Assignments in Physical Chemistry, CHEM 419 University of Delaware Spring, 2017
- This is a tentative assignment sheet. Check back often for changes as the semester progresses.
- Reading assignments refer to sections. Read sections BEFORE topics are discussed in lecture; reread afterwards; reread again, if necessary.
- Problems are to be attempted immediately after studying material. Work all problems thoroughly. If you have difficulty with a problem, seek help immediately; rework problems until you are certain you know the concepts, not just how to solve that particular problem.
- There are many other problems at the end of each chapter; try others to see if you understand how to work problems. (ONE CAUTION: Some answers in the back of the book are NOT correct; if you feel you have worked a problem correctly several times and still disagree with the book’s answer, check the corrections sheet or check with a TA.)
- You are welcome to study together, but be sure YOU have learned how to do each of the problems on your own if you expect to pass the course.
- Do not fool yourself. Seeing another person work a problem will not ingrain you with the problem-solving tools to answer quiz and exam questions.
- Be sure to read the Course Policies: https://sites.udel.edu/pchem/chem-444/chem-444-course-policies/
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PERIOD |
ASSIGNMENT |
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| Week 1, beginning 2/6 | 8: Course Overview; Molecular collisions; kinetic theory ; mean free path; diffusion; viscosity | 8: 1, 2, 3, 6, 14, 24 |
| Week 2, beginning 2/13 Quiz 1 | 9: Elementary chemical kinetics; rate laws; Arrhenius behavior; SCT; ACT | 9: 3, 4, 5, 9, 11, 21 |
| Week 3, beginning 2/20 Quiz 2 | 9: Complex reactions; chains and polymerizations | 9: 12, 15, 17 |
| Week 4, beginning 2/27 Quiz 3 | 9: Reaction mechanisms | 9: 12, 18, 33, 36 |
| Week 5, beginning 3/6 Quiz 4 | 9: Photochemistry, Overview and problem session | 9: 39, 40 |
| Week 6, beginning 3/13 | 8-9: Review session for the midterm | 8-9 |
Week 7,
Midterm Examination 1, Tuesday, March 21, 11:00 A.M. – 12:55 p.m., 206 Brown LAB
Spring Recess, March 27 – April 2
| Week 8, beginning 4/3 Quiz 5 | 10: Surface reactions, enzyme catalysis | 10: 2, 12, 15, 18, 24, 27 |
| Week 9, beginning 4/10 Quiz 6 | 11: Molecular structures and interactions, Origins of QM | 11: 1, 2, 5, 9 |
| Week 10, beginning 4/17 Quiz 7 | 11: Molecular structures and interactions, Origins of QM | 11: 13, 16 |
| Week 11, beginning 4/24 Quiz 8 | 11: Molecular Structures and Interactions, Origins of QM | 11: 19, 21 |
| Week 12, beginning 4/24 | 10-11: Overview and problem session | 10-11 |
Week 13
Midterm Examination 2, Thursday, May 4, 11:00 A.M. – 12:15 p.m., 206 Brown lab
| Week 14, beginning 5/8 Quiz 9 | 12: Molecular structures and interactions, biomolecules; 13: spectroscopy |
12: 1, 3, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13 13: 1, 2, 4, 6, 9 |
| Week 15, beginning 5/15 | 8-13: Review |
Last day of classes: May 16 (Classes end at 10 p.m.)
Final Exam: TBA
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Last revised: February 3, 2017