Syllabus of topics covered in chemistry

Hi everyone,

I hope you are all having a wonderful summer so far.  We seem to have wandered into the hot part of NC summer a bit early but that's part of the joy of living in NC (and I'll happily have that over an Illinois winter any day!  :)  )

Thank you so much for being a part of this year's chemistry class.  I know there are many options for homeschoolers and I'm honored that you chose me to be a part of your education process.  I truly hope everyone felt that class was enjoyable and educational.

I hope to see many of you again next year, either in the Raleigh biology class or perhaps in my Chapel Hill physics class.

I've included a syllabus below that details all the topics we've covered this year.

As always, please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

May your summer be wonder-filled,

Jim Mueller

(919) 907-3217

Recording of 5/12 Chemistry Class - Review for final

https://youtu.be/9OT7xRNWPTE

5/12 Chemistry Update

Hi folks,

Class this week was primarily a review of old material. Several students had some excellent questions and it allowed us to review some key and difficult material.

No homework due next week. Just be sure, if you haven't been already, to look over all those old quizzes. Please feel free to email me if you get stumped.

Good luck everyone!

Jim Mueller

5/5 Chemistry update and homework due 5/12

Hi folks,

For today's class we did quite a bit of review of some older topics. We reviewed a couple of heat transfer problems and oxidation reduction problems as well. We also discussed endothermic and exothermic reactions a bit more as well.

The week after next is the final exam. The final will be on material from the beginning of the year to now. The best way to study for the final is to look over all old quizzes. So… homework for next week is to REVIEW ALL OLD TESTS AND QUIZZES!!! I'll take as much time as needed next week to answer questions so please take this week to look over old material and see if you have any problems understanding any of it. Many folks are really struggling with redox reactions, so, to them, I would recommend completely redoing that assignment to make you understand that material.

Also, if you feel you have any homework missing please feel free to email me so I can give you a list of what you may be missing.

Good luck everyone.

Jim Mueller

Recording for 5/5 Chemistry class

https://youtu.be/dzQICTdvHNk

Recording for 4/28 Chemistry Class - Energy of Reactions

http://youtu.be/gB76bzXUdas

4/28 Chemistry class update and homework due 5/5

Hi folks,

Today we spent some time getting familiar with how energy works within reactions. We will spend a bit more time with this next week as well.

Homework for this week is to:

Read pages 279 - 293 in the text

Do Questions 17 - 33 on page 302

Finally, Take a look at today's lab. Categorize the reactions we did as either exothermic or endothermic.