Submitted by Chip Nataro / Lafayette College on Wed, 12/12/2018 - 14:31
Additional Authors
Anne Bentley / Lewis & Clark College
Anthony L. Fernandez / Merrimack College
Emily Sylvester / Duquesne University
Kari Stone / Lewis University
Nicole Crowder / University of Mary Washington
Kyle Grice / DePaul University
Shaun Schmidt / Washburn University
Shirley Lin / United States Naval Academy
My Notes
Categories
Prerequisites
General Chemistry
Corequisites
No Corequisites
Course Level
Second year
Topics Covered
Acid-base chemistry
Bonding models: Discrete molecules
Bonding models: Extended systems
Chemical literature
Communication skills
Coordination chemistry
Descriptive chemistry
Electronic structure
Extended structure
Main group chemistry
Molecular structure
Nomenclature
Periodic trends
Solids & solid state chemistry
Symmetry
Subdiscipline
Atomic Structure and Periodicity
Coordination Chemistry
Introductory Chemistry
Main Group Chemistry
Molecular Structure and Bonding
Professional Practices, Skills, and Resources
Solid State and Materials Chemistry

What is a foundations inorganic course? Here is a great description

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ed500624t

 

There are lots of great resources available for starting a foundations course. Above are some learning objects that might be of use. In addition, the following forum topics and blog posts might be of interest.

https://www.ionicviper.org/forum-topic/cool-first-day-activities

https://www.ionicviper.org/forum-topic/first-day-activity

https://www.ionicviper.org/blog-entry/laying-foundation

Learning Objects
Five Slides About
Five Slides about Tanabe-Sugano Diagrams
In-Class Activity
Introducing Inorganic Chemistry - First Day Activities
IC Top 10 first day activity
First Day Review of Atomic Orbitals
Athletic Periodic Trends Review
Inorganic Nomenclature: Naming Coordination Compounds
Literature Introduction to Coordination Complexes
d-Orbital Splitting Patterns in a Variety of Ligand Geometries
Periodically Periodic
Teaching Tanabe-Sugano Diagrams
magnetism by Evans method
Literature Discussion
Analyzing a journal article for basic themes, roles of authors, and the scientific method
Syllabus
Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry
Foundations of Inorganic Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry I
Inorganic Chemistry I with Laboratory
Web Resources and Apps
The Orbitron
d-orbitals in a variety of ligand geometries
Symmetry Resources at Otterbein University
Nicole Crowder / University of Mary Washington

I'm keeping this collection in mind as I prep classes for the spring!

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