CH303, CH304 Fundamentals of macroscopic thermodynamics. Introduction to statistical mechanics, chemical kinetics, surface chemistry, and techniques in surface chemistry analyses. Lecture meet four times one week and three the next. CM115, MA221 Real gas equations of state, laws of thermodynamics, free energy, phase equilibrium, and solutions. Emphasizes use of differential and integral calculus in introductory statistical thermodynamics and surface chemistry.
Lecture meets four times one week and three times the next.
CM361 Chemical equilibrium, kinetics, and electrochemistry. Lecture meet four times one week and three the next. CM115, MA201, PH245, PH135 Elementary quantum mechanics and spectroscopy, stressing molecular structure. CH225 Theory of EPA procedures and ASTM methods and their use in analyzing real-world samples. Student develops strategy for procedures, optimizes experiment conditions, and evaluates results.