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CHEM 131 - PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY - WINTER 2012Thermodynamics, chemical equilibrium, phase equilibrium, chemistry of solutions.

Prerequisites: Chem 6C, Math 20AB and Math 20C or 21C and Phys 2AB, or consent of instructor.

INSTRUCTOR: Francesco Paesani3210 Urey Hall, (858) 822-3383

Mail Code 0314fpaesani@ucsd.eduOffice Hours: Wed. 1:30-3:30 pm, and by appointment in my office

LECTURES: MWF 9:00-9:50 am, York Hall 2622

TA: Samantha Doylesjdoyle@ucsd.eduOffice Hour: Thu. 10:00-11:0 am, location: York Hall 4020A

Grader: Xiaolong Qiuxqiu@ucsd.edu

TEXT: Physical Chemistry, 6th Ed. by Ira N. Levine (Chapters: 1-11)Solution Manual is available but optional

WEBPAGE:We will use TED for this class. You must check on the web for information, homework, due dates, examinformation, changes in office hours, posted exam scores, and in general all announcements related to thecourse. It is your responsibility to check.

SECTIONS:Sections provide an important and valuable opportunity to discuss assigned problems, other problems,points that were not clear in lecture or in your readings, and questions arising before or after an exam. Notethat office hours should not replace your attendance of section, but should rather be used as a supplementwhen needed. You are welcome to attend any section (not necessarily just the one you are enrolled in) andeven to attend more than one section every week.

SECTIONS - SCHEDULE:

A01 - Mon. 3:00-3:50pm, CENTR 222

A02 - Mon. 4:00-4:50pm, CENTR 222A03 - Wed. 6:00-6:50pm, WLH 2207

HOMEWORK:Problem sets will be due each FRIDAY in class. They will be posted at least one week before the due date.Check the web for new assignments. Solutions to the homework problems will be posted on the course website right after the homework is due. LATE HOMEWORK WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

You are welcome to work on problem sets together, and to ask about problems in Section or office hours.However, office hours are not meant as a substitute for Section discussions. Also, you are not welcome tosimply copy someone else's solutions or solutions found in manuals. This will not help you in any significantway at exam time; it will only cramp your hand to do all that writing without much purpose.Note that homework material will often be ahead of lecture. This is inevitable if homework is not to be waybehind lecture and reading material. This is a reminder that in addition to attending lectures and section, youshould be reading the textbook, and that you will often find yourself reading material before you hear it inlecture. This will also contribute to your better understanding of the lectures and will help you to be more

knowledgeably prepared with questions.

EXAMS:There will be a midterm, on Wednesday, February 8, 8:00-9.50 pm, location: YORK 2622. As the timeapproaches, I will let you know what will be covered on the midterm. The final exam will be on Wednesday,March 21, 8:00-11:00 am, location TBA. Again, I will let you know what will be covered on the final as thetime approaches. You are allowed to bring to each exam one 8 x 11 sheet of paper on which you can writeanything you like (both sides). You may also bring a calculator. NOT a memory bank, just a calculator. See

statement about CHEATING below - bringing information to the exam on a calculator or any other electronicdevice constitutes cheating. The calculator is only to be used for arithmetic and other explicitly allowedcomputational operations. I am often asked whether lectures or reading or homework is more important for

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exam performance. My exams may contain portions that are closely connected to homework, some closelyconnected to the examples in the book, and some that come from lecture and reading. In other words, it isall important!

EXAM SCHEDULE AND GRADE BREAKDOWN:

MIDTERM: 35% - Wednesday, February 8, 8:00-9.50 pm, location: YORK 2622FINAL: 55% - Wednesday, March 21, 8:00-11:00 am, location TBA

HOMEWORKS: 10 %EXAM REGRADING: Exams will be available for viewing and/or pickup at pre-announced times in my office.If you have any doubts about the grading, discuss them with me. If you don't have time just then, or are notsure, leave the exam in my office and come back another time. ONCE YOU TAKE THE EXAM WITH YOU,THERE WILL BE NO REGRADING. NO EXCEPTIONS.

MISSED EXAMS:Missed exams (for very good and properly justified reason only!) must be made up before the scheduleddate of the exam. Serious unanticipated emergencies will be handled on a case-by-case basis.

HONESTY: DO NOT CHEAT.For the UCSD Policy on Academic Integrity of Scholarship go to:http://senate.ucsd.edu/manual/appendices/Appendix2.pdf