Week

Date

Lecture Topics

Readings

Assignments
See Blackboard for Due Dates

8/24

8/31

Introduction to the course.

What is Chemistry?

Chapter 1:
Sections 1.1 - 1.7

Start Here Module

Matter, measurements, and

problem solving

Chapter 1:
Sections 1.8 - 1.14

Pre-class Reading Quiz

Chapter 1.8-1.14

Pre-class Reading Quiz

Chapter 1.1-1.7

Problem Set Unit

Conversion
3

9/7

Atoms and the Periodic Table

Chapter 2

Pre-class Reading Quiz

Chapter 2
Problem Set Electron
Configuration

9/14

How atoms come together?

Chemical bonding

Chapter 3

Pre-class Reading Quiz

Chapter 3
Problem Set Lewis
Structure, Electronic and
Molecular Shape

9/21

Naming Chemical Compounds

Chapter 4

Pre-class Reading Quiz

Chapter 4
Group Quiz Chapters 1
and 2

October 4, 2015

Problem Set Naming

6

9/28

Chemical Reactions - Types

Chapter 5:
Sections 5.3-5.6

Pre-class Reading Quiz

Chapter 5.3-5.6

10/5

Balancing Reactions

Chapter 5:
Section 5.1 5.2

Pre-class Reading Quiz

Chapter 5.1 5.2
Group Quiz Chapter 3 & 4
Problem Set Writing
Equations

10/12

Avogadro and the Mole

Chapter 6.1-6.2

Pre-class Reading Quiz

Chapter 6.1-6.2
Problem Set Balancing
Equations and Moles

10/19

Stoichiometry

Chapter 6.3-6.5

Pre-class Reading Quiz

Chapter 6.3-6.5
Stoichiometry Problem Set

10

10/26

Gases, liquids, and solids

Chapter 8

Pre-class Reading Quiz

Chapter 8
Group Quiz Chapter 5 & 6
Problem Set Gases Liquids

and Solids
11

11/2

Solutions

Chapter 9

Pre-class Reading Quiz

Chapter 9

12

11/9

Acids, Bases, and Buffers

Chapter 10

Pre-class Reading Quiz

Chapter 10
Acid Base Problem Set

13

11/16

Nuclear Chemistry

Chapter 11

Pre-class Reading Quiz

Chapter 11
Group Quiz Chapters 8, 9,
and 10

14

11/23

No new material Thanksgiving

Break

15

11/30

Introduction to Organic
Chemistry

Chapter 12

Pre-class Reading Quiz

Chapter 12

16

12/7

Final Exam

No new Chapters

Must be taken between

December 7 and 11

October 4, 2015