Under construction: This is the web site for the physical chemistry course Chm252/442. This course aims to provide theoretical context and practice applications for students interested in deepening their understanding of complex phenomena underlying laboratory physical chemistry, technology, and environmental processes.
Additional pages are accessible via the navigation bar on top, including reference to a graduate course on statitsical theory .
Math Preparation
Prerequisites for following the material discussed in class lectures and workshops requires familiarity with calculus and certain aspects of combinatorics/statistical analysis. These materials are covered in the book by McQuarrie & Simon Math Chapters MC B, C, D, and E. They should be reviewed during the first 3 weeks of the semester .
Reading and Workshop Assignments
Reading for Weeks of January 16, 23
Lecture Notes Section I,II.1-II.6:Complex dynamics, kinetics, cellular automata
McQuarrie & Simon Math Chapters MC B, C, D,
Kondepudi Ch.19
Additional Material
Tutorials probability ( pdf),Taylor expansion ( pdf)
J.L. Schiff: Cellular Automata (Excerpts), Ch.1, 3.1-3.6
Reading for Week of January 30
Lecture Notes Section II.3-II.6: Chemical kinetics, cellular automata
Kondepudi Ch.19
Reading for Weeks of February 5, 12
Lecture Notes Section III.1-III.6: Information & Probability, Partition Function
McQuarrie & Simon Ch 3 &4, Math Chapters MC B, E,
Kondepudi Ch.20
Reading for Weeks of February 19, 26
Lecture Notes Section III.1-III.6: Information & Probability, Partition Function, Free energies, Phase space, Gibbs equilibrium
McQuarrie & Simon Ch 1.2-1.8, 3 &4, Math Chapters MC B, E,
Kondepudi Ch.20, 4, 9
Reading for Weeks of March 12, 19
Lecture Notes Section IV.4-IV.6: Quantum concepts
and models, Fermion partition function
McQuarrie & Simon Ch 1 &4, Math Chapters MC B, E,
Kondepudi Ch.11, 20
Reading for Weeks of March 26, April 2
Lecture Notes Section IV.6, Fermi & Bose partition functions
V.3-4: Ideal & real gases, simple processes
McQuarrie & Simon Ch 5 &6
Kondepudi Ch.11, 20
Workshop Exercises for the week of
Jan 16 download (Exc1)
Jan 23 download (Exc2) (xls)
Jan 30 download (Exc3), Aux (pdf)
Feb 5 download (Exc4).
Feb 12 download (Exc5).
Feb 19 download (Exc6).
Mar 12 download (Exc7), Aux Tables (pdf)
Mar 19 download (Exc8).
Mar 26 download (Exc9).
Disclaimer (Please read before using the presentations on this site)
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