Physical Chemistry I is a course that focuses on understanding the thermodynamics and kinetics of chemical systems. The major areas of study in this course are chemical thermodynamics with a special focus on chemical equilibrium, and chemical kinetics. Some of the specific topics covered include properties of real gases, the kinetic theory of gases, the laws of thermodynamics as related to chemical systems, diffusion as a description of mass transport, rates of chemical reactions, and molecular reaction dynamics. The laboratory program illustrates the fundamental topics discussed in class through precision measurements.
