Temperature: heat, work, and the first law of thermodynamics; entropy and the second law, enthalpy, Helmholtz and Gibbs free energy; thermodynamic equilibrium criteria; Maxwell's relations, phase transitions; elementary kinetic theory of gases.

Note: Credit Restriction: Credit may be obtained for only one of CH 271 (Chemical Thermodynamics) or PHY 211 (Thermodynamics and Kinetic Theory)


Credit Restriction: Credit may be obtained for only one of Physics 211 or Chemistry 271

Prerequisites: Physics 122 or PHY 132 and 2nd year standing required
Corequisites: Mathematics 215
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