CEM 141 Calendar – FALL 2020, MWF lecture sections 01 – 60

This calendar is subject to change at the discretion of the instructors to better fit the needs of the class.
See the syllabus for specific dates and times for quizzes and the final project.

Reading Assignment
Date Da Topic (from CLUE textbook found at
y https://openbooks.lib.msu.edu/clue/)
Syllabus & Textbook Sections
Sep 2 W 1 Ch. 1: Course Introduction & Scientific Preface to the Reader, To the
Practices Student, Introduction to the Course,
1, 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3
Sep 4 F 2 Ch. 1: Scientific Explanations & Atoms Sections 1.4 and 1.5
Sep 7 M Labor Day – no class
Sep 9 W 3 Ch. 1: Atoms & Elements Section 1.6
Sep 11 F 4 Ch. 1: Atoms & Forces Section 1.7 (stop at “Forces and
Energy: an overview”)
Sep 14 M 5 Ch. 1: Forces & Energy Section 1.7 (start at “Forces and
Energy: an overview”, stop at
“Interacting Atoms: Forces, Energy
Conservation and Conversion”)
Sep 16 W 6 Ch. 1: London Dispersion Forces Section 1.7 (start at “Interacting
Atoms: Forces, Energy Conservation
and Conversion”)
Sep 18 F 7 Ch. 1: London Dispersion Forces
Quiz 1
Sep 21 M 8 Ch. 1: Atomic Interactions – making Section 1.8
comparisons
Sep 23 W 9 Ch. 1: Covalent Bond Introduction
Sep 25 F 10 Stoichiometry
Sep 28 M 11 Stoichiometry
Sep 30 W 12 Stoichiometry
Oct 2 F 13 Ch. 2: Light as a Wave Sections 2 and 2.1
ALEKS assignment due (11:59:59pm)
Quiz 2
Oct 5 M 14 Ch. 2: Light as a Particle Sections 2.2 and 2.3
Oct 7 W 15 Ch. 2: Absorption & Emission Spectra Section 2.4
Oct 9 F 16 Ch. 2: Energy Diagrams & Wave Nature of Sections 2.5 and 2.6
Matter
Oct 12 M 17 Ch. 2: Quantum Numbers & Atomic Orbitals Section 2.7
Oct 14 W 18 Ch. 2: Electron Configurations of Atoms &
Periodic Table
Oct 16 F 19 Ch. 2: Trends in Atomic Radii
Quiz 3
Oct 19 M 20 Ch. 2: Trends in Ionic Radii & Ionization
Energy
Oct 21 W 21 Ch. 2: Successive Ionization Energies Sections 3 and 3.1
Date Da Topic Reading Assignment
y
Oct 23 F 22 Ch. 3: Big Bang & the Origin of Atoms &
Review
Oct 26 M 23 Ch. 3: Nuclear Reactions
Oct 28 W 24 Ch. 3: Nuclear Reactions & Interactions Section 3.2 (stop at “Thinking about
Between Atoms the nature of the chemical bond”)
Oct 30 F 25 Ch. 3: Review of Interactions Between Atoms Section 3.2 (start at “Thinking about
the nature of the chemical bond”)
Nov 2 M 26 Ch. 3: Introduction to Bonding Theories &
Molecular Orbital Theory
Nov 4 W 27 Ch. 3: Bonding in Metals & Phase Changes Sections 3.3 and 3.4
Nov 6 F 28 Ch. 3: Valence Bond Theory & Bonding in
Carbon
Quiz 4
Nov 9 M 29 Ch. 3: Bonding in Carbon
Ch. 4: Introduction to Lewis Structures Sections 4 and 4.1
Nov 11 W 30 Ch. 4: Lewis Structures & Isomers Sections 4.2 and 4.3
Nov 13 F 31 Ch. 4: Lewis Structures & Multiple Bonds
Nov 16 M 32 Ch. 4: VSEPR & Molecular Shape Section 4.4 (stop at “Polarized Bonds
and Electronegativity”
Nov 18 W 32 Ch. 4: Electronegativity & Polarity Section 4.4 (start at “Polarized Bonds
and Electronegativity”
Nov 20 F 34 Ch. 4: Polarity & Intermolecular Forces Section 4.5
Quiz 5
Nov 23 M 35 Ch. 4: Intermolecular Forces
Nov 25 W 36 Ch. 4: Structure – Properties Relationship & Section 4.6
Ion-Ion Interactions
Nov 27 F Thanksgiving Break – no class
Nov 30 M 37 Ch. 4: Ion-Ion Interactions Section 5, 5.1, and 5.2
Dec 2 W 38 Ch. 5: Temperature & Gases Section 5.3
Dec 4 F 39 Ch. 5: Gases & Specific Heat Sections 5.4 and 5.5 (stop at “The
Second Law of Thermodynamics”)
Quiz 6
Dec 7 M 40 Ch. 5: Energy Changes
Dec 9 W 41 Ch. 5: Enthalpy Sections 5.5 (start at “The Second
Law of Thermodynamics”) and 5.6
Dec 11 F 42 Ch. 5: Entropy
Final Project Due (covers material from
lectures 1 – 42)