QUEENS COLLEGE OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY & BIOCHEMISTRY
Chemistry 113 Lecture Schedule Spring 2004

Text: Chemistry - Matter and Its Changes, J. E. Brady, J. W. Russell and J. R. Holum,
3^rd Edition, John Wiley, 2000.
Instructor: Dr. A. David Baker email : adbqc@forbin.qc.edu
Office : Remsen 117F Phone: 718-997-4219
Class Hours: RE101 Tu/Thur 3 - 4:15 Office Hour Tue/Thur 1 to 2
Course website: Go to QC's blackboard

Dates Topics/Chapters

1/29, 2/3 Fundamentals of Chemical Change, Chapter 1
2/5, 2/10 The Periodic Table and Some Properties of Elements, Chapter 2
[NOTE: Begin to learn the names, formulas, and ionic charges of simple substances listed in the Laboratory Manual, pages 478-481.]
2/17, 2/19 Stoichiometry : Quantitative Chemical Relationships, Chapter 3
2/24 EXAM 1 covering Ch 1 - 3
2/26, 3/ 2 , 3/4 Reactions between Ions in Aqueous Solution, Chapter 4
3/4,3/9.3/11 Oxidation-Reduction Reactions, Chapter 5
3/116,3/18 Energy and Thermochemistry, Chapter 6
3/23 EXAM 2 covering Ch 4 - 6
3/25. 3/30, 4/1 Atomic and Electronic Structure, Chapter 7
4/2 - 4/13 Spring Recess
4/15.4/20,4/224/27 Chemical Bonding: General Concepts, Chapter 8
4/274/29,5/4,5/6 Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure,
Chapter 9
5/11 EXAM 3 covering Ch 7- 9
5/13, 5/18 Properties of Gases, Chapter 10


GRADING: Recitation, 15%; Lecture Exams, 30%; Laboratory, 25%;
Final Exam (Comprehensive, 2.5 hours), 30%. TOTAL = 100%