CHEM 33000 : Physical Chemistry I (Fall 2026)

This course will focus on the principles of classical thermodynamics and their application to simple chemical systems. An introduction to statistical thermodynamics will be provided in the last few lectures.

Pre-requisites: CHEM 10401 (Minimum grade: C) and PHYS 20700 or PHYS 20800 and CHEM 25000 or MATH 21300
Co-requisites: PHYS 20800 and CHEM 25000 or MATH 21300

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Class Schedule
09/01 - Properties of Gases I
09/03 - Properties of Gases II
09/08 - Properties of Gases III
09/10 - Exam 1
09/15 - Work and Energy I
09/17 - Work and Energy II
09/22 - Work and Energy III
09/24 - Entropy and Spontaneous Processes I
09/29 - Entropy and Spontaneous Processes II
10/01 - Entropy and Spontaneous Processes III
10/06 - Exam 2
10/08 - Free Energy and Maxwell Relations I
10/13 - No classes (Monday schedule)
10/15 - Free Energy and Maxwell Relations II
10/20 - Free Energy and Maxwell Relations III
10/22 - Chemical Equilibrium I
10/27 - Chemical Equilibrium II
10/29 - Chemical Equilibrium III
11/03 - Exam 3
11/05 - Partition Functions I
11/10 - Partition Functions II
11/12 - Partition Functions III
11/17 - Exam 4
11/24 - Ensembles I
11/19 - Ensembles II
11/26 - College closed (Thanksgiving)
12/01 - Ensembles III
12/08 - Kinetic Theory of Gases I
12/10 - Kinetic Theory of Gases II
12/14 - Exam 5

Lecture Notes
Lecture notes will be posted here.