Advanced Inorganic Chemistry, Chemistry 470



Advanced Inorganic Chemistry, Chemistry 470

Syllabus, Winter Semester 2006

Instructor: Dr. Les Manner

Office: 290 Romney

Phone: 496-1923

Office Hours: M-Th 1:00-2:00 pm; F 2:00-3:00 pm

Lecture: Tuesday and Thursday 10:00-11:15 p.m.; Romney 268

Email: mannerl@byui.edu

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Chemistry 470 is an advanced course in inorganic chemistry intended primarily for students interested in pursuing a career in chemistry (or chemistry-related field). Specific areas receiving emphasis in this course will be coordination chemistry, organometallic chemistry, solid-state chemistry, and bioinorganic chemistry. These areas will largely be related to compounds containing d-group metal atoms. Anticipated topics to be covered relating to these areas include structure, reactivity patterns, bonding theories and models, electronic properties, and spectroscopy. Examples will be drawn from the current literature to illustrate research in these areas.

RESOURCES:

Textbook (required):

G.L. Miessler and D.A. Tarr, Inorganic Chemistry; Pearson: 3rd Ed., 2004

Supplemental textbooks (on reserve in the library):

F.A. Cotton, Chemical Applications of Group Theory; Wiley: 3rd Ed., 1990

F.A. Cotton, G. Wilkinson, Advanced Inorganic Chemistry; Wiley: 6th Ed., 1999

N.N. Greenwood and A. Earnshaw, Chemistry of the Elements; Pergamon, 2nd Ed., 1997

Ch. Elschenbroich and A. Salzer, Organometallic Chemistry; Weinheim, 2nd Ed., 1992

D.F. Shriver and P. Atkins, Inorganic Chemistry; W.H. Freeman: 3rd Ed., 1999

Easy reading textbooks (on reserve in the library):

M.J. Winter, d-Block Chemistry, Chemical Bonding, and Foundations of Inorganic Chemistry; Oxford, 1994

Reading assignments and lecture materials:

The pertinent reading assignment and lecture material will be available on my website. I strongly encourage you to print the available lecture notes and bring them to class. You will need to visit this site daily, read/complete the specified assignment, and come prepared to discuss the material in class. In the future, I will also place other interesting materials and links pertaining to inorganic chemistry.

General Information and Policies:

Course Work

There will be three exams administered during the semester; each will be worth 10% of your final score. Any assignment or lecture material can be used as material for these exams. The times and dates for the exams will be announced in class (and placed on my website). There will also be a comprehensive final that will be worth 20% of your final score. This exam will be administered in class and you will have 2 hours to complete it. None of the exam scores (including the final) will be dropped to calculate your final score. Therefore, it is imperative that you be present for each exam. If an emergency arises that doesn’t allow you to take the exam during the scheduled time, please contact me at least one week before the exam. There will also be daily quizzes that will be administered during the first five minutes of class. The material for these quizzes will come from the assigned reading material for that day of lecture. Needless to say, you need to come to class prepared. All of the quizzes will be worth 15% of your grade.

As part of this course you will write a report and make a presentation on a commonly used instrumental technique in inorganic chemistry. Later in the semester you will be provided with a list of these techniques from which you will choose one that is of interest. You will be responsible to understand the theory, the involved instrumentation, and type of information that can be gained from this technique. The purpose of this assignment is to expose you to common instrumentation that is not available at BYU-IDAHO. This assignment will be worth 10% of your final grade.

Homework will be assigned on a regular basis and graded thoroughly. Homework will be worth 25% of your final grade.

The final grade computation can be broken down as shown below. Notice that there is no ‘extra credit’.

• Exam 1 10%

• Exam 2 10%

• Exam 3 10%

• Final 20%

• Quizzes 15%

• Homework 25%

• Presentation 10%

Letter grades will be assigned based on the scale shown below:

• A > 90%

• B > 80%

• C > 70%

• D > 60%

• F > 50%

As deemed necessary by the professor, there may be slight adjustments to the letter grade assignments.

Honor Code: All aspects of the BYU-I Honor Code will be observed during lecture and labs. Please dress appropriately. After taking a test, do not discuss the test with other students who have not yet taken the test.

Preventing Sexual Harassment: Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits sex discrimination against any participant in an educational program or activity that receives federal funds, including Federal loans or grants. Title IX also covers student-to-student sexual harassment. If you encounter unlawful sexual harassment or gender-based discrimination, please contact the Personnel Office at 496-1130.

Students with Disabilities: Brigham Young University-Idaho is committed to providing a working and learning atmosphere, which reasonable accommodates qualified persons with disabilities. If you have any disability which may impair your ability to complete this course successfully, please contact the (Services for Students with Disabilities Office, 496-1158). Reasonable academic accommodations are reviewed for all students who have qualified documented disabilities. Services are coordinated with the student and instructor by this office. If you need assistance or if you feel you have been unlawfully discriminated against on the basis of disability, you may seek resolution through established grievance policy and procedures. You should contact the Personnel Office at 496-1130.

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