SYLLABUS
Chemistry 320: Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
Instructor: Dr. Ed Vitz
Office: 315 Boehm Hall
Office Hours: MTW 9:00-10:00 A; F 9-11:00 A; or any other time by
arrangement.
Phone: 683-4443. Please feel free to call to ask questions or make an
appointment.
email: vitz@kutztown.edu home page: http://faculty.kutztown.edu/vitz/home.html
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Text: Housecroft, C.E. and A.G. Sharpe,
Inorganic Chemistry, 2nd Ed. Prentice Hall,
On Reserve:
1. Therald Moeller, Inorganic Chemistry, John Wiley
& Sons, Inc.,
2. Bodie Douglas, Darl H.
McDaniel, and John J. Alexander, Inorganic Chemistry, 2nd Ed., John Wiley &
Sons, Inc., New York, 1983.
3. Carter: "Molecular Symmetry and Group Theory"
4. Cotton/Wilkinson, "Inorganic Chemistry"
Laboratory eText: Vitz,E, A Laboratory Project in Modern Coordination
Chemistry,
General Course Description: The main theme of Advanced Inorganic Chemistry is the importance of "d" orbitals in determining structure and reactivity. This theme will require a foundation in students' understanding of structure and reactivity of main-group elements, while adding concepts which are central and crucial to modern inorganic chemistry. Accordingly, students may need to review background material from previous courses in preparation for the study of coordination chemistry, organometallic chemistry, and analytical/physical chemistry that constitutes this course. Students will be expected to show increasing maturity as chemists by checking the original literature references that are required for successful completion of the laboratory, and/or provided in the text, using both the printed and electronic literature. Students are encouraged to attend symposia, seminars and ACS meetings. A quiz will be given during the first 3-5 minutes of each class, with questions from the previous class or assigned readings for the present class. Other announced quizzes will deal with the same topics as the homework assignment, and possibly topics from the current laboratory work. Three non-cumulative, one-hour exams have been scheduled in addition to the cumulative final exam. Additional laboratory time and recitation hours will be scheduled if they are desired.
Any student who has a need for accommodation based on the impact of a disability should contact me privately to discuss the specific situation as soon as possible. Contact disability Resources and Services at 610.683.4108 or in Stratton 215 to coordinate reasonable accommodations for students with documented disabilities.
Grading: Grades will be based on the following:
a. 3 non-cumulative exams .............
30%
b. Homework Assignments ............. 10%
c. Laboratory Work ............. 25%
d. Class
participation and quizzes .......15%
e. Final Exam ............. 20%
Grades will be determined in part by the average score and standard deviation of the grades. Grade information will be reported to students throughout the semester. All plans for this course are tentative, and will be changed if worthy alternatives are suggested by the class and desired by a majority of those affected.