Course Information| Instructor | T.M. Duncan tmd10@cornell.edu | Office Hours: Monday 3-4 p.m. and Tuesday 3-4 p.m., or by appointment 352 Olin Hall, 255-8715 |
| Teaching Assistant | Marc Faggin mff9@cornell.edu | Office Hours: Monday 6-8 p.m. 219 Baker Lab, 254-2921 |
| Texts: | Required: Physical Chemistry: A Molecular Approach, Donald A. McQuarrie and John D. Simon (University Science Books, Sausalito CA, 1997). | |||
| Optional: Problems & Solutions to Accompany McQuarrie-Simon Physical Chemistry: A Molecular Approach, Heather Cox (University Science Books, Sausalito CA, 1997). | ||||
| Schedule: | Lectures: | MWF | 10:10-11:00 | 255 Olin Hall | |
| Calculation Sessions: | Monday, or | 1:25-2:15 | 245 Olin Hall | ||
| Tuesday | 9:05-9:55 | 245 Olin Hall | |||
| Homework: | Exercises will be assigned weekly and will be due
Wednesdays in class. Late work will not be graded.
Solutions will be posted at the Chem 391 homepage.
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| Examinations: | There will be three preliminary examinations:
Tuesday, March 2, 7:30-9:30 pm Final Exam - Friday, May 21, 9:00-11:30 am No make-up exams are scheduled. A student that misses an exam without an official university excuse or medical excuse will be penalized. A student with an excused absence will take a second comprehensive final exam, Friday, May 21, 3:00-5:30 pm |
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| Grading: | Your grade in Chem(ChemE) 391 will reflect your
performance on homework and exams, as well as class participation,
as follows:
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| Homework | 20 | ||||
| Class Participation | 10 | ||||
| First Preliminary Examination | 35 | ||||
| Second Preliminary Examination | 50 | ||||
| Third Preliminary Examination | 35 | ||||
| Final Examination | 50 | ||||
| TOTAL | 200 | ||||
