Course Description
This course is designed to present the principles of physical chemistry that govern equilibria and reaction rates in chemical systems. Topics include first, second, and third law of thermodynamics, chemical equilibrium, phase equilibrium and kinetic theory of gases, reaction kinetics and mechanism.
Lecture content
| Topics | |
|---|---|
| Lecture 1 | Fundamentals |
| Lecture 2 | The properties of gases I |
| Lecture 3 | The properties of gases II |
| Lecture 4 | The first law I |
| Lecture 5 | The first law II |
| Lecture 6 | The first law III |
| Lecture 7 | The second and third laws I |
| Lecture 8 | The second and third laws II |
| Lecture 9 | The second and third laws III |
| Lecture 10 | Phys. trans. pure substances I |
| Lecture 11 | Phys. trans. pure substances II |
| Lecture 12 | Simple mixtures I |
| Lecture 13 | Simple mixtures II |
| Lecture 14 | Simple mixtures III |
| Lecture 15 | Chemical equilibrium I |
| Lecture 16 | Chemical equilibrium II |
| Lecture 17 | Chemical equilibrium III |
| Lecture 18 | Chemical kinetics I |
| Lecture 19 | Chemical kinetics II |
| Lecture 20 | Chemical kinetics III |
| Lecture 21 | Chemical kinetics IV |
| Lecture 22 | Reaction dynamics I |
| Lecture 23 | Reaction dynamics II |
Required Text
- Atkins, P. and Paula, J. D. (2010). Physical chemistry 9th ed. Oxford University Press, New York. ISBN-13: 978-1429218122