CEM383 - FS06


Introduction to Physical Chemistry I

Lecture Time10:20 a.m. - 11:10 a.m. MWF
Lecture Room138 Chemistry
Lecture Notesavailable on ANGEL
Teaching AssistantsAnirban Mandal (mandalan@msu.edu)
Amber Hupp (terryam1@msu.edu)
Kahsay Gebreyohannes (gyohanne@msu.edu)
Recitations
SectionDayTimeRoomTA
001Mon3:00-3:50 pmCHEM 323Anirban
002Tue11:30 am - 12:20 pmCHEM 323Kahsay
003Tue3:00-3:50 pmCHEM 323Kahsay
004Thu10:20 am - 11:10 amCHEM 323Amber
005Thu3:00-3:50 pmCHEM 323Amber
006Wed5:30-6:20 pmCHEM 220Anirban
007Wed8:00-8:50 amCHEM 220Amber
008Mon4:10-5:00 pmCHEM 220Anirban
009Wed3:00-3:50 pmCHEM 323Kahsay
Office Hours
Michael FeigMon/Wed11:20 am - 12:30 pmCHEM 22
Anirban MandalMon2:00 pm - 3:00 pmCHEM 130
Tue2:00 pm - 3:00 pmCHEM 130
Amber HuppThu1:00 pm - 3:00 pmCHEM 130
Kahsay GebreyohannesWed9:00 am - 10:00 amCHEM 130
Tue4:00 pm - 5:00 pmCHEM 130
Main text Chang, Raymond: Physical Chemistry for the Chemical and Biological Sciences, 3rd edition, 2000, University Science Books, ISBN 1-891389-06-8
Other texts Ball, David: Physical Chemistry, 2003, Thomson Brooks/Cole, ISBN 0-534-26658-4
GradesA total of 1000 points can be earned as follows:
  • Best 3 of 4 exams (450 points, each 150 points)
  • Final exam (250 points, min. 100 points needed to pass)
  • Recitation problem sets (150 points out of possible 216 points)
  • Quizzes (150 points out of possible 200 points)
PointsGrade
900-10004.0
825-8993.5
750-8243.0
675-7492.5
600-6742.0
550-5991.5
500-5491.0
<5000.0
Syllabus
M 8/28Introduction, Ch. 1
W 8/30Gas laws, Ch. 2.1-2.6
F 9/1Partial pressures and real gases, Ch. 2.7-2.8
M 9/4Labor Day: NO CLASS
W 9/6Condensation of gases, Ch. 2.9
F 9/8Kinetic theory of gases, Ch. 3.1-3.4
M 9/11Collisions, viscosity, and diffusion, Ch. 3.5-3.7
W 9/13Energy equipartition, Ch. 3.8
F 9/15First law of thermodynamics, Ch. 4.1-4.2
M 9/18Enthalpy and heat capacities, Ch. 4.3-4.5
W 9/20Enthalpy/Thermochemistry, Ch. 4.5-4.6
F 9/22Thermochemistry, Ch. 4.6-4.7
M 9/25Exam 1 (Ch. 1-4)
W 9/27Entropy, Ch. 5.1-5.3
F 9/29Second law of thermodynamics, Ch. 5.4-5.5
M 10/2Third law of thermodynamics, Ch. 5.6-5.7
W 10/4Gibbs and Helmholtz energies, Ch. 6.1-6.2
F 10/6Standard Gibbs energy, Ch. 6.3-6.4
M 10/9Phase equilibria, Ch. 6.5-6.6
W 10/11Solutions, Ch. 7.1-7.4
F 10/13Real solutions, Ch. 7.5-7.6
M 10/16Colligative properties, Ch. 7.7
W 10/18Electrolyte solutions, Ch. 8.1-8.3
F 10/20Exam 2 (Ch. 5-7)
M 10/23Ionic activity and Debye-Hueckel theory, Ch. 8.4-8.5
W 10/25Colligative properties of electrolyte solutions, Ch. 8.6-8.7
F 10/27Chemical equilibrium in gases, Ch. 9.1
M 10/30Equilibrium in solutions, Ch. 9.2-9.5
W 11/1Bioenergetics, Ch. 9.6
F 11/3Electrochemical cells, Ch. 10.1-10.5
M 11/6Electrobiochemistry, Ch. 10.8-10.9
W 11/8Acids and bases, Ch. 11.1-11.3
F 11/10Exam 3 (Ch. 8-10)
M 11/13Acids and bases cont'd, Ch. 11.4-11.5
W 11/15Biological acids and buffers, Ch. 11.6-11.7
F 11/17Kinetics, Ch. 12.1-12.5
M 11/20Potential energy surfaces, Ch. 12.6-12.7
W 11/22Transition state theory, Ch. 12.8-12.11
F 11/24Thanksgiving: NO CLASS
M 11/27no lecture, TA help room in CEM138
W 11/29Exam 4 (Ch. 11-12)
F 12/1Enzyme kinetics, Ch. 13.1-13.4
M 12/4Enzyme inhibition and allosteric interactions, Ch. 13.5-13.6
W 12/6Statistical thermodynamics, Ch. 23.1-23.6
F 12/8Semester review
F 12/15 (10-noon)Final Exam (Comprehensive)
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