Study Programmes 2015-2016
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| Physical Chemistry | ||||||||
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Duration :
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| 30h Th, 10h Pr | ||||||||
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Number of credits :
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Lecturer :
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| Bernard Leyh | ||||||||
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language | ||||||||
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January | ||||||||
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Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
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| Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program | ||||||||
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Course contents :
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| The course develops links between the molecular and the macroscopic properties of chemical systems by introducing and using the tools of statistical mechanics.
Chapter 1. Quantum mechanics of chemical systems and introduction to spectroscopy Chapter 2. Gibbs ensembles Chapter 3. Systems of interaction-free particles (ideal gases): general concepts Chapter 4. Modified Maxwell-Boltzmann statistics of molecular ideal gases: internal energy and entropy Chapter 5. Transition state theory in chemical kinetics Chapter 6. Systems of interacting particles |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| The course aims at making the students able to use the tools of spectroscopy and statistical mechanics to explain the behaviour of physico-chemical systems and to develop applications thereof. | ||||||||
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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| Basic quantum mechanics course | ||||||||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| The course consists in lectures devoted to the theoretical developments while favouring the active participation of the students, followed by exercise classes with open-ended problems requiring the use of a data handling software. | ||||||||
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| 4-hour seminars (Monday 2-6 pm) during the first semester, consisting in:
- two lectures (2x 1 1/2 h) - one exercise class (1h) |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Powerpoint presentations will be made available.
The following textbook provides the students with complementary information: N. M. Laurendeau, Statistical Thermodynamics. Fundamentals and Applications, Cambridge University Press (2005) |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| The examination in January 2016 will be partly written and partly oral. | ||||||||
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| The course in taught in English. | ||||||||
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Contacts :
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| Bernard Leyh Department of Chemistry, Building B6c (Office R77 and lab S48), B-4000 Liège 1 (Sart Tilman) Phone: +32/(0)4/366.34.25 - E-mail : Bernard.Leyh@ulg.ac.be |
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Items online :
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 | CHIM0202-3 Lecture slides Copies of the theoretical lecture slides |
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| CHIM0202-3 Exercises Exercise booklet |
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