculus simple physics units significant figures molecular weights stoichiometry balancing equations etc If you have trouble with any part of the quiz computer software is available in 1054 Young Hall to review this material DN Chem20A Fall 98 Outline 1 10 1 98 CHEM 20A 1 Tentative Lecture Reading Schedule Instructor Daniel Neuhauser FALL 1998 WEEK TOPIC READING Oct 2 Basic Physics Chemistry Oxtoby Ch 1 2 App A B C 1 C 3 Notes Set 1 Oct 5 7 9 Intro To Chemical Processes Waves Particles Oxtoby Ch 3 1 3 3 Notes Set 2 to the middle of page 2 6 Oct 12 14 16 Waves Particles continue Oxtoby Ch 15 1 15 5 Notes Set 3 1st half Oct 19 21 23 Waves Particles continue Oxtoby Ch 15 7 15 8 Notes Set 3 2nd half Monday Oct 26 MIDTERM EXAM during regular lecture time Scope of Material all that we cover in class up to and including the Oct 21st lecture Oct 28 30 Waves Particles end Bonding including Lewis Structure Nov 2 4 6 Bonding continued Oxtoby Ch 3 5 6 Notes Set 4 1st half Nov 9 11 13 Bonding end Oxtoby Ch 16 1 16 2 Notes Set 4 2nd half Nov 16 18 20 Spectroscopy Oxtoby Ch 16 4 16 6 7 Notes Set 5 Monday Nov 23 MIDTERM EXAM during regular lecture time Scope of Material everything covered in class from the beginning of waves particles including some material covered on the 1st midterm Nov 25 Organic Chemistry Oxtoby Ch 17 1 17 2 Notes Set 6 Nov 30 Dec 2 4 Polymers Transition Metals begin Oxtoby 25 1 25 2 18 1 18 4 Notes Set 7 to be handed out Dec 7 9 Transition metals end Exam review Thursday Dec 17 FINAL EXAM comprehensive DN Chem20A Fall 98 Outline 2 11 30 a m 2 30 p m 10 1 98