An annotated bibliography for Chemistry 158a, separating information on helpful volumes into the categories of quantum mechanics, spectroscopy and mathematics.
An annotated bibliography for Chemistry 164, Molecular Structure and Modeling, involving molecular modeling techniques and the comparison of experimental methods of structure determination.
Chemistry-Study and teaching; Examinations; Thermodynamics; Chemical reactions; Molecular structure; Solution (Chemistry);
Comprehensive final examination without solutions for Fall 1999, involving three problems based on laboratory experiments and seven problems based on lectures.
Chemistry-Study and teaching; Examinations; Molecular structure; Molecular orbitals; Chemical reactions; Thermodynamics; Solution (Chemistry); Transition metals
Comprehensive final examination without solutions for Fall 2002, involving six questions based on the lectures and four questions based on laboratory experiments.
Chemistry-Study and teaching; Examinations; Chemical equations; Atomic structure; Solution (Chemistry); Chemical equilibrium
Example of the Chemistry 51 placement examination administered at during Freshman Orientation. The examination covers stoichiometry, nomenclature, and the periodic table.
Chemistry-Study and teaching; Absorption spectra; Molecular spectroscopy; Thermodynamics; Statistical mechanics
Experiment involving an introduction to molecular spectroscopy and the extraction of molecular parameters and thermodynamic properties from an analysis of the vibrational fine structure of an electronic band spectrum of gaseous iodine.
Chemistry-Study and teaching; Adsorption; Molecular sieves; Gases
Experiment involving studying the adsorption of gaseous nitrogen and dimethyl ether on a molecular sieve; it also provides experience with manipulations on a vacuum line.
Chemistry-Study and teaching; Gas chromatography; Mass spectrometry
Experiment involving the isolation, concentration, separation and identification of the volatile components of a foodstuff (via headspace analysis, capillary gas chromatography, and mass spectra measurements).
Chemistry-Study and teaching; Chemical kinetics; Solution (Chemistry)
Experiment involving the study of the kinetics of the reaction between iron(III) and thiocyanate ions by the stopped-flow method, using the HiTech Stopped-Flow System and a digital oscilloscope.
Chemistry-Study and teaching; Molecular spectroscopy; Thermodynamics; Gases
Experiment previously used in the course, meant to introduce the student to molecular spectroscopy and to the molecular parameters and thermodynamic properties which can be obtained by analyzing the vibration-rotation spectrum of gaseous hydrogen...
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.
