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Schedule (The instructor reserves the
right to make changes.)
| Week of |
Topic |
Reading assignment |
Suggested problems |
| Aug 20 |
Intro to science |
Sections 1.1 & 1.5 |
17-8, 22-8, 35-6, 38-54, 56-8, 59-60, 62-9, 72-3,
75, 80-2, 86, 89-97 |
| Aug 23 |
Intro to chemistry |
Sections 1.2-1.4, 1.6 |
| Measurements and significant figures |
Sections 2.1-2.6 |
55-9, 62, 64, 66-71, 75-85, 87-9, 92-111, 129-136,
138, 140-1, 144-145, 147-149, 151, 155, 158, 160-163, 165, 169,
173-9, 181-5, 187-8, 190-1, 193-9, 202 |
| Aug 30 |
Dimensional analysis |
Sections 2.7-2.9 |
| Dimensional analysis and Atomic theory |
Sections 3.1-3.2 |
24-5, 27-8, 30, 35-44, 46, 50, 52-54, 55-8, 60-69 |
(Sept 6 No
class)Sept 8 |
Atomic structure and the periodic table |
Sections 3.3-3.6 |
| Periodic table, Atomic spectra |
Section 4.1 |
Study for Test 1! |
| Sept 13 |
Test 1 - covers Ch. 1, 2 and
section 3.1-3.6 of Ch. 3 (Test
1 Topics) |
| Modern atomic structure |
Sections 4.2-4.5, 4.8 |
42-6, 49-50, 52-7, 59-64, 69-70, 77, 80-93, 96-115,
117, 126-7, 129, 132-4, 136-42, 146-50,153-4, 156-59,161-4, 166,
168, 171-3,176 |
| Sept 20 |
Electron configurations, periodic trends |
Sections 3.7 & 4.6-4.7 |
| Chemical Bonding |
Sections 5.1-5.6 |
37-8, 40, 42-3, 45, 48-9, 53-4, 56-8, 60, 62-5,
67-72, 74-5, 79-88, 91-8, 100-3, 108, 110-1, 114-8, 120-141, 143-7,
149, 151, 153-74, 176-179-80, 83 |
| Sept 27 |
Nomenclature |
Section 5.7 |
| VSEPR Theory |
Sections 6.1-6.2 |
13, 15-6, 18-23, 25, 30-51, 55-60, 64-5, 69-73,
77-80, 82, 85-6, 88-91, 95, 97-100 |
| Oct 4 |
Polarity and Intermolecular Forces |
Sections 6.3-6.4 |
| Phase Changes and Intermolecular Forces |
Sections 10.1-10.4 |
15-36, 38-41, 43, 54-69, 72-75, 78-81, 83-86 |
Oct 11(Oct
14-15 No class) |
Catch Up, Review, Test 2 - covers Section 3.7,
Ch. 4, 5, and 6 (Test
2 Topics),
USC Upstate Fall Break
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| Oct 18 |
Intermolecular Forces and Chemical Reactions |
Sections 7.1-7.6 |
17, 20-50, 53, 54, 67-70, 74, 77-86, 88-95, 97-101,
103-7, 109-112, 114-121, 126-35 |
| Chemical Reactions |
Sections 7.1-7.6 |
| Oct 25 |
Redox Reactions and the Mole |
Sections 8.1-8.2 |
35, 38, 39-62, 65-75, 78-86, 103-10, 113, 115-7,
119-20, 122-5, 128-9, 131, 133, 135-9, 141, 143-5, 147, 149, 151,
153-5, 157, 159, 161-2, 164-70, 172-4, 179 |
| Stoichiometry |
Sections 8.3-8.4 |
| Nov 1 |
Stoichiometry and Ideal Gases |
Sections 11.1-11.3 |
15-18, 21-41, 46-51, 53-5, 62-4, 66, 71, 73-5, 78, 83-92, 94-5,
97-103, 107-110, 112-4, 118-21, 123 |
| Ideal Gases/Solutions |
Sections 12.1, 12.4-12.6 |
37-38, 40, 42-3, 57-9, 65, 69, 73, 76, 86-92, 98-104,
111-4, 117, 156-7, 161, 192, 200-3 |
| Nov 8 |
Solutions |
| Test 3 - covers Ch. 10, 7, 8, 11
(Test 3 Topics) |
| Nov 15 |
Kinetics |
Sections 13.1-13.4 |
27-8, 30, 32, 49-56, 58-67, 69-75, 108-112, 121, 134, 136, 138,
148-9 |
| Energy changes and Equilibrium |
Sections 14.1-14.5 |
26-9, 32-8, 41-2, 47-67, 69-84, 87, 107-8, 111,
117-8, 125 |
Nov 22 (Nov 24-26 No classes) |
Equilibrium, Thanksgiving Break |
| Nov 30 |
Acids and Bases |
Sections 15.1-15.8 |
42-3, 45, 47-56, 58-75, 78-81, 86-90, 95-6, 101, 108-111, 115,
117-130, 135, 144, 146-155, 152, 189, 192, 194, 203-4 |
| Dec 10 |
Final Exam 8:30-11:20 AM. Study
Guide for Final Exam |
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