Chemistry 21c - The Physical Description of Chemical Systems

MWF 1:00-1:55 - 147 Noyes

 

 

NEWS:                       05/07: The PS5 is up.

05/03: The PS4 solution key is up. For those who haven’t turned back their PS4,

please DO NOT open the solution key until you turn it back!!

05/03: I’ve graded PS#4. If you want it back, please come by the review section.

                                                Also after that I’ll put them in Ch21c mailbox until next Wed.

05/02: Midterm posted. WISH THE BEST FOR YOU!

05/01: The due date of PS4 is postponed to this 5/2 (Fri) 6:00 pm.

                                   

 

Webpage:                   http://www.its.caltech.edu/~ch21c

 

Instructor:                 Mitchio Okumura

                                    108 Noyes

                                    626-395-6557

                                    mo@caltech.edu

 

Teaching Assistant:  Kurt Mou

                                    130 Broad

                                    626-395-6407

                                    mouung@caltech.edu

Office Hours: Mon 19:30 at 132 Noyes

                       Or by appointment with me

 

Homework & Exams:

                                    Problem sets will be handed out online every Wed afternoon.

                                    The due date is next Wed before 6:00 pm.

                                    Please put your sheets back in Ch21 mailbox (opposite the lecture hall 147 Noyes).                 

                                    Please make sure that you read the “Homework Guidelines” below before writing the homework.

 

Important Documents:

                                    Syllabus

                                    Homework Guidelines

                                    Collaboration Policy for Problem Sets

                                    Midterm Examination Cover Sheets

                                    Final Examination Cover Sheets

                                                                                                                       Average

                                    Problem Set 1 - Due 4/9          (PS1 Solution)             91/100                                   

Problem Set 2 - Due 4/16        (PS2 Solution)             88/100

                                    Problem Set 3 - Due 4/23        (PS3 Solution)              78/80

                                    Problem Set 4 - Due 5/02        (PS4 Solution)              85/100

                                    Midterm Exam    Close Book Section    Open Book Section  - Out 5/2, Due 5/8

                                    Problem Set 5 - Due 5/14        (PS5 Solution)

Problem Set 6 - Due 5/18        (PS6 Solution)

                                    Problem Set 7 - Due 5/25        (PS7 Solution)

                                    Problem Set 8 - Due 6/1          (PS8 Solution)

                                    Final Exam - Out 5/25, Due 5/30 for seniors

Out 6/1, Due 6/6 for underclassmen

 

                                    Hand-out for PS #1 (Houston’s Book)

 

Mathematics “Cheat Sheet”

 

                                    Link to the NIST Chemistry WebBook

 

                                    Statements of the 2nd Law

 

                                    Statistical Thermodynamics Notes:

                                                Lecture 1

                                                Lecture 2

                                                Lecture 3

 

                                    Phases of Water Papers

                                                Nauta

                                                Saykally

 

                                    Symmetry Factor Papers

                                                Transition State Theory

                                                Bishop and Laidler

 

 

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