Chemistry 115

Fall 2014

Syllabus
Instructor: Prof. Patrick Loria
Office: KCL 115
Phone: 6-2518
email: patrick.loria@yale.edu
Class meets MWF 10:30 11:20 AM

Sloane Physics Lab (SPL) 57

General info:
Text: Chemistry by Steven & Susan Zumdahl ed. 9.
The majority of lectures will be hand-written chalk style. Some lectures will be in
Keynote format that will be uploaded to the Yale ClassesV2 server.
Office Hours: Tues 8 10 AM, immediately after class, or by appointment. There
will be no office hours the day before any exam. Please plan accordingly.
During lectures, mobile phones will remain off and laptops will be closed.
Problem sets: Complete the problems given below in the syllabus. These are due to
your TA by the date given. There will be a 5% penalty/day for late problem sets.
There will be two midterm exams and one final exam, which will be cumulative. The
grading for the course is as follows:
Exams:
Midterm #1 25%
Midterm #2 25%
Final Exam (Cumulative) 30%
Discussion Section:
Problem Sets
15%
Discussion
5%
Exams will be graded and returned within 1 week (maximum).
August
W
27th
F
29th

Introduction/Organization
Chapter 12 Chemical Kinetics. 12.1 & 12.6

September
M
1st
No Class- Labor Day
W
3rd
Chapter 12 Chemical Kinetics. 12.2 12.3
th
F
5
Chapter 12 Chemical Kinetics. 12.4
Chapter 12 Problems Due
((Review problems 1,3), regular problems 10,20,24,34,38,60,94)
M
8th
Chapter 12 Chemical Kinetics. 12.5 12.6
W
10th Chapter 12 Chemical Kinetics. Enzymes and Catalysis. 12.7
F
12th Chapter 13 Chemical Equilibrium. 13.1 13.2
M
15th Chapter 13 Chemical Equilibrium. 13.3 13.5
W
17th Chapter 13 Chemical Equilibrium. 13.6 13.7
F
19th Chapter 17 Spont., Entropy, & Free Energy 17.1 17.2 Chapter 13
Problems Due ((Review problems 1,6), regular problems 2,7,9,24,40,72,92)
M
22nd Chapter 17 Spont., Entropy, & Free Energy 17.3 17.4
W
24th Chapter 17 Spont., Entropy, & Free Energy 17.5 17.6 Chapter 17
Problems Due ((Review problems 1,7), regular problems 2,12,28,48,66,82)

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Chapter 17 Spont., Entropy, & Free Energy 17.7 17.9

Exam 1 (Material through Friday Sept. 26th)

October
W
1st
Chapter 14 Acids and Bases 14.1 14.4
rd
F
3
No Class
M
6th
Chapter 14 Acids and Bases 14.5 14.7
th
W
8
Chapter 14 Acids and Bases 14.9 14.11
F
10th Chapter 15 Acid-Base Equilibria 15.1 15.2
Chapter 14 Problems
((Review problems 1,4), regular problems 4,20,35,50,106,144,145)
M
13th Chapter 15 Acid-Base Equilibria 15.3 15.5
W
15th Chapter 18 Electrochemistry 18.1 18.2
F
17th Chapter 18 Electrochemistry 18.3 18.5
Chapter 15 Problems
Due ((Review problems 1,2), regular problems 9,10,30,56,100)
M
20th Chapter 18 Electrochemistry 18.6 18.8
Chapter 18 Problems
Due ((Review problems 1,2), regular problems 1,16,30,62,78,98)
W
22nd Fall Break 1 - No Class
F
24th Fall Break 1 - No Class
M
27th Chapter 19 The Nucleus 19.1 19.2
W
29th Chapter 19 The Nucleus 19.3 19.7
F
31st Chapter 20 Representative Elements 20.1 20.3
Chapter 19
Problems Due ((Review problem 6), regular problems 4,12,25,26,42)
November
M
3rd
Chapter 20 Representative Elements 20.4 20.8
W
5th
Chapter 20 Representative Elements 20.8 20.12
th
F
7
Chapter 20 Representative Elements 20.13 20.14 Chapter 20
Problems Due ((Review problem 1), regular problems 14,19,28,78,87)
M
10th Chapter 21 Transition Metals & Coordination Chemistry 21.1 21.3
W
12th Chapter 21 Transition Metals & Coordination Chemistry 21.4 21.5
Chapter 21 Problems Due ((Review problems 2,3,8), regular problems
10,37,38,39,40)
F
14th Chapter 21 Transition Metals & Coordination Chemistry 21.6 21.8
M
17th Exam 2 (Material from 10/1 - 11/14)
W
19th Chapter 22 Organic & Biological Molecules 22.1 22.3
F
21st Chapter 22 Organic & Biological Molecules 22.4 22.6
M
24th Fall Break 2 - No Class
W
26th Fall Break 2 - No Class
F
28th Fall Break 2 - No Class
December
M
1st
W
3rd
website)

Chapter 22 Organic & Biological Molecules Proteins

Chapter 22 Organic & Biological Molecules (Handout download from the

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5th
Review
Chapter 22 Problems Due ((Review problems 4,7),
regular problems 13,16,48,85,86,94)

Reading Week (Makeup Exams Monday, December 8th)

Final Exam (Wednesday, December 17th, 2PM)
Exam Grading: Any errors in summing your scores will be corrected immediately. If you
believe an exam problem was graded incorrectly, we will review the problem in question
as well as reassess the entire exam, therefore your final score may increase, decrease,
or remain the same as a result.
Please read, understand, and follow pages 43-46 of this document:
http://yalecollege.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/URegs%2013-14_91013%281%29.pdf