Description
Physical Chemistry I
Lecture and discussion course covering principles and applications of thermodynamics and kinetic theory and emphasizing the laws of thermodynamics and statistical theory and their ramifications for equilibrium and non-equilibrium systems.

Prerequisites: (CHEM 240 and CHEM 260) or CHEM 222 or CHEM 224; and MATH 162 or 263A; and PHYS 112 or 122.

Outcomes: Students will acquire fundamental knowledge of work, heat, their interconversions and the relationships between entropy, free energy and heat capacity.
Details
Grading Basis
Graded
Units
3
Component
Discussion - Required
Lecture - Required
Offering
Course
CHEM 301
Academic Group
College of Arts and Sciences
Academic Organization
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Enrollment Requirements
(CHEM 240 and CHEM 260) or CHEM 222 or CHEM 224; and MATH 162 or 263A; and PHYS 112 or 122