Chemistry 331: Physical Chemistry I


Course Description: Concepts of physical chemistry; basic thermodynamics; free energy and entropy; phase equilibria; properties of solutions of electrolytes and non-electrolytes

Prerequisites: Math 172 & Phys 202 (or equivalent) with a grade of C or better

Class Schedule: MWF 9:10-10:00 am in Fulmer 125

Textbook: Physical Chemistry, R.J Silbey, R.A. Alberty, and Bawendi (Wiley, 4th ed., 2005)

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Notices/Announcements:

Staff and Office Hours:

Professor:

    Kirk Peterson

      Office: Fulmer 104B (335-7867)

      Office Hours: Mon, 5:15-6:00; Tues, 4:00-5:00, Fri, 1:00-2:30 (or by appointment)

      E-mail: kipeters@wsu.edu

Class Web Page:

      http://tyr0.chem.wsu.edu/~kipeters/Chem331

Teaching Assistant (Grader):

    Firas Awwadi (Office: Fulmer 116), fawwadi@wsu.edu

Grading:

Grading Scale: the class average will approximately set the bottom of the B- range. In past years, this has been approximately 70%.

Notes: Cheating of any kind will not be tolerated. This includes the inappropriate use of solution manuals for homework sets, as well as the usual forms of copying, etc.

To check your current grades (incl. exams), click here

Weekly Schedule (subject to change):

Date
Topic
Activity/Assignment
 Aug. 23, 25, 27
Chapter 1:
Temperature and Equations of State
HW #1 here 
due on Wed. Sept. 1st (in class)
Solutions
Aug. 30, Sept. 1, 3
Finish Ch. 1 and start Chapter 2:
The First Law of Thermodynamics
 HW #2 here
due on Fri. Sept. 10th
Solutions
Sept. 6
Labor Day Holiday
NO CLASS
 
Sept. 8, 10
Chapter 2 continued
 HW #3 here
due on Fri. Sept. 17th
Solutions
Sept. 13, 15, 17
Chapter 3:
The 2nd and 3rd Laws of Thermodynamics
 HW #4 here
due on Fri. Sept. 24th
Solutions
Sept. 20, 22, 24
Chapter 3, continued
 entropy & disorder: ppt or pdf
Sept. 29
First Hour Exam (Ch. 1-3)
Exam1 solns  
Sept. 27, Oct. 1
Chapter 4 (Sec. 1-3):
The Equations of Thermodynamics
HW #5 here
due on Mon. Oct. 11th 
Solutions
Oct. 4, 6, 8
Chapter 4 continued
 HW #6 here
due on Fri. Oct. 15th 
Solutions
Oct. 11, 13, 15
Finish Ch.4 and start Chapter 5:
Chemical Equilibrium
 HW #7 here
due on Fri. Oct. 22th 
Solutions
Oct. 18, 20, 22
Chapter 5 continued
 
Oct. 27
Second Hour Exam
Covers Ch. 4 and as much of Ch.5 as we get to by Wed., Oct. 20th 
Exam2 solns
Oct. 25, 29
Wrap-up Ch.5, start Chapter 6:
Phase Equilibria
 HW #8 here
due on Fri. Nov. 12th
Solutions
Nov. 1, 3, 5
Ch. 6 continued
  HW #9 here
due on Mon. Nov. 15th (#6.91 on Wed.)
Solutions
Nov. 8, 10, 12
Phase Equilibrium of Mixtures
For a large variety of metal binary phase diagrams, see:
http://www.metal.or.kr/college/m_etc/ele-index.html 
Nov. 15, 17
Finish Ch. 6, review
  
Nov. 19
Third Hour Exam
 Covers last of Ch. 5 and Ch. 6 
Exam3 solns
Nov. 22 thru 26
Thanksgiving Vacation
 
Nov. 29, Dec. 1, 3
Chapter 7:
Electrochemical Equilibrium
   HW #10 here
due on Fri., Dec. 10th
Solutions 
Dec. 6, 8, 10
Electrochem continued; review for Final
  
Dec. 16
Final Exam (7:30-10am)
 Cummulative
Final from '03

 

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