| General Course Information | |
| The Course Presentation | This is your course presentation. It contains my contact information, required materials, grading information, a tentative schedule for topics to be covered, and more. |
| The Lab Schedule | When you’ll be doing what in the lab, and whether there’s an unknown associated with any particular experiment. |
| The Moodle site | I’ll post various resources for the course on the Moodle site throughout the semester. |
| The formula sheet | You’ll get this formula sheet from me for all the term tests as well as the final exam. |
| Supplemental Lab Material | |
| 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. |
| Supplemental Course Material | |
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Problem sets indicating that they may be done without a calculator
require skill with estimation of the results of various mathematical
operations (if indeed you want to try them without a calculator); said
skill may be gained by doing the “Math skills” problem set before attempting
the others.
Alternatively, you can do all the problem sets with the aid of a calculator (including the “Math skills” problem set) to practice the other concepts therein. Bear in mind when doing so that the answers given are, unless we tell you otherwise, all arrived at without a calculator and so are approximate. |
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| Math Skills problems and answers | These problems are of Claude Lassigne’s creation. You can do them all with or without a calculator. |
| Empirical Formula problems | These problems are of Claude Lassigne’s creation. You can do them all with or without a calculator. |
| Stoichiometry problems | These problems are of Paul Kaushal’s creation (and my subsequent modification) and cover all the mole concept stuff we do in class, including back-titrations and two-component mixture problems. They were modified by me so that you can do them with or without a calculator. |
| Back-titration problems and solutions | Here are a half-dozen back-titration problems of my own creation, presented in order from easiest to hardest, with solutions. You should be able to do them with or without a calculator. |
| Gas problems | These are problems of Claude Lassigne’s creation. You can do them all with or without a calculator. |
| A tough gas problem | Claude Lassigne gave this to his class as a bonus question on one of his first exams. Have a go and see if you can solve it. You’ll need a calculator. |
| Equilibrium Problems | Here are a few problems for you to test your understanding of equilibrium. You can do all of them with or without a calculator. |
| Solubility product practice problems | These problems cover what we did with solubility products. You can do all of them with or without a calculator. |
| Acid/base practice problems | These problems cover what we did with acids and bases. You can do all of these questions with or without a calculator. |
| A tough acid-base indicator problem | Try this one only if you’re sure you understand what’s going on with indicators and weak acid/strong base titrations. You’ll need your calculator for the number crunching. The full solution, if you need it, is here. |
| Thermochemistry/thermodynamics practice problems | Here are a few sample problems for thermochemistry and thermodynamics. They all may be done with or without a calculator. |
| Electrochemistry Problems | These problems cover everything we did with electrochemistry (and one covers a little more). You’ll need a calculator for these. |
| A comprehensive thermodynamics problem | This problem should only be attempted after we’ve completed electrochemistry, thermodynamics, and equilibrium. It’s a tough question that demonstrates the tight integration of these three topics. It also requires a calculator. |
| Liquids, solids, and solutions problems | Here are a few problems to do with liquids, solids, and solutions. They are of Claude Lassigne’s creation, and may be done with or without a calculator. |
| Example First Midterms | |
| Fall 2022 test 1 and solutions | Fall 2022 test 1. This test covers most of stoichiometry. |
| Fall 2023 test 1 and solutions | Fall 2023 test 1. This test covers stoichiometry and the first half of gases. |
| Example Second Midterms | |
| Fall 2022 test 2 and solutions | Fall 2022 test 2. This test covers the rest of stoichiometry, gases, and the first bit of equilibrium. |
| Fall 2023 test 2 and solutions | Fall 2023 test 2. This test covers the rest of gases, equilibrium, solubility, and the (very) first bit of acids and bases. |
| Example Third Midterms | |
| Fall 2022 test 3 and solutions | Fall 2022 test 3. This test covers the rest of equilibrium, all of acids and bases, and all of thermochemistry. |
| Fall 2023 test 3 and solutions | Fall 2023 test 3. This test covers the rest of acids and bases, and (most of) thermochemistry. |
| Example Final Exams | |
| Spring 2011 and solutions | This is the Spring 2011 final exam and the full solutions to it. |
| Fall 2014 and solutions | This is the Fall 2014 final exam and the full solutions to it. |