Submitted by Ben Lovaasen / Wheaton College (IL) on Thu, 06/23/2022 - 14:32
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Specific Course Information
Course Area and Number
CHEM 336
Institution
Wheaton College
Location
Wheaton, IL
Textbook
Inorganic Chemistry (5th Edition) Housecroft and Sharpe
Course Meetings and Time
Number of meetings per week
3 meetings / week
Time per meeting (minutes)
70 min / meeting
Number of weeks
15 weeks
Lab Associated
Yes, required, concurrently
Average Class Size
5 to 15
Typical Student Population
This course is taken by junior and senior chemistry majors
Categories
Prerequisites
General Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Corequisites
No Corequisites
Course Level
Upper Division/Graduate
Topics Covered
Acid-base chemistry
Bonding models: Discrete molecules
Bonding models: Extended systems
Communication skills
Coordination chemistry
Descriptive chemistry
Diffraction
Electronic spectroscopy
Electronic structure
Group theory & applications
Laboratory course information
Main group chemistry
Molecular structure
Nomenclature
Organometallic chemistry
Periodic trends
Physical properties
Solids & solid state chemistry
Symmetry
File attachments
Chem 336 Syllabus
Learning Goals

1) Students who complete this course will be able to apply fundamental knowledge from topics in Inorganic Chemistry.

2) Students who complete this course will have mastered fundamental laboratory techniques in Inorganic Chemistry, including synthetic techniques unique to Inorganic Chemistry

3) Students who complete this course will be able to relate chemical properties and chemical relativities of Inorganic materials to their electronic structure.

4) Students who complete this course will be able to effectively communicate the results of an Inorganic synthesis and analysis using the conventions of chemical communication.

5) Students who complete this course will possess the tools and foundational background to explore in-depth topics in Inorganic Chemistry.

How the course is taught
This course is mostly lecture with some small group work
VIPEr LOs used in course
First Day Review of Atomic Orbitals
Identifying Organometallic Reaction Classes in a Catalytic Cycle
The 18 Electron Guideline: A Primer
Examining and Drawing Atomic Orbitals
Triphenylphosphine: Transformations of a Common Ligand
Evaluation
Grading Scheme
Laboratory 20%
Homework 15%
Section Exams 45%
Final Exam 20%

Minimum grade cutoff
A 90%
A− 85%
B+ 80%
B 75%
B− 70%
C+ 65%
C 60%
C− 55%
D 45%
F <45% Failing
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