Handout explaining systematic and random errors, precision versus accuracy, significant figures, absolute and relative error, propagation of errors, measurement distribution, etc.
Chemistry-Study and teaching; Solution (Chemistry); Questions and answers; Stoichiometry; Solvents; Chemical reactions
Questions and answers for the first midterm examination of Fall 2002, involving five multi-step problems covering equilibrium and classes of reactions.
Handout from the laboratory manual explaining curve fitting and the method of least squares. Included is a least squares exercise using Microsoft Excel.
Chemistry-Study and teaching; Examinations; Chemical reactions; Chemical equilibrium; Chemical equations; Questions and answers
Questions and answers for the first midterm examination of Fall 1999, involving five multi-step problems covering equilibrium and classes of reactions.
Chemistry-Study and teaching; Syllabi and course descriptions; Chemistry, Physical and theoretical
The syllabus for Chemistry 158a, quantum mechanics and statistical mechanics. It provides details on the textbook, grading system and topics that will be covered.
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; Spectroscopy, Nuclear magnetic resonance
Experiment previously used in the course and focused on selective irradiation and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), specifically involving homonuclear decoupling and the NOE (nuclear Overhauser enhancement) difference experiment.
Chemistry-Study and teaching; Handouts; Thermodynamics; Second law of thermodynamics; Chemical equilibrium
Introduction: The First Law of Thermodynamics places important restraints on the path that can be taken by a system but it does not define the path. For example, the First Law does not rule out the possibility of warming oneself by sitting on a...
Chemistry-Study and teaching; Examinations; Questions and answers; Chemical equations; Chemical reactions; Solution (Chemistry)
Questions and answers for the first midterm examination of Fall 2004, involving five multi-step problems covering equilibrium and classes of reactions.
Chemistry-Study and teaching; Examinations; Questions and answers; Chemical equations; Chemical reactions; Solution (Chemistry)
Questions and answers for the first midterm examination of Fall 2005, involving five multi-step problems covering equilibrium and classes of reactions.
Chemistry-Study and teaching; Handouts; Chemical equations; Chemical reactions; Solution (Chemistry)
Experiment designed to develop the essential skills of the collection of data, the analysis of the results using chemical theory, and the design of additional experiments by way of studying the chemistry of nitrite, iodide, carbonate, dihydrogen...
Chemistry-Study and teaching; Handouts; Chemistry, Physical and theoretical
The syllabus for Chemistry 156, Physical Chemistry in Molecular Biology. It provides details on the textbook, graded work and topics covered in the course.
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; Absorption spectra; Solution (Chemistry); Spectroscopy, Atomic absorption
Experiment consisting of preparing a series of standard solutions containing iron and solutions of metallic alloy samples, then measuring the absorption of light by the atoms of the element when the solutions are aspirated into a flame.
