Thoughts of the Day

This page will have short pdf files that attempt to summarize the most important ideas that we cover in class each day. They are not meant as a substitute for either reading the book or the attending the lecture. However, they will give you an idea of what is most important.

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Lecture topics

Lecture Day Date Topic Chapter HW/Exam
1 H 8/26 Structure of Atoms 1.4-1.5
2 T 8/30 Periodic Table 3.1-3.3
3 H 9/2 IE, EA, EN bonding 3.4-3.7 HW 1 due
4 T 9/7 Lewis Dot Structures 3.8
5 H 9/9 VSEPR 3.9 HW2 due
6 T 9/14 Finish Unit 1 3.9
7 H 9/16 Waves and the Bohr model 4.1-4.4 HW3 due
8 T 9/21 Exam 1 1 and 3 Exam 1
9 H 9/23 Schrödinger Equation 4.5-4.6
10 H 9/28 NO CLASS TODAY!
11 H 9/30 Particle in Box
12 T 10/5 Hydrogen Atom 5.1 HW4 Due
13 H 10/7 Multielectron Atoms 5.2-5.3
14 T 10/12 More multielectron atoms no ToD today HW5 Due
15 H 10/14 Exam 2 4,5,6 Exam 2
16 T 10/19 Molecules 6-6.2.2
17 H 10/21 More MO 6.2.3
18 T 10/26 VB, Polyatomics, and start Organic Molecules 6.2.3, 6.2.4, 6.4, 7.1-7.5 HW6 Due
19 H 10/28 Organic Nomenclature 7.1-7.6
20 T 11/2 Stuff before the exam HW7 Due
21 H 11/4 EXAM 3 6,7,8 Exam 3
22 T 11/9 IMF and gases 10.1-10.2, 9.1
23 H 11/11 Gases 9.1-9.7
24 T 11/16 Liquids and Soilds and Phase transitions 10.3-10.6 HW8 Due
25 H 11/18 Phase Equilibria and intro to Thermo 10.5-10.6
26 T 11/23 First Law of Thermodynamics
H 11/25 No Class
27 T 11/30 Second Law, Third Law, Free Eneergy HW 9 Due
28 H 12/2 Exam 4 9,10 Exam 4


Organic nomenclature handout

Here is a pdf file of the slides from class on Organic nomenclature.
Organic Handout

short functional groups

Lecture aids

Here are two files with figures from Chapter 5 and Chapter 6.

Quantum Applets

  • Physics 2000 Interference


  • Photoelectric Effect Applet


    • VSEPR

    Here is a link to a very nice handout generate by Dr. Paul McCord who teaches in the department.

  • VSEPR geometries


    • Other VSEPR links
  • VSEPR site Sheffield

  • VSEPR site OSU

    • Molecules you should know

    A new section which I will work to get us all on common ground regarding a familiarity with different chemical compounds. Click the following link to find out what you should know

  • Chemicals I should know

    • Slides from class

    Here I'll post any slides we used in class

    Slides on "Seeing Atoms"