CHE 442G
Spring 2007
Course Outline:  Section I

Chpt 1

Introduction to Thermodynamics

 

Calculations with ideal-gas law

 

Total differential

 

Manipulations of partial derivatives (especially a and k) including error analysis

 

Chpt 2

First Law

 

Calculations of q, w, DU, and DH for simple processes
(expansions, compressions, temperature changes, phase changes)

 

Joule and Joule-Thomson experiments; 
use of cyclic rule to get (U/V)T and (H/P)T

 

Chpt 3

Second Law

 

Calculation of efficiency of work/heat conversions

 

Calculation of DS (i.e., DSsys) for simple processes
(expansion, compressions, temperature changes, phase changes)

 

DmixingS

 

Chpt 4

Material Equilibrium

 

Manipulations of total differentials and partial derivatives
(dH=VdP+TdS, dG=VdP-SdT, etc.;  the Maxwell relations)

 

Calculations of Cp-Cv, mJT, etc. from a, k, etc. 
(Not expected to have memorized formulas)

 

Qualitative problems involving H, S, G, and mi and their changes

 

Chpt 5

Standard Thermodynamic Functions

 

Calculations of DH, DS, and DG values for phase changes and reactions from tabulated data (including calculations based on Hess's law)

 

Correction of DH, DS (and thus DG) values calculated at 298 K to other temperatures using Cp data

 

Calculation of difference between DU and DH

 

Calculations of absolute entropies from Cp data
(including use of the aT3 law at very low T)

 

Differences [Hideal(T,P) - Hreal(T,P)] and [Sideal(T,P) - Sreal(T,P)] (formulas would be given)