SyllabusandCourseInformation

CHEM39601/PHYS32101
Spring2013 Instructor Office Phone Email OfficeHrs Instructor Office Phone Email OfficeHrs Classroom Dr.DavidNorwood 117PursleyHall 5493938 norwood@selu.edu d Seewww2.southeastern.edu/Academics/Faculty/dnorwood/classes/Thermo/info.html Dr.ThomasSommerfeld 127PursleyHall 5495973 Thomas.Sommerfeld@selu.edu Seehttp://www2.southeastern.edu/Academics/Faculty/tsommerfeld/ MCCL105MWF1111:50

CourseTopics Thiscourseisaboutthermodynamicsanditsfoundationinstatisticalmechanics.Itbuilds onthemacroscopicthermodynamicscoveredinCHEM121(calorimetryandenthalpy) andCHEM122(entropy,freeenergy,andequilibrium).Themicroscopicfoundationsof thetheoryaremadeexplicit,andapplicationssuchasheatengines,refrigerators,and chemicalreactionsarestudied. CourseText WewilluseAnIntroductiontoThermalPhysicsbyDanielSchroeder. AtSoutheastern'stextbookrentalyouwillbealsogivenasecondarybook,Physical Chemistry,byPeterAtkinsandJuliodePaula. Thematerialtobecoveredischapters16inSchroeder;ifyouneedasecondopinion youareinvitedtoconsultchapters17,16,17,and21inAtkins. Assessment Therewillbeonlinehomeworkandfourtests: Test 1 Chapters 1 and 2 Test 2 Test 3 Test 4 (final exam) Homework (on-line) Chapter 1-3, emphasis on 3 Chapters 1-5, emphasis on 4, 5

25 % 15 % 20 % 15 %

Chapters 1-6, some emphasis on 6 25 %

Grading Thecoursegradeisdeterminedasfollows: 90.00100% A 80.0089.99% B 70.0079.99% C 60.0069.99% D <60.00% F

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