CHEM 212
Structure and Bonding
Winter 2024
Topics
- Atoms, orbitals and periodicity
- Localized bonding models
- Symmetry and group theory
- Molecular orbital theory
- Bonding and reactivity
Readings
- Miessler, Fischer and Tarr textbook: chapters 1–5 and 8; title/edition are not explicitly given on the reading page.
- Huheey, Keiter and Keiter: chapter 5, pp. 138–153; chapter 6, pp. 220–231 (valence-bond theory).
Undated · Davis Library Reserves: CHEM 212
Readings
- Inorganic Chemistry1994; reference on reserve.
- Inorganic Chemistry1993; reference on reserve.
- Inorganic Chemistry2003; reference on reserve.
- Essential Trends in Inorganic Chemistry1998; reference on reserve.
- Inorganic Chemistry1977; reference on reserve.
- Molecular Symmetry and Group Theory1998; reference on reserve.
- Chemical Applications of Group Theory1990; reference on reserve.
- Physical Methods for Chemists1992; reference on reserve.
- Periodicity and the p-Block Elements1994; reference on reserve.
- Advanced Inorganic Chemistry1999; reference on reserve.
- Chemistry of the Elements1984; reference on reserve.
- Shriver and Atkins Inorganic Chemistry2006; reference on reserve.
Undated
Topics
- Atomic orbitals
- periodic trends
- localized bonding
- symmetry and group theory
- molecular orbitals
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- course_website ↗Winter 2024
- course_website ↗Undated
- course_website ↗Undated
- Course website has Winter 2024 announcements. Assigned-reading page: https://uwaterloo.ca/lee-research-laboratory/courses/chem-212-physical-and-chemical-properties-matter/readings-chem-212
- Undated instructor-maintained reserve/reference list; required/recommended status is not specified. These are reserve editions, not an assertion that the current class uses these editions.
- Undated departmental course page; no specific term or year stated.