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Song Tan
| Reading | ||
| Chang | ||
| Aug 26 | Introduction | 1 |
| Aug 28 | The Language of Thermodynamics, Ideal Gases | 2.1 - 2.4 |
| Sept 2 | The Mathematics of Thermodynamics, Euler's Theorem | Handout
1: Review of Calculus Appendix 1 |
| Sept 4 | Kinetic Theory of Gases | 2.6 |
| Sept 9 | The First Law of Thermodynamics: Work, Heat & Enthalpy | 3.1 - 3.2 |
| Sept 11 | Heat Capacity |
3.3 |
| Sept 16 | The First Law of Thermodynamics: Thermochemistry, More Math | 3.4 - 3.6 |
| Sept 18 | A Molecular Interpretation of Entropy | 4.1 - 4.2 |
| Sept 23 | The Second Law of Thermodynamics | 4.3 - 4.4 |
| Sept 25 | The Maxwell Relations, The Third Law | 4.5 |
| Sept 30 | Free Energy, Review | 4.6 - 4.8 |
| Oct 2 | Examination 1 | |
| Oct 7 | Ideal Solutions | 5.1 - 5.4 |
| Oct 9 | Real solutions | 5.5 - 5.6 |
| Oct 14 | Chemical Equilibrium | 6.1 - 6.2 |
| Oct 16 | Chemical Equilibrium and Changes | 6.3 - 6.4 |
| Oct 21 | Ligand Binding | 6.5 |
| Oct 23 | Bioenergetics | 6.6 |
| Oct 28 | Intermolecular Bonds | 13.1 - 13.6 |
| Oct 30 | Physical Chemistry in the Lab | |
| Nov 4 | Physical Chemistry of Proteins and DNA | 16.3 - 16.4 |
| Nov 6 | Examination 2 | |
| Nov 11 | Overview of Kinetics, Zero Order Reactions | 9.1 - 9.2 (up to p. 314) |
| Nov 13 | First Order Reactions; Second Order Reactions | 9.2 (p. 314 - 324) |
| Nov 18 | Reaction Mechanisms | Handout 2: Elementary Steps 9.3 - 9.4 |
| Nov 20 | Kinetics and Thermodynamics | 9.5 |
| Nov 25 | Thanksgiving break | |
| Nov 27 | Thanksgiving break | |
| Dec 2 | Enzyme Kinetics - the Basics | 10.1 - 10.2 |
| Dec 4 | Enzyme Kinetics - Intermediate Concepts | 10.4 |
| Dec 9 | Enzyme Inhibition | 10.5 |
| Dec 11 | Allostery | 10.6 |
| Dec ? | Final Exam (date and time to be announced) | |