The syllabus includes information on the topics, texts, grading policies, and exams for the course.
Essential Information about 3.091 Fall Term 2002
Spencer, J. N., G. M. Bodner, and L. H. Rickard. Chemistry: Structure and Dynamics. 2nd ed. 3 vols. New York: Wiley, 2003.
Three times a week for one hour each session.
Sections meet twice each week.
Students have been assigned to recitation sections by the Registrar. If a student feels that extenuating circumstances make it necessary to change to another recitation section, he/she must meet with the Recitations. Sections will be limited to 20 students.
Weekly. Distributed along with model solutions in recitation. One week later, in recitation, students will take a 10-minute quiz based on the subject matter of the homework. The scores on these weekly quizzes will count as the "homework" portion of the cumulative grade in the subject.
#1 (50 minutes)
#2 (50 minutes)
#3 (50 minutes)
Final Exam (3 hours)
Freshmen--Pass/No Record (Institute requirement for Pass: performance at C level or better)
Upper Classmen--A, B, C, D, F
Final grade composition: 16.75% homework, 16.75% each for three tests, 33% final exam
1. General Principles of Chemistry
- Introduction: elements and compounds, chemical formulas and reactions
- Evolution of Atomic Theory: Bohr model of hydrogen, Bohr-Sommerfeld model and multi-electron
atoms, atomic spectra, Heisenberg, de Broglie, Schrödinger
- The Periodic Table: aufbau principle, Pauli exclusion principle, and Hund's rules
- Primary Bonding: ionic, covalent, metallic, van der Waals
- Secondary Bonding: dipole-dipole, dipole-induced dipole, London dispersion, hydrogen
- The Shapes of Molecules: electron domain theory
- Organic Compounds: nomenclature, alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, aromatics, functional groups, alcohols and ethers
2. Solid State Chemistry: Basic Concepts and Applications
- Crystal Structure: 7 crystal systems, 14 Bravais lattices, cubic crystals
- Characterization of Structure: x-rays, electrons, neutrons
- Band Theory, semiconductors, and devices
- Imperfections in Solids: point, line, surface
- Amorphous Solids:
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Liquids and Solutions: solubility rules, acids, bases, pH, buffers
- Biochemistry: amino acids, peptides and proteins, lipids, nucleic acids, protein biosynthesis
- Oxidation-Reduction Reactions
- Reaction Kinetics: rate laws, Arrhenius equation
- Diffusion: Fick's first and second laws
- Phase Stability: unary and binary phase diagrams