Symmetry - for a new perspective on everything - chapter 4 |
Aug. 30 to Sept. 13 |
assignments |
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| introduction to inorganic chemistry CHEM231 | day 1 slides | |||||
elements and operations and how to recognize them |
4.1- 4.3 |
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| point groups and intro to point group workshop | 4.4 |
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point group workshop |
Problem Set#1-due 9-12 |
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character tables, applications to spectroscopy, basis sets |
4.5-4.7 |
introspection#1 due 9-16 |
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Set#2-due 9-20 |
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The Orbital Perspective - chapters 2 and 5 |
Sept. 15 to Oct. 4 |
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Introducing The Problem Molecules - O2, CO, H20, SF6, metal complexes |
Set#3-out 9-20 |
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Homo-, hetero-diatomics |
2.3, 2.7 |
Set#3-due 9-27 |
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| H2O -LCAO | 5.4 |
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SF6 - Group orbitals |
5.6, 5.7 |
Set#4-out 9-29 |
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Set#4-due 10-6 |
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Some Ideas About Acids & Bases - chapter 7 |
Oct. 6 to Oct. 20 |
Oc.t 6 Exam 1 out |
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| TM hydrolysis, HSAB | 7.7 |
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| Application to Bioinorganic Chemistry | ||||||
As introduction to Coordination Chemistry |
7.11-7.13 |
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| Fall BREAK Fall BREAK Fall BREAK | Oct. 10 to Oct. 14 |
Oct. 19 Exam 1 due |
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Transition Metal Complexes - chapters 20-26 and 8 |
Oct. 20 to Nov. 22 |
introspection#2 due 10-24 |
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| Characteristics of TM complexes: geometries and isomerism | 20 |
Set#5-out 10-25 |
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Electronic Structure: CFT vs MOT |
21 (22,23) |
Set#5-due 11-1 |
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Electronic Structure: Spectroscopy |
21 (22,23) |
Set#6-out 11-8 introspection#2 due 11-10 |
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| Reactivity: Relevance to Redox Reactions | 8.3-8.5 |
Set#6-due 11-15 |
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| Reactivity: Coordination Chemistry Mechanisms | 26 |
Nov. 18 9:30-11AM - HELP SESSION Nov.18 Exam 2 out |
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Nov.28 Exam 2 due
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| Ideal Solids- chapter 6 | Nov. 29 and Dec. 1 |
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| Metals and Alloys | 6.1 - 6.8 |
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Ideal Ionic lattices, Rationalization of structures |
6.9 - 6.12 |
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Lattices Energies and Thermodynamics |
6.13 - 6.16 |
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Non-Ideal Solids - chapter 28 |
Dec. 6 and Dec. 8 |
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Defects and Properties |
6.17, 28.1-28.4 |
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Semiconductors and Band theory |
6.9 |
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Material Science |
28.5 - end |
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