Chemistry 201 Syllabus

Chemistry 201 covers material in Chapters 1 to 13 in General Chemistry 10th Ed. by Petrucci et. al.

Course Outline
DateTopicText Reference
1-18WLECTURE: Course Introduction, Basic Chemistry Review
Placement Assessment
 
Prior to this class I recommend you review the course objectives for Basic Chemistry. You may also want to work through this review worksheet and then go over the answers [This review is from Saskatchewan Evergreen Curriculum for Chemistry 30].
 
1-23MLECTURE: Matter: Its Properties and Measurement (The Scientific Method, Classification of Matter, Density, Percent Composition, Significant Figures)Chapter 1
LAB: Check-In, Lab Safety, Mystery White PowderDownload pdf
1-25WLECTURE: Atoms and the Atomic Theory (The Nuclear Atom, Chemical Elements, Introduction to the Periodic Table, The Mole)Chapter 2
1-30MQuiz One: Basic Chemical Concepts
LECTURE: Chemical Compounds (Composition, Oxidation States, Nomenclature)
Chapters 1 & 2
Chapter 3
LAB: Simple Qualitative AnalysisDownload pdf
2-1WLECTURE: Chemical Reactions (Types of Reactions)Chapter 4
2-6MLECTURE: Chemical Reactions (Stoichiometry)Chapter 4
LAB: Single and Double Displacement ReactionsDownload pdf
2-8WPROBLEM SOLVING: StoichiometryChapter 3
2-13MQuiz Two: Chemical Reactions and Stoichiometry 
LAB: Some Nonmetals and Their Compounds - Preparation and PropertiesDownload pdf
2-15WLECTURE: Reactions in Aqueous Solutions (Solutions, Precipitation, Acid-Base, Redox, Stoichiometry, Titrations) Chapter 5
2-20MHoliday 
2-22WPROBLEM SOLVING: Solution StoichiometryChapter 5
LAB: The Alkaline Earths and the HalogensDownload pdf
2-27MQuiz Three: Solutions
Review for Exam
 
2-29WExam One: Chapters 1-5
LECTURE: Introduction to Gas Behavior (Gas Pressure, Simple Gas Laws, Ideal Gas Law)
Ch. 1 to 5
Chapter 6
3-5MLECTURE: Properties of Gases (Gas Stoichiometry, Gas Mixtures, Kinetic-Molecular Theory of Gases)Chapter 6
3-7WLECTURE: Gas Effusion, Non-Ideal Gases, Partial PressureChapter 6
LAB: Molar Mass of a Volatile CompoundDownload pdf
3-12MQuiz Four: Gases
LECTURE: Thermochemistry (Heat, Calorimetry)
 
Chapter 7
3-14WLECTURE: Thermochemistry (Hess's Law, Standard Enthalpies of Formation, Fuels)Chapter 7
LAB: Introduction to Thermodynamics in the Laboratory Download pdf
3-19MPROBLEM SOLVING: Thermodynamics
Lab Notebooks are Due!
 
3-21WQuiz Five: Thermodynamics
LECTURE: Atomic Theory (EMR, Atomic Spectra, Quantum Theory, Bohr Atom, Quantum Numbers)
 
Chapter 8
LAB ACTIVITY: The Atomic Spectra of HydrogenDownload pdf
3-26MLECTURE: The Periodic Table and Some Atomic PropertiesChapter 9
LAB ACTIVITY: Simulation of the Photoelectric EffectDownload pdf
3-28WQuiz Six: Atomic Theory
LECTURE: Chemical Bonding Basic Concepts (Lewis Dot Structures, Exceptions to the Octet Rule, Molecular Shapes, Bond Order and Bond Length, Bond Energy)
 
Chapter 10
LAB ACTIVITY: Graphing Ionization EnergiesDownload pdf
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4-9MLECTURE: Chemical Bonding (Hybridization, Delocalized Electrons, Bonding in Metals)
LAB ACTIVITY: Molecular Geometry and Shape
Chapter 11
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4-11WQuiz Seven: Molecular Geometry and Shapes
Review for Exam
 
LAB: Qualitative AnalysisDownload pdf
4-16MExam Two: Chapters 6-11
LECTURE: Intermolecular Forces: Liquids and Solids
LAB ACTIVITY: Heating and Cooling Curves
 
Chapter 12
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4-18WLECTURE: Solutions and Their Physical Properties (Solution Concentrations, Colligative Properties)Chapter 13
4-23MPROBLEM SOLVING: Colligative PropertiesChapter 13
4-25WQuiz Eight: Solutions and Colligative Properties 
LAB: Determination of Molar Mass by Freezing Point DepressionDownload pdf
4-30MExam Three: Chapter 12-13 
5-2WREVIEW: Comprehensive Review of the Course 
LAB: Paper Chromatography of Candy DyesDownload pdf
5-7MLast Minute Questions (1pm to 2pm)
Comprehensive Final Examination (begins at 2:15 pm)

Laboratory Notebook is DUE! All homework and extra assignments are due. This is the last day to turn in anything.
Comprehensive
5-9WFinal Class: Student Conferences, Discussion of Final Grade 

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