Syllabus: CHEM 460 Lecture and CHEM465 Lab

Text: Physical Chemistry by Engel and Reid Third Edition

Chapters:

  1. Chapters 33, 35 and 36 - Kinetics
  2. Chapters 12 -18 Quantum Chemistry
  3. Chapters 20, 21 H atom and Many Electron Atoms
  4. Chapters 25 Electronic Spectroscopy
  5. Chapter 27 Molecular Symmetry

Grading:

Chemistry 460 lecture class will be graded based on three examinations, final and quizzes.  Final examination is a comprehensive examination. First three exams will be weighted equally 100 points and the final is worth 200 points.   Tentative grade ranges: A = 100-90%, B = 89- 80%, C = 79-70%, D = 69-60%. These cutoffs may be lowered.

Attendance: Please see the university attendance policy at https://www.mnstate.edu/policies/absences.aspx. Any absences over and above the allowed number would result in a loss of 10 points per class missed form the final grand total (maximum possible 600).

Quizzes/assignments are assigned from the text book site.
First Hour Examination 100 points
Feb 10
Second Hour Examination 100
Mar 17
Third Hour Examination 100
Apr 21
Final Comprehensive Examination 200
Assignments (Homework/ Quizzes) 100

Home work and Quizzes: Submit responses to the selected questions of each chapter in the Mastering Chemistry online system..

Please turn-off the cell phones in class.

Laboratory: Experiments Set.

Laboratory Exercises

  1. Methods of initial Rates - Iodine Clock
  2. NMR - Determination of Keto-enol Equilibrium
  3. NMR Study of a Reversibble Hydrolysis Reaction
  4. Absorption Spectrum of a Conjugational Dye
  5. CdSe Quantum Dot Synthesis and their Crystal Growth Rates
  6. Vibrational- Rotational Spectrum of HCl and DCl.
  7. Hartree-Fock Calculations.
  8. J Chem Ed
Ground Rules (Lab):

All experiments must be completed. The grading of this CHEM460 lab will be based on

of overall 100% of the lab grade. Sketch a flow sheet for the procedure of each experiment, before the laboratory period. The note book should contain  key steps in the procedure, all observations, (tabulated wherever possible), graphs (drawn on engineering paper or computer outputs), chemical and mathematical equations with symbols clearly defined, all calculations and results. Maintain a table of contents in the note book.

Sources of all data, information and apparatus (indicate model, make, serial number if applicable), reagents must be completely documented. All calculations must be done in the note book. If any computer outputs are generated, paste a copy (do not staple) of such outputs in the note book. Pasted sheets of paper must be signed at two places with the signature running through the pasted paper and on to the notebook paper.  Give the computer file name, software used with version and file date. 

Blank pages must be explained e.g. indicate "page left blank for spacing". Any corrections made must be indicated with a single line through the discarded part.  Explain why the discarding was done and initial.

Report: Include the title of the experiment, date, theory, balanced chemical equations, all mathematical equations (with symbols defined) used in the interpretation experiment, all equation(s) of the best fit curves(s) (with symbols defined), and calculations (computer generated or otherwise). The final result must be expressed to the correct significant figure along with the standard deviation (relative and absolute), relevant physical conditions of the experiment and literature values of experimentally determined quantities along with their references.  Include a discussion section as well.

Please write statements for all intermediate steps of calculations and final results. Do not leave a bunch of numbers without a statement to indicate what they are.  Show proper units.  Do not give numbers without proper units.

The 'notebook material' should be handed in within a week of the completion. Report must be typed with a title and sub-sections; abstract, procedure, results, calculations and conclusion.

Notebooks will be graded based on the presentation, accuracy and precision of the results.

For late hand-ins five points will be reduced for every delayed day.


Disability Access statement:

Students with disabilities who believe they may need an accommodation in this class are encouraged to contact Greg Toutges, Coordinator of Disability Services at 477-5859 (Voice) or 1-800-627-3529 (MRS/TTY), CMU 222 as soon as possible to ensure that accommodations are implemented in a timely fashion.

Safety glasses must be worn at all times during laboratory work.

Please turn off cell phones.

Please do not use the internet and printers for anything other than coursework for CHEM460 during the class time. Thanks.

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