Daily Outline for Chem 4380                         

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Tu Feb 2     First Exam Chapters 1 & 2

Th Jan 28

 

Tu Jan 26

 

Th Jan 21                                                                                           Periodic table outline due today.  In a form, e-file or hardcopy, that I can comment on.

Tu  Jan 19

 

Read:  Sec 2.1 – 2.10

Work: Exercises 2.1 – 9,11,13 Prob 2.1, 2.3

Th Jan 14     
Quiz 1: electron configurations, atomic structure 
First literature study due

IE  contrast defining equations, IE1 etc

EN, Ea    p 30, p 31

hard/soft principles   polarizability  p 31

and enzymes in you

 

Read: Sec. 1.3-1.9   Sec 2.1 –2.4
Work: Exercises 1.8-10,12-30, Prob 1.1 - 1.4,1.7   

Tu Jan 12

Quantum numbers, orbitals   

Electron configurations

IE  contrast defining equations, IE1 etc

Quiz 1 Th through Tu’s lecture

Literature study 1 due Thu (can be sent electronically) over Chapter 1.  Carefully read my instructions.  I want a clearly stated connection to lecture.

 

Read: Sec. 1.3-1.9   Check your reading comprehension by working the following exercises. 
Work: Exercises 1.8-1.12-30, Prob 1.1 - 1.4,1.7   

Th Jan 7     Be in the habit of bringing your textbook to class. It has many good figures that we refer to, useful for making points in lecture.

Patterns
PIB wavefunctions: patterns (p 49)     bring these notes
HY = EY

shielding p 11, p 17 

estimating Zeff and s shielding parameter   see these notes on shielding parameters

Radial and angular parts of Y    p 13, 14

 

Read: Sec. 1.3-1.9   Check your reading comprehension by working the following exercises. 
Work: Exercises 1.8-1.12-25, Prob 1.1 - 1.4  

The essay assignment is 10 % of your course grade and unique to my class.  Look this over, begin making plans.