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| Class Date | Topics | Reading | Assignments Due | 
| September 1 & 3 | Intro (powerpoint) Atomic Structure(text) (powerpoint) | Chapters 1 & 2 (not 2.2-2.21 either edition) | Assignment 1 | 
| September 8 & 10 | Simple Bonding Theory (review of valence bond theory)(powerpoint) | Chapter 3 | Assignment 2 | 
| September 15, 17, 22 & 24 | Symmetry and Group Theory (text) (powerpoint) | Chapter 4 | Assignment
3 Assignment 4- Take home exam questions | 
| September 29 | Molecular Orbitals (text) (Powerpoint) (Intro) | Chapter 5 | Assignment 5 | 
| October 1 | Take home assignment due at beginning of class | Assignment 4- Take home exam questions | Turn in Assignment 4 | 
| October 6 | Molecular Orbitals (text) (Powerpoint) | Chapter 5 | Assignment 5 | 
| October 8 | Hourly Examination I | Thursday, In Class | |
| October 13 | No Class - Monday Schedule | ||
| October 15 & 20 | Acids & Bases (powerpoint) | Introductory Material, sections 6.4.6, 6.4.7,6.6, 6.6.1 + lecture notes | Assignment 6 | 
| October 22 & 27 | Crystalline Solids(text) (powerpoint) | Chapter 7 (through page 229; sections 7.5-7.6) | Assignment 7 | 
| October 29 & November 3 | Coordination Chemistry I: Structure & Isomers(text) (Powerpoint) | Chapter 9 | Assignment 8 | 
| November 5 | Hourly Examination II | Thursday, in class | |
| November 10, 12, 17, 19 | Coordination Chemistry II: Bonding (text) (Powerpoint) | Chapter 10 | Assignment 9 | 
| November 24 | Hourly Examination III | Tuesday, In Class | |
| December 1, 3 & 8 
 | Electronic Spectra I (powerpoint) (Intro) | Chapter 11 | Assignment 10 | 
| Optional Topic | 
 | Chapter 13 | Assignment 11 | 
| Office Hours- Thurs, Dec 17 10-11:15, Olny 502b | |||
| Final Exam - Thursday, December 17, 11:30AM-2:30PM; Olney 517 | Final Examination- click for link to study topics |