ChE 2101 Fundamentals of Thermodynamics

Course Documents

• Course syllabus.
• Introduction to Matlab.
• Matlab exmple for non-linear solver:NonLinearSolverExample.m.
  

Lectures

• Lecture #1, Introduction, laws of thermodynamics, notation.
  
• Lecture #2, Work and processes.
  
• Lecture #3, First and second laws.
  
• Lecture #4, Gibbsian equations, chemical potential.
  
• Lecture #5, Mathematical methods, Legendre transforms.
  
• Lecture #6, Partial derivative game.
  
• Lecture #7, Process evaluation. Residual functions.
  
• Lecture #8, Residual functions and example problems.
  
• Lecture #9, Introduction to statistical mechanics and quantum mechanics.
  
• Lecture #10, Quantum mechanics I.
  
• Lecture #11, Quantum mechanics II.
  
• Check out this link for a description of the rotational energy of a molecule.
  
• Lecture #12, Statistics and ensembles.
  
• Lecture #13, Ensembles and partition functions.
  
• Lecture #14, Semi-classical partition function.
  
• Lecture #15, Properties of ideal gases.
  
• Lecture #16, Properties of ideal gases, examples.
  
• Lecture #17, Chemical equilibria: ideal and real fluids.
  
• Lecture #18, Pair potentials and nonideal behavior. Van der Waals partition functions for mixture, local compositions, activity coefficient models.
  
• Lecture #19, Conformal solution theory.
  
• Lecture #20, Conformal solution theory, pure fluids and mixtures.
  
• Lecture #21, Ideal solutions and partial molar quantities.
  

Homework

1. Homework #1 due 16 September.
   

2. Homework #2, due 23 September.
   

3. Homework #3, due 30 September.
   

4. Homework #4, due 7 October.
   

5. Homework #5, due 14 October.
   

6. Homework #6, due 28 October.
   

7. Homework #7, due 4 November.
   

8. Homework #8, due 25 November.