Materials at Equilibrium (SMA 5111)

Calendar

SES #	TOPICS
1	Intro / Systems / Boundaries / First Law / types of E-flows
2	Conservation / U is a function / State Variables / Exact/Inexact Differentials
3	Rumford Experiment, Heat capacity
4	Examples Adiabatic reaction, Enthalpy, Second Law
5	Second Law, Entropy
6	Combined First and Second Law, Euler Relations, Equilibrium
7	Equilibrium, S max, U min, Interpretation of TD potentials, Nat. vars, Legendre
8	Math structure / Maxwell relations / How to do derivations
9	Maxwell + derivations, Entropy formulation
10	One component Clausius-Clapeyron
11	More Examples of Clausius Clapeyron, Solution Theory
12	Solutions Part II: PMQ, Activity, Gibbs Phase Rule
13	Properties of Mixtures, Equilibrium
14	EXAM 1
15	Two-phase equilibrium, Intercept rule, Lever rule, Ideal Solutions
16	Electrochemical eq., Osmose + discussion exam
17-25	Statistical Mechanics
26	Binary Phase Diagrams and Advanced Solution Theory
27	EXAM 2
28	Binary Phase Diagrams and review session
29	Binary Phase Diagrams and Advanced Solution Theory (continued)
30	Binary Phase Diagrams and Advanced Solution Theory (continued)
31	Binary Phase Diagrams and Advanced Solution Theory (continued)
32	Thermocalc
33	Thermocalc (continued)
26	Non-Equilibrium Aspects of Phase Diagrams / Start of Entropy Lectures
34	Energy and Entropy: Microscopic Origins and models
35	Statistical Mechanics of Real Systems: MC + MD
36	Polymer Mixtures
37	FINAL EXAM