Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics/Physical Chemistry I (PHY 351/CHM 341)

Fall 2006, Wake Forest University

Prof. Jed Macosko

Course syllabus

Derivation: work for a reversible expansion

Derivation: work for a reversible expansion

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How to print out the lecture notes.

Thermodynamic Octahedron, Octahedron cutout , cutout (pdf) , and Thermodynamic Cube

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Date
Lecture notes
Homework Assigned
HW due
Reading Assigned (quiz in next lecture)
Th 8-24
Lecture 1

1) Chapter 1: 1,2,3

1) Tu 9-5
Chapter 1.1-4
Tu 8-29
Lecture 2

2) Chapter 1: 5,7,8

2) Th 9-7
Kinetic Theory of Gases
Th 8-31
Lecture 3

3) Chapter 2: 2,5,7

3) Tu 9-12
Chapter 2.1-3 (Joule notes)
Tu 9-5
Lecture 4
4) Chapter 2: 10,11,14
4) Th 9-14
Chapter 2.4-5
Th 9-7
Lecture 5

5) Chapter 3: 1,2,5

5) Th 9-21
Chapter 3.1-2
Tu 9-12
Lecture 6
6) Chapter 3: 6,8,9

6) Tu 9-26

Chapter 3.3-8
Th 9-14
Lecture 7

Review Chapters 1-3

get ready for Midterm 1
Study for Midterm 1
Tu 9-19
Lecture 8
7) Chapter 4: 1,2,3,4,5

7) Th 9-28

Study for Midterm 1
Th 9-21
Exam 1
8) Chapter 5: 4,5,7

8) Tu 10-3

Chapter 4.1-4

Tu 9-26

Lecture 9

9) Chapter 5: 11,12,13

9) Th 10-5
Chapter 5.1-3

Th 9-28

Lecture 10
10) Chapter 6: 2,3,6
10) Tu 10-10
Chapter 5.4-6, Chapter 6.1-2a

Tu 10-3

Lecture 11
11) Chapter 6: 7,8,10

11) Th 10-12

Chapter 6.2b-3
Th 10-5
Lecture 12
12) Chapter 7: 1,3,5

12) Tu 10-24

Chapter 7.1-3
Tu 10-10
Lecture 13
13) Chapter 7: 6,10,11
13) Th 10-26
Chapter 7.4-5

Th 10-12

Lecture 14
Review Chapters 4-6
get ready for Midterm 2
Study for Midterm 2

Tu 10-17

Review for exam

A) Presentation Abstracts

A) Th 10-26
Study for Midterm 2

Th 10-19

Exam 2

14) Chapter 8: 1,4,8

14) Tu 10-31
Chapter 8.1-3

Tu 10-24

Lecture 15

15) Chapter 8: 9,15,17

15) Th 11-2
Chapter 8.3-5
Th 10-26
Lecture 16
16) Chapter 9: 1,2,3,6,7,9

16) Tu 11-7

Chapter 9.1-5
Tu 10-31
Lecture 17
17) Chapter 10: 1,3,4

17) Tu 11-14

Chapter 10.1-2
Th 11-2
Lecture 18
18) Chapter 10: 5,6,8

18) Th 11-16

Chapter 10.3-4

Tu 11-7

Lecture 19
Review Chapters 7-9
get ready for Midterm 3
Study for Midterm 3
Th 11-9
Exam 3
19) Stat. Mech. HW (TBA)
19) Th 11-30
Handout (Stat. Mech.)

Tu 11-14

Lecture 20
20) Stat. Mech. HW (TBA)
20) Th 11-30
Handout (Stat. Mech.)

Th 11-16

Lecture 21
B1) Finalize Presentations 1
B1) Tu 11-21
Handout (Thermo Applications)

Tu 11-21

Presentations 1
B2) Finalize Presentations 2
B2) Tu 11-28
Chapters 1-6
Tu 11-28
Presentations 2
C) Presentation Write-up
C) Mo 12-4
Chapters 7-10
Th 11-30
Review
Review Chapters 1-10
get ready for Final
Chapters 1-10
Mo 12-4
Final Exam 9AM      

Sample Midterm 1 . . . Sample Midterm 1 solutions

Sample Midterm 2

Sample Midterm 3