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Textbooks
Atkins, Peter, and Loretta Jones. Chemical Principles: The Quest for Insight. 3rd ed. New York, NY: W.H. Freeman and Company, 2004. ISBN: 9780716757016.
———. Chemical Principles: The Quest for Insight/Student Study Guide and Solutions Manual. 3rd ed. New York, NY: W.H. Freeman and Company, 2004. ISBN: 9780716707400. (Bundled set. ISBN: 9780716762546.)
Grading
Grading criteria.
| ACTIVITIES |
POINTS |
| Three 1-hour Exams (100 points each) |
300 |
| Final Exam |
300 |
| Homework |
100 |
| Total |
700 |
Academic Honesty
It is expected that students will maintain the highest standards of academic honesty.
With respect to homework assignments, it is expected that no student will turn in work that is not his or her own by copying the work of another student or by using the work or solutions from this course given in previous years. Discussion of approaches to solving the homework problems after attempting to work the problems independently, however, is permitted and encouraged.
It is expected that during a test or examination, a student will not:
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Accept or use information of any kind from other students.
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Represent the work of another student as his or her own.
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Use aids to memory other than those expressly permitted by the examiner.
Following a test or examination, a student will not try to deceive teachers or graders by misrepresenting or altering his or her previous work. In advance of a test or exam, a student will not knowingly obtain access to the exam questions.
Departures from the above standards are contrary to fundamental principles of MIT and of the larger scientific community. Such departures are considered serious offenses for which disciplinary penalties, including suspension and expulsion, can be imposed.
Calendar
Lec #1-18 are taught by Prof. Sylvia Ceyer. Lec #19-36 are taught by Prof. Catherine Drennan.
Course calendar.
| Lec # |
Topics |
KEY DATES |
| 1 |
Atomic Theory of Matter |
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| 2 |
Discovery of Nucleus |
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| 3 |
Wavelike Properties of Radiation |
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| 4 |
Particle-like Nature of Light |
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| 5 |
Matter As a Wave |
Problem set 1 due |
| 6 |
The Hydrogen Atom |
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| 7 |
Hydrogen Atom Wavefunctions |
Problem set 2 due |
| 8 |
P Orbitals |
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| 9 |
Electronic Structure of Multielectron Atoms |
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| 10 |
Periodic Trends in Elemental Properties |
Problem set 3 due |
| 11 |
Covalent Bonds |
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| |
First Hour Exam |
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| 12 |
Lewis Diagrams |
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| 13 |
Breakdown of Octet Rule |
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| 14 |
Molecular Orbital Theory |
Problem set 4 due |
| 15 |
Valence Bond Theory and Hybridization |
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| 16 |
Hybridization and Chemical Bonding |
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| 17 |
Bond Energies / Bond Enthalpies |
Problem set 5 due |
| 18 |
Free Energy of Formation ΔGof |
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| 19 |
Chemical Equilibrium |
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| 20 |
Chemical Equilibrium (cont.) |
Problem set 6 due |
| 21 |
Acid-Base Equilibrium |
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| |
Second Hour Exam |
|
| 22 |
Acid-Base Equilibrium (cont.) |
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| 23 |
Acid-Base Equilibrium: Titrations |
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| 24 |
Acid Base Titrations and Oxidation/Reduction |
Problem set 7 due |
| 25 |
Oxidation/Reduction |
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| 26 |
Oxidation/Reduction (cont.) |
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| 27 |
Transition Metals |
Problem set 8 due |
| 28 |
Transition Metals: Crystal Field Theory |
|
| 29 |
The Shapes of Molecules: VSEPR Theory |
Problem set 9 due |
| 30 |
Transition Metals |
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| |
Third Hour Exam |
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| 31 |
Kinetics |
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| 32 |
Kinetics (cont.) |
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| 33 |
Kinetics (cont.) |
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| 34 |
Kinetics (cont.) |
Problem set 10 due |
| 35 |
Kinetics: Catalysis |
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| 36 |
Review |
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