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COURSES FOR WHICH I HAVE PREPARED WEB MATERIALS

1. Chem 452 (Thermodynamics for Biochemists), Winter 2008 (Updated Jan 10, 2008)

  • Link to E-Post Discussion Board
  • Link to Postings of Homework, Class Notes and Other Information
  • Motivation: higher homework grades are correlated with higher exam scores. Here is the data (.pdf file)
  • Click here for a pdf file of how I calculate your grade.
  • Follow this link for an Example of Class Notes.
  • You DO need to know calculus and some physics for this course. As a prerequisite, you should know how to do all of the math on this self tutorial (.pdf).

    2. Chem 461 (Physical Chemistry Lab)

  • Syllabus (Spring 2001)
  • Advice on Writing Lab Reports

    HELPFUL AND/OR FUN SITES FOR STUDENTS

    Dictionary of units
    The Amazing HyperPhysics Site ("Wall tension" at the index to the right is a good example.)
    NIST site for physical constants
    Mathworld mathematics resource
    Make your own crossword puzzles
    Jet-cooled beer
    Ridiculously slow experiments
    Bad Physics in Movies
    Pretty Orbitals

    "Ludwig Boltzmann, who spent much of his life studying statistical mechanics, died in 1906, by his own hand. Paul Ehrenfest, carrying on the work, died similarly in 1933. Now it is our turn to study statistical mechanics. Perhaps it will be wise to approach the subject cautiously." David L. Goodstein, States of Matter (Prentice-Hall 1975).

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