Course description for Chemistry 51, accelerated General Chemistry, providing details on the course's general features, requirements, materials and goals.
Chemistry-Study and teaching; Homework; Chemical kinetics; Chemical reactions
Exercise dealing with rate laws and mechanisms, using a special computer program to simulate an experiment. The exercise focuses on the experimental design and an analysis of the results.
Chemistry-Study and teaching; Homework; Dimers; Quantum chemistry; Molecules-Models; Isomerism
Exercise in which the task is to employ the ab initio quantum mechanics features of Spartan in the identification and characterization of the stable form(s) of the dimer. Calculate both the energy and vibrational frequencies and construct the...
Chemistry-Study and teaching; Homework; Molecules-Models; Chemical bonds; Quantum chemistry; Dimers
Exercise in which the task is to perform calculations and alter structures relating to dimerization reactions and analyze the results of data similarities and differences.
Chemistry-Study and teaching; Homework; Molecules-Models; Molecular structure; Spectroscopy, Nuclear magnetic resonance; Isomerism
Exercise in which the task is to use a molecular mechanics module to validate the claims of a study of the vibrational spectroscopy of N-acetyl-S-tryptophane methyl amide.
Chemistry-Study and teaching; Homework; Molecules-Models; Molecular structure; Quantum chemistry; Infrared spectroscopy; Raman spectroscopy; Spectroscopy, Nuclear magnetic resonance
Exercise in which the task is to use ab initio quantum mechanics as a tool for resolving the ambiguities in the determination of the three-dimensional structure of beryllium borohydride.
Chemistry-Study and teaching; Homework; Molecules-Models
Experiment in which the task is to develop a teaching module that employs molecular modeling to validate a claim made in a course or to illustrate a principle.
Chemistry-Study and teaching; Handouts; Homework; Crystals; Solvents; Solution (Chemistry); Electrons
Experiment with the objective of synthesizing an inorganic complex compound in pure form and high yield and of discovering the chemistry involved in the syntheses. Determining the compound's paramagnetic susceptibility is involved.
Chemistry-Study and teaching; Homework; Problem solving; Molecules-Models; Chemical structure
Five multi-part problems dealing with molecular modeling. This exercise illustrates a range of modeling techniques used to determine the structure and function of macromolecules.
Chemistry-Study and teaching; Homework; Problem solving; Molecules-Models; Chemical structure
Four multi-part problems dealing with molecular modeling. The exercise illustrates a range of modeling techniques used to determine the structure and function of macromolecules.
