Humboldt State University ® Department of Chemistry

Richard A. Paselk

Office: SA560a
Office Hours: TRF 1100-1150; W 1400-1550 other times by appointment
Phone: x 5719
Home: 822-1116
e-mail: rap1@humboldt.edu

Syllabus: See Fundamentals of Chemistry on my Web Page (http://www.humboldt.edu/~rap1)

* You will find that I do not necessarily follow your text's order of presentation within or among chapters. IT IS UP TO YOU TO WINNOW THROUGH THE TEXT AND FIND THE APPROPRIATE READING MATERIALS WITHIN THE CITED CHAPTERS OF BURNS!
Week	Date	Topic	Reading*
1	8/25-29	Introduction; Why Chemisty? Matter and Energy	Chap. 1 & 2
2	9/1-5	Matter & Energy cont.; Measurement and Sig Figs	Chap. 2 & 3
3	9/8-12	No Class Monday - Labor Day Holiday Atoms. Elements and Compounds - the Periodic Chart	Chap. 4
4	9/15-19	Atomic Theory and Structure	Chap. 5
5	9/22-26	Nomenclature and the Composition of Substances	Chap. 6
6	9/29-10/3	Chemical Periodicity and the Periodic Table	Chap. 7
7	10/6-10	Chemical Bonds and Molecular Geometry	Chap. 8
		Exam I - Thursday, October 9	Chap. 1 - 7
8	10/13-17	Particles and Moles	Chap. 9
9	10/20-24	Chemical Reactions; Redox	Chap. 10 & 17
10	10/27-31	Stoichiometry: Formulae, Chemical Equations, and Ratios	Chap. 11
11	11/3-7	Gases and Gas Laws	Chap. 12
12	11/10-14	Veteran's Day, 11 November - Campus CLOSED	Chap. 13
12	11/10-14	Liquids & Solids; Water	Chap. 13
		Exam II - Thursday, November 13	Chap. 8-12, 17.1-3, 17.6
13	11/17-21	Solutions	Chap. 14
14	11/24-28	Thanksgiving Holiday	Chap. 20
15	12/1-5	Reaction Rates and Chemical Equilibria	Chap. 15
16	12/8-12	Chemical Equilibria, cont. Acids, Bases, and Buffers	Chap. 16
17	12/15-19	Final Exam (Comprehensive): Thursday 18 December 0800-0950	Chap. 1-17