CHE 455 - Physical Chemistry with Laboratory I (4 cr.)

The first semester of a two-semester sequence of physical chemistry for chemistry majors. Physical chemistry is predominantly concerned with the application of calculus to describe chemical systems. Emphasis in this first-semester course is on gas laws, work, heat capacity; general thermodynamics; equilibria and rates; and mechanisms associated with kinetics. This is a lecture only course with an accompanying laboratory component.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): CHE 242, MAT 225 and PHY 112.
Corequisite(s): CHE 455L
Semester(s) Offered: Fall