Instructor:

Prof. Lin Chen

Cristol Chemistry 232c

735-0071 (office)

Lin.Chen@colorado.edu

Lab web page: http://keres.colorado.edu/

Office Hours:

Fri. 9:30-11:00 am

at Cristol Chemistry 232c

Special Help Sessions

In Class Exam weeks

TA: Scott Wren

scott.wren@Colorado.EDU

TA office hours

Wed. 1:30-2:50 pm, Place: Chem 146

Text books

Required:

Physical Chemistry for the Life Sciences

Peter Atkins and Julio de Paula

Freeman, Oxford University Press, 2006, ISBN: 0-7167-8628-1, Chapters 1 - 5

Supplemental:

Physical Chemistry for the Chemical and Biological Sciences

Raymond Chang

University Science Press, Third Edition, 2000

Physical Chemistry: Principles and Applications in Biological Systems

I. Tinoco, K Sauer, J. C. Wang, Third or Fourth Edition (Puglish)

Overview:

This course is an introduction to thermodynamics and its application. We will apply physical chemical concepts to examples from biochemical and biological systems to further our understanding of both physical chemistry and biochemistry.

The material presented in this course can only be learned by hands-on experience. Working the homework problem sets is essential to success. The homework sets will be collected on Tuesday, and one question, selected at random, graded pass/fail to inform you on your understanding of the material. In addition, short (15-20 min) quizzes will be administered weekly on Thursdays. The quiz will consist of one problem that is closely related to a problem on the homework set. To do well, you need to have completed the homework and understood the concepts involved in solving these problems.

Exams and Grading:

10% Homework

20% Quizzes (best 7 of 8)

40% Hour Exams (2)

30% Final Exam

Quizzes cannot be rescheduled, but note that one quiz score will be discarded. Rescheduling of an exam will be considered only in exceptional circumstances, and requires prior approval of the instructor.

Chem 5411:

Students enrolled in 5411 must write a 10 page paper examining the thermodynamic aspects of a research problem.

10/4 Description of proposed topic due (1 page)

11/22 First draft submitted

12/8 Final version due

Course related postings:

Syllabus 2005.pdf

PS1_key (part1, part2, part3)

QZ1_key

PS2_key (par t1, part2)

QZ2_key

PS3_key (part 1, part2)

QZ3_key

PS4_key (part1, part2, part 3)

Exam I will be held on Sept. 29, 7-9 pm, at Hellems 252

Old Exam I (p1, p2, p3, p4, p5, p6, p7, p8)

QZ4_key

PS5_key (part1, part2, part 3)

ExamI_key (p1, p2, p3, p4, p5, p6, p7)

PS6_key (part1, part2, part 3)

PS7_key (part1, part2, part 3, pa rt 4, part5, part6)

QZ5_key

PS8_key (part1/1)

QZ6_key

PS9_key (part1/1)

QZ7_key

PS10_key (part1/1)

ExamII_key (part1/1)

PS11_key (part 1, part2)

PS12_key (part1/1)

QZ8_key

Final Practice PS ( PartI)

Final Practice PS ( PartII)

PS13_key (part1/1)

Key to part of Final Practice PS ( PartII)

Note: For the Final Exam, you can use the old cheat sheets from ExamI and Exam II and make a one-page new

cheat sheet (total three pages of cheat sheet allowed). But I strongly suggest you to go over the old cheat sheets carefully.

The final time and place:

12/13/05 (Tuesday) 4:30 pm -7:00 pm
EKLC E1B50 (the room where the class meets).