CHEMISTRY 0190

Fall 2011

Tentative Lecture Schedule

 

Week of

Lecture Topic

Readings, Quizzes, Exams

 

August 29 – Sept 2 

     1

Science & Measurement

  Thinking Scientifically

   Measurement & Working with Numbers

   Density, specific Gravity & Specific Heat

Atoms & Elements

   Atoms, Elements & the Periodic Table

 

Chapter 1

   1.1– 1.2

   1.3– 1.6

   1.7

Chapter 2

    2.1 – 2.4

Quiz

 

Sept 5 – 9 

     2

(Mon.  9/5 holiday. Only 2 classes)

9/9 – Last day of add/drop

Atoms & Elements

   Counting with Moles

   Radioactivity

Compounds

   Ions & Ionic Compounds

Chapter 2

    2.5

    2.7 – 2.9

Chapter 3

   3.1 - .3.2

Quiz

 

Sept 12 – 16 

     3

 

Compounds

   Ions & Ionic Compounds

   Covalent Bonds & Molecular Compounds

   Mass

An Introduction to Organic Compounds

   Shapes of Molecules

Chapter 3

   3.1 - .3.2

   3.4 – 3.5

   3.6

Chapter 4

   4.1 – 4.2

Quiz

 

Sept 19 – 23  

     4

 

An Introduction to Organic Compounds

   Shapes of Molecules – contd

   Classes of Hydrocarbons

   Polarity & Noncovalent Interactions

Chapter 4

   4.1 – 4.2

   4.4 – 4.8

   4.2 – 4.3

Quiz

 

EXAM 1 Friday, September 23, 2010 (Chapters 1 - 3)

 

 

Sept 26 – 30  

     5

 

 

    Polarity & Noncovalent Interactions

Reactions

   Chemical Equations

   Classifying Reaction Types

   Reactions: How Much?

   Reactions: How Hot? How Fast?

 

   4.2 – 4.3

Chapter 5

   5.1

   5.2 – 5.4

   5.5 – 5.6  

   5.7

Quiz

 

Oct 3 – 7 

     6

Gases, Solutions, Colloids, and Suspensions

   States of Matter

   Gases & Gas Laws

   Solutions

   Concentration

Chapter 6

   6.1

   6.2 – 6.4

   6.5 – 6.8

   6.9 – 6.10  

Quiz

 

EXAM 2 Friday, October 14, 2010 (Chapters 4 - 6)

 

 

Oct 10 – 14   

     7

No class Mon 10/10

Meet as usual 10/11

   Colloids & Osmosis

Acids, Bases, and Equilibrium

   Acids & Bases

   Equilibrium

   Acid & Base Strength

   6.11 – 6.12

 Chapter 7

  7.1 – 7.2

   7.4 – 7.6

    7.7

Quiz

 

Oct 17 – 21  

     8

 

Acids & Bases – Continued

   Neutralization

   Buffers

   Blood Serum

Carboxylic Acids, Phenols, and Amines

 

Chapter 7 – contd

   7.8

   7.9 – 7.10

   7.11

Chapter 8

Quiz

 

Oct 24 – 28  

     9

10/28 Last day to drop a class

Carboxylic Acids, Phenols, and Amines

   Carboxylic Acids & Phenols

   Amines

Alcohols, Ethers, Aldehydes, and Ketones

   Examples & nomenclature

 

Chapter 8 – contd

   8.1 – 8.5

   8.6 – 8.8

Chapter 9

 

Quiz

 

Oct 31 – Nov 4   

    10

Alcohols, Ethers, Aldehydes, and Ketones

   Alcohols & Ethers

   Aldehydes & Ketones

Carbohydrates – an introduction

Chapter 9 – contd

   9.2 – 9.3

   9.4 – 9.7

Chapter 10

 

Quiz

 

Nov 7 – 11  

    11

Carbohydrates

   Monosaccharides

   Oligosaccharides

   Polysaccharides

Lipids – an introduction

Chapter 10 – contd

   10.1 – 10.5

   10.6

   10.7

Chapter 11

Quiz

 

Exam 3:   Wednesday, November  16, 2010 (Chapters 7-10)

 

 

Nov 14 – 18

    12  

Lipids and Membranes

   Fatty Acids

   Triglycerides

   Lipids

Chapter 11 – contd

   11.1 – 11.2

   11.3

   11.4 – 11.6

Quiz

 

Nov 21 – 25

   

(No lab; only 1 class)

Lipids and Membranes – Continued

   Lipids – contd

   Membranes

Chapter 11 – contd

   11.4 – 11.6

   11.7

 

 

Nov 23 – 25  

Thanksgiving Break

No Classes

 

Nov 28 – Dec 2 

    13

Peptides, Proteins & Enzymes

   Amino Acids, Peptides & Proteins

   Peptides Structure

   Enzymes

 

Chapter 12 – contd

   12.5

   12.6 – 12.7

 

Quiz

 

Dec 5 – 9

    14

Nucleic Acids

   Building up Polynucleotides

DNA Structure

   Replication, Transcription, Translation & Gene Expression

   Mutations, Recombination & Fingerprints

Chapter 13

   13.1 – 13.3

   13.4 – 13.5

   13.6 – 13.10

   13.11 – 13.13

Quiz

 

Final Exam:

Review Session: Monday (12/12) 4:30  PM until …

Tuesday, December  13, 3:00 – 5:00 Krebs 240