Chemistry 140A: Physical Chemistry I Lecture

 

Fall 2009

Mon, Wed, Fri 8:00 – 8:50 AM

Sequoia Hall 452 

 

Benjamin Gherman

Office Hours: Thursdays, 9:00 – 10:30 AM

(and by appointment, made 24 hrs ahead)

E-mail: ghermanb@csus.edu

Office: Sequoia Hall 416-C

 

 

 

Announcements

Ψ        7/28/09:  Course textbooks for the fall:

1.      Required:  “Thermodynamics, Statistical Mechanics, and Kinetics,” 2nd edition, by Engel and Reid (ISBN:  0-321-61503-4)

2.      Recommended:  Student Solutions Manual, 2nd edition (ISBN: 0-32-161621-9)

Ψ        8/12/09:  Tentative course syllabus posted.

Ψ        9/23/09:  Topics for exam #1 and practice exam #1 are now posted.

Ψ        10/19/09:  Topics for exam #2 and practice exam #2 are now posted. 

Ψ        11/13/09:  Topics for exam #3 and practice exam #3 are now posted. 

 

 

Course Information

Ψ        Syllabus (click here for PDF version)

Ψ        Lecture Schedule

Ψ        Powerpoint content from lectures, listed by day.

   

 

Handouts

Ψ        9/18/09 – U & H dependences

Ψ        10/23/09 – Real gases summary

Ψ        11/16/09 – Ionic quantities summary

 

 

Homework Assignments

Ψ        Homework 1 (assignment – PDF)  due Wednesday, 9/9/09

(solutions – PDF)

Ψ        Homework 2 (assignment – PDF)  due Wednesday 9/16/09

(solutions – PDF)

Ψ        Homework 3 (assignment – PDF)  due Wednesday 9/23/09

(solutions – PDF)

Ψ        Homework 4 (assignment – PDF)  due Wednesday 9/30/09

(solutions – PDF)

Ψ        Homework 5 (assignment – PDF)  due Monday 10/12/09

(solutions – PDF)

Ψ        Homework 6 (assignment – PDF)  due Wednesday 10/21/09

(solutions – PDF)

Ψ        Homework 7 (assignment – PDF)  due Wednesday 10/28/09

(solutions – PDF)

Ψ        Homework 8 (assignment – PDF)  due Friday 11/6/09

(solutions – PDF)

Ψ        Homework 9 (assignment – PDF)  due Friday 11/13/09

(solutions – PDF)

Ψ        Homework 10 (assignment – PDF)  due Friday 11/20/09

(solutions – PDF)

Ψ        Homework 11 (assignment – PDF)  due Friday 12/4/09

(solutions – PDF)

Ψ        Homework 12 (assignment – PDF)  due Friday 12/11/09

(solutions – PDF)

 

 

Quizzes

Ψ        Quiz 1 – Friday 9/11/09           (quiz – PDF, solutions – PDF)

Ψ        Quiz 2 – Friday 9/18/09           (quiz – PDF, solutions – PDF)

Ψ        Quiz 3 – Friday 9/25/09           (quiz – PDF, solutions – PDF)

Ψ        Quiz 4 – Wednesday 10/14/09 (quiz – PDF, solutions – PDF)

Ψ        Quiz 5 – Friday 10/23/09         (quiz – PDF, solutions – PDF)

Ψ        Quiz 6 – Monday 11/9/09        (quiz – PDF, solutions – PDF)

Ψ        Quiz 7 – Monday 11/16/09      (quiz – PDF, solutions – PDF)

Ψ        Quiz 8 – Monday 11/23/09      (quiz – PDF, solutions – PDF)

Ψ        Quiz 9 – Friday 12/4/09           (quiz – PDF, solutions – PDF)

Ψ        Quiz 10 –  Friday 12/11/09      (quiz – PDF, solutions – PDF)

 

 Exams

Ψ        Exam 1 – Friday, 10/2/09         (exam – PDF, solutions – PDF)

o       topic checklist

o       practice exam and practice exam answers

Ψ        Exam 2 – Friday 10/30/09        (exam – PDF, solutions – PDF)

o       topic checklist

o       practice exam and practice exam answers

Ψ        Exam 3 – Monday 11/30/09     (exam – PDF, solutions – PDF)

o       topic checklist

o       practice exam and practice exam answers

Ψ        Final Exam – Wednesday 12/16/09, 8:00am-10:00am

o       topic checklist (kinetics)