Chemistry 142: Introduction to Physical
Chemistry
Lecture Schedule
Note: This schedule
is tentative and subject to change.
However, the dates of the exams will remain fixed.
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reading |
homeworks
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M 8/27 |
Introduction to
thermodynamics |
Chapter 0 (introduction) and Chapter 2: Section 1 |
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W 8/29 |
ideal and real gases |
Chapter 1: Sections 1-3, 9, 13 |
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R 8/30 |
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F 8/31 |
1st Law,
enthalpies, and thermochemistry |
Chapter 2 and Chapter 3: Sections 2-7 |
quiz #1 |
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M 9/3 *NO CLASS* (Labor Day) |
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W 9/5 |
homework #1 “due” |
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R 9/6 |
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F 9/7 |
2nd and 3rd
Laws, entropy, and free energies |
Chapter 4 and Chapter 6: Section 2 |
quiz #2 |
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M 9/10 |
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W 9/12 |
homework #2 “due” |
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R 9/13 |
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F 9/14 |
Chemical Equilibria |
Chapter 7 |
quiz #3 |
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M 9/17 |
homework #3 “due” |
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W 9/19 |
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R 9/20 |
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F 9/21 |
review |
n/a |
homework #4 “due” |
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M 9/24 |
EXAM #1 |
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W 9/26 |
Phase Equilibria, Colligative Properties, Binary Solutions |
Chapter 5: Sections 4-6 and Chapter 6: Sections 4, 6-7 |
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R 9/27 |
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F 9/28 |
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M 10/1 |
Molecular Motion: kinetic theory of gases and diffusion |
Chapter 1: Sections 4-8 and Chapter 11: Section 11 |
quiz #4 |
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W 10/3 |
homework #5 “due” |
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R 10/4 |
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F 10/5 |
Kinetics Part I: Fundamentals |
Chapter 10: Sections 3-9 and Chapter 11: Section 1 |
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M 10/8 |
quiz #5 |
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W 10/10 |
homework #6 “due” |
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R 10/11 |
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F 10/12 |
Kinetics Part II: Reaction Mechanisms and
Catalysis |
Chapter 11: Sections 4-7, 12-13 |
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M 10/15 |
quiz #6 |
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W 10/17 |
homework #7 “due” |
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R 10/18 |
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F 10/19 |
EXAM #2 |
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topic |
reading |
homeworks
& quizzes |
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M 10/22 |
Quantum Mechanics |
Chapter 12: Sections 1-7, 9 and Chapter 13: Sections 1-6, 8-13, 14-15 |
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W 10/24 |
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R 10/25 |
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F 10/26 |
quiz #7 |
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M 10/29 |
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W 10/31 |
Molecular Orbitals and
Chemical Bonding |
Chapter 14: Sections 1-11, 13-14 |
homework #8 “due” |
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R 11/1 |
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F 11/2 |
quiz #8 |
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M 11/5 |
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W 11/7 |
homework #9 “due” |
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R 11/8 |
Spectroscopy Part I:
Fundamentals (begin) |
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F 11/9 |
EXAM #3 |
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M 11/12 *NO CLASS* (Veteran’s Day) |
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W 11/14 |
Spectroscopy Part I:
Fundamentals (continued) |
Chapter 10: Section 1 Chapter 19: Sections 1-4, 6-7, 10-13 and Chapter 20: Sections 3-4 |
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R 11/15 |
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F 11/16 |
quiz #9 |
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M 11/19 |
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W 11/21 |
Spectroscopy Part II:
Applications: Fluorescence and NMR |
Chapter 20: Sections 5-6 and Chapter 21: Sections 1, 3-5, 8 |
homework #10 “due” |
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R 11/22 *NO CLASS*
(Thanksgiving) |
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F 11/23 *NO CLASS*
(Thanksgiving) |
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M 11/26 |
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W 11/28 |
quiz #10 |
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R 11/29 |
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F 11/30 |
homework #11 “due” |
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M 12/3 |
EXAM #4 |
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W 12/5 |
Electrochemistry |
Chapter 9: Sections 3-9, 13 |
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R 12/6 |
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F 12/7 |
homework #12 “due” |
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W 12/12 (8a.m.-10a.m.) |
FINAL EXAM |
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