KMM 315E - Physical Chemistry for Chemical Engineers

Course Objectives

1. To teach basic concepts of physical chemistry to engineering students
2. To give ability to apply the basic principles to different chemical systems.
3. To give ability to look through the aspects of physical chemistry to problems in
daily life and in engineering.

Course Description

Basic concepts of physical chemistry, Introduction to quantum mechanics, Particle in a box, quantum mechanical model for the vibration and rotation of the molecules, vibrational and rotational spectroscopy, ensemble and molecular partition functions, statistical thermodynamics, molecular motion in liquids, molecular motion in gases, reaction dynamics