CHEM 443 Assignment Schedule and Readings

 

Assignments in Physical Chemistry, CHEM 443 University of Delaware FALL, 2019

  • This is a tentative assignment sheet. Check back often for changes as the semester progresses.
  • Reading assignments refer to sections. Read sections BEFORE topics are discussed in lecture; reread afterwards; reread again, if necessary.
  • Problems are to be attempted immediately after studying material. Work all problems thoroughly. If you have difficulty with a problem, seek help immediately; rework problems until you are certain you know the concepts, not just how to solve that particular problem.
  • There are many other problems at the end of each chapter; try others to see if you understand how to work problems. (ONE CAUTION: Some answers in the back of the book are NOT correct; if you feel you have worked a problem correctly several times and still disagree with the book’s answer, check the corrections sheet or check with a TA.)
  • You are welcome to study together, but be sure YOU have learned how to do each of the problems on your own if you expect to pass the course.
  • Do not fool yourself. Seeing another person work a problem will not ingrain you with the problem-solving tools to answer quiz and exam questions.
  • Be sure to read the Course Policies: https://sites.udel.edu/pchem/chem-443/chem-443-course-policies/

PERIOD

ASSIGNMENT

Week 1, beginning 8/26

No Quiz

 1, A.4.1, A.3, A.2: Course Overview; Math Review (Appendices); Absolute Temperature Scale; Zero’th Law; Basic Thermodynamics Definitions (system, boundaries, types of properties) Chap 1:  Q 3, 4, 6, 11, 12, 15;  P 1, 2, 14,21, 32, 40
Week 2, beginning 9/2 Quiz 1 2: Work and Heat Interactions; First Law of Thermodynamics; Reversibility Chap 2: Q 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 19;  P 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 14, 16, 21, 37, 38, 42
Week 3, beginning 9/9 Quiz 2 3: Internal Energy; Enthalpy; Joule-Thomson Experiment Chap 3: : Q 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 13, 15, 17, 20; P 1, 2, 5, 6, 15, 12, 24, 26, 27, 32, 36
Week 4, beginning 9/16 Quiz 3  5: Carnot Cycles; Entropy; the Second Law Chap 5: Q 1;  P 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10,12, 17, 23
Week 5, beginning 9/23 No Quiz  5: Entropy; Efficiency; Third Law; Engines; Mixtures  Chap 5:  P 26, 28, 34, 35, 40, 43, 44

First Midterm Examination: Date: TBD , 2019 Time: TBD

Week 6, beginning:9/30

Quiz

 6: Free Energy; Chemical Equilibrium; Phase Equilibrium  6:  P 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 17, 22
Week 7, beginning 10/9 Quiz 5  4: Thermochemistry; Chemical Reaction  4:  P 2, 3, 4,5,6,11,12,20
Week 8, beginning 10/16 Quiz 6
8: Gibbs Phase Rule; Phase Equilibrium; Vapor Pressure 8:  P 3, 5, 7, 19, 24
Week 9, beginning 10/23 Quiz 7 9: Solutions; Partial Molar Quantities; Raoult’s and Henry’s Laws 9:  P 1, 6, 13, 19, 26

Week 10, beginning 10/30

Quiz 8

 9: Nonideality and Activity in Solution; Colligative Properties

Second Midterm Examination, TBD

Week 11, beginning 11/6 Quiz X Statistical Thermodynamics: Basic Ideas
Week 12, beginning 11/13 Quiz 9 Statistical Thermodynamics: Applications
Week 13, beginning 11/20 THANKSGIVING RECESS
Week 14, beginning 11/27 Quiz 10

10: Thermodynamics of Electrolyte Solutions

11: Thermodynamics of Electrochemical Cells

10:  P 1, 3, 7,10, 20, 27

11:  P 3, 5, 12, 14, 16
Week 15, beginning 12/4 Review of Topics  

 

Last day of classes: December

Final Examination: TBA

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