Faculty Name

Nicholas Schlotter

Document Type

Syllabi

School

CLA

Department

CHEM

Course Subject

CHEM

Course Number

3550

Course Section

01

Course Title

Physical Chemistry I

Academic Term and Year

Fall 2013

Credits

4.00

Area of Study

BIOC, CHEM

Course Description

Goals: To introduce and develop fundamental concepts of thermodynamics and kinetics and to further develop problem-solving techniques using advanced mathematical tools. Content: Thermodynamics, properties of gases, partition functions, phase equilibria, chemical equilibria, solutions and applications to biological systems. Chemical kinetics including rate equations, reaction mechanisms, collision theory, transition state theory and application to biological systems. Taught: Annually, fall. Prerequisites: CHEM 1140 (C grade or better), MATH 1180, and PHYS 1240 or co-registration.

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