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Course Schedule
 
September October November December Midterm Exams
 Wed   Thu 
   
9 10
16 17
23 24
30
  
 Wed   Thu 
1
7 8
14 15
21 22
28 29
 
 Wed   Thu 
4 5
11 12
18 19
25 26
 
 Wed   Thu 
2 3
9 10
   
 
     Exam dates     
Sept 30
Oct 21
Nov 4
Nov 25
Optional: Dec 17
 
  Wednesday September 9 
    General class information 
    What is Physical Chemistry? 
    Assignment: 1 
 
  Thursday September 10 
    Microscopic and macroscopic properties
    Calculation of energy and work
    The first postulate of thermodynamics 

 
  Wednesday September 16 
    Energy and work 
    What is equilibrium? 
    Master Copy given 
 
  Thursday September 17
    The second postulate of thermodynamics 
    The third postulate of thermodynamics 
    The basic problem of thermodynamics 

 
  Wednesday September 23 
    Calculations of work & energy 
    The fourth postulate of thermodynamics 
    Calculations with entropy 
 
  Thursday September 24
    Entropy & energy-based equations of state
    Pressure, temperature and chemical potential 
    Use of the fundamental equations to calculate equilibria 
    Equilibria in isolated and adiabatic systems

 
  Wednesday September 30
    1st midterm exam
    To prepare read: Callen pp. 2-33.
    (45 minuts from 8.15 to 9.00)
    Calculations using equations of state
 
  Thursday October 1
    Formal relations concerning multivariate functions, their derivatives and integrals
    Euler equation for U and S
    Gibbs-Duhem equation & Gibbs phase rule
    Calculation of the entropy of an ideal gas from the equations of state

 
  Wednesday October 7
    2 hours exercises seminar
    Calculations with equations of state,
    & fundamental equations
    Calculations with measurable quantities

  Thursday October 8
    Equilibria at constant pressure, temperature, and
    at constant pressure AND temperature
    Thermodynamic potentials U, H, F and G 
    Summary of thermodynamic characterization of equilibrium systems
    Cyclic processes
    Heat engines & refrigerators,
    their efficiancy parameters
    Carnot, Rankine and other cycles

 
  Wednesday October 14
    The notion "numerousness" in mol
    Classical foundations of thermodynamics
    To read: Callen pp. 113-130.  
    Assignment: 9

  Thursday October 15
    Classical foundations of thermodynamics
    Calculations with potentials and derivatives
    Transformations of variables in thermodynamic functions
    To read: Callen pp. 35-130.  
    Assignment: 10
    Additional reading:
    Atkins 1.3-1.6, 3.2, 3.3, 5.2.  

 
  Wednesday October 21
    2nd midterm exam (from 8:15 till 9:00)
    To prepare read: Callen pp. 35-130.
    Phase equilibria of pure substances

  Thursday October 22
    Statistical foundations of thermodynamics

 
  Wednesday October 28
    Phase equilibria of pure substances
    To read: Atkins: entire Chapter 6  
    Assignment: 11

  Thursday October 29
    Thermodynamics in multicomponent systems
    Chemical potential and activity in mixtures
    Binary liquid/vapour phase diagrams
    To read: Atkins: Chapters 7 and 8  
    Assignment: No

 
  Wednesday November 4
    3rd midterm exam (from 8:15 till 9:00)
    To prepare read: Atkins: Chapter 6

    Binary phase diagrams: azeotropes

  Thursday November 5
    Colligative properties
    Homogeneous equilibrium in reacting mixtures
    (Chemical equilibrium)
    To read: Atkins Chapter 9  

 
  Wednesday November 11
    2 hours seminar
    Phase equilibrium
    and Chemical equilibrium calculations

  Thursday November 12
    2 hours lecture: Thermodynamics of electrically charged systems
    Seminar: chemical equilibrium
    To read: Atkins Chapter 9 + 10.1-10.2  

 
  Wednesday November 18
    2 hours seminar
    Chemical equilibrium calculations

  Thursday November 19
    Equilibrium electrochemistry:
    the electrochemical potential
    the Debye-Hückel limiting law
    To read: Atkins: Entire Chapter 10  

 
  Wednesday November 25
    4th midterm exam (from 8:15 till 9:00)
    To prepare read: Atkins: Chapters 7, 8, 9
    Equilibrium electrochemistry
    To read: Atkins: Entire Chapter 10  

  Thursday November 26
    Equilibrium electrochemistry:
    electrochemical cells
    electrodes and their application

 
  Wednesday December 2
    Transport: general description
    To read: Atkins: Chapter 24  

  Thursday December 3
    Diffusion, viscosity and ionic transport
    To read: Atkins: Entire Chapter 24  
    Assignment: ???????

 
  Wednesday December 9
    Two hours seminar:
    solving poblems
    (preparation for the optional midterm exam and the written final exam)
    To read: Callen: Chapters 1 to 4 AND Atkins: Chapters 6 to 10 + 24 

  Thursday December 10
    Three hours seminar:
    solving poblems
    (preparation for the optional midterm exam and the written final exam)
    To read: Callen: Chapters 1 to 4 AND Atkins: Chapters 6 to 10 + 24 

 
  Thursday December 17
    optional midterm exam (from 9:00 to 10) To prepare read: Callen: Chapters 1 to 4 AND Atkins: Chapters 6 to 10 + 24

 

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Last modified: 29/11/98