1045 General Chemistry (Fall 2001)

Prof. Lev Gelb

Announcements:

The course is over! I will keep old homework assignments, etc., until the end of February 2002, to give you a chance to pick them up. Final exams will be available for a full calendar year.

12/10: Solutions to homework #12 posted.

12/9: For those that managed to not pick one up, a downloadable homework #12 is here.

12/5: Solutions to Homework #11 posted. 11/28: For those of you that failed to get one in recitation, here's a downloadable homework #11.

Also, the Study Guide has been updated with a half-complete Chapter 10 page, which in turn contains some supplementary information on hybridization theory (covered in today's lecture.)

11/27: Solutions for homework #10 posted.

11/21: Homework #10 available for download here (PDF format.)

11/19: Solutions to Exam #3 posted.

11/13: Solutions for homework #9 posted. Also, a short piece about the Born-Haber cycle has been placed in the supplements page, as four scanned image files (near the bottom of the page.)

11/12: Solutions for Practice exam #3 posted. Also, Prof. Allen's lecture notes from last week are available for download as PDF files here (Wed.) and here (Fri.).

11/11: Practice exam #3 now available for download here.
Also, Homework #8 solutions have been posted.

11/5: Homework #9 available for download here.

10/31: Homework #7 solutions posted. Also, after this Friday we will no longer accept regrade requests for homeworks #4, #5, #6 or exam #2.

10/17: Study guide slightly expanded. Computer animations of gases added to "Supplements" page. Solutions to HW #6 now posted.

10/16: We have located a small error in the solutions to problem 4(c) of HW #4. Corrections have been made to the "on-line" solutions (error is in the final concentration of sulfide). If your homework had the correct answer and was marked "wrong" because of the mistake in the key, we will gladly regrade it.

10/14: Homework #5 solutions now posted, as well as preliminary study guides for Chapters 5 and 6.
Practice exam #2 solutions and blank exam also posted.

10/5: Homework #4 solutions now posted in Solutions.

9/30: Last day to submit regrades for HW #3 and/or Exam #1 will be this Wednesday (10/3).

9/23: Solutions (key) to the first exam now on this site.

9/20: First exam tomorrow!

• Remember to bring your calculator, and whatever pens and pencils you like to use.
• The study guides, detailing the material for which you are responsible, are on this site.
• I'll have office hours today, from 2PM to 3:30PM
• During the exam, remember to budget your time!!! Look at the questions, and divide your time between them appropriately - if you spend too long on one, you may not get to another.
• Please be on time !!!!

9/14:

• Preliminary "Things to Know from Chapter 3" is up!
• Solutions to HW #2 are up on this site.
• Solutions to Practice Exam #1 are up (in "Homework Solutions").

9/12:

• The closure of the University yesterday afternoon due to the airplane attacks in NYC, DC, and PA impacted three of our recitation sections. The first four sections met; University was closed during the fourth. Therefore, in order to be as fair as practical, I will be collecting homework #2 from Sections 18, 19, 20 today, after class, until 3:00 PM.
• Unreturned homeworks (for all sections) are available from my office.
• Homework #3 is available at lecture and for the rest of the week from my office (324D).
• Regarding regrades: please first consult the posted answer keys for the way in which we allocated partial credit, etc., before requesting a regrade. Forms are available from my office.
• Your TA's have new office hours, held in the 1045 Help Room, first floor HTL. These are:
  • Jason Co: 2:30-3:30 M, 11AM-12PM Th.
  • Karyn Usher: 2-3PM T, 11:50AM-12:50PM Th.

• Clarification of Homework collection policy: Under normal conditions, your homework is due in your recitation section. If you are unable to attend, you may submit it before your recitation section, but not after. Submissions made later in the day to the Instructor or Recitator's mailbox, or put under the Instructor's office door, will not be accepted.

  9/7 Additions:

  • Study guide for chapter 2
  • Updated study guide for chapter 1

  9/5 Many additions:

  • Homework #1 solutions are up.
  • Textbook readings for each class on Calendar.
  • Chapter-by-chapter "things to know" section added to Study Guide.

  8/31 Minor additions to "Study Guide" and "Calendar" sections.