CHEM 3900 - Honors Physical Chemistry II

(PBS-AS, PHS-AS)

Spring. 4 credits. Letter grades only.

Prerequisite: one of the following: MATH 2130, MATH 2310, MATH 2220, PHYS 2208, CHEM 2080, CHEM 3890, or permission of instructor. Co-meets with CHEM 6900.

G. Ezra.

CHEM 3900 is a continuation of CHEM 3890 and discusses the thermodynamic behavior of macroscopic systems in the context of quantum and statistical mechanics. After an introduction to the behavior of ensembles of quantum mechanical particles, the laws of thermodynamics, concepts of equilibrium, and chemical kinetics are covered in detail.