Last updated on Wednesday, September 26, 2001 at 9:50 am
  • The PLE for today's class is available.
  • I will be covering Dr. Rockley's class this afternoon from 1:30 pm to 2:20 pm (the class just before ours in PS141). If you have questions over PS4 stop by Wednesday morning.
  • The digital video of Monday evening Help Session is up, check out the sample problems we did covering PS4.
  • I've got lecture notes through Friday, September 21, 2001 up now.
  • We are using the Spec20 Spectrometer which is different than the OceanOptics Spectrometer described in the CHEM 1515 Laboratory Manual Experiment #5. Copies on how to use the Spec20 will be distributed in laboratory. If you would like a pre-release of the handout get it here.
  • Problem Set #5 is available now. Help yourself. Be careful, this is a LONG problem set. Start early and avoid the rush!
  • Did anyone at the Help Session on Monday, September 17, 2001 (last week) happen to see/pickup a PalmPilot. One of our students lost his and believes it was during the Help Session. If you saw the PalmPilot or know anything, please drop by Dr. G's office. Thank you.
  • There are a BUNCH of errors in PS4.7 (I do not know what happened!).
  • Instead of 0.388 degrees Celsius use 0.629 degrees Celsius
  • In PS4.7b the reference to urea is a mistake. Change 'urea' to glycerol. The percentage composition is correct.
  • In PS4.7c the reference to urea is a mistake. Change 'urea' to glycerol.
  • PS#4 is now available. It was handed out in class on Monday, September 17th. It is due on Wednesday, September 26th.
  • For laboratory this week check out the Laboratory link. We are doing Experiment #5 in the CHEM 1515 Lab Manual. There is a Pre-Laboratory Assignment that must be complete! Attention: Monday students: You are doing this laboratory also! You will do the Survival Organic on Wednesday, October 3, 2001.
  • I will have some new grades up soon. Check here for that announcement.
  • The high on Exam I is 99 and the average is around 61. Not bad!
  • 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.
  • Answers to RPS, PS#1 and PS#2 are posted at the Problem Set link. You need Adobe Acrobat Reader to see the answers. If you do not have the Reader get is from Adobe. There is a link at the Plug-ins link on our Web Site.
  • 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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