

Syllabus
Grading rubric
for homework
Unit 1
Chapter 1 Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry (Get pdf)
Chapter 2 Atomic Structure (Get pdf)
Chapter 3 Simple Bonding Theory
Day 3 Workheet (Lewis dots) (Get pdf)
Day 4 Worksheet (Intermolecular forces) (Get pdf)
Optional worksheet (Get pdf)
Optional worksheet answers (Get page 1) (Get page 2)
Chapter 4, Day 5, Symmetry and Group Theory (Get pdf)
Chapter 5 Molecular Orbitals (Get Day 6 pdf) (Get Day 7 pdf)![]()
Left: C4v and right: well, I'm not quite sure... C1, maybe
Exam 1 Fall, 2007
Exam 1, Fall 2008
Exam 1, Fall 2009
Exam 1, Fall 2010
Exam 1, Fall 2011
Exam 1, Fall 2012
Unit 2
Chapter 5 Molecular Orbitals (Get Day 8 pdf) (Get Day 9 pdf) (updated Sept 2011)
Chapter 6 Acid-Base Theory (Get Day 10 pdf)
Chapter 7 The Crystalline Solid State (Get Day 11 pdf) (Get Day 12 pdf) (Get Day 13 pdf) (Get Day 14 pdf) (Get Day 15 pdf)
Inorganic Chemistry at the Movies!
1. DocM and the Lazy Susan and Lycopodium Pumpkin See video!
2. DocM and the Thermite and Thermite Pumpkin See video!
3. Some Crazy Guys and the Thermite Explosion See video!
4. DocM burns magnesium in dry ice See video!
Exam 2, Fall 2007
Exam 2, Fall 2008
Exam 2, Fall 2009
Exam 2, Fall 2010
Exam 2, Fall 2011
Exam 2, Fall 2012
Outstanding Inorganic Chemistry Student Winners
(recipients of the American Chemical Society's Deivision of Inorganic Chemistry award)
Pat Kent 2011
Bobby Hougas 2012
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Unit 3
Chapter 8 Main Group Chemistry: (Get Day 15 Part 1) (Get Day 15 part 2)
Chapter 9 Coordination Chemistry I: Structures and Isomers (Get Day 16)
Chapter 10 Coordination Chemistry II: Bonding (Get Day 17) (Get Day 18)
Chapter 11 Coordination Chemistry III: Electronic Spectra (Get Day 19) (Get Day 20)
Chapter 12 Coordination Chemistry IV: Mechanisms (Get Day 21)
Exam 3, Fall 2007
Exam 3, Fall 2008
Exam 3, Fall 2009
Exam 3, Fall 2010
Exam 3, Fall 2011
Exam 3, Fall 2012
Chapter 13 Organometallic Chemistry I (Get Day 22)
Chapter 14 Organometallic Chemistry II (Get Day 23)
Memory lane...
Chm 451ers of 2010!
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Our Inorganic Chemistry Class, Autumn Semester, 2007