Chem 81 - Fall, 2002
The icon links you to interactive pages associated with a particular lecture topic. Check the status bar at the bottom of your browser's window to see the topic whenever your mouse is over this icon.

September Highlights:
First homework due Friday, October 4, from the assignment of September 27.

SEPTEMBER

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
15
Boston Red Sox host Baltimore Orioles
 		 16
Boston Red Sox host Cleveland Indians
(Double-
header!)
 		 17
Boston Red Sox host Cleveland Indians
18
Boston Red Sox host Cleveland Indians
19
 		 20
Boston Red Sox at Baltimore Orioles
21
Boston Red Sox at Baltimore Orioles
 
22
Week 1

Boston Red Sox at Baltimore Orioles
 		 23
Boston Red Sox at Baltimore Orioles
24
 Convocation

11 AM
 		 25
Lecture 1
Introduction to the course

Learn about Text Extras
Read 11.1
26

X-Hour

Excel Tutorial
27
2
Read 11.2

Homework assigned
28
 

Reading - Week 1
Chapter 11
 
Chapter 11 discusses the prelude to quantum mechanics (you might want to review a good general chem or modern physics text here) and the postulates - the assumed rules - of quantum mechanics.
Reading - Week 2
Chapters 11 and 12
 
Chapter 11 ends with a discussion of phenomena predicted in QM, but not common to classical physics. Chapter 12 takes us on an important road through simple model systems we'll use again and again.
Lab Starts Sept 30!
Sign up early
 
Read about the first lab.
Read about ALL the labs!
X-Hour Tutorial - Thursday Sept 26
Microsoft Excel
 
Microsoft Excel will be very valuable to you throughout the term and especially in the first lab. This tutorial will cover basic operations as well as some tricks that you should know.

Copyright 2002 John S. Winn. All rights reserved. Last updated August 27, 2002.