CHEM. 360    BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY

CHEM. 560  INTRODUCTION TO THERMODYNAMICS 

C. Baumann	Fall 2009
109 Loyola Hall	cab302@scranton.edu
941-6389	http://academic.scranton.edu/faculty/cab302

TEXTS:            Physical Chemistry, Eighth Edition, P.W. Atkins, J. de Paula, 2006.

Biochemical Calculations, Second Edition, Segel, 1976.

 TOPIC                                                                                                 TEXT:CHAPTER

Equations of State..................................................................................................A: 1

The First Law of Thermodynamics.........................................................................A: 2

The Second and Third Laws...................................................................................A: 3

EXAM I:  September 23

Phase Equilibrium..................................................................................................A: 4-6

Chemical Equilibrium/Electrochemistry...................................................................A: 7/ S:1

Biochemical Equilibrium........................................................................................S: 3

EXAM II: November 11

 Kinetic Theory of Gases........................................................................................A: 21

 Gas Kinetics..........................................................................................................A: 22-24

 Enzyme Kinetics....................................................................................................S: 4

Final Exam: December ??

Grading policy:

     Each hourly exam is worth 300 points. The final exam is worth 400 points. Students enrolled in CHEM 560 (the graduate course) will also complete a term paper on a topic of their choice (but approved in advance by the instructor) in physical chemistry. The term paper will be seven-ten double spaced pages, and due December 7.

     Homework will be assigned but not collected.

Academic honesty:

            The first time that a student is caught plagiarizing or using fabricated data in a report, he or she will receive a grade of zero points for that assignment. For further consequences of violating academic ethics please refer to the University of Scranton Academic Code of Honesty: http://matrix.scranton.edu/student_handbook/policy_academic_code_honesty.html .

ASSIGNMENTS

CHAPTER

A: 1: E 4-14, 16-18; P 1, 7, 22.

    2:  E 4-10, 14-16, 21-23, 26; P 1, 3, 5.

    3:  E 4-16; P 6, 7, 16, 17.

    4:  E 1-6, 8, 9; P 1, 3, 8.

    5:  E 5-11, 14, 18-20; P 1, 4.

    6:  E 4-6, 11; P 2.

    7:  E 4-15; P 1, 2, 30-32.

  21:  E 1-7, 9; P 5, 26.

  22:  E 5-14; P 1.

  23:  E 1-5.

  S: 1:  1, 4, 8, 9, 17, 18, 34-37, 39.

   3:  4, 8, 12, 21.

   4:  4-10, 14-17.