CHEM 407 Physical Chemistry I
This course is the first part of a two-semester physical chemistry sequence. This course covers thermodynamics and kinetics. Thermodynamics focuses on the gas laws, first law, second law, and third law of thermodynamics, internal energy, enthalpy, entropy, Gibbs energy, chemical potential, and how to use these thermodynamic quantities to predict the feasibly of a chemical reaction under certain conditions. Kinetics focuses on the rate laws and reaction mechanisms. Pre-requisite: A "C" or better in
CHEM 104 or
CHEM 205&205L,
MATH 141, and
PHYS 112, or
PHYS 152.