| General Course Information | |
| The Course Presentation | My contact information, required materials, grading information, a tentative schedule for topics to be covered and the cheating and plagiarism policy. |
| The Lab Schedule | When you’ll be doing what in the lab, how to find it in the lab manual, whether or not a handout is required, and whether or not there’s an unknown for analysis. |
| Supplemental Lab Material | |
| Chrome users: To view the PowerPoint presentations here you’ll need to download them to your Mac/PC first, then run them from there. | |
| What to wear in the lab | Watching this video will show you what’s best (safest) to wear when you’re in the chemistry lab. |
| Density by Straight-Line Graphs | Use this handout for the Density by Straight-Line Graphs lab (Richmond campus only) |
| Density Layers | Use this handout for the Density Layers lab. |
| Mass Measurements | Use this handout for the Mass Measurements lab. |
| Chemical and Physical Changes | Use this handout for the Chemical and Physical Changes lab. |
| Chemical Families | Use this handout for the Chemical Families lab. |
| Chemical Reactions | Use this handout for the Chemical Reactions Lab |
| pH and Indicators | Use this handout for the pH and Indicators Lab (Surrey Campus only) |
| The Mole Concept | Use this handout for the Mole Concept lab. (Richmond campus only) |
| Formula of a Hydrate PowerPoint | Watching this PowerPoint presentation before you come to the water of hydration lab will help you to better prepare for it. |
| Formula of a Hydrate | Use this lab for the Formula of a Hydrate lab. (Richmond campus only) |
| Dilution PowerPoint | Watching this PowerPoint presentation before you come to the dilution lab will help you to better prepare for it. |
| Dilution | Use this handout for the Laboratory Techniques I: Dilution lab. (Richmond campus only) |
| Titration PowerPoint | Watching this PowerPoint presentation before you come to the titration lab will help you to better prepare for it. |
| Titration | Use this handout for the Laboratory Techniques II: Titration lab. (Richmond campus only) |
| Standardization | Use this handout for the Laboratory Techniques III: Standardization lab. |
| Supplemental Course Material | |
| The first eight problem sets listed below are taken from the “Surrey Supplement,” a set of notes, problems, and lab handouts originally designed by faculty on the Surrey campus. | |
| Problem set 1 and solutions | Significant figures, units, and density |
| Problem set 2 and solutions | Atoms and isotopes |
| Problem set 3 and solutions | Naming |
| Problem set 4 and solutions | Chemical reactions |
| Problem set 5 and solutions | Moles |
| Problem set 6 and solutions | Empirical formulas |
| Problem set 7 and solutions | Stoichiometry |
| Problem set 8 and solutions | Moles and stoichiometry in solution |
| The following are problem sets from Paul Kaushal. Paul is now retired. | |
| Significant figures and solutions | Problems to do with significant figures and unit converstions |
| Density | Problems to do with density. |
| Thermochemistry | Problems to do with heat flow |
| An Elemental Tale | Practice naming elements with this story |
| Isotopes | Problems to do with percent abundances of and symbols for isotopes |
| Equation Balancing and answers | Problems to do with balancing all kinds of equations |
| Nomenclature and answers | Problems to do with naming compounds. Answers are provided separately. |
| The mole concept | Problems introducing the mole concept |
| Mole practice | Problems to do with mass/mole conversions |
| Empirical Formula | Determine the empirical formula from the molecular formula and from percent by mass |
| Stoichiometry Problems and solutions | Problems to do with using moles in chemical equations |
| Example First Midterms | |
| Spring 2017 test 1 and solutions. | Spring 2017 test 1. This test covers significant figures, unit conversions, density, chemical and physical properties, Dalton’s laws, the periodic table, and some nomenclature. |
| Spring 2018 test 1 and solutions. | Spring 2018 test 1. This test covers significant figures, unit conversions, density, chemical and physical properties, Dalton’s laws, the periodic table, and some nomenclature. |
| Example Second Midterms | |
| Spring 2017 test 2 and solutions. | Spring 2017 test 2. This test covers the rest of compound naming (including organic compounds), and the beginnings of reaction balancing (single and double-displacement reactions). |
| Spring 2018 test 2 and solutions. | Spring 2018 test 2. This test covers reactions, isotopes, and the mole concept, up to and including empirical formulas from percent by mass. |
| Example Third Midterms | |
| Spring 2017 test 3 and solutions. | Spring 2017 test 3. This test covers the last of reactions, percent by mass and emperical formulas, volumetric analysis, and dilutions. |
| Spring 2018 test 3 and solutions. | Spring 2017 test 8. This test covers volumetric and gravimetric analysis, percent purity, percent yield, general stoichiometry, and limiting reagents. |
| Example Midterms From Other Instructors | |
| Steve Hansen’s first test and the answer key | Steve Hansen (now retired) gave two term tests in 1094 instead of three. This is the first of the two, with the answers. |
| Steve Hansen’s second test and the answer key | This is Steve Hansen’s second (of two) term tests and the corresponding answers. |
| Paul Kaushal’s first test | Paul Kaushal’s first (of three) tests. Answers are, currently, unavailable. |
| Paul Kaushal’s second test and answers. | Paul Kaushal’s second (of three) tests. |
| Paul Kaushal’s third test | Paul Kaushal’s third (of three) tests. Answers are, currently, unavailable. |
| Example Final Exams | |
| Sample final 1 and answers | This is the first of two sample final exams. |
| Sample final 2 and answers | This is the second of two sample final exams. |