Online CHEM 322

Welcome to an online version of Physical Chemistry. Under special curcumstances, in this case the outbreak of the coronavirus, an online version of Physical Chemistry is being developed. It is our hope that we can go back to meeting in person, although this is unlikely.

Original Course Syllabus (as handed out on day 1 <-- with exception to the attendance policy, all conditions still apply.)

- Instructor: Bradley E. Sturgeon, PhD

- Office: Center for Science and Business (CSB) 358

- Email: besturgeon@monmouthcollege.edu

- Office Phone: 309-457-2368, but i do not expect to spend too much time in the office, so my cell is 309-536-2390.

- Office Hours: M thru F 11-12pm (or by arrangement), means i will be near my phone/email.

- TEXTBOOK: Quantum Chemistry and Spectroscopy, 2nd Edition, Thomas Engel, Prentice Hall, 2010. (ISBN-10: 0-321-61504-2).

Process

Please stay tuned to this section to clarify any expectations related to teaching this course online.

Remider: Academic honesty is required of all members of our community. Grades (and eventually diplomas) are awarded on the basis of faculty evaluation of individual student learning and performance. Trust must exist between faculty and student. The integrity of your Monmouth College diploma is at stake.

Statement of Great Importance

It is critical that you document all work done associated with this online class and that this material can be presented to the instructor upon request. Make sure to clearly label the assignments in order to keep organized.

Lecture notes

You will be provided lecture "notes" (see links below in the schedule table) that are mainly typed, but on occasion they may look like this...

I suggest that you have a notebook, just like in class, and treat this as if i wrote it on the whiteboard. If i were to ask you to email me a photo of lecture notes from day XYZ, then you could just snap a picture of these notes and email. If you prefer to do electronic annotation, then a screenshot will do.

Homework/Worksheets

I will provide worksheets that can be completed via rewriting (preferred), printed and completed, or electronically annotated. If i asked to confirm you completed this worksheet, then you could snap a picture and email it, or send a screenshot.

Lab Activities

It is my hope that i will provide you with some materials/data from labs. This may include processing data (Excel), calculations, and/or a WebMO Project. As above, this work must be documented, so you can write (preferred), print and completed, or electronically annotate.

Exams

Most likely a "take home version" which can then be emailed to me.

Final Grades

All work, including lecture notes, worksheets, WA, labs, quizzes, and exams MAY be evaluated when assigning a final grades. All non-WA work that will be evaluated MAY or MAY NOT be requested via email, but you must be prepared to provide any and all documentation of your efforts.

As stated in the syllabus,

- exams are 60% of your grade,

- HW/Quizzes 10%,

- lab 15%, and

- final exam 15%.

Working on the schedule...

MODIFIED SCHEDULE

M	3/16/20	Coronavirus Break - no classes
W	3/18/20	Coronavirus Break - no classes
F	3/20/20	Coronavirus Break - no classes
		Chapter 4: Particle in a Box
		Chapter 5: Particle in a Box Real World Examples
		Chapter 6 (skipped for now)
		Chapter 7: Quantum Model for Vibration and Rotation
		Chapter 7: previously covered material (review)
		Pre-PChem Task 1
M	3/23/20	Chapter 7: Lecture 3
W	3/25/20	Chapter 7: Lecture 4
Th	3/26/20	Lab: Continue with gas phase HCl IR experiment...
F	3/27/20	Chapter 8: Lecture 1
		Announcement: Exam 2 next week
M	3/30/20	Chapter 8: Lecture 2 (last)
W	4/1/20	Exam 2, Q1 (from Chapter 5)
Th	4/2/20	Exam 2, Q2 (from Ch 7)...*NEW version here
F	4/3/20	Exam 2, Q3 (from Ch 8) + lab and the Hamiltonian/Wavefunction/Energy table

Chapter 9: The Hydrogen Atom

M	4/6/20	Chap 9: Lecture 1
W	4/8/20	Chap 9: Lecture 2
Th	4/9/20	Lab
F	4/10/20	Easter Break
M	4/13/20	Easter Break
W	4/15/20	Chap 9: Lecture 3
F	4/17/20	Chap 9: Lecture 4