INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
CHEM 107, Course Code: 40720
Quarter: Fall Quarter 2015

Instructor Information

Matt Law
office hour location: 2127 Natural Sciences II
Email: padlawmlock@uci.edu   

TA Information

Juliet Khosrowabadi
office hour location: 3rd floor tables, Reines Hall
Email: padjkhosrowlock@uci.edu   

Kyle Rosenkoetter
office hour location: 3213 Natural Sciences I
Email: padkrosenkolock@uci.edu   

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Updated Information

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Graded Online Homework

Visit Sapling Learning's site here to enroll in the online homework. The initial assignment (Ch. 4) will be available starting the week of Sept. 28.

During sign up and throughout the term, if you have any technical problems or grading issues with the online homework,
please send an email to our Sapling Learning Technology TA Dr. Katherine Koen at support@saplinglearning.com explaining the issue.
If the issue is not resolved by Dr. Koen in a timely fashion, please contact me for assistance.

Ungraded but Strongly Suggested Textbook Homework Problems (All problems refer to the 5th edition)

Chapter 4 (Symmetry and Group Theory): 2, 5, 9, 12, 15, 22, 24, 26, 28, 31, 32, 34, 41 Solutions
5th Edition Ch 4 Problems for those with the 4th Edition
Chapter 5 (Molecular Orbitals): 3, 7, 10, 14, 16, 27, 28, 31, 34, 35 Solutions
5th Edition Ch 5 Problems for those with the 4th Edition
Chapter 7 (The Crystalline Solid State): Exericses 7.2 and 7.4; Problems 1, 4, 7, 8, 15, 19, 21, 26 Solutions
[5th Edition Ch 7 Problems for those with the 4th Edition]
Chapter 6 (Acid-Base & Donor-Acceptor Chemistry): 2, 8, 10, 20, 25, 27, 30, 32, 34, 37 Solutions
5th Edition Ch 6 Problems for those with the 4th Edition
Chapter 8 (Chemistry of the Main Group Elements): 1, 6, 10, 16, 20, 21, 23, 25, 32, 34, 36, 37, 42, 46, 52 Solutions
5th Edition Ch 8 Problems for those with the 4th Edition
Chapter 9 (Coordination Chemistry: Structures and Isomers): 2, 5, 7, 10, 12, 15, 17, 20, 22, 31 (the last one for fun) Solutions
5th Edition Ch 9 Problems for those with the 4th Edition
Chapter 10 (Coordination Chemistry: Bonding): 2, 3, 7, 8, 10, 11, 18, 23, 24, 26, 28, 29, 35 Solutions
5th Edition Ch 10 Problems for those with the 4th Edition
Chapter 11 (Coordination Chemistry: Electronic Spectra): 1, 3, 5, 9, 14, 17, 20, 24, 26, 27, 30 Solutions
5th Edition Ch 11 Problems for those with the 4th Edition
Chapter 12 (Coordination Chemistry: Reactions and Mechanisms): Solutions
5th Edition Ch 12 Problems for those with the 4th Edition

Additional Resources [Items in brackets are not yet posted]

Matrix Algebra Intro (from F. A. Cotton, Chemical Applications of Group Theory).
Derivation of General Rotation Matrix (from F. A. Cotton, Chemical Applications of Group Theory).
Freeware for visualization of symmetry elements and operations: http://www.molwave.com/software/3dmolsym/3dmolsym.htm
Freeware for visualization of molecular vibrations: http://www.molwave.com/software/3dnormalmodes/3dnormalmodes.htm
More symmetry visualization: http://symmetry.otterbein.edu
Worked examples from TA in 2013: Azide MO Diagram Vibrational Modes Example
Chem 107L Safety Training Registration Instructions: 107 UCLC registration instructions