CHEM 4475 Physical Chemistry I
This course deals with the foundations and applications of thermodynamics and reaction kinetics. Topics include: (1) classical thermodynamics, including the Laws of Thermodynamics, Helmholtz and Gibbs energies, chemical potential, and thermodynamic descriptions of phase equilibria and chemical equilibrium; (2) kinetic theory of gases; (3) chemical reaction rate laws and mechanisms.
Course overview
- Department
- Chemistry
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Every Fall
Catalog details
- Corequisites
- MATH2202 and PHYS2100-2101/2200-2201 are pre- or co-requisites.
Requirements fulfilled
- Environmental Geoscience B.S.: (C) Electives: approved non-EESC courses (up to 6 credits of the 18 elective credits) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Geological Sciences B.S.: (C) Electives: approved non-EESC courses (up to 6 credits of the 19 elective credits) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Mathematics B.S.: Natural science, computer science, or economics corequisites (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Chemistry B.S.: Two semesters of physical chemistry lecture (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
Official evaluation summary
3.75 / 5
Data freshness
Instructors
- Udayan Mohanty
- Alexis Grimaud
- Boqiang Chen
- Yu Shen Hsu
Sections
- Section 01
- Section 02