Physical Chemistry I

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First semester of a two-semester series covering aspects of quantum mechanics, classical and statistical thermodynamics, spectroscopy, kinetic theory of gases, and chemical kinetics. A C- grade or better is required in this course in order to take CHM 507 . Cannot be taken Pass/Not Pass. May be taught concurrently with CHM 606. Cannot receive credit for both CHM 506 and CHM 606. Prerequisite: C- grade or better in CHM 170 ; and MTH 280 or MTH 288 or concurrent enrollment in MTH 280 or MTH 288 . Recommended Prerequisite: MTH 302 ; and PHY 124 or PHY 204 .