Syllabus

The course syllabus below is a general outline of the course’s content but is subject to small changes depending on student’s interest and pace.

Week/Date	Topic	Homework Due
Week 1/Day 1	Introduction and history of thermodynamics
Week 2/Day 1	Basic concepts and history of the first law
Week 2/Day 2	First law of thermodynamics
Week 3/Day 1	Second law of thermodynamics	HW1
Week 3/Day 2	Fundamental thermodynamic relations/equations
Week 4/Day 1	Statistical interpretation of the second law	HW2
Week 4/Day 2	Heat Capacity and Thermochemistry
Week 5/Day 1	The third law of thermodynamics	HW3
Week 5/Day 2	Phase equilibria I: One-component systems
Week 6/Day 1	Phase equilibria I: One-component systems	HW4
Week 6/Day 2	Review session for mid-term exam 1
Week 7/Day 1	Mid-term exam 1 (in-class)
Week 7/Day 2	Thermodynamics of gases
Week 8/Day 1	Thermodynamics of gases	HW5
Week 8/Day 2	Thermodynamics of solutions
Week 9/Day 1	Thermodynamics of solutions	HW6
Week 9/Day 2	Phase equilibria II: Two-component systems
Week 10/Day 1	Phase equilibria II: Two-component systems	HW7
Week 10/Day 2	Phase equilibria II: Two-component systems
Week 11/Day 1	Advanced Topic	HW8
Week 11/Day 2	Advanced Topic
Week 12/Day 1	Review session for mid-term exam 2
Week 12/Day 2	Thanksgiving recess (no class)
Week 13/Day 1	Mid-term exam 2 (in-class)
Week 13/Day 2	Advanced Topic
Week 14/Day 1	Advanced Topic
Week 14/Day 2	Advanced Topic / Final project presentations (in-class)
Week 15/Day 1	Final project presentations (in-class)

Advanced Topics: Ternary Phase diagrams, predominance phase diagrams, electrochemistry, statistical thermodynamics & molecular dynamics, phase transformations, condensed - gaseous phase reactions,…

Note

Homework due dates and Thanksgiving recess are estimates and may vary year to year