CHEM 312

Welcome to Thermodynamics...

Syllabus

Fall 2017

Homework

1) Show that nR = Nk (8/24/17).

2) Problems P1.11 and P1.19 (8/25/17)

3) Calculate the amount of work done in compressing 90 L of gas to a final volume of 70 L under a constant pressure of 2.0 bar. (show all work) (8/30/17)

4) Adiabatic Calorimeter calculation handout/Electrical energy handout (8/30/17)

5) Heating/Cooling Curve for Water (9/1/17)

6) Graph: Temp vs. Heat Capacity of Liquid Water (based on values in HW5 handout) (9/4/17)

7) Indicator Diagrams/Calculation of Work - 4 pages (9/13/17)

8) Derivatives practice - Example Problem 3.1 (9/20/17)

9) Thermometer - Excel (9/22/17)

Laboratory

Lab 1: Intro/Nova

Reports on NOVA Topics

Lab 2: Temperature (week 2)

1) Intro to Vernier data collection devices (if needed)

2) Thermal Imaging Cameras (project)

3) Glassblowing, part 1 of 2

4) Thermometers/Temp Measuring devices

5) Determination of Absolute Zero (P vs T --> extrapolate to P=0)

Lab 3: Temperature (week 3)

1) Glassblowing, part 2 of 2

How Its Made: Thermometer

2) Thermal Imaging Presentations

3) Sous Vide Cooking (eggs/meat)

PID Controller build

PID Controllers

Lab 6: Balloons/heat capacity/demos/calorimetry and more (week 6)

1) Pressure vs. Volume of a non-fixed wall system (ie. a balloon)

2) Heat Capacity as a function of T.

3) Demonstrations

Thermal expansion coefficient/Cloud in a bottle

Paintball gun thermodynamics

4) Building better solution calorimeter

ThinkerCAD/3D printing

Lab 11: (week 11)

Compressor Lab (under development)