Chemistry 262, Thermodynamics, Winter 2014 Instructors Lecturer: Professor Ka Yee C. Lee GCIS E139B 929 E.

57th Street Telephone: 702-7068 (work) Email: kayeelee@uchicago.edu Office hours: Call for an appointment, 10:30-11:30 MWF I encourage you to contact me via electronic mail to ask questions about the course or to schedule a time to meet outside of normal office hours. You must talk to the instructor directly regarding medical excuses (use e-mail or telephone messages only to set a time to discuss the medical problem with the instructor).

Teaching Assistant: Michael Lueckheide <milueckheide@uchicago.edu> Kent 031, Desk 11 Telephone: 516-445-5384 Email: milueckheide@uchicago.edu Office hours: WTh 3:00-4:00 pm Class Meetings Lectures: Discussions: MWF 9:30-10:20 am, Kent 120 T 7:30-8:30 pm, Kent 120

Textbooks and Course Materials Required Text Physical Chemistry A Molecular Approach by McQuarrie and Simon Problem Sets, Solutions, Syllabus, and Supplementary Material Handouts, homework and midterm solutions will be posted on Chalk Homework Weekly problem sets are posted on Chalk. Homework is due by the end of the class one week from the day assigned. No late homework will be accepted. Answers will be posted on Chalk. We will communicate any errors or changes in the assigned problems via email on Chalk, so if you have not registered for the course, please give your email address to the instructor on the first day of class, either in person or by email to kayeelee@uchicago.edu. Midterms Examinations will cover the homework, reading assignments, and lectures. Two one-hour examinations will be given during the quarter. The first one will be on Wednesday, January 29, the second is scheduled tentatively on Friday, February 21. We cannot give makeup exams as there is no reliable way to curve the results with the rest of the class. Final Exam Monday, March 17,10:30 am -12:30 pm. Note on Grading Course grades will be determined by the weighted average of 50% midterms, 35% final exam, and 15% homework. In making grade cut-off's between B and B-, Band C+, etc., the instructor will pay particular attention to effort as reflected in your homework grade. Grades of Incomplete (I) are limited to students with written medical excuses and/or family emergencies and have to be approved by the course instructor.

Supplementary Texts on Reserve in Crerar

Call Number QD453.2. .B480 2000 QD453.2 .A45 2001 Author Berry, Rice & Ross Alberty & Silbey Title Physical Chemistry Physical Chemistry

Tentative Syllabus Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 The Boltzmann Factor and Partition Functions Partition Functions and Ideal Gases The First Law of Thermodynamics Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics FIRST MIDTERM Entropy and the Third Law of Thermodynamics Helmholtz and Gibbs Energies Phase Equilibria SECOND MIDTERM Solutions I and II Chemical Equilibrium Ch. 17 Ch. 18 Ch. 19 Ch. 20 Ch. 21 Ch. 22 Ch. 23 Ch. 24/25 Ch. 26 Ch. 26

Week 10 Finish Chemical Equilibrium

FINAL EXAM Monday, March 17, 2014 at 10:30 am in Kent 120 NOTE LATER TIME

Tentative Class Schedule 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. Jan 8 (W) Jan 10 (F) Jan 13 (M) Jan 15 (W) HW1 due Jan 15 (W) 7:00-8:00 pm (Make-up class for Jan 6) Jan 17 (F) Jan 20 (M) MLK DAY NO CLASS Jan 22 (W) HW2 due Jan 24 (F) Jan 27 (M) HW3 (shorter set) due Jan 29 (W) FIRST MIDTERM Jan 31 (F) Feb 3 (M) Feb 5 (W) HW4 due Feb 7 (F) Feb 10 (M) Feb 12 (W) HW5 due Feb 12 (W) 7:00-8:00 pm (Make-up class for Feb 17) Feb 14 (F) COLLEGE BREAK - NO CLASS Feb 17 (M) Biophysical Society Meeting NO CLASS 20. 21. 22. Feb 19 (W) HW6 (shorter set) due Feb 21 (F) SECOND MIDTERM Feb 24 (M)

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Feb 26 (W) HW7 (shorter set) due Feb 28 (F) Mar 3 (M) Mar 5 (W) HW8 due Mar 7 (F) Mar 10 (M) Mar 12 (W) HW9 due Mar 17 (M) FINAL EXAM: 10:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m.