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Mon Apr 28     COMPREHENSIVE FINAL EXAM  8:00 – 10:00 AM   

                        Finals will not be graded before Thu.  You may pick up your graded final example Thu afternoon at the earliest.


Fri Apr 25     No class today.  I will be in my office during class time to answer questions about the final exam.


Thu Apr 24     Lab = Final exam review session.  We will only discuss what you ask questions about, so come prepared and ready to ask questions.


Wed Apr 23

Fission vs fusion


Mon Apr 21

p 958  take home messages

p 961 and balloons at Pizza Inn

rate = k[Radioisotope]  (1st order kinetics, again) p 955

14C more than just carbon dating                       natural nuclear reactors      the first pile “If people could see what we're doing with a million-and-a-half of their dollars, they'd think

radiopharm examples  (11Cocaine, 19F-glucose)                                                             we are crazy. If they knew why we are doing it, they'd know we are.”             

nuclear energy                                                                                                               

 

Read: Sec. 22.1 – 22.4, 22.6 - 10

Work: Chapter 22 as assigned on syllabus

 

Send to me by Wed (patrickd@uca.edu) specific questions that you want discussed during the final exam review session in lab.  We will only review what you ask questions about, so that if few questions are received, the review session will be very short.  I want you to come to the review session prepared; this is how people do well on finals.                                                                              


Fri Apr 18

nuclear vs chemical changes                                          Final Exam Review Sheet

a, b, g  of nuclear changes   p 953

p 958

bananas, smoke detectors, kitty litter  p 961

rate = k[Radioisotope]  (1st order kinetics, again)

 

Read: Sec. 22.1 – 22.4

Work: Chapter 22 as assigned on syllabus


Wed Apr 16

Quiz 14  Electrochemistry  Ch 18

Electrolysis, salts(aq)

oxidation and reduction of water

Cl- oxidation, kinetic exception to the rule

electroplating

counting electrons:  Coulombs, Volts, and Amps

 

Read:  Sec. 18.1 – 18.5, 18.8-18.13

Work:  remaining Ch 18 as assigned


Mon Apr 14

Batteries  (vs electrolysis, handout)

parts of any battery   1.  2.  3.  4.

Some real batteries    lead acid p 786,  Hg watch p 788, NiCd p 788, Li p 789  

Fuel cells p 789

Metabolism - natural fuel cells  p 1033

 

Read:  Sec. 18.1 – 18.5, 18.8-18.9

Work:  1-14, 25, 28, 33 – 74, 100


Fri Apr 11

DG = -RTlnK = -nFE         “One day, sir, you will tax it.”

Standard redox potentials  p 775

E-chem cells

 

10:40 am.  Dr. Kelley will be administering course evaluations.  I appreciate your objective feedback on the course re. things you appreciated and ways to improve.  Realize that these evaluations are completely anonymous; all written comments are retyped, so that I do not see the handwriting.  I also will not see these until late June, so they cannot positively or negatively affect your grade.  I especially appreciate constructive written comments, as the bubble sheet questions provide just numbers but no specifics. 

 

Read:  Sec. 18.1 – 18.5, 18.8-18.9

Work:  1-9, 25, 28, 33 – 74


Wed Apr 9

FOURTH EXAM (moved to here from original Apr 7 date on syllabus)

 

Carefully read Sec 4.6, 4.7, 4.10 and print the redox balancing handout (or write it neatly on notebook paper) posted on the lab download page.  We will discuss and complete this handout during lab on Thu Apr 10.


Tue Apr 8

Extra office hour today, 2:30 – 3:30 pm


Mon Apr 7     Office hours today are 1:00 – 2:30 pm, instead of the usual 3 – 4 pm.

Quiz 13 Acid/Base titrations

titrations

indicator choices  p 623

p 683   pKa and pKb information from titration curves

amino acids  p 686

cysteine and alanine

 

Work: remaining Ch 16 as assigned

Read: Sec. 16.1 – p 695, 16.13 – 16.14, Reread Ch 15


Fri Apr 4

A/B reactions

pH titrations  (figure for lecture)

general trends in curves

before, at, beyond equivalence point

Quiz on Mon over A/B titrations

 

Work: 13 – 18, 36 – 38, 76 - 79

 

UAMS needs to fill summer positions in their USSEP program for this summer.  The program provides instruction in the basic sciences during the summer for minority students.  Not only is the instruction free, but they are offering a stipend.  If you have minority students (especially freshmen or sophomores) who plan to apply to medical school, this is a tremendous opportunity and I hope that you will make them aware of it.  Not only that, but they will likely come back to UCA in the fall as better science students in your classes.  The necessary forms are attached or you may have them contact me.   Jerry Manion   jerrym@uca.edu


Wed Apr 2

Quiz 12 Ksp

buffers, making them

buffers, adding things to them

titrations

 

Read: Sec 16.1 – 16.9, Sec 3.7 – 3.10

Work: 7 – 14, 42 – 43, 58 - 74

 

Complete your buffer calculations before coming to lab using the pH assigned on Monday.  Complete the buffer prelab.  The buffer experiment is posted on the laboratory download section of my Chem 1451 webpage.  No flipflops or sandals in lab.


Mon Mar 31        ACS tutoring has moved to Tues nights 6 – 8 pm.  Cost is still $5.

Ksp lessons from lab

selective precipitation:  Ca(NO3)2, Ba(NO3)2 

Determine the pH of a solution made by mixing 3.08 g NH4Cl with 50.0 mL 0.20 M NH3.

Buffers    recognizing them

              what they do, how they work

Ksp quiz on Wed

 

Read: Sec 16.1 – 16.6, Sec 3.7 – 3.10

Work: Ch 16: 3 -6, 20 – 26, 50 – 56, 58, 59, 88 – 111, 131, and  as assigned on syllabus

 

Buffer pH’s assigned for Thu Lab


SPRING BREAK HOLIDAY Mar 24 – Mar 28


Fri Mar 21

Ksp  (Sec. 16.10 – p 695)

common ion effect

solubility and pH

selective precipitation

 

Work Ch 16: 20 – 26, 88 – 111, 131 as assigned on syllabus

 

On Friday, March 21st, 2008, Dr. LuZhe Sun, PhD, Professor, one of the top cancer research scientists in the nation from University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, will give a keynote lecture Cancer Research 101, Progress, and Promise during First Annual UCA Undergraduate Student Cancer Research Symposium. Dr. Sun, with multimillion dollar research funding from NIH and the Department of Defense, has been leading in research focusing on prostate and breast cancer treatment and prevention. The topics of Dr. Suns lecture include: Cancer biology basics, prostate cancer basics, and current prostate and breast cancer research in Dr. Suns laboratory. 

 

The lecture will be given from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm in the Physical Therapy Center room 108.  Please join us for this educational and inspirational lecture on cutting edge cancer research.


Thu Mar 20

LABORATORY PRACTICAL EXAM (See link on Chem 1451 mainpage.)

 

Time assignments

10:50 am – 12:15 pm

 

Daniel Fiedorek

 

 

 

12:15 – 1:40 pm

 

 

 

 

 

2:40 – 4:05 pm

 

 

 

 

 

4:10 – 5:35 pm

 

 

 


Wed Mar 19

THIRD EXAM Ch. 13, 15     Materials provided:  Ka’s and Kb’s as needed (similar to Tables 15.2, 15.3 formats), periodic table


Tue Mar 18

Extra office hour today from 2:30 – 3:30 pm.  Stop by with last minute questions.


Mon Mar 17

Quiz 11 Ka , Kb weak acid and bases

salt hydrolysis       

Lewis acid/base chemistry CO2 and H2O

 

Read: Sec. 15.1 – 15.16

Work: Remaining Ch 15 as assigned on syllabus


Fri Mar 14       my H2CO3 work

Ka­ vs Kb in a conjugate acid base pair   p 638    

pKa + pKb =  pKw and Ka . Kb = Kw   p 636

Organic acids and bases

salt hydrolysis        hydrolysis notes

metal ions(aq)   FeIII(OH2)63+   +   H2O   à   HO-FeIII(OH2)52+  +   H3O+

Quiz 11 Monday, weak acids and bases

 

Read:  Sec. 15.1 – 15.11

Work: 15.1 – 21, 33, 35, 38, 42-87 as assigned on the syllabus


Wed Mar 12

Quiz 10 pH, pOH, strong acids and bases

acid base notes

polyprotic acids and bases    p 634,  App C

#20, #13.3

 

Read:  Sec. 15.1 – 15.11

Work: 15.1 – 21, 33, 35, 38, 42-87 as assigned on the syllabus


Mon Mar 10

7. pH = -log[H3O+] , pOH = log[OH-]     Kw reaction and expression

8. What does it mean to be acidic, or basic, or neutral

Ka and Kb expressions

Quiz 10 on Wed

 

Read:  Sec. 15.1 – 15.11

Work: 15.1 – 11, 38, 42-62 as assigned on the syllabus

 

UAMS Minority Recruiter, Otis Tyler and Arkansas Children’s Hospital, Dr. Billy Thomas  will be here to share information about the academic preparation

and admission process for a career in medicine and medical school. If you are thinking about a career in medicine, this is something that you don't want to miss!

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Time: X-Period (1:40pm-2:30pm)

Place: SC 215

Refreshments will be served    Sponsored by: UCA Minority Student Services


Fri Mar 7    Check the UCA website or TV announcements to see if campus closings are in effect.

Ch 15 Acids and Bases      acid base notes       FeIII(OH2)63+   +   H2O   à   HO-FeIII(OH2)52+  +   H3O+

1. Bronsted-Lowry vs Lewis acid/base definitions

2. Strong vs weak acids and bases (electrolytes, Tab 4.1 p 118)

3. You MUST MEMORIZE the six common strong acids Tab 4.2 p 124 (add HI to the list, it is the sixth)

4. Common weak acids include HXOnm- anions and carboxylic acids

5. Common weak bases include HXOnm- anions and amines

6. Conjugate acid/pairs: given an acid identify its conj base, given a base identify its conj acid.  Which of the two in the pair is strongest (p 616).

7. pH = -log[H3O+] , pOH = log[OH-]     Kw reaction and expression

8. What does it mean to be acidic, or basic, or neutral

 

In the event that we have a snow day on Fri, read Sec. 15.1 – 15.6 including all worked examples.  Be certain you understand the 8 numbered ideas listed above.

You need these ideas for lecture.


Wed Mar 5

Quiz 9  shifting & ICE charts

DGo = -RTlnK again

kinetics and equilibrium again

N2 fixation       notes from today’s lecture

Ch 15 Acids and Bases      acid base notes       FeIII(OH2)63+   +   H2O   à   HO-FeIII(OH2)52+  +   H3O+

 

Read: Sec. 13.1 – 13.11, Sec 17.10 – 11, Sec 15.1 – 4, 15.16

Work: remaining Ch 13 as assigned on syllabus

 

Prelab for EQUL 902 is due first thing in lab on Thu.   You will hand in prelab questions through #6.  Keep your outline (posted online) and your data sheet (also posted online).  You will be working in pairs.  This lab is closely aligned with your Lab practical exam next week.


Mon Mar 3

#97, 114, 116, 117

V and P effects    

DGo = -RTlnK again

 

Read: Sec. 13.1 – 13.11, Sec 17.10 - 11

Work: remaining Ch 13 as assigned on syllabus


Fri Feb 29

Quiz 8  K expressions

ICE charts, and all kinds of quantitative K problems

#3, 13, 14

LeChatelier again                      Here is my work for Problem 13.14

 

Read: Sec. 13.1 – 13.11

Work: 1-16, 28 – 30, 38 – 78,94,97,104,116  as assigned on the syllabus


Wed Feb 27

K expressions   1. (s) and (liq)

                        2.  1/K

                        3.  (rxn) . n

                        4. adding reactions   p 638

Quantitative side of K

Kc and Kp

Shifting

ICE charts

 

Read: Sec. 13.1 – 13.6

Work: 1-10, 28 – 30, 38 – 64  as assigned on the syllabus

 

Prelab for EQUL 343 is due first thing in lab on Thu.  Remember: Swapping partners (you will work in pairs this time), goggles and no open toed shoes

Here are some additional hints for EQUL 343.  See the prelab downloads for other notes to bring. The solution calculations involve repetitive dilution calculations (see Ch 3).


Mon Feb 25    Clickers again

For some students EQUL 404 is due first thing in class

Equilibrium

compare to p 440

p 530

K and k and DG           Figures from today’s lecture   

large and small  p 540, p 121

K expressions   1. (s) and (liq)

                        2.  1/K

                        3.  (rxn) . n

 

Read: Sec. 13.1 – 13.6

Work: 1-4, 28 – 30, 38, 39, 46,48 as assigned on the syllabus


Fri Feb 22

SECOND EXAM  (Ch 17, 12)      You will be given: periodic table, integrated rates eqns (1st, 2nd order), DG = DH – TDS

96,95,94,91 <66> 33   Top 60% of students had an average of 78.


Wed Feb 20

Quiz 7 Mechanisms

T, Catalyst effects on rate

activation energy

reaction energy profile diagrams      Figures from today’s lecture   

homo/heterogeneous catalysts

 

Prelab for EQUL 404 is due first thing in lab on Thu.  Remember: Swapping partners (you will work in pairs this time), goggles and no open toed shoes

Be certain to read my prelab advice posted on my 1451 website and also download the figure for use during lab.

 

Read: Sec. 12.1 – 12.13

Work: remaining Ch 12 as assigned on the syllabus


Mon Feb 18

Mechanisms

Elementary (single step) processes

Complex (multi step) processes

rate limiting step

reaction intermediates

isotopic experiments

Quiz 7 on Wed, reaction mechanisms

 

Work: 12,13,17,27,66-75 as assigned on the syllabus


Fri Feb 15

Quiz 6  Kinetics

Integrated rate equations—lots of practice

half life for 1st order processes

contrast p 486 with p 488

 

Read: Sec. 12.1 – 12.10, 12.12 – 12.13

Work Ch 12:  1 – 11, 22 – 26, 30 - 65 as assigned on syllabus


Thu Feb 14

The director of the Office of Diversity Affairs at UAMS, Bill Bauknight, will be in LSC 101 during X-period (1:40 ) today.  He will talk to students about summer opportunities for minority students as well as their MCAT prep program.  If you have students who might be interested, please let them know about this.


Wed Feb 13

rate law, rate equation, rate expression

rate constant

reaction order   two ways to determine it    Figures from today’s lecture   

Integrated rate equations  p 479

 

Read: Sec. 12.1 – 12.10

Work Ch 12:  1 – 11, 22 – 26, 30 - 48 as assigned on syllabus

 

Prelab for KINE 504 is due first thing in lab on Thu.  Remember: Swapping partners (you will work in pairs this time), goggles and no open toed shoes.


Mon Feb 11

T dependence of free energy   DG = DH -TDS p 737

enthalpy vs entropy driven processes

Problem 10.8, 17.8

Reaction rate                Figures from today’s lecture

 

Read: Sec. 12.1 – 12.5

Work Ch 12:  1 – 3 as assigned on syllabus


Fri Feb 8

Quiz 5 All things entropy, including Hess’ Law

DGfo

T dependence of free energy   DG = DH -TDS

enthalpy driven processes

entropy driven processes

p 737

Problem 10.8, 17.8

 

Work remaining Chapter 17 as assigned.


Wed Feb 6    Return to regular schedule today, clickers again.

Finish entropy concepts

Entropy practice using clickers

2nd Law of thermodynamics:   DSuniverse

Free energy:   DGsystem = -TDSuniverse

Quiz 5 Fri

 

Reread Sec 8.9, 8.10   Read  Sec 17.1 – 17.9

Work:  1-9, 38 – 70 as assigned on the syllabus

 

Prelab for THER 512 is due first thing in lab on Thu.  Remember: Swapping partners (you will work in pairs this time), goggles and no open toed shoes.


Mon Feb 4   Dr. Micah Abrams will be teaching today.  I will return exams on Wed.  The key will be posted on the bulletin board outside of the lecture room.

Ch 17   Here are my lecture notes for today’s lecture.

How G & S are like H

state functions

Hess’ Law (again)

How S is different

Entropy and the 3rd Law

 

Office hours (3 – 4 pm) today are cancelled.

 

Reread Sec 8.9, 8.10   Read  Sec 17.1 – 17.5

Work:  1-5, 38 – 56 as assigned on the syllabus


Fri Feb 1

FIRST EXAM  (Ch 10, 11)   93  <64> 13        You will be given:    periodic table, Clausius-Clapeyron eqn, P = X Po   and DT = mKi


Wed Jan 30

Quiz 4 Chapter 11   vapor pressure of solutions

Colligative properties

   f.p. depression, b.p. elevation

   DT = mKi

van’t Hoff factor

Osmosis

 

Prelab for ANAL 360 is due first thing in lab on Thu.  Remember: Goggles and no open toed shoes.

 

Read:  Sec. 11.1 – 11.9

Work:  remaining Ch 11 as assigned on the syllabus

 

I would like to make you aware of an upcoming seminar speaker that is visiting UCA on Thursday, January 31st. Dr. James Tomasek is the Graduate Dean and President’s Associates Presidential Professor of Cell

Biology at University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC) in Oklahoma City, OK.  Dr. Tomasek will give a brief introduction about graduate opportunities available to students at OUHSC, and he will

discuss the biomedical research projects currently ongoing within his lab in LSC 101 during X-per on the 31st.  There is also a Q&A Lunch with Dr. Tomasek that  is available for student’s interested in graduate

school in the biomedical sciences (e.g. biochemistry, immunology, cell biology, etc.).  Sign-up sheets are available in the Chemistry Dept Office (LAN205) or in the Biology Dept Office (LSC180) or students can

contact me @ 852-2655. I have attached an seminar announcement flyer, so please make any students you think may have an interest in biomedical research know about this event.    

Lance Bridges    Assistant Professor of Chemistry

 

Penn State's Astrobiology Summer Program - 2008 (An NSF-REU Site).

Each summer the program supports 10 students from universities and colleges across the U.S., between their freshman and senior years, to conduct research with astrobiologists for 10 weeks at Penn State (this year, 8 June to 16 August, 2008). Activities also include a behind-the-scenes field trip to NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Headquarters, the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, as well as weekly seminars, discussion groups and a

research symposium. The program covers the cost of travel (up to $500), room, and meals and provides a $4,000 stipend. For further information see http://evo.bio.psu.edu/asp/. Review of applications begins February 15th.


Mon Jan 28

Vapor pressure of solutions

Raoult’s Law     Pi = X Pio

Colligative properties

   f.p. depression, b.p. elevation

   DT = mKi

van’t Hoff factor

Quiz 4 Wed on vapor pressure of solutions

 

Read:  Sec. 11.1 – 11.9

Work:  remaining Ch 11 as assigned on the syllabus


Fri Jan 25

Quiz 3 Chapter 11   Solution concentration units

really dilute solutions

Gas solubility

saturated, unsaturated, supersaturated

Vapor pressure of solutions

 

Read:  Sec. 11.1 – 11.8

Work:  Ch 11: 1-10, 37 – 66, 73 as assigned on syllabus


Wed Jan 23    Begin using clickers in lecture from this day on.

Concentration units of every kind

M, m, % (w/w)

pp_

mole fraction

 

Read:  Sec. 11.1 – 11.8

Work:  Ch 11: 1-10, 37 - 66 as assigned on syllabus

 

Prelab for PROP 515 is due first thing in lab on Thu.  Remember: Goggles and no open toed shoes.


Tue Jan 22

    Vera Tate, a former UCA student a current member of UAMS minority affairs office, will be visiting campus on Tuesday, January 22, (next week).  She will meet students at x-period (1:40 PM) in LSC 101 and will talk to them about a summer science enrichment program that is being offered this summer for minority students.   If you have students who would qualify for and benefit from this class, please bring it to their attention.  The flyer is attached.


Mon Jan 21   MARTIN LUTHER KING HOLIDAY BREAK


Fri Jan 18    

Quiz 1, 2 Chem 1450 review quiz will be given during the first 25 min of lecture.  You will be given a periodic table to use for this quiz.

Solutions   1. like dissolves like

                 2. energetics                This is a figure from lecture.

 

Read:  Sec. 11.1 – 11.6 (reread Sec. 3.7 – 3.10)

Work:  Remaining Ch 10 as assigned on syllabus, Ch 11: 1, 2, 37 – 42 as assigned on syllabus


Thu Jan 17

Clicker practice

Ch 10 makeup lecture

Phase diagrams  pp 414, 415    See International Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration
    What features, relate to p 398, three regions
    Why have them
10.116 heating curve; 99 H-bonding; 107, 90 phase diagram; 97 solids

Solids p 401
ionic trends   1.     2.     Here are my notes on solids.

HW practice

 

If there is  enough demand (i.e at least ten students),  Math Department would like to offer calculus II  this coming summer from June 2 thorough July 27.  Please announce this in your calculus I sections or to any interested students. Please ask the students to put their names on a wait list by calling either Jennie or Brenda at 450-3147.

 

Thanks,  Ramesh Garimella  Professor and Chair    Department of Mathematics


Wed Jan 16

Graphing assignment due first thing in class (staple your pages together before coming to class).

Vapor pressure  p 396, 398
Equilibrium vapor pressure

Bp vs normal Bp

            Q: How could a beaker of pure ethanol, a hotplate and thermometer, and p 398 be used as a barometer?

            Q: How much water must evaporate to fill our classroom if the humidity in the room is 20 % relative humidity at 20 oC?

Clausius-Clapeyron   (Pvap as a function of T)

Phase Diagrams

    What features, relate to p 398, three regions
    Why have them

 

Read: Sec. 10.1 – 10.6, 10.10-11, Sec. 11.1 – 11.4

Work: :  1 – 10, 22, 30 – 62 as assigned on syllabus

 

You must have a working clicker in hand when you come to lab on Thu.


Mon Jan 14      
IMF  Table 10.5 p 391

        and effect on physical characteristics (ie halogens and HnX compounds p 390)
            DNA p 389
            mp/bp
            liquefied gases (real vs ideal gases) Titan and Saturn

C2H6O example, one a liquid the other a gas

 

Reminder:  Graphing assignment due first thing in lecture on Wed.

 

Read Sec. 11.1 – 11.4

Work:  1 – 5, 22, 30 – 40 as assigned on syllabus


Fri Jan 11

Polar bonds vs polar molecules  p 247, 248
IMF  Table 10.5 p 391             Bring this page to lecture
        and effect on physical characteristics
            DNA p 389
            mp/bp
            liquefied gases (real vs ideal gases) Titan and Saturn

 

Read: Sec. 10.1 – 10.6, 10.10-11      We will deal with DG, DS in Ch 17
Work:  Ch 10   1 – 5, 22, 30 – 40 as assigned on syllabus


Thu Jan 10

expectations, syllabus, practice problems

 

Graphing assignment  due Wed Jan 16.  You may email your completed graphing assignment to me, but you are responsible for ensuring that the file

                                                              you send is complete and sound.

 

A quiz to test your Chem 1450 skills will be Friday Jan 18.  Specific topics for the quiz can be found on my Chem 1451 mainpage.  In the past, success on this quiz has been an indicator of a student’s eventual success in Chem 1451.