Fall 2025

Sept. 26 Class 11 Using Character Tables

Sept. 24 Class 10 Finding Point Groups

Sept. 22 Class 9 Symmetry Operations

Sept. 19 Class 8 VSEPR and Polarity

Sept. 17 Class 7 Exceptions to Lewis Structures and more on VSEPR

Sept. 15 Class 6 Periodic Trends and Lewis Structures

Sept. 12 Class 5 Slater's Shielding Rules and Periodic Trends

Sept. 10 Class 4 Orbitals and Energy Level Diagrams

Sept. 8 Class 3 A Hand-wavy Introduction to Quantum Mechanics

Sept. 5 Class 2 Early experiments to determine the structure of an atom

Sept. 3 Class 1 An Introduction to Advanced Inorganic Chemistry

Fall 2023 - Most recent classes now appear at the top of the list.

(35) Dec. 15 A Brief Look at Hemoglobin

(34) Dec. 13 Coordination Complexes - Crystal Field Theory and an Introduction to Ligand Field Theory

(33) Dec. 11 Coordination Complexes - Introduction to Crystal Field Theory

(32) Dec. 8 Coordination Complexes - Experimental Data Used when Studying Coordination Complexes

Dec 6. - Test 3

(31) Dec. 4 Coordination Complexes - A Look at Coordination Number and Selected Geometries

(29 and 30) Nov. 29 and Dec. 1 Coordination Complexes - Chelation and Stereoisomers

(28) Nov. 27 An Introduction to Coordination Complexes

(27) Nov. 22 Hard-Soft Acid-Base Concept

(26) Nov. 20 Super Bases and the Frontier Orbital Model of Lewis Acid-Base Reactions

(25) Nov. 17 IR Active Vibrational Modes, Super Acids and Super Bases

(23 & 24) Nov. 3 and 15 Trends in Acid and Base Strength

Nov. 13 - Do Over

Nov. 10 - No Classes

Nov. 8 - In-Class Review

Nov. 6 - Test 2

(23) Nov. 3 Trends in Acid and Base Strength

(22) Nov. 1 Reintroduction to Acids and Bases

Oct. 30 - Class Canceled

(21) Oct. 27 Polyatomic MO Diagrams

(20) Oct. 25 Heteronuclear Diatomic Moleculess and Polyatomic MO Diagrams

(19) Oct. 23 Homodiatomic MO Diagrams, Bond Order, and Frontier Orbitals

(18) Oct. 20 Introduction to Molecular Orbital Theory and O2 MO Diagram

(17) Oct. 18 Introduction to Molecular Orbital Theory

(16) Oct. 16 Carbonyl Stretching Peaks

(15) Oct. 13 Using Character Tables-Vibrations and Stretches

(14) Oct. 11 Using Character Tables-Vibrations

Oct. 10, class canceled

(13) Oct. 6 Practice Determining Point Groups and an Introduction to Character Tables

Test 1, Oct. 4

(12) Oct. 2 Finding Symmetry Elements and Determining Point Groups

(11) Sept. 29 An Introduction to Molecular Symmetry

(9,10) Sept. 25, 27, and 29 Recalling VSEPR Rules and Geometries and a Closer Look at the Polarity of Molecules

(8,9) Sept. 25 Lewis Structures, Resonance Contributors, Formal Charges, and examples of Strucutres that are problematic for the Lewis model of bonding.

(8) Sept. 22 Lewis Structures, Resonance Contributors, and Formal Charges

(7) Sept. 20 Rationalizing Periodic Trends

(6) Sept. 18 Shielding and Periodic Trends

(5) Sept. 15 The Aufbau Principle, Factors Affecting the Energy of Electrons, and Rationalizing Electron Configurations

(4) Sept. 13 Quantum Numbers, a Look at Angular and Radial Distribution Functions, and the Aufbau Principle

(3) Sept. 11 A brief introduction to the Schrödinger Equation and Quantum Mechanics

(2) Sept. 8 Historical Development of Atomic Theory

(1) Sept. 6 Same introduction as Fall 2021