Physical Chemistry I
CHM 3411


University of Texas at Dallas
Fall Semester 1999

The first semester of the year Physical Chemistry sequence involves primarily macroscopic phenomena, e.g., thermodynamics and chemical reaction kinetics. However it investigates microscopic (molecular) links to these macroscopic (everyday scale) phenomena through elements of statistical mechanics and kinetic theory. The energy levels through which stat. mech. can predict equilibria are a primary topic of the second semester course, Chm 3312.

The results of Physical Chemistry grow from the application of mathematics to fundamental assumptions about the physical environment of molecules such as the Coulombic force law of charges and the expression of the kinetic energies of mass particles. In consequence, Physical Chemistry draws heavily upon its prerequisites, the lower division core courses such as multivariable calculus and physics.

The Syllabus for Chm 3411 is available by clicking on the "link" represented by the highlighted word "Syllabus." Similarly, the calendar of events is available by clicking on the words Topics Schedule. Links on those "pages" may take you to information at sites off-campus; use your browser's BACK button to return to these pages from such off-campus visits.

Homework and its (eventual) solutions are available at that link. Exam pages including solutions to their problems will appear and be referenced here as the course proceeds. As an aid to returning to this "homepage" for the course, please add its URL (World Wide Web address) to your Bookmarks via your browser's provision. If your present browser does not display superscripts and subscripts correctly, as in the formula for the ammonia ion, NH4+, please upgrade it to a current version since Chemistry makes heavy use of super- and sub-scripts. The same holds true for Greek characters, if the following letters abg do not appear in Greek, you need to update your browser.

The instructor for Physical Chemistry this fall is Chris Parr.
Dr. Parr is available to students via all of the channels below:

Chris Parr
University of Texas at Dallas
Programs in Chemistry.  Room: Berkner 3.506
P.O. Box 830688  M/S BE2.6 (for snailmail)
Richardson, TX  75083-0688

   Voice: (972) 883-2485
     Fax: (972) 883-2925
     BBS: (972) 883-2168 or -2932 (V.34)
Internet: parr@utdallas.edu (UTD-related e-mail)
          DrCAParr@aol.com  (non-UTD e-mail)
WWW Page: http://wwwpub.utdallas.edu/~parr

Last modified 21 August 1999.