Welcome to Chemistry 203 section FGH taught by Prof. J. Walker Fall 2011, Truman College. If you are enrolled in this section please check this website frequently for announcements and new information. Section FGH meets Tuesday and Thursday from 8:35 a.m. to 12:20 a.m. in room 3175 on Tuesday and 3162 on Thursday. Class begins Tuesday August 23rd. I will hold office hours directly after class and by appointment. You may always reach me by email: jwalker@ccc.edu
Course Catalog Description
Topics include equilibrium, acid-base equilibria, solubility equilibria, kinetics, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, coordination compounds, nuclear chemistry and descriptive topics in organic chemistry. Writing assignments, as appropriate to the discipline, are part of the course.
Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in Chemistry 201 and in mathematics 140 or 143, or consent of department chair (CC).
Note: Chemistry 203 has an IAI code of CHM 912. You can learn more about IAI by visiting iTransfer.
Instructor
Prof J. Walker
jwalker@ccc.edu
Office: 3826
Phone: (773) 907-4698
Website: JustOnly.com/chemistry/index.php
Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday from 9 to 11. Tuesday and Thursday from 1 to 4. Other hours by appointment
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Textbook
Chemistry: The Molecular Nature of Matter and Change, 5th Ed.*
by Martin Silberberg
McGraw-Hill ©2008
ISBN: 978-0077216504
*If you've already purchased a General Chemistry book please bring it to class. I can take a look and hopefully it will be possible to use the book and not buy another one.
Laboratory Notebook
No specific brand is required but the pages MUST BE BOUND. Examples will be shown in class. Spiral notebooks may NOT be used. More Info
Calculator
You will need a scientific calculator (includes log and trig functions) and should bring it with you to class.
Recommended Links
Mathematics
- The Purplemath Forums Helping students gain understanding and self-confidence in algebra
- Online Graphing Calculator
Kinetics
- Virtual Chemistry Experiments: Chemical Kinetics
- Kinetics plots: Using this applet you can enter data and quickly test different types of plots for zero, first and second order kinetics.
- University of Cambridge: Kinetics of Chemical Reactions 51 pages of explanations on chemical kinetics.
- Simulator for half-life decay
- Simulation of Collision Orientation
- More Chemistry Animations