Chem 521: Physical Chemsitry
Required Text: "Physical Chemistry for the Chemical and Biological Sciences", R. Chang
Grading:| Homework | 15% |
| First Exam | 25% |
| Second Exam | 25% |
| Final Exam | 35% |
| Lecture Topic(s) | Chapter |
|---|---|
| Acid-base equilibria in aqueous systems | 11 |
| Chemical kinetics | 12,13 |
| • Basic concepts | |
| • Theories of reaction rates | |
| • Enzyme kinetics | |
| Quantum mechanics and chemical bonds | 14, 15 |
| • Wave mechanics | |
| • Atomic and molecular structure | |
| Applications of quantum mechanics | 16, 17, 23 |
| • Intermolecular forces | |
| • Spectroscopy | |
| • Statistical mechanics | |
| Condensed matter | 21, 22 |
| • Structure and transport in liquids | |
| • Macromolecules |
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