Chemistry 2211a: Sept - Dec 2023
Instructor is Prof. Martin Stillman
Office ChB 064
e-mail:
martin.stillman@uwo.ca
research group web
page: www.stillmangroup.ca
Full details of this course can be found here - click on the links on the sidebar –
(currently under construction but will be up todated weekly as the term
progresses)
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Lecture
news this week
Introductions and course schedule
**Lead is
in the News again in 2010 – see the Globe and Mail October 1st
and the Cadmium on October 22nd.
First lecture is Thursday, September 7th 2023
Term test is tentatively set:
Thursday Oct 26th in-class time room TBA
** Poster Topics will be available for viewing on Tuesday Oct 10th at
noon with selection by teams of 2 on Friday October 13th at 5
pm.
Final team selection 9:30 am Tuesday October 24th
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Text book – see the Course Outline
One Term Test***
Thursday
2023 October 26th 90 minutes in class time Room:TBA
Final Exam
Date: TBA-3 hrs please check
the Registrar’s Schedule for the room
Bring a calculator to all
tests! Bring a pencil for the Scantron sheets. No
Periodic Table allowed.
Final Exam prep Tutorial
Time to be announced here – TBA – please check here
for confirmation-
Syllabus for the Final Exam
Everything in the course
because the cases described after the MidTerm test
use information but weighted for material after the Term Test
Bring a calculator to all
tests! No Periodic Table is
provided or allowed. You must memorize
those parts of the Periodic Table outlined in class.
Poster
Assignment
All students present a
poster in-person, in teams of 2 at the assigned assessment time. Topics are provided online on October, 10th,
teams of 2 select Topic on October, 13th via the url
to a Doodle scheduling poll. Teams and
topics finalized, October, 17th in class.
Posters are displayed from November 17th before 5 pm.
In-Person Assessment in the Lower Ground Floor corridor will be out of class time
November 20th – Dec 1st to fit our TA’s schedule and your
schedules. Assessment times are selected
by Nov 14th (these times are fixed and cannot be missed). See the Course Outline for more details.
Brief Course Outline
The course describes BioInorganic Chemistry;
that is the biological chemistry of metals. One could express the content
in terms the metabolism of metals in living organisms. Including: the
role of metals in living organisms; the chemistry of the essential minerals;
the toxicity of metals; and the role metals play as therapeutic agents?
Of all these descriptions, the best may be simply, the “Inorganic Chemistry of
Biology”. Or, as we have used “The Inorganic Chemistry of Life”,
encompassing essential and toxic metals.
For more details click ‘Course Introduction’ and ‘Course Outline’ and ‘Recommended Text Books’.
After this course, you will be able to comment knowledgably on these “Metals
in the News”.
Special events
of interest at UWO
None this week
***Term test Conflicts:
While there is no make up test, if you have an
academic conflict I will be happy to discuss options for writing at slightly
different times BUT only before September, 30th, after
that the only option will be to carry the marks to the final exam. If you have a Varsity Sport meet, a class
or previously (before the end of the 1st week of classes)
assigned term test on the date and time of the mid-term test in October, please
e-mail me the course number and name, department, times. NOTE: The term test is held in class
time on Thursday morning October, 26th 2023.
Please note: It is a Faculty of Science rule that you
must go through the Dean’s office of your program for permission to write the
Term Test at another time – this takes time – make sure you keep to my
deadline.
Accessibility
Statement
Please contact the course instructor if you require
material in an alternate format or if you require any other arrangements to
make this course more accessible to you. You may also wish to contact Services
for Students with Disabilities (SSD) at 661-2111 x 82147 for any specific
question regarding an accommodation.
Revised: 2023 Aug 16-Sep01 R23-gh