University Chemistry

The listings are based on Brown, LeMay, Bursten, and Murphy, Chemistry: The Central Science, 11th ed. (Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, 2009).

Chemistry I (first semester)
1. Introduction: Matter and Measurement
1.1 What is Chemistry?
1.2 Classifying Matter
1.3a Basic Properties of Matter
1.3b The Scientific Method
1.4a Measurement in Chemistry
1.4b Density (and changing around formulas to solve for different variables in an equation)
1.5 Scientific Notation
1.6 Converting Units

2. Atoms, Molecules, and Ions
2.1 Dalton's Theory of Atoms
2.2 Discovering Electrons and the Nucleus
2.3 Modern Understanding of Atoms
2.4 Atomic "Weight" (average atomic mass)
2.5 Introduction to the Periodic Table
2.6 Introduction to Molecules (molecular, empirical, and structural formulas)
2.7 Introduction to Ions (cations, anions, ionic compounds)
2.8 Naming Inorganic Compounds
2.9 Naming Organic Compounds

3. Stoichiometry
3.1 Balancing Equations
3.2 Some Simple Reactions
3.3 Formula Weights and Percentage Composition
3.4 Avogadro's Number and the Mole
3.5 Empirical Formulas from Analyses
3.6 Quantitative Information from Equations (Grams to Moles and Back)
3.7 Limiting Reactants

4. Aqueous Reactions
4.1 General Properties of Aqueous Solutions
4.2a Precipitation Reactions
4.2b Solubility Rules
4.3 Acid-Base Reactions
4.4 Oxidation-Reduction Reactions
4.5 Concentrations of Solutions
4.6 Solution Stoichiometry and Chemical Analysis (analysis by titration)

5. Thermochemistry
5.1 The Nature of Energy
5.2 The First Law of Thermodynamics (also see physics videos on chapter 19 here)
5.3 Enthalpy
5.4 Enthalpies of Reaction
5.5 Calorimetry (for a physics angle, see here and here)
5.6 Hess' Law
5.7 Enthalpies of Formation
5.8 Foods and Fuels

6. The Electronic Structure of Atoms
6.1 The Wave Nature of Light
6.2 Quantized Energy and Photons

7. Periodic Properties of the Elements

7.1 Development of the Periodic Table

7.2 Effective Nuclear Charge

7.3 Sizes of Atoms and Ions

8. Basic Concepts of Chemical Bonding
8.1 Introduction to Chemical Bonds (Lewis symbols, octet rule)
8.2 Ionic Bonding (lattice energies, Born-Haber cycle)
8.3 Covalent Bonding
8.4 Bond Polarity and Electronegativity (and dipole moments, see here for physics)

10. Gases
10.1 Characteristics of Gases
10.2 Pressure
10.3 Gas Laws (Boyle's, Charles', Avogadro's)
10.4 Ideal Gas Law (see also this physics version)

11. Intermolecular Forces: Liquids and Solids
11.1 Gases, Liquids, Solids: Intermolecular Forces

12. Modern Materials

13. Properties of Solutions

Chemistry II (second semester)

14. Chemical Kinetics

14.1 Factors that Affect Reaction Rates

14.2 Reaction Rates

14.3 The Rate Law: The Effect of Concentration on Rate

14.4a Change in Concentration with Time (first-order reactions)

14.4b Change in Concentration with Time (second-order reactions)

14.4c Half-Life (change in concentration)

14.5 Temperature and Rate of Reaction (including activation energy and Arrhenius' equation)

14.6 Reaction Mechanisms

14.7 Catalysis