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Specific Course Information
Course Area and Number
CH340
Institution
Worcester State University
Location
Worcester, MA USAk
Textbook
Gary L. Miessler, Paul J. Fischer, and Donald A. Tarr, Inorganic Chemistry, 5th ed. Pearson, 2014. ISBN: 0-321-81105-4
Course Meetings and Time
Number of meetings per week
3 meetings / week
Time per meeting (minutes)
50 min / meeting
Number of weeks
15 weeks
Lab Associated
No
Average Class Size
5 to 15
Typical Student Population
The course is taken by upper-level chemistry majors along with some biotechnology majors.
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Course Level
Topics Covered
Description
This course is a survey of the chemistry of the inorganic elements focusing on the relationship between electronic structure, physical properties, and reactivity across the periodic table. Topics to be covered include: atomic structure, chemical bonding, group theory, spectroscopy, crystal field theory, coordination chemistry, organometallic chemistry and catalysis, and bioinorganic chemistry. Prerequisites: Successful completion of CH120, CH121, (with a C- or better) and CH 301 (suggested)
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Learning Goals
Student Learning Objectives:
During this course the student will:
- Use concepts from quantum theory to explain periodic trends in atomic and chemical properties
- Identify and use the symmetry operations and the point group of a molecule
- Name and predict structure and bonding of simple inorganic molecules
- Use symmetry and group theory to understand bonding and spectroscopic properties of inorganic molecules
- Discuss and critique the key points of an article from the primary inorganic literature
How the course is taught
This course is co-taught by two professors (1.5 contact hours each). We both attend each lecture and are accessible to students for questions/discussions.
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