I.	REVIEW                                   
	
	A.	Applications
		1. Dyes 
		2. Paints
		3. Vitamins
		4. Hemoglobin
		5. Catalysts
		6. Coins 
		7. Structural Materials

	B.	Oxidation Numbers(must be "+")
	C.	Electron Configurations(s,p,d)
	D.	"d" Orbitals

II.	SUBSTANCES

	A.	Transition Metals (elements)
	B.	Ionic (Transition Metal Cation + 
                 Non-Metal Anion) Compounds
	C.	Coordination Compounds (Complex Ion + 
                                  Another Ion)
		1.	"Central" transition metal cation
		2.	Ligands (neutral or negatively charged)
		3.	Another Ion (anion or cation)
		4.	Unique Characteristics
			a.	Combination Bond (ionic character/covalent character)
			b.	Structure [Ni(H2O)x(NH3)y]SO4 (x + y = 6)
			c.	Nomenclature
			d.	Shapes (4)
			e.	Coordination Numbers (2, 4, 6)
			f.	Oxidation Numbers(on the central metal cation)
			g.	Color(determined by the ligands splitting the orbital energies)
			h.	Magnetism(determined from electron spin)

III.	SHAPES

	A.	Linear (examples:  Cu, Ag, Au)
	B.	Square Planar (Pt)
	C.	Tetrahedral (Zn)
	D.	Octahedral
		1.	Most common
		2.	Ni
		3.	Co

IV.	ISOMERS

	A.	Cis-Trans
	B.	Optical (stereoisomerism)

V.	CRYSTAL FIELD THEORY