OVERVIEW

INSTRUCTOR

RESOURCES

SYLLABUS

COURSE UNITS

 

Chemistry 110

California State University, Sacramento
Londa Borer

September October November December

Fall Semester, 1998

 

The chapters referred to here are from Inorganic Chemistry by James Bowser.

August

1

 

31

Mon

Chapter 1 Review of atomic structure; electron configuration, term symbols.

September

2

Wed

Chapter 1 Periodic Table ; microstates of multielectron atoms , energy diagrams

September

2

7

Mon

Labor Day holiday

9

Wed

 Chapter 2. Symmetry operations and point groups

3

14

Mon

  Chapter 3. Molecular Orbital Theory

16

Wed

  Chapter 4. Covalent bonding theories

4

21

Mon

  Chapter 5. Molecular model theories

23

Wed

  Review of Chapters 1-5

5

28

Mon

  Chapter 6. Ionic Bonding

30

Wed

  Chapter 7. Solid State applications

October

6

5

Mon

Chapter 8. Other bonding theories  

7

Wed

  EXAM Chapters 1-8 (Basic Inorganic Chemistry)

7

12

Mon

  Chapter 9. Electrochemistry

14

Wed

  Chapter 10. Acid-Base Theories

8

19

Mon

  Chapter 10. Con't

21

Wed

  Chapter 15. Overview of transition metal chemistry

9

26

Mon

  Chapter 16. Bonding theories of coordination chemistry

28

Wed

 Chapter 16 con't

34th Regional American Chemical Society Meeting in San Francisco. Undergraduate sessions sponsored by CSUS Student Affiliate Chapter

November

10

2

Mon

 Chapter 21. Instrumentation for Inorganic Chemistry

4

Wed

  Chapter 17. Mechanisms of Inorganic Chemistry

11

9

Mon

  Review

11

Wed

  EXAM (Chapters 9-17) Coordination Chemistry

12

16

Mon

  Chapter 18. Organometallic Chemistry. 18 electron rule, nomeclature, structures, and bonding.

18

Wed

  Chapter 18. Applications of Organometallic Compounds.

13

23

Mon

  Chapter 19. Cages and Cluster Compounds.

25

Wed

  Chapter 19. con't

14

30

Mon

  Chapter 22. Bioinorganic Chemistry

2

Wed

  Chapter 22. con't

December

15

7

Mon

  EXAM. (Chapters 12-18) Organometallics and Bioinorganic Chemistry.

9

Wed

  Seminars

16

14

Mon

  Final Exam 3:00 - 5:00 P.M.

 

updated: June 25, 1998