PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY I

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: ( CHEM 116 , 327 , or 329 ), MATH 222 , and ( PHYSICS 201 , 207 , or 247 ), or graduate/professional standing. Not open to students with credit for CHEM 565 or 665 . Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness Breadth - Physical Science Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Honors - Accelerated Honors (!) Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Derive, interpret, and explain important thermodynamic relationships from the three laws of thermodynamics. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explain how thermodynamics and kinetics govern observable physical and chemical properties of matter and their transformations. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Apply the laws of thermodynamics and kinetic theories to solve quantitative problems involving chemical and physical processes. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Derive, interpret, and explain important thermodynamic relationships from the three laws of thermodynamics. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explain how thermodynamics and kinetics govern observable physical and chemical properties of matter and their transformations. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Apply the laws of thermodynamics and kinetic theories to solve quantitative problems involving chemical and physical processes. Audience: Undergraduate