CHE 321 – Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry
Autumn 2009
Dr. Quinetta D. Shelby
qshelby@depaul.edu
|
|
CHE 321 – Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry Autumn 2009 Dr. Quinetta D. Shelby
|
|
|
The class meetings are on Mondays
and Wednesdays from 4:20 PM - 5:50 PM in McGowan South 103.
Academic dishonesty will not be tolerated. All work on which you wish to be graded should be your own. University policies on academic integrity will be strictly adhered to. Consult the DePaul University Student Handbook (http://sr.depaul.edu/catalog/catalogfiles/Current/Undergraduate%20Student%20Handbook/ch1.html) or the Academic Integrity Policy (http://academicintegrity.depaul.edu/AcademicIntegrityPolicy.pdf) for further details. |
| Lecture Schedule
for CHE 321 (Tentative): All readings and homework problems are from Inorganic Chemistry, 3rd edition by Miessler and Tarr. |
| DATE | READING ASSIGNMENT |
TOPICS | HOMEWORK PROBLEMS (DUE DATE) |
| 9/9 |
1 | Intro to
Inorganic Chemistry |
|
| 9/14 |
2 |
Atomic Structure |
|
| 9/16 |
3-1 to
3-2 |
Simple
Bonding Theory Chemical Structures Handout |
|
| 9/21 |
3-3 to 3-4 |
Simple Bonding Theory |
Chapter 2: 11, 14, 15, 21, & 23 (9/21) |
| 9/23 |
4-1 to 4-2 | Symmetry
and Matrices Point Group Chart |
|
| 9/28 |
Exam 1 Specific Objectives for Exam 1 Practice Exam |
Chapter 3: 6, 14, 16, 17, 26 (9/28) | |
| 9/30 |
4-3 |
Group Theory and Applications Character Table Handout |
|
| 10/5 |
4-4 |
Group Theory and Applications |
Chapter 4: 3, 5 (a - e), 7 (not a, e), 8b, 24 (10/5) |
| 10/7 |
5-1 to
5-2 |
Molecular
Orbitals |
|
| 10/12 |
5-3 to 5-4 |
Molecular Orbitals |
Chapter 4: 12-15, 18 (10/12) |
| 10/14 |
6-1
to 6-2 |
Acid-Base and Donor-Acceptor Chemistry | |
| 10/19 |
Exam 2 Specific Objectives for Exam 2 Practice Exam |
Chapter 5: 5, 6, 13 (10/19) | |
| 10/21 |
6-3 to
6-4 |
Hard and
Soft Acids and Bases |
|
| 10/26 |
7 |
Crystalline Solid
State |
Chapter 6: 1, 11, 12 (10/26) |
| 10/28 |
8-1 to
8-6 |
Chemistry
of the Main Group Elements |
|
| 11/2 |
8-7 to 8-10 and 15-4 |
Chemistry of the Main
Group Elements |
Homework Handout (11/2) |
| 11/4 |
9 | Coordination
Chemistry I |
|
| 11/9 |
10-1 to 10-5 | Coordination Chemistry
II Angular Overlap Factors Handout |
Chapter 8: 8a-c, 15b,
21, 27 and Chapter 15: 19d-f, 21c-e (11/9) |
| 11/11 |
Exam 3 Specific Objectives for Exam 3 Practice Exam |
||
| 11/16 |
10-5 to 10-7, 12-7,
13-4, and 15-2 |
Coordination Chemistry
II |
Chapter 9: 3, 9, 13,
15 and Homework 9 Handout (11/16) |
| 11/18 |
Final
Exam – Exam 4 (2:45 PM - 5:00 PM) Specific Objectives for Exam 4 Practic Exam |