• Remember Dr. Gelder will be attending the American Chemical Society Meeting in Las Vegas on Monday, September 8th. NO CLASS. Use the time to work on your problem set.

  • Since Tammy Graham will also be attending the ACS Meeting she has indicated she will have her Office Hours on Friday, September 12th from noon to 6:00 p.m. in PS023.

  • Next week's laboratory (Experiment #1) has been modified and a new copy will be distributed in laboratory. Go ahead and look at Experiment #1 in your laboratory manual as some aspects of the new experiment will be similar. Bring your calculators to laboratory so you can perform the calculations while you are in lab.

  • Here are suggested problems from Chapter 1 in your text; 1.1, 1.2, 1.5, 1.7 - 1.10, 1.13, 1.15, 1.17 - 1.30, 1.31, 1.33 - 1.38, 1.41 - 1.50. You do not have to turn these problems in, but you should look at them as part of your preparation for Exam #1 (Thursday, September 25th)

  • Memorize the correct spelling and the element symbols for the first twenty elements in the Periodic Table as well as other 'common' elements with atomic numbers greater than 20.

  • Memorize Tables 2.4 and 2.5 in the textbook. These tables contain common cations and anions which will be used when we discuss nomenclature.

  • I will not award credit for answers only in problems where calculations are required. If you are ever unsure whether more explanation is required when answering a problem on the problem set or an examination please ask.

  • Problem Set #2 was distributed in class on Wednesday, September 3rd. Do you know where your copy is?

  • Some keys were left in our classroom on Wednesday, September 3rd. Did you see them? See Dr. G.

  • This year celebrates 100 years since the discovery of the electron (WOW!!). Check out this site to learn way cool stuff about the electron.

  • Here is a way cool Periodic Table. You can see the reaction of sodium with water and the reaction of potassium with water from this site. I know we have not talked about the Periodic Table yet, but who cares!

  • Monday, September 8th, is the last to drop a course with no grade and no fee payment. Student will still be able to add a class between, Wednesday, September 3rd and Monday, September 8th with the instructor's permission.


    • Important links for CHEM 1314