Chemical History of the Candle
Course Syllabus
Course Syllabus for CANDLE
Meetings:
This course meets Tuesday mornings for 90 minutes. There is no class meeting July 2 (the week of July 4).
| Chat Session Date | Topic | Lecture Notes | Lab Instructions |
| June 11 | Introduction to Chemistry Scientific Methodology, Units, Measurements -- and the Faraday Lectures |
Introduction | Writing Lab Reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 18 | Lecture I: Sources of the Flame Chemical Composition and Rates of Reactions |
Lecture I Notes | Candle Flame |
| June 25 | Lecture II: Brightness of the Flame Reaction types, Reactants and Products, Chemical Equations |
Lecture II Notes | Resources for Combustion |
| July 2 | No Class Session | No Lecture | No Lab |
| July 9 | Lecture III: Products - Water from Combustion Vapor Pressure and Colloidal Properties |
Lecture III Notes | Products of Combustion |
| July 16 | Lecture IV: Hydrogen in the Candle Gas Properties, Element Masses, and Electrolysis |
Lecture IV Notes | Composition of Water |
| July 23 | Lecture V: The Nature of the Atmosphere Gas Masses and Volumes and Chemical Analysis |
Lecture V Notes | Carbon Dioxide |
| July 30 | Lecture VI: Respiration and Its Analogy to a Burning Candle Organic Chemistry, Acids and Bases |
Lecture VI Notes | Acids, Bases, and Metals |
| August 6 | Review: Chemical Concepts and the Scientific Method |
Designing Your Lab | Original Lab and Report |
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