Chemistry 1413.002, Honors General Chemistry
Department of Chemistry, University of North Texas
Fall 1998
Listed below are announcements which originally appeared as announcements on the Chemistry 1413 home page.
The Final Exam is Tuesday, December 15, 8:00 - 10:00 a.m.
If requested on the front page of your final exam, your final exam score and your course letter grade will posted on the grades page of this website as soon as the grades are ready (some time later in finals week). You are welcome to come to my office and see your final exam, after they are graded. However, you can not keep the final.
Spring, 1999: If you will be in my section of Chem 1423 next semester, I will have the syllabus and other information posted on the web sometime in late December or early January. Check back here or on my main course page for a link to the Chem 1423 website.
Have a Great Holiday!!!
There will be an additional, optional review session Sunday, Dec. 13, 7 - 9 p.m., Chemistry Room 121.
The Final Exam is Tuesday, December 15, 8:00 - 10:00 a.m.
Week 15
Please note the change in the syllabus. There will be no eleventh quiz. Instead of the last (eleventh) quiz, you have the option to write out the answers to the Cumulative Exercise, pages 234-235 of your text. You should include the complete solutions, with units. It must be written out in long hand as an original copy (no photocopies). To receive credit, all portions of the problem must be completed. This is due Thursday, December 10, at 2:00 p.m.
We will review for the final exam on Thursday, December 10, both during class and during recitation. Please see me as you have questions.
There will be an additional, optional review session Sunday, Dec. 13, 7 - 9 p.m., Chemistry Room 121.
The final exam is Tuesday, December 15, 8:00 - 10:00 a.m.
Week 13
Please note the change in the syllabus, as discussed this morning in class. There will be no eleventh quiz. Instead of the last (eleventh) quiz, you can write out the answers to the Cumulative Exercise, pages 234-235 of your text. You should include the complete solutions, with units. This is due on or before Thursday, December 10.
The tenth quiz will be as scheduled, Thursday, Dec. 3. It will include material through Tuesday's lecture and will likely also include something from the exam which I returned on Tuesday.
If you did not pick up your exam, please stop by my office. The answer key is on the Exams and Quizzes page.
The final exam is Tuesday, December 15, 8:00 - 10:00 a.m..
Week 12
On Tuesday, Nov. 17, we will discuss molecular orbitals and explore two applications of molecular orbitals covered in sections 16.8 and 24.1.
On Thursday, Nov. 19, we will finish our discussion of Chapter 16 by discussing Section 16.9 and the assigned article A Chilling Battle, by Bette Hileman, pages 33-34, from the August 3, 1998 issue of Chemical & Engineering News.
Please note: Exam III is next week, Tuesday, Nov. 24.
Week 11
On Thursday we will begin Chapter 16. Please note on the lecture schedule page that the reading assignment for Thursday includes not only your textbook (Sections 16.1-16.2), but also includes a website with animation concerning orbitals. Hopefully the sections on hybrid orbitals and molecular orbitals on the website will help you better visualize the concepts discussed in the text.
Please note--- The next exam is the Tuesday of Thanksgiving week, November 24.
Week 9
On Thursday, October 29, we will begin Chapter 15. In addition to reading the sections for Thursday's lecture (15.1-15.3), I recommend you also read the Cumulative Exercise, page 574. Although you will not understand most of these questions at this time, reading it ahead of time will alert you to various topics which you can look for as we study this chapter.
Week 7
I have finished lecturing on Chapter 5. I will begin lecturing on Chapter 6 on Thursday. You may find the section on The Solubility of Ionic Solids, pages 370-372, useful in understanding our discussion of Section 6.2.
As you can see from the Lecture Schedule page, our next exam will be Tuesday, October 27, Chapters 4-6.
Problems assigned for Chapter 5 and 6 are now on the assigned problems page. The answers to Quiz 4 are on the exams and quizzes page. If you have not found them already, the quizzes are in the cubbyholes.
All students potentially interested in research in chemistry (for next summer or even next semester) are invited to a series of 25 minute presentations by the chemistry research faculty. These will be held in Chemistry Room 319 on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 4-4:50 p.m., during the next 3 weeks. This is part of the Chem 5010 class. For details on which faculty member is speaking at what time, go to the lecture schedule page for Chem 5010.
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was announced Tuesday, October 13. For more information about the Nobel Prizes, go to the Nobel Prize home page.
Week 5
I have posted the answers to Exam 1 on the Exams and Quizzes page.
On Thursday, October 1, we will begin our discussion of gases, Chapter 4. See the lecture schedule page for details and the list of assigned problems.
As part of Thursday's lecture, October 1, we will use the following Excel spreadsheet which contains some of Robert Boyle's original data published in 1662. For an explanation of this data see the Boyle's Data website.
I will be leaving immediately after class and I will be out of town the rest of the week. This means:
- I will not have office hours this Thursday, Oct. 1.
- There will be NO recitation this Thursday, October 1
- I will be back in my office on Monday.
Week 5
- Reminder -- The first exam is Tuesday, Sept. 29. It will cover Chapters 1-3.
Week 4
- The answers for quiz 1 and quiz 2 are on the exams and quizzes page. The scores on quiz 2 were much better than on quiz 1. However, if you did not do well, please see me for help.
- Reminder -- The first exam is Tuesday, Sept. 29. It will cover Chapters 1-3. If you need help, do it now. Please feel free to come by my office or seek help in the Chemistry Resource Center, Room 119 Chemistry. Hours for the CRC this semester are 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. M-F.
Week 3
- The answer key for the the first quiz is on the exams and quizzes page.
- The quizzes are graded and will be returned Tuesday. I was very disappointed with the grades. Many of you need to get busy on your studying in this course.
- The first exam is two weeks from Tuesday. If you need help, do it now. Please feel free to come by my office or seek help in the Chemistry Resource Center, Room 119 Chemistry. Hours for the CRC this semester are 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. M-F.
Week 2
- If you have not done so, please complete the student information sheet, which was due Tuesday, Sept. 8, and bring to my office as soon as possible.
- According to Julie Renner in the TAMS academic office, the books ordered by the Academy for TAMS students HAVE ARRIVED!! They will be available for distribution starting this afternoon.
Week 1
In addition to the reading assignments and problems listed on the class syllabus, you should do the following:
- Complete the student information sheet, due Tuesday, Sept. 8.
- Begin reviewing the names and symbols of the elements (first 36 elements, plus Pt, Au, Hg, Sn, Pb, and Ag) and the names, charges, and formulae of common ions (Table 3.1, page 62).
- Follow the various links from this website. Become familiar with the various resources available to you and how to find them easily.
Check out the cool chemistry related stuff and let me know what you like or find useful.
Check this announcement section often for new information.
Written and maintained by R. D. Thomas---Last update January 19, 2001
Department of Chemistry, P.O. Box 305070, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203