CHEM 4511: Physical Chemistry 1
Spring 2015
Instructor: Prof. J. M. Weber
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• Requirement:
– CHEM 3311 or 3351
– MATH 2400 or APPM 2350
– PHYS 1110 or 2020 (all minimum grade C-).
– Requires prerequisite or corequisite course of PHYS 1120.
• Class hours:
MWF 10:00 am to 10:50 am
• Office Hours:
M: noon – 1 pm
TF: 11:15 am – noon
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• Locations:
– JILA tower A709
– phone 492-7841
– email weberjm@jila.colorado.edu
– web site:
http://jila.colorado.edu/weberlabs/course-CHEM4511.html
• Exam schedule:
– Two-hour exams: February 10, March 10, April 14
6-8 pm, EDUC 220
– Final Exam: date, time, and location TBA
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• Problem sets (homework):
– usually handed out (i.e. posted on course web site) on
Wednesdays, to be returned the following Wednesdays before
class
– homework will be graded by graduate student Grant Buckingham
– credits accumulated over the semester determine your
homework performance grade. Everyone may drop one
homework assignment without penalty.
• Travel:
Due to conference travel, I will not give lectures from Feb. 23 –
March 4. Grant Buckingham will give the lectures in my stead. As
the 2-hr exams are held outside of class hours, some class hours
may be cancelled.
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• Additional lectures (voluntary):
There may be some voluntary additional lectures to cover some
material in more depth, review some math and physics, or do some
computer experiments to enhance learning. They may take place on
some Thursdays 6 pm – 7 pm, will be announced.
• Final grades:
– Homework performance: 40%
– Clicker questions (participation) 5%
– Average of the two-hour-exams: 30%
– Final exam: 25%
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• Textbooks:
Required: Atktins & de Paula “Physical Chemistry”
Please note that reading material will be part of homework and
relevant for exams.
• Optional: James R. Barrante “Applied Mathematics for Physical
Chemistry”
Clicker Questions and PowerPoint Slides will be
posted on the course web site!
Homework Assignments This Week
• Read Atkins & de Paula, “Foundations” Chapter (particularly A and
B) before class on Friday, January 16
• Problem Set 1 will be posted on later today, due before class on
Friday, January 16
Boyle’s Law
“isotherms” (curves “at the same temperature; “iso” – the same)
Robert Boyle
(1627–1691)
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY: THERMODYNAMICS, STRUCTURE,
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wikipedia.org
p
1
;
V
V
const.
p
or
pV  const.
at fixed temperature T and amount of substance n
wikipedia.org
Boyle’s Law
“isotherms” (curves “at the same temperature; “iso” – the same)
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY: THERMODYNAMICS, STRUCTURE,
AND CHANGE 10E | PETER ATKINS | JULIO DE PAULA
p
1
;
V
V
const.
p
or
pV  const.
at fixed temperature T and amount of substance n
Charles’ Law (Gay-Lussac Law)
“isobars” (curves “at the same pressure; “iso” – the same)
Jacques Alexandre César Charles
(1746 – 1843 )
Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac
(1778 – 1850 )
wikipedia.org
wikipedia.org
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY: THERMODYNAMICS, STRUCTURE,
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V  T;
V
 const .
T
at fixed pressure p and amount of substance n
Avogadro’s Principle
Amedeo Avogadro
(1776 – 1856 )
V  n;
V
 const .
n
at fixed pressure p and temperature T
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