| Week of Mon. | Tues Lecture Topic | Wednesday Discussion Topic | Quiz | Thursday Lecture Topic | |
| Sep 3 | No class | Class Intro/ Alkane Nomenclature | no | Thermodynamics | |
| Sep 10 | Thermodynamics | Thermochemistry | yes | Thermodynamics | |
| Sep 17 | Energy/Fuel | Organic Molecules | yes | Energy/Fuel | |
| Sep 24 | Energy/Fuel | Carbohydrates/REVIEW | no | EXAM I | |
| Oct 2 | Entropy and Free Energy | Entropy and Free Energy | yes | Entropy and Free Energy | |
| Oct 8 | Entropy and Free Energy/Kinetics | Chemical Kinetics | yes | Kinetics and Air Pollution | |
| Oct 15 | Kinetics and Air Pollution | Kinetic Mechanisms | yes | Kinetics and Air Pollution | |
| Oct 22 | Chemical Equilibrium and Smog | Equilibrium/REVIEW | no | EXAM II | |
| Oct 29 | Chemical Equilibrium and Smog | Equilibrium in the Aqueous Phase | yes | Chemical Equilibrium and Smog | |
| Nov 5 | Chemical Equilibrium and Acid Rain | Acids and Bases 1 | yes | Chemical Equilibrium and Acid Rain | |
| Nov 12 | Chemical Equilibrium and Acid Rain/REVIEW | Acids and Bases 2/REVIEW | no | EXAM III | |
| Nov 19 | Electochemistry and Batteries | NO DISCUSSION - Thanksgiving | no | NO CLASS | |
| Nov 26 | Electochemistry and Batteries | Electrochemistry | yes | Electochemistry and Batteries | |
| Dec 3 | Materials | Material Chemistry | yes | Materials | |
| Dec 10 | Materials | Reasoning Quiz/REVIEW | no | EXAM IV | |