• PDF copy of syllabus.
• List of lab sections.

On this page, you will find notes, presentations, copies of assignments and answer keys, plus links to additional information on this site and elsewhere on the web. Check here for updates often.

Monday, August 23

First day of class! Please arrive on time.

• In-Class Activity (ICA-01) - Syllabus Discovery
• Homework (HW-01), due Tuesday, 8/24 - Math Review - Answer Key

Before Tuesday's class, please read Chapter P (prologue) and the first five sections of Chapter 1. Thanks.

Tuesday, August 24

• Keynote presentation on Measurements and Conversions - Slideshow / Handout (for printing)
  (Answer Key for problems in the Keynote)
• Homework due Wednesday 8/25 (HW-02) - Problems from textbook: #P.9, #P.10, #1.4, #1.6, #1.8, #1.10, #1.16, #1.20, #1.22, #1.24, #1.26, #1.38, #1.44, #1.48. Write out your answers (showing work, with conversion factors and units cancelling for #1.48) neatly on clean sheets of paper. Cut off rough edges if the paper came from a spiral notebook. Write your name and "HW-02" on the front page (and on all other pages if they aren't stapled together). Assignment is due at the beginning of your lecture period on Wednesday (i.e., 8:30 or 11:00 am). Visit or contact me if you have any questions. (HW-02 Answer Key)

Before Wednesday's class, please read Sections 6 and 7 of Chapter 1.

Wednesday, August 25

• Quiz (Quiz 1) on first part of Chapter 1 (Sections 1-5, mostly; it will be similar to the homework assignments) - Answer Key
• Unit conversions - Planning to do several examples on the board.
  • Units You Should Know
  • Today's Worksheet on Conversions - Answer Key (This is NOT a graded assignment.)
• Homework due on Friday 8/27 (HW-03) - Chapter 1: #52, #56, #72, #76, #78, #92, #94.
  (HW-03 Answer Key)

Before Friday's class, finish reading all of Chapter 1.

Friday, August 27

• Go over Quiz; continue with conversions.
• Worksheet (more conversions) - Answer Key (This is NOT a graded assignment.)
• In-Class Activity (ICA-02) on Conversions - Answer Key
  *** This in-class activity has now turned into a homework assignment. I didn't want to push getting it finished in class, so decided to give you extra time to complete it. It is now due on Monday, Aug 30, at the start of your lecture class period.***

Before Monday's class, read Chapter 2. Also, please complete the in-class activity (ICA-02). See red text, above.

Monday, August 30

Chapter 2 covers matter and energy. We're getting into chemical concepts now.

• Keynote Presentation on Energy & Matter - Slideshow / Handout
• In-Class Activity (ICA-03) on Energy & Matter - Answer Key
• Homework due on Tuesday 8/31/2010 (HW-04) - Chapter 2: #4, #16, #18, #26, #39, #47, #70. #74. - (HW-04 Answer Key)

Tuesday, August 31

Chapter 3 covers atomic theory and the periodic table.

• Keynote presentation on atoms & the periodic table - Slideshow / Handout
• Periodic Table (Blank / Exam Version / Exam Version plus names)
• Homework due on Wednesday, 9/1/2010 (HW-05) -
  Chapter 3: #2, #4, #6, #8, #10, #16, #20, #22, #32
  (no need to give "reason" for #2, #4, and #6)
  (HW-05 Answer Key)

Wednesday, September 1

Plan to finish Chapter 3 today (isotopes, electrons, periodic trends, etc) and get into ionic compounds from Chapter 4.

• Keynote presentation on atoms, isotopes, ions, and periodic trends. - Slideshow / Handout
• In-Class Activity (ICA-04) on Atoms - Answer Key
• Homework due on Friday, 9/3/2010 (HW-06) -
  • Chapter 3: #36, #41, #52, #56, #68, #72; Chapter 4: #2, #4, #6, #12.
    (HW-06 Answer Key)

Friday, September 3

Plan to cover chemical nomenclature (ionic and covalent compounds today).

• Info Sheet - Chemical names
• In-Class Activity (ICA-05) on Names - Answer Key
• Homework due on Tuesday, 9/7/2010 (HW-07) -
  • Chapter 4: #16, #22, #26, #34, #36, #40, #42, #44, #46, #48.
    (HW-07 Answer Key)

Monday, September 6

• Remember, Lab Section 9 students need to attend lab on Friday (if possible, based on your schedule), or during one of the other sections. Please talk to Professor Kempton regarding what day and time you should attend lab this week.
• All other lab students must attend lab on their scheduled day and time.

Some good ways to study for the Exam:

• Print out blank copies of all worksheets and assignments (ICA, HW, Quizzes) and try them again. Give yourself some time and pretend it's the exam. Look at the answer keys only after you have finished.
• Look at the homework assignments from the textbook. In most cases, each even-numbered problem is paired with a similar odd-numbered problem. Do the odd-numbered problems that are paired with the even-numbered problems that were assigned as homework. The answers for the odd-numbered problems are in the book.
• Make a sheet of "important stuff." This should be a compact summary of the topics, concepts, formulas, etc, that we have covered. One page for each chapter is good. One page overall is better.

Tuesday, September 7

Plan to cover Lewis structures, the shapes of molecules, and attractive forces today.

• Table of common molecular shapes.
• Keynote Presentation on Covalent Molecules - Slide show / Handout
  [Check this out whether or not you saw it during class.]
• In-Class Activity (ICA-06) on Molecules - Answer Key
  [This is now a HW assignment, so a total of two assignments are due on Wednesday.
  See below for the other one.]
• Homework due Wednesday, 9/8/2010 (HW-08) -
  • Chapter 4: #37, #38, #52, #54, #56, #64, #66, #68.
    (HW-08 Answer Key)

Wednesday, September 8

Finishing up and reviewing for Exam 1 today.

• Look at these problems before you arrive. Make sure you know how to get the right answers. Come with questions.This is NOT a graded assignment. We can work thru the answers on Wednesday during class.
  • Chapter 1: #60, #62, #65, #74, #80, #84.
  • Chapter 2: #43, #44, #49, #53, #55, #63, #64.
  • Page 80: #C1.1,#C1.3, #C1.5.
  • Chapter 3: #77, #81, #85, #99, #101, #115.
  • Chapter 4: #77, #87, #89, #91, #93, #95, #97, #101, #103, #105, #113, #115.
• List of Important Stuff for Exam 1.

Friday, September 10

• Exam 1 covers Chapters 1-4. (Answer Key)

Monday, September 13

Talked about reaction types and how to balance chemical equations. These topics are from Chapter 5, Sections 5.3, 5.4, and 5.5.

• In-Class Activity (ICA-07) on Balancing - Answer Key
• Homework due on Tuesday, 9/14/2010 (HW-09)
  • Chapter 5: #28, #30, #34
    (HW-09 Answer Key)

Tuesday, September 14

Planning to talk about oxidation-reduction reactions, as well as energy in chemical reactions. These topics are in Chapter 5, Sections 5.6 and 5.9. We'll cover moles and chemical calculations later in the week.

• Keynote presentation on Redox & Energy - Slideshow / Handout
• Homework due on Wednesday, 9/15/2010 (HW-10)
  • Chapter 5: #36, #38, #40, #66, #70
    (HW-10 Answer Key)

Wednesday, September 15

Today and Friday, I will be talking about moles and chemical calculations, which is the rest of Chapter 5, Sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.7, and 5.8. We'll be doing several examples in class and for homework assignments. These calculations are very similar to those you've done before in this class, so focus on the conversion factors and using units to ensure that you've got the right answers.

• In-Class Activity (ICA-08) on Moles - Answer Key
• Homework due on Friday, 9/17/2010 (HW-11)
  • Chapter 5: #8, #16, #20, and #50
    (HW-11 Answer Key)

Friday, September 17

More chemical calculations. Now we'll get into using chemical equations for calculations.

• In-Class Activity (ICA-09) on Stoichiometry - Answer Key
• Homework due on Monday, 9/20/2010 (HW-12)
  • Chapter 5: #4, #54, #60
    (HW-12 Answer Key)

Monday, September 20

Gases

• Questions on Gases (beginning of period) - 8:30 Answer Key, 11:00 Answer Key
• In-Class Activity (ICA-10) on Gases - 8:30 Answer Key, 11:00 Answer Key
• (Note: For today's in-class grade, only the higher score of the above two assignments will be counted.)
• Homework due Tuesday, 9/21/2010 (HW-13)
  • Chapter 6: #18, #20, #28, #34, #38, #46
    (HW-13 Answer Key)

Tuesday, September 21

Gases

• Keynote presentation on Gases - Slideshow / Handout
• Homework due Wednesday, 9/22/2010 (HW-14)
  • Chapter 6: #52, #53, #54, #60, #86, #88
    (HW-14 Answer Key)

Wednesday, September 22

Solutions

• Keynote presentation on Solutions - Slideshow / Handout
• In-Class Activity (ICA-11) on Solutions - Answer Key
• Homework due on Friday, 9/24/2010 (HW-15)
  • Chapter 7: 6, 10, 14, 20, 24, 32, 40, 42.
    (HW-15 Answer Key)

Friday, September 23

More about Solutions, including colloids, colligative properties, and concentration calculations.

• Keynote presentation - More Solutions - Slideshow / Handout
• 11:00 class only: In-Class Activity (ICA-12a) on Solutions - Answer Key
• Homework due on Monday, 9/27/2010 (HW-16: one-page PDF file)
  • Problems 6-11 from today's Keynote presentation. Write your answers, with conversions shown, on a clean sheet of paper. Don't use the page from the slideshow.)
    (HW-16 Answer Key)

Monday, September 27

Acids and Bases

• In-Class Activity (ICA-12b) on Acids and Bases - Answer Key
• Homework due Tuesday, 9/29/2010 (HW-17)
  • Chapter 8: #8, #10, #12, #18, #36.
    Answer Key
• Review Session with Michael Douglas - Every Monday at 8:00 pm in RS-236.

Tuesday, September 28

Acids and Bases

• Keynote Presentation on Acids and Bases - Slideshow / Handout
• Homework due Wednesday, 9/30/2010 (HW-18)
  • Chapter 8: #37, #42, #44, #46, #48
    Answer Key

Wednesday, September 29

Review Day - Make sure you're ready for Exam 2.

Friday, October 1

Exam 2 covers Chapters 5-8

• List of important stuff for Friday's exam. I went through the book and typed out some of the concepts that you should be familiar with for Exam 2. As always, it's not a complete list, and you'd be best served by making up your own 1-page list of important points, equations, conversion factors, definitions, etc.
• Here are some problems from the book that would be good to review before the exam. If you need to choose between the important stuff list and these problems, choose these problems for your test preparation. Also, make sure you have figured out how to get correct answers and show your work properly for all previous assignments, including Exam 1, in-class activities, homework, and quizzes. The following lists of problems is not an assignment and need not be turned in.
  • Chapter 5: 73, 91, 93, 95, 101, 105, 109, 111.
  • Combining Ideas Problems after Ch 5: CI.7, CI.9, CI.11.
  • Chapter 6: 61, 63, 65, 71, 75, 77, 87.
  • Chapter 7: 81, 83, 85, 87, 91, 101, 107.
  • Chapter 8: 51, 52, 53, 57, 59, 61, 67, 73, 77, 79, 89.
  • Combining Ideas Problems after Ch 8: CI.13, CI.15, CI.17.
• Exam 2 - Blank / Answers

Monday, October 4

Organic Chemistry begins today. Go back and review molecular shapes and Lewis structures before you arrive. We'll be looking at carbon-hydrogen compounds.

• In-Class Activity (ICA-13) on Organic Chemistry (Chapter 10) - Answer Key
  Sorry, I got the date wrong on this one. Your copy says Sept 4, and it should be Oct 4.
• Homework (HW-19) due on Tuesday, 10/5/2010. - Answer Key
  Chapter 10a: 10, 12, 14, 16.

Tuesday, October 5

• Keynote presentation on Organic Chemistry (Chapter 10) - Slideshow / Handout
• In-Class Activity (ICA-14) on Isomers - Answer Key
  (Draw all isomers of C₄H₇Br.)

Wednesday, October 6

• In-Class Activity (ICA-15) on Organic Families (Chapter 10) - Answer Key
• Homework (HW-20) due on Friday - Answer Key
  Chapter 10b: 18, 20, 24, 26, 28, 34.

Friday, October 8

Family Weekend!

• Keynote on Unsaturated Hydrocarbons (Chapter 11) - Slideshow / Handout
• In-Class Activity (ICA-16) on Unsaturated Hydrocarbons - Answer Key
• Homework (HW-21) due on Monday - Answer Key
  Chapter 10c: 36, 38, 42, 44, 50, 62, 66.

Monday, October 11

• Alcohols, thiols, and Ethers (Chapter 12)
• In-Class Activity (ICA-17) on Alcohols, Thiols, and Ethers - Answer Key
• Homework (HW-22) due on Tuesday - Answer Key
  Ch 11: 6, 8, 10, 12, 17, 22, 24.

Tuesday, October 12

• Reactions of Alcohols
• Quiz 2 - Answer Key
• Homework (HW-23) due on Wednesday - Answer Key
  Ch 12a: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12

Wednesday, October 13

• Keynote presentation on alcohols, thiols, and ethers - Slides / Handout
• In-Class Activity (ICA-18) on Alcohols, etc. - Answer Key

Friday, October 15

• "Fall Break" - Enjoy your weekend.

Monday, October 18

• Aldehydes and Ketones (Chapter 12)
• In-Class Activity (ICA-19) on Aldehydes & Ketones - Answer Key
• Homework (HW-24) due Tuesday 10/19/2010 - Answer Key
  • Chapter 12b: 13, 18, 20, 24, 26 28

Tuesday, October 19

• Keynote presentation on Aldehydes and Ketones - Slides / Handout
• Homework (HW-25) due Wednesday 10/20/2010 - Answer Key
  • Ch 12c: 30, 32, 34

Wednesday, October 20

• Chirality
• Keynote presentation on Chirality - Slides / Handout
• Quiz 3 - Blank / Answers
• Homework (HW-26) due Friday, 10/22/2010 - Answer Key
  • Ch 12: 36, 38, 40, 42

Friday, October 22

• Carboxylic acids and Esters
• Homework (HW-27) due Monday, 10/25/2010 - Answer Key
  • Ch 13a: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 18, 24, 26.

Monday, October 25

• Amines and Amides
• In-Class Activity (ICA-20) on Amines and Amides - Answer Key
• Homework (HW-28) due Tuesday, 10/26/2010 - Answer Key
  • Ch 13b: 34, 36, 38, 40, 46, 48

Tuesday, October 26

• Reactions of carboxylic acids and esters, amines and amides
• Keynote presentation on Acids, Esters, Amines, and Amides - Slides / Handout
• Homework (HW-29) due Wednesday, 10/27/2010 - Answer Key
  • Ch 13c: 28, 32, 49, 50.

Wednesday, October 27

• Review Day
• Here are some problems from the book that you could use for review. These are not homework problems.
  • Chapter 10: 35, 37, 41, 43, 45, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 65, 67.
  • Chapter 11: 31-44 (all), 47, 48.
  • Chapter 12: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, 83 (okay, ha, that's most of them, isn't it?)
  • Chapter 13: 1, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 43, 45, 47, 51, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 75.

Friday, October 29

• Exam 3 covers Chapters 10-13. - Answer Key

Monday, November 1

• More reactions of aldehydes and ketones.
  • Reduction
  • Acetal and hemiacetal formation and hydrolysis
  • Keynote Presentation on Acetals, et al. - Slideshow / Handout
  • In-Class Activity (ICA21 8:30 version) on Acetals, et al. - Answer Key
  • In-Class Activity (ICA21 11:00 version) on Acetals, et al. - Answer Key

Tuesday, November 2

• In-Class Activity (ICA-22) - Answer Key (both versions)
• Homework (HW-30) due on Wednesday, 11/3/2010 - Answer Key
  • Chapter 14a: 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 17, 18

Wednesday, November 3

• In-Class Activity (ICA-23A) - 11:00 class only - Answer Key
• Homework (HW-31) due Friday, 11/5/2010 - Answer Key
  • Chapter 14b: 14, 26, 28, 32, 34, 36.

Friday, November 5

• Preview Day - Lots of visitors in the 8:30 class!
• Keynote Presentation on Carbohydrates - Slides / Handout
• In-Class Activity (ICA-23B) - 8:30 class only - Answer Key
• Homework (HW-32) due Monday, 11/8/2010 - Answer Key
  • Chapter 14c: 38, 42, 51, 52, 54.

Monday, November 8

• Learning Goals for Chapters 14 and 15.
• In-Class Activity (ICA-24A) on Lipids - 8:30 class version - Answer Key
• In-Class Activity (ICA-24B) on Lipids - 11:00 class version - Answer Key
• Keynote Presentation on Lipids - Slides / Handout
• Homework (HW-33) due Tuesday, 11/9/2010 - Answer Key
  • Chapter 15a: 4, 8, 20, 32.

Tuesday, November 9

• Keynote Presentation: More Lipids - Slides / Handout
• Homework (HW-34) due Wednesday, 11/10/2010 - Answer Key
  • Chapter 15b: 24, 36, 40, 43, 75. (For #75, don't use the numbers for your answer, make a table using the words instead.)

Wednesday, November 10

• Keynote Presentation on Amino Acids - Slides / Handout
• In-Class Activity (ICA-25 8:30 class) on Amino Acids - Answer Key
• In-Class Actiivty (ICA-25 11:00 class) on Amino Acids - Answer Key
• Homework due Friday (HW-35), 11/12/2010 - Answer Key
  • Page 550 #CI.28
  • Page 560 #16.20

Friday, November 12

• In-Class Activity (ICA-26): Friday Review - Answer Key

Monday, November 15

• Keynote presentation on Proteins - Slides / Handout
• In-Class Activity (ICA-27) on Proteins - Answer Key
• Homework (HW-36) due Tuesday, 11/16/2010 - Answer Key
  • Chapter 16: #22, 24, 26, 32

Tuesday, November 16

• Keynote Presentation on Nucleic Acids - Slides / Handout
• Homework (HW-37) due Wednesday, 11/17/2010 - Answer Key
  • Page 81: #6
  • Chapter 17: #1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 14, 18.

Wednesday, November 17

• Keynote presentation on More Nucleic Acids - Slides / Handout
• In-Class Activity (ICA-28) on Protein Synthesis - Answer Key
• Homework (HW-38) due Friday, 11/19/2010 - Answer Key
  • Chapter 17: 24, 29, 30, 34, 38, 46, 48.

Friday, November 19

• Review for Exam 4, which covers Chapters 14-17 (excluding enzymes).
• In-Class Activity (ICA-29) on Chapters 14-17. - Answer Key
• Here are some end-of-chapter problems from the textbook that you could use for review.
  These are not homework problems. Many of the odd-numbered problems from within each chapter (not at the end) would be useful as well.
  • Chapter 14: 47, 49, 51, 53, 57, 59.
  • Chapter 15: 63, 39, 71, 75, 79, 81.
  • Pages 550-551: 25, 27, 29.
  • Chapter 16: 63, 65, 67, 71, 73, 91.
  • Chapter 17: 55, 59, 61, 65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79.
• Here's a list of some of the important stuff you've learned from Chapters 14-17. Don't rely on this to be complete, or as your sole study guide. Focus more on the in-class notes, homework, activities, labs, and practice problems.

Monday, November 22

• Exam 4 - Blank / Answers

Tuesday, November 23

• No class today.

Wednesday, November 24

• Thanksgiving break

Friday, November 26

• Thanksgiving break

Monday, November 29

• Nuclear chemistry - Type of decay, nuclear equations, radiation exposure and protection, some medical applications.
• Keynote presentation on nuclear chemistry - slides / handout
• Homework / In-Class Activity (HW/ICA-30). This worksheet was an in-class activity for the 11:00 class (due today at end of class), but was homework for the 8:30 class (due Tuesday at start of class). - Answers

Tuesday, November 30

• Keynote presentation on More Nuclear Chemistry - Slides / Handout
• Homework / In-Class Activity (HW/ICA-31) due Wednesday at start of class. Although this sheet says ICA, it is now a homework assignment due tomorrow. - Answers
• Radioactive Decay Kinetics (not covered in class, nor required for final)
  - Includes an alternative way to answer Question 1 on ICA-31

Wednesday, December 1

• Nuclear chemistry problems (from whiteboard) - Sorry about the poor cellphone photo quality.
  • Section 1 (Whiteboard: Left - Middle - Right)
  • Section 2 (Whiteboard)
• In-Class Activity (ICA-32) on nuclear chemistry. - Answers
• Homework (HW-41) due on Friday, 12/3/2010:
  • Chapter 9: #10, 26, 30, 58, 70, 80, 82. - Answers

Friday, December 3

• Enzymes
• Keynote Presentation on Enzymes - Slides / Handout
• In-Class Activity (ICA-33) on Enzymes: this is at the end of the Keynote slides, along with the answers. Note that one of the posted answers is wrong.

Monday, December 6

• Glycolysis
• Keynote Presentation - Slides / Handout
• In-Class Activity (ICA-34): Glycolysis and Review - Answer Key

Tuesday, December 7

• No, there isn't any homework due today.
• Keynote presentation - Slides / Handout
• In-Class Activity (ICA-35 Section 1 / ICA-35 Section 2): Review - Answer Key 1 / Answer Key 2

Wednesday, December 8

• Keynote presentation - Slides / Handout
• In-Class Activity (ICA-36): More Review - Answer Key

Friday, December 10

• Review Day
• Review sheet for material covered after Exam 4.
• Extra practice on inorganic names (with answer link).
• Table of "-ates"
• Common ions for elements
• Suggested practice problems from recent chapters:
  • Chapter 9: 49, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81.
  • Chapter 16 (enzymes): 75, 77, 79, 83, 85, 87.
  • Chapter 18: 87, 89, 93, 95, 97, 105.

Final Exam Week

• Section 1: Monday, December 13, 8:00am - 10:00pm
• Section 2: Wednesday, December 15, 10:30am - 12:30pm