Chemistry 101 - Fall 2003 Fundamentals in Chemistry I Sections 514-524

Course Information

• Time: Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 11:30am - 12:20 pm
• Place: Room 100 Heldenfels (map and building photograph).
• Our Lecture Syllabus and Lab Syllabus. These files are saved in Adobe Acrobat as pdf files, therefore you will need an Adobe Acrobat Viewer to see them. The advantage of using the Adobe Acrobat viewer is that you are able to see and print the syllabus as it appears on the hard copy. To download Adobe Acrobat viewer for all platforms, click here.
• Our Bulletin Board (includes Lecture Handouts and Exam Solutions)
• Laboratory Information
• Supplemental Instruction Sessions (updated regularly). A variety of other learning assistance programs designed to help students succeed at TAMU can be found at the TAMU Center for Academic Enhancement.
• Grade Check: If you want to check your grades, enter your password in the box and click the "Look Up My Grades!" button.
  
  The password was given in class (talk to your classmates if you were not there). It should work. E-mail me if there is a problem.
• Sample Exam Questions
• How to Succeed in Chemistry 101 and 102
• Academic Integrity: What every Aggie needs to know.

• Office: Room 101A Analytical Services OSC (Old State Chemistry)
• Phone: (979) 458-1516 or leave a message at the FYP Office at 845-2356
• E-mail: magnuson@mail.chem.tamu.edu (PUT 101-Sec.# + subject IN THE SUBJECT LINE.)
• Office Hours: HELD 407: Tues. & Thurs. 8:30-10:30 AM; Wed. 3-5 PM & by appointment
• Review Sessions:
  • Sep 24 (W): Review for major exam 1, Rm 109 HELD, 6-8 PM
  • Oct. 20 (M): Review for major exam 2, Rm 109 HELD, 6-8 PM
  • Nov. 19 (W): Review for major exam 3, Rm 109 HELD, 6-8 PM
  • Dec. 11 (R): Final Review, 7-10 PM, Rm 100 HELD

• Math Review: Useful for reviewing the basics!
• Graphing Using Excel: A tutorial very useful for lab!
• Student Resources for our Textbook: You'll find interactive excercises & flashcards for each chapter plus other fun stuff! In the previous edition, there is an on-line quiz - for the link, click HERE.
• Toward Success in College! A well-written funny on-line book - You'll enjoy this!
  
• Molecular Models: A 3-D look at molecules from Chapters 7 and 8 - developed for CHEM 107 by Michael Cain at TAMU. You will need to download some software - just follow the directions on the page.
• The Collective: A terrific collection of molecular visualization links. Use these to enhance your understanding of chemical processes and reactions.
• The Chemicool Periodic Table: Everything you wanted to know about the elements!
• Virtual Chemistry Club (American Chemical Society): This site includes puzzles, mysteries and Ask-A-Chemist).
• Scientific American Online and Science Online: two terrific science magazines on the web.
• Science is Fun! The homepage of Professor Bassam Z. Shakhashiri, a man who shares his love of Chemistry with others - lots of great demonstration ideas!
• Reference Site: Martindale's "The Reference Desk: Science Tables & Databases." This site is a part of a more complete website for science education links, supported by UC Irvine.
• A FUN On-Line Course: A set of over 1200 lecture slides and 33 animations for a two-semester 8-credit hour General Chemistry course! Good for background. It even includes on-line quizzes. The presentations have been organized to follow the text Chemistry for Today, 2nd Edition by Seager and Slabaugh which is published by West Educational Publishing. Check it out!
• More on the Theory of Atoms in Molecules.
• Bad Science - What is it?
• For a SCIENCE break, visit one of the many Science Museums located around the world!