CHEM. 362 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY I

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

TEXTS: Physical Chemistry, D.W. Ball, 2003.

TOPIC CHAPTER

Equations of State................................................................................................... 1

The First Law of Thermodynamics......................................................................... 2

The Second and Third Laws................................................................................... 3

EXAM I: September 28

Chemical Potential..................................................................................................4

Chemical Equilibrium..............................................................................................5

Phase Equilibrium....................................................................................................6,7

EXAM II: November 16

Electrochemistry.....................................................................................................8

Kinetic Theory of Gases.........................................................................................19

Final Exam: December ??

Grading policy:

Each hourly exam is worth 300 points. The final exam is worth 400 points.

Homework will be assigned but not collected. It is expected that each student will complete all of the problems in the assigned chapters.

Academic honesty:

The first time that a student is caught plagiarizing, 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 .