Schedule for Chem 431. Fall 07
This is a tentative schedule, which we need to set up the pace. It will likely change as we proceed. 
I encourage you to read appropriate chapters before coming to class. 
The weekly on-line quizzes will be available no later than 5 PM Friday night and will be due by Saturday midnight.

Welcome to Chem 431

Lec# Day  Date  Special Announcement
and in class tests		 Topic* Home work assignments 
           
1 Wednesday 8/22/07   Chapters 1, 2 Unofficial Quiz # 0 due 8/24/07
Legal agreement due 8/24/07
Online quiz Ideal Gas Eq.; Minimum 3 problems. Due midnight due 8/27/07
HW1: 2.20, 2.25, 2.27 Due due 8/29/07 in class
2 Friday 8/24/07   Chapter 2 +HW1: 2.50, 2.53 due 8/29/07in class Hint.
Quiz #1 Due midnight due 8/27/07
3 Monday 8/27/07   Chapter 2 HW2: 2.45, 2.71, 2.81, Due 9/05/07 in class
Extra credit: Using Maxwell distribution, calculate <v>, <vx>, <v2>, <vx2>, <v3>, <vx3>, <v4>, <vx4> Due no later than 9/5/07 Hint.
4 Wednesday 8/29/07   Chapter 3 +HW2: 3.17, 3.27, 3.31, Due 9/05/07 in class
Extra credit: Derive the expressions for Tc, Vc and Pc for vdW equation. Due no later than 9/5/07 Hint.
5 Friday 8/31/07 Deadline for registration  Chapter 3 Quiz #2 Due midnight 9/1/07
Extra credit (up to 10 pts): calculate the mileage (as miles per tank) of the air car from www.theaircar.com. Take their 340 L tank at 300 bar presssure and make whatever assumptions you need if you don't find necessary parameters; contact me for advice, if needed. Due no later than 9/10/07 Hint See also Youtube ad.
  Monday 9/03/07 Labor day, no classes     
6 Wednesday 9/05/07    Chapter 3 HW3: 3.39, 3.43, 3.53, 3.59, 3.66 Due 9/10/07 in class,
Online quiz Hess's Law; Minimum 3 problems. Due 9/7/07
7 Friday 9/07/05   Chapter 3 Chapter 4  +HW3: 4.5,4.7
Online quiz Heat transfer; Minimum 3 problems. Due 9/9/07
Quiz #3 Due midnight 9/08/07
8 Monday 9/10/05   Chapter 4  I realized that 3.66 was confusing; you can resubmit it by 9/14/07. Hint. HW4: 4.17,4.25,4.31 Due 9/17/05 in class
9 Wednesday 9/12/07   Chapter 4 +HW4: 4.51,4.61,4.70,4.73 Due 9/17/07 in class
Online quiz Clausius-Clapeyron; Minimum 3 problems. Due midnight 9/16/07
10 Friday 9/14/07   Chapter 4 Quiz #4 Due midnight 9/15/07
11 Monday 9/17/07   Chapter 5 HW5: 5.7, 5.13, 5.17 Due 9/24/07 in class
Online quiz Raoults Law2; Minimum 3 problems. Due midnight 9/22/07
12 Wednesday 9/19/07   Chapter 5  
13 Friday 9/21/07   Chapter 5 Quiz #5 Due midnight 9/22/07
14 Monday 9/24/07   Chapter 5 HW6: 5.25, 5.29, 5.35, 5.49, 5.55, 5.59, 5.68, 5.65 Due 10/01/07 in class
15 Wednesday 9/26/07   Chapter 5  
16 Friday 9/28/07   Chapter 6 Quiz #6 Due midnight 9/29/07
17 Monday 10/01/07   Chapter 6 HW7: 5.83, 6.5, 6.9, 6.25, 6.31, 6.33, Due 10/08/07 in class, Hint
Online quizzes: Equilibria1, Combining Equil. and Equili. Conc.
Minimum 3 problems each, Due midnight 10/08/07
  Wednesday 10/3/07 Midterm Exam 1, 
What do I need to review?
How else do I prepare?
Are there old exams?		   Exam 1 has in class (closed books) and take home portions.
18 Friday 10/05/07    Chapter 6 +HW7: 6.37, Due 10/08/07 in class;
Quiz #7, Due midnight 10/06/07;
19 Monday 10/08/07   Chapter 7 Extra credit online quizzes Soluble Salts and Common ion
Minimum 3 problems each. Due midnight 10/14/07
20 Wednesday 10/10/07   Chapter 7 HW8: 6.35, 6.41, 7.19, 7.21, 7.26, 7.39 Due 10/15/07 in class Hint
Online quiz Ox_number should help you refresh the topic. Please solve at least 5 problems by midnight of 10/14/07
21 Friday 10/12/07   Chapter 7 Online quizzes Calculating Eo , E,K_and_dG and Nernst Eq.
Minimum 3 problems each. Due midnight 10/14/07
Quiz #8, Due midnight 10/13/07;
22 Monday 10/15/07 Last day to drop with W  Chapter 8 Online quiz Nernst Eq.
Minimum 3 problems. Due midnight 10/20/07
If you wish to try its new version, New Nernst Eq. and find possible bugs for extra credit, please do also 3 problems. Due midnight 10/20/07
23 Wednesday 10/17/07   Chapter 8 HW9: 7.29 (Fig. 7.10b), 7.47, 8.1, 8.17, 8.25, 8.41, Due 10/22/07 in class Hints
24 Friday 10/19/07   Chapter 8 Online quizzes Comp. of Buffers and pH of Solutions; minimum 3 problems for both. Due midnight 10/23/07
Quiz #9, Due midnight 10/20/07;
Extra (1) credit online quizzes Buffers1 and Acid-base Equilibria; Minimum 3 problems each. Due midnight 10/23/07
25 Monday 10/22/07   Chapter 8  
26 Wednesday 10/24/07   Chapter 9 HW10: 8.55, 8.69, 9.1, 9.13, 9.25; Due 10/29/07 in class Hint
27 Friday 10/26/07   Chapter 9 Quiz #10, Due midnight 10/30/07;
Online quizzes Arrhenius,  First Order , Kinetics, Rate Laws; minimum 3 problems for both. Due midnight 10/29/07
Extra credit (2pts) online quiz Rxn.Mechanisms is due 10/30/07. Min 4 problems
28 Monday 10/29/07   Chapter 9  
29 Wednesday 10/31/07   Chapter 9 HW11: 9.33, 9.35, 9.47, 9.57, 9.63, 10.5, 10.7; Due 11/05/07 in class Hints
30 Friday 11/2/05   Chapter 10 Quiz #11, Due midnight 11/3/07;
31 Monday 11/5/05   Chapter 10  
32 Wednesday 11/07/07   Chapter 11 HW12: 10.16,10.18, 10.20, 10.31, 10.37, Hint Due 11/14/07 in class
  Friday 11/09/07 Midterm Exam 2, 
What do I need to review?
How else do I prepare?
Are there old exams?		   Exam 2 is an open book and notes exam. Bring it to class on Monday ;o)

Quiz #12, Due midnight 11/13/07
33 Monday 11/12/07   Chapter 11 Online quizzes Rydberg (2), Quantum_numbers (6), Electr. Structure(4)  
Minimum 2, 6 and 4 problems, respectively. Due midnight 11/26/07
34 Wednesday 11/14/07   Chapter 11 HW13: 11.16, 11.22, 11.25,11.29, Hints Due 11/26/07 in class
35 Friday 11/16/07   Chapter 11 Quiz #13, Due midnight 11/25/07
  Monday 11/19/07 Thanksgiving No classes Check out this nice web site about properties of water - tons of neatly organized information. Read Chapters 12 and 13.
  Wednesday 11/21/07 Thanksgiving No classes Opportunities for you:
Paid Summer 2008 Undergrad Research Placements!!!
www.agep.us/summers.asp or www.igert.org/summers.asp  
  Friday 11/23/07 Thanksgiving No classes If you consider grad. school in 2008 - see www.agep.us
 For Financial Support in New Interdisciplinary PhD Programs:  www.igert.org ($30,000 per year stipend)
36 Monday 11/26/07   Chapter 14  
37 Wednesday 11/28/07   Chapter 14 Quiz #14, Due midnight 12/01/07
38 Friday 11/30/07   Chapter 14 HW14: 14.8, 14.13, 14.17, 14.19, 14.29, 14.43, 14.47. Hints .Due 12/05/07 in class
39 Monday 12/03/07   Chapter 14  
40 Wednesday 12/05/07   Chapter 16 + HW14: 14.38. Hints. Due 12/10/07 in class
    12/10/07 Final Exam, 1:00-3:00 PM
comprehensive in class (exculsively)
What do I need to review?
Are there old exams?		   The exam will be 'closed book'. You are allowed to bring one sheet of A4 paper with formulas or whatever else you feel should help you on the exam.
  Tuesday 12/18/07 Final Grades are due   Read Chapters 15 and 16. It'll be good for you.
If you are thirsty for more phys. chem. and are eager to gain hands on experience - please register for chem.435 "Physical Chemistry Lab" class that I teach in the Spring.
           

* - Tentative schedule; will be adjusted depending on how we proceed.
** - This is not required. Mathcad is a powerful software package for scientific calculations. We have it installed Mathcad 11 in our computer cluster and you can use it there. Advanced students might find the software-based approach very useful. The linked files are developed by other instructors on different subjects of Physical Chemistry

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