Downloads

Please download these handouts - especially summaries of equations and units.  They will assist you in doing problems and understanding the course material.

General Handouts

• 59-240 course outline - Fall 2011
• 59-240 laboratory manual - Fall 2010 - available on CLEW site
• Useful Information for 59-240 - Physical constants, units, etc.
• Periodic Table of the Elements - printable, from www.webelements.com
• Departmental Examination Guidelines - for testing, exams, assignments & labs
• Equation Set #1
• Equation Set #2
• Equation Set #3

Useful Handouts

• Summary of Units and SI Expressions
• SI Units  - Comprehensive information on units in phys. chem.
• Units of Pressure
• The Gas Constant, R, with Different Units
• List of Atomic Masses for Common Isotopes
• Summary of Partial Differentials and Other Useful Mathematics
• Partial Derivatives - A brief summary from "Further Information 1" in Atkins, 6th Ed.
• List B Answers - A collection of short answers from Atkins, 6th Ed.
• List B Answers - selected answers from the 7th edition
• List A Answers - selected answers from the 8th edition
• Maxwell Distribution - Clarification of Self-Test 1.6 (Atkins 6th), 24.1 (Atkins 7th), 21.1 (Atkins 8th) - L3
• van der Waals gas - P1.23 (7th), P1.20 (8th), L4
• Most probable speed calculation - L3
• 1st law toolbox solutions - Ch. 2 (8th) and Ch. 3 (7th) - L9
• Sample mid-term from October 2001
• Sample mid-term from November 2003
• Clarification for Ex. 5.4 (6th Ed) & 5.7 (7th Ed)
• Vapour pressure proof - from L14
• Self-test 7.2 (7th), 5.2 (8th) - from L16
• Colligative properties - from L17
• NEW! Final review and tutorial - Fall 2010