Teaching
SPRING 2019| General Chemistry II (CHM 1046, Chemistry: OpenStax)
Chapter 7: Chemical Bonding
Chapter 10.1-2: Intermolecular Forces
Chapter 10.3-4: Phase Changes
Chapter 10.5-6: Solids
Chapter 11.1-3: Solutions and Solubility
Chapter 11.4-5: Colligative Properties and Colloids
Chapter 12.1-5: Rate Laws
Chapter 12.6-7: Reaction Mechanisms and Catalysis
Chapter 13.1-2: Equilibrium Expressions
Chapter 13.4-5: Q and LCP
Chapter 14.1-3: Acids, Bases, pH, Ka, and Kb
Chapter 14.4-7: Polyprotics, Acid and Base Properties
Chapter 15.1-3: Equilibria, Solubility, and Lewis Acids
Chapter 16.1-3: Enthalpy and Entropy
Chapter 16.4: Free Energy and K
Chapter 16 Bonus: 4th Law of Thermodynamics
Chapter 17.1-4: Galvanic Cells to Nernst Equation
FALL 2018| Physical Mehtods in Inorganic Chemistry (CHM 5681)
Syllabus Day
Introduction to Molecular Photophysics
Absortpion Spectroscopy
Circular Dichroism
Fluorescence Spectroscopy
Time-resolved Emission Spectroscopy
Quantum Yield Measurement
Transient Absorption Spectroscopy
IR Spectroscopy
Raman Spectroscopy
SPRING 2015| General Chemistry II (CHM 1051, Chemistry: Chang & Goldsby)
Chapter 10- Chemical Bonding
Chapter 11.1-3-Intermolecular Forces
Chapter 11.4-7 Solids
Chapter 11.8-9 Phase Changes
Chapter 12.1-5 Solutions and Solubility
Chapter 12.6-8 Colligative Properties
Chapter 13.1-3 Rate Law
Chapter 13.4-6 Reaction Mechanisms and Catalysis
Chapter 14.1-3 Equilibrium Expressions
Chapter 14.4-5 Q and Equilibrium
Chapter 4 Acid and Base Review
Chapter 16.1-5 Buffers Indicators
Chapter 16.6-11 Equilibria and Solubility
Chapter 17.1 Enthalpy Review
Chapter 17.2-4 Entropy 2nd Law
Chapter 17.5 Gibbs Free Energy
Chapter 17.6-7 Gibbs Equilibrium and Coupled Reactions
Chapter 17 Bonus 4th Law
FALL 2014| Chemical Applications of Group Theory (CHM 5710)
Syllabus Day
Intro to Point Groups
Dipole Moments and Chirality
Rules that Govern Symmetry
Character Tables
Using Character Tables
Orbital Diagrams
Coordination Complexes
Electronic Transitions
Vibrational Modes
FALL 2013| Chemical Measurements: Spectroscopic Characterization of Molecules, Materials and Photovoltaics (CHM 5175)
Syllabus Day
Introduction to Molecular Photophysics
UV-Visible Spectroscopy
Other Absorption Techniques (Circular Dichroism and IR Spectroscopy)
Fluorescence Spectroscopy
Time-resolved Emission Spectroscopy
Quantum Yield Measurement
Transient Absorption Spectroscopy
Solar Cell Characterization