CHEM 20A GENERAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL STRUCTURE Instructor Daniel Neuhauser FALL 2002 REVISED COURSE ORGANIZATION note revised exam dates 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 10 a m in CS50 Young Hall BULLETIN BOARD Near vending machines on 1st floor Young Hall Check the board and also VOH regularly for announcements http voh chem ucla edu INSTRUCTOR Professor Daniel Neuhauser 3049 Young Hall telephone 206 1274 dxn chem ucla edu OFFICE HOURS Professor s on Mondays 3 4 p m and Fridays 11 a m to 12 noon in 1225 Young Hall TA s Teaching Assistants and their sessions Amacher Anneliese 1A 1E 1M Boukai Akram 1H 1I 1K Burns Aaron 1B 1D 1L Campbell Brian 1J 1N 1F Chongsathien Jeffrey 1G 1C 1O TA s office hours will be posted on the bulletin board and VOH You may attend office hours of any of the TAs REQUIRED TEXT Principles of Modern Chemistry 5th edition by Oxtoby Gillis and Nachtrieb 4 th edition is also acceptable but you ll need to copy the relevant HW pages from the 5 th edition OPTIONAL TEXTS Study Guide for Principles of Modern Chemistry Oxtoby Gillis READING HOMEWORK You should attempt to read assigned chapters before related lectures Homework will be due every Wednesday see the Homework List on the next page No late homework will be accepted Solutions will be posted on the bulletin board but NOT online The TAs will grade selected questions EXAMINATIONS Two 50 minute midterm exams are scheduled for Friday Nov 1 and Monday November 25th during the regular lecture time slot The three hour final exam is scheduled for Friday December 13th from 11 30 a m to 2 30 p m Also the midterm and the final exams will be held in two rooms check a few days prior to the exam to determine the room number 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 DN Chem20A Fall 2002 Outline 1 9 30 02 Chem 20A Fall 2002 Instructor Daniel Neuhauser Dates Tentative Schedule Topics Reading Assigned Problems underlined problems are optional Due wed Sep 27 Basic Chemistry App A 8 18 App B 12 App C 2 Ch 1 9 12 22 24 Ch 2 8 13 16 18 20 32 36 38 52 Oct 9 Sep 30 Oct 2 3 7 Quantum Mechanics Ch 15 1 15 5 15 7 4 5 8 12 14 18 22 28 76 77 78 30 32 102 Oct 16 Oct 9 11 14 Atomic Wavefunctions Periodic Trends Ch 15 8 15 9 38 44 52 58 60 62 64 82 94 Ch 3 14cd 24 26 Oct 23 End of Material for MidTerm 1 given Friday Nov 1 Oct 16 18 21 Lewis dots Shapes via VSEPR Ch 3 28ad 34 44 50 56bc 64 66 68cf 90be 97 99 100 Nov 6 Oct 25 Midterm I Check your seating prior to exam Oct 23 28 30 Nov 1 4 Molecular wavefunctions and energies MO picture Ch 16 1 16 3 2 10 12 16 18 35 38 Nov 13 Nov 6 8 13 15 20 VB and extended MO pictures bonding in organic molecules SP SP2 and SP3 coordination Ch 16 3 16 4 22 26 28 32 34 41 40 42 Nov 20 Precise End of Material for Midterm II Given Monday Nov 25 would be announced later Nov 25 Midterm II Check your seating prior to exam Nov 22 27 Dec 2 4 6 Spectroscopy and review of material Ch 17 16 18 20 22 24 28 32 Dec 4 Comprehensive Final Exam to be given on Friday Dec 13 11 30 2 30 check your seating before the exam At the top of each HW assignment write your name student id number discussion section number TA s name Homework is to be turned in on or before the due date Late homework will receive no credit DN Chem20A Fall 2002 Outline 2 9 30 02