Lectures: Tue & Thu, 9:25-10:40 am (§05) and 12:25-1:40 pm (§04), BCISE 119
Instructor: Jeff D Cronk Office: HU 234 Email: cronk@gonzaga.edu
Office hours: Tue & Thu 2:00-3:30 pm; Wed 1:00-2:00 pm.
Class schedule
(revised 01-05-2024)
TUESDAY
THURSDAY
16
January
Introduction & essentials
CHAPTER E
18
January
Atomic theory
CHAPTER E
23 January
Moles & molar mass
CHAPTERS 1 & 2
25 January
Light, quanta, and atoms
CHAPTERS 1 & 2
30 January
Atomic orbitals and the Periodic Table
CHAPTER 2
1 February
Periodicity and electron configurations
CHAPTER 3
6 Febuary
Periodic trends in the atomic domain
CHAPTER 3
8 February
EXAM 1
WEEK 5
13, 15 February
( Lectures 8 & 9 )
13 February
Molecules and Compounds
CHAPTER 4
15 February
Composition of compounds
CHAPTER 4
WEEK 6
20, 22 February
( Lectures 10 & 11 )
20 February
Chemical bonding
CHAPTER 5
22 February
Chemical bonding
CHAPTER 5
WEEK 7
27, 29 February
( Lectures 12 & 13 )
27 February
Bonding and molecuar structure
CHAPTER 5
29 February
Molecular structure and polarity
CHAPTER 5
WEEK 8
5, 7 March
( Lecture 14 )
5 March
Stoichiometry and solutions
CHAPTERS 7 & 8
7 March
EXAM 2
11 - 15 March
Spring Break
TUESDAY
THURSDAY
WEEK 9
19, 21 March
( Lectures 15 & 16 )
19 March
Chemical equations and stoichiometry
CHAPTER 7
21 March
Solutions and aqueous reactions
CHAPTER 8
WEEK 10
26, 28 March
( Lectures 17 & 18 )
26 March
Thermochemistry: Calorimetry
CHAPTER 9
28 March
Enthalpy of chemical reactions
CHAPTER 9
WEEK 11
2, 4 April
( Lectures 19 & 20 )
2 April
Thermodynamics and gases
CHAPTERS 9 & 10
4 April
Gases, Intermolecular forces
CHAPTERS 10 & 11
WEEK 12
9, 11 April
( Lecture 21 )
9 April
Intermolecular forces
CHAPTER 11
11 April
EXAM 3
WEEK 13
16, 18 April
( Lectures 22 & 23 )
16 April
Case studies of equilibria
CHAPTERS 11 & 15
18 April
Case studies of equilibria
CHAPTERS 13 & 15
WEEK 14
23, 25 April
( Lectures 24 & 25 )
23 April
Case studies of equilibria
CHAPTERS 13 & 15
25 April
Quantitative treatment of equilibria
CHAPTER 15
WEEK 15
30 April, 2 May
( Lectures 26 & 27 )
30 April
Acids and bases
CHAPTER 16
2 May
Acid-base equilibria
CHAPTER 16
FINAL EXAMS (Spring 2024):
(§04) 12:25 section, (§05) 9:25 section - TBA*
*for Spring Semester 2024, final exams are given from Tuesday, May 7 to Friday, May 10