Syllabus
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Introductory Physical Chemistry I – Macroscopic Physical Chemistry
Physical Chemistry for the Life Sciences, 2nd. Ed. by P. Atkins and J. de Paula, W.H. Freeman.
| lecture | dates | topic | |
| 1 - 8 | 8/29 - 9/17 | Basic thermodynamic definitions; Energy and work; 1st Law; | |
| 9/21 | Exam #1 | ||
| 9-10 | 9/19-9/24 | Thermochemistry and Calorimetry; | |
| 11-12 | 9/26-9/28 | Directionality and reversibility; Entropy; Heat engines; | |
| 13-16 | 10/1-10/8 | Entropy and Gibbs energy in simple systems and chemical reactions; | |
| 10/10 | Exam #2 | ||
| 17-18 | 10/12-10/15 | Phase equilibrium and transitions; | |
| 19-21 | 10/19-10/22 | Ideal and real binary systems; | |
| 22-23 | 10/24-10/26 | Colligative properties; | |
| 10/29 | Exam #3 | ||
| 24-25 | 10/31-11/2 | Chemical equilibrium; | |
| 26-27 | 11/5-11/7 | Ions and dissociation in solution; | |
| 28-30 | 11/9-11/14 | Acid/base chemistry and pH; | |
| 11/16 | Exam #4 | ||
| 31-33 | 11/19-11/26 | Electrochemistry; | |
| 34-35 | 11/28-11/30 | Biological redox processes; | |
| 36-37 | 12/3-12/5 | Kinetics and Thermodynamics; Reaction mechanisms; | |
| 38 | 12/7 | review | |
| 12/10 | Final Exam |
There will be No Make up Final Exam.