Physical Chemistry

CHEM 370 Physical Chemistry I. Fundamental principles of physical chemistry. Lecture topics include ideal and real gases, kinetic theory, thermodynamics, equilibria, properties of solutions, surface and colloid chemistry.

CHEM 371 Physical Chemistry II. A continuation of Chemistry 370. Lecture topics include quantum chemistry, atomic and molecular spectra, and chemical kinetics.

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Quantum Calculations Posters Fall 2022

Links for lecture:

370	371
deionized water	PhET simulations: quantum
Debye-Hückel model	Many Worlds hypothesis
surface of salt solutions	What's That Stuff
Scientists probe underground depths of Earth's carbon cycle	American Chemical Society Climate Science Toolkit
The fate of carbon dioxide in water-rich fluids under extreme conditions	AAAS "What We Know"
ion selective electrodes	Stratospheric Ozone Depletion
Fuel-cell cars C&E News	1995 Chemistry Nobel (ozone)
X-ray diffraction	NOAA ozone monitoring
LibreTexts Surface Science

Textbooks

Required texts: Barrante, Applied Mathematics for Physical Chemistry, 3rd edition
Chang & Thoman, Physical Chemistry for the Chemical Sciences
WebAssign for Chang, Physical Chemistry for the Chemical Sciences

Texts on Reserve in Polk:
Barrante, Applied Mathematics for Physical Chemistry (1st ed.)
          reviews chemical applications of graphing and calculus
Warren, The Physical Basis of Chemistry
          presents concepts with less mathematical detail
Barrow, Physical Chemistry, 6th ed.
          good introduction to quantum
Atkins, Molecular Quantum Mechanics

Safety Data Sheets	pressure gauges	Macrogalleria (polymers)
J Phys Chem info for authors	vacuum pumps	Mg Molecular Weight
P-Chem Lab Reports Review site	temperature measurement	Mg Polymer Solutions
NIST Chemistry WebBook	index of refraction	Mg solution viscosity
Light and Color	Reduction Potentials	Mg PVA
NIST Computational Chem Comparison & Benchmark DataBase	Avogadro	MacMolPlt
Spectral Database for Organic Compounds	Jmol tutorial	GAMESS