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General Chemistry

This course will be covering topics typical of a college freshman general chemistry course.

All topics in the scope of general chemistry will be covered including basic chemical bonds and molecular structure, thermodynamics, equilibria, kinetics and everything in between (full list found in syllabus).

My teaching philosophy revolves around rigor and depth. I enjoy challenging my students to think. As a result, assuming you utilize all the material I provide, you will have a very intimate understanding of the course material by the conclusion of the course.

Lectures

UReddit Chemistry Lecture 0: Course Description and Syllabus
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A quick video talking about things you should know about the General Chemistry course. If you have any questions, please let me know.
UReddit Chemistry Lecture 1: Fundamentals I
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This lecture deals with basic review concepts such as force, energy, properties of matter and types of compounds. If you have any questions, please let me know.
UReddit Chemistry Lecture 2: Fundamentals II
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This lecture continues with the basic chemistry concepts from Lecture 1. Topics covered include the periodic table, the mole, molar calculations, mass percentage analysis and solutions. If you have any questions, please let me know.
UReddit Chemistry Lecture 3: Fundamentals III
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This lecture concludes the fundamentals of chemistry section. Topics covered include types and properties of different reactions, balancing chemical equations, limiting reactants and combustion analysis. If you have any questions, please let me know.
UReddit Chemistry Lecture 4: Quantum Mechanics I
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This lecture begins with the quantum mechanics section. Topics covered include atomic models, electromagnetic radiation, absorption and emission spectra, radiation, quanta and the photoelectric effect. If you have any questions, please let me know.
UReddit Chemistry Lecture 5: Quantum Mechanics II
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This lecture continues with the quantum mechanics section. Topics covered include wave-particle duality, Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle, wavefunctions, Schrodinger's equation and particle in a box. If you have any questions, please let me know.
UReddit Chemistry Lecture 6: Quantum Mechanics III
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This lecture continues with the quantum mechanics section. Topics covered include the hydrogen atom, atomic orbitals, quantum numbers, and wavefunctions. If you have any questions, please let me know.
UReddit Chemistry Lecture 7: Quantum Mechanics IV
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This lecture concludes the quantum mechanics section. Topics covered include spin, many-electron atoms, electron configurations and periodic trends. If you have any questions, please let me know.
UReddit Chemistry Lecture 8: Chemical Bonds I
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This lecture begins the chemical bonds section. Topics covered include covalent and ionic bonding, Lewis structure, resonance and formal charges. If you have any questions, please let me know.
UReddit Chemistry Lecture 9: Chemical Bonds II
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This lecture concludes the chemical bonds section. Topics covered include dipole moments, polarizibility, Fajan's Rules, bond strengths and bond lengths. If you have any questions, please let me know.
UReddit Chemistry Lecture 10: Molecular Structure I
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This lecture begins the molecular structure section. It specifically covers Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (VSEPR) Theory. If you have any questions, please let me know.
UReddit Lecture 11: Molecular Structure II
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This lecture continues the molecular structure section. It covers Valence-Bond Theory and begins with Molecular Orbital Theory. If you have any questions please let me know.

Prerequisites

No necessary prerequisites, but knowledge of mathematics up to at least Calculus AB, high school chemistry and basic physics will make life a lot easier.

Syllabus

The topics that will be covered are as follows:

Fundamentals (review of basics)
Basic Quantum Mechanics
Chemical Bonds and Molecular Structure
Gases, Liquids and Solids
Thermodynamics
Physical, Chemical and Aqueous Equilibria
Acids and Bases
Electrochemistry
Chemical Kinetics

This is the basic course material. If interest still remains after the conclusion of this, the basics of the following topics will be covered:

Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry

Of course, depending on time allowances for myself, I may choose to make a separate course for these later. However, we will consider these things later.

The class materials will be posted on:

http://www.reddit.com/r/uredditchemistry/

I will be making lecture videos and posting them on Youtube, and then I will link them on that subreddit. That subreddit is also the place where I will post problem sets when I get those ready as well as where you should go to ask questions.

Link to Problem Set 1.

Link to Solutions for Problem Set 1. Please attempt all problems in the problem set before checking the solutions.

Link to Problem Set 2.

Link to Solutions for Problem Set 2. Please attempt all problems in the problem set before checking the solutions.

Link to Problem Set 3.

Link to Solutions for Problem Set 3. Please attempt all problems in the problem set before checking the solutions.

Additional information

My teaching philosophy revolves around avoiding the trade-off of depth in favor of breadth that often leaves students with many unanswered questions simply due to time constraints associated with schooling. Derivations and justifications will be prevalent in the course with all material in an attempt to minimize the number of unanswered "Why?" questions over the course.

Teacher qualifications

Tutored and studied chemistry extensively for two years