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Chemistry 111 8 AM MWFSections 1-4 and 6
Bill Vining
232 Physical Sciences Building
Take HandoutsDon’t sit in last four rows
Chemistry 111 9 AM MWFSections 14-18
Bill Vining
232 Physical Sciences Building
Take HandoutsDon’t sit in last four rows
What is Chemistry?
What do chemists do?
What is Chemistry?The study of how atoms combine into
molecules (and larger structures) and how those molecules act.
What do chemists do?Chemists make and study molecules.
What are the most serious problems in the country?
Chemistry. What good is it, anyway?
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Thinking like a chemist:First class assignment
How many golf balls will fit in this room?
You have 5 minutes.
Diameter of a golf ball = 1.68 in
What if the golf balls were:
• too small to touch?
• individually invisible?
Business I
• Class meetings:– Lecture MWF here– Lab once a week in Physical Sciences Bldg.
• NO LABS this week- they start Monday• Class Rules- Syllabus (go over on Friday)• Course Materials: Text, Labs, Goggles,
Clickers
Clickers: Where are you from?
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1. Near Albany
2. Near Buffalo
3. Rochester/Syracuse
4. New York City
5. Long Island
6. NYC North Suburbs
7. Other NY State
8. Other state
9. Other country
In what year of college are you?
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1. 1st year
2. sophomore
3. junior
4. senior
5. post graduate
6. other
Business II
• Be here every single day
• Be here on time
• Don’t sit in back
• Don’t talk when I’m talking
• Don’t let me talk when you’re talking
• It’s ok to get up and wander
Classroom Rules
Business III
• Homework:– OWL Electronic Homework System– First assignments due Sunday and Monday
Mastery Based: Work till you get it
OWL Demo
How to do well
• Sit in front• Read text chapter before and after we cover
it• Do homework early and often• Avail yourself of help:
– me
• Keep up with material• Ask questions
Why is chemistry hard?
Why is chemistry hard?• Atoms are really small.
• About 100 types of atoms (each a chemical element).
• Matter is made of atoms, mostly connected together in molecules and larger structures- infinite variety of combinations.
• Lots of math.
Why is chemistry useful?
Why is chemistry useful?• Atoms are really small.
• About 100 types of atoms (each a chemical element).
• Matter is made of atoms, mostly connected together in molecules and larger structures- infinite variety of combinations.
• Lots of math.
Chapter 1
• Review- read it and know it.
• Homework on it starting today.
The Periodic Table is My Friend
Chapter 1: Matter and Measurement
• Atoms and Elements• Molecules and Compounds• Classification of Matter• Properties of Matter and Measurement
– Temperature– Mass– Volume
• Unit Analysis Calculations (recitation)
Atoms-ElementsMolecules-Compounds
•These are the chemical elements.•The smallest particles of whichare ATOMS.
•Combinations of elements makeCOMPOUNDS.•The smallest particles of whichare MOLECULES.
Classification of Matter
Some to try:•Air _______________•Water _______________•Tea _______________•Cookie _______________
•Aluminum foil _____________•Milk _____________•Pen ink _____________•Soda _____________
Find all the pure elements in the room.
A Tour of some Molecules
