Last updated on Monday, October 21, 2001 at 9:50 am
  • The digital video for the Help Session last night where we discussed mechanisms and Transition State Theory is available. HELP Session tonight, 7:30 pm, PS101. Note the room change.
  • PLE for Monday, October 22, 20001 is ready.
  • You should be able to do all of the problems in PS7 after lecture on Friday, October 19, 2001. Lecture on Monday, October 22, 2001 will conver PS8. Get your copy of PS8 here.
  • Check out information about the laboratory experiment for the week beginning on Monday, October 22, 2001. There is some important information here so read it before laboratory.
  • We will have an InClass Problem Set in class on Monday, October 22, 2001. It will cover only Q5 and Q8 from Exam II. No questions from Q4 from Exam II. You'll see a problem like that on the Final. It will take about 10 minutes.
  • I think that having the weekend to review some of the Transition State Theory and the mechanism stuff, everyone should have an opportunity to demonstrate what they understand. Check out our textbook on pages 689 - 692 (Q5) and pages 692 - 697 (Q8). Problems 16.62, 16.63, 16.64, sample problem 16.8, 16.80, 16.115.
  • Here are two InClass exercises to practice on;

  • ICE2

  • ICE3

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  • Grades are up. The TAs are giving me new homework and lab grades and I'll be posting those in the next few days. I predict the class average will move back up several percent when those grades are added. Remember, if you have any concerns, drop by and we can talk. I will be in OKC tomorrow morning and into the early afternoon.
  • Right now the class average is 62%. This is down a few % from where we were just before this exam. Even though the exam average was low, the class average has fallen only a little bit.
  • New grades are now available (as of 10/19/01). Note that I now have grades for each part of the course: homework, lab and exam. With that information I can predict your final course %. That % is located in the lower left corner of the page. That is what I PREDICT. Check the General Information link on our web site to see what grade is equivalent to the %. If you have any questions e-mail me, or drop by. I'm out of town on Thursday (most), but I'll be around on Friday. Any errors in your grades see your TA.
  • Oklahoma EPSCoR is sponsoring a 'Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology (SMET) Career Options Conference on Saturday, November 3, 2001 from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm in the Atrium of the Noble Research center. The conference is focusing on freshman women and will stress non-traditional career options. There will be a panel of outstanding women scientists from Oklahoma, tours of research laboratories at OSU, and free food. For more info and a form to receive an invitation to this conference contact Dr. G, or Shelley Holland, NRS Room 127, 744-9964.
  • The new grade access form is working. To get your grades you click on our grade link. Your name is the first initial of your first name and your last name as a lowercase string. For example, John Gelder is jgelder. Your password is the SID# that you gave me when you completed the SID form on our web site. If you have any problems send me an e-mail. It is working now but exam grades are not up yet.
  • The Syllabus has been updated to accommodate the 2-week Qualitative Cation Analysis laboratory.
  • BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! CHANGE IN DAY for EXAM 3! Exam 3 has been changed to Wednesday, November 7, 2001 from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Originally scheduled for Thursday, November 15, 2001. Due to my travel schedule I leave for Princeton, New Jersey on November 8 and I will not be back until Tuesday, November 14. I do not want to have our 3rd exam scheduled such that I am gone the whole week before the exam, so I've made this change. Please update your calenders. Sorry for the change. All other exam dates are firm.
  • Dr. Materer has been assisting me with a new Grade display page. The new page will only display your individual grade. To access your grades in CHEM 1515 (when I begin posting) you will need an SID#/Name. So be sure to complete the form on our web site to tell me what your SID is.
  • You should know the cations and anions in Tables 2.3 and 2.5 on pages 67 and 69 in Silberberg.
  • Want some EXTRA CREDIT? Complete the form at the SID#/Name link.
  • Here is a list of the laboratory sections that are open and closed:
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    Lab Section #

    Lab Day

    Time

    TA

    1

    Monday

    8:30 pm - 11:20 pm

    Andy McGee

    2

    Tuesday

    8:30 pm - 11:20 pm

    Kevin Tran

    3

    Tuesday

    12:30 pm - 3:20 pm

    Tyler Johannes

    4

    Tuesday

    12:30 pm - 3:20 pm

    Ben Flint

    5

    Tuesday

    5:30 pm - 8:20 pm

    Matt Stephens

    6

    Wednesday

    8:30 pm - 11:20 pm

    Andy McGee
  • Sitting around with nothing to do? We are going to begin lecture on Wednesday, January 17th discussing Chapter 12 in Silberberg. I recommend you review Chapters 9, 10 and 11 before class. In particular, refresh your recall of drawing Lewis structures, the concept of electronegativity, ionic and covalent bonds, bond polarity, molecular polarity, molecular shape (in particular central atoms with 2, 3 and 4 groups of electrons), valence bond theory, and hybridization. Check out lecture notes from CHEM 1314. In particular look at;
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    Lecture Notes on Ionic compounds.

    Lecture on Ionic and Net Ionic equations from CHEM 1314

    Lecture Notes on Covalent compounds and electronegativity.

    Lecture on Covalent bonds and electronegativity from CHEM 1314

    Lecture Notes on Lewis structures.

    Lecture on Lewis Structures from CHEM 1314

    Lecture Notes on Valence Shell Electron-Pair Repulsion.

    Lecture on VSEPR from CHEM 1314

    A second lecture on VSEPR from CHEM 1314

    Lecture Notes on Valence Bond Theory and Hybrization.

     

  • The TA's e-mail addresses are;

    • Andy McGee/Sections 1&6/mcgeeaj@earthlink.net , Kevin Tran/Section 2/kt18sh21@hotmail.com, Tyler Johannes /Sections 3/johanne@okstate.edu, Ben Flint/Section 4/benjam4444@juno.com, Matt Stephens/Section 5/matt_stephens79@hotmail.com.

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