Apr 12, 2025  
Fall 2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
Fall 2025 Undergraduate Catalog

CHE 312 - Physical Chemistry for the Life Sciences


A one-semester treatment of fundamental concepts of physical chemistry, intended primarily for students of the biological sciences desiring an introduction to physical chemistry. Topics include equations of state; classical thermodynamics and its application to chemical equilibrium in reaction systems, multiphase systems, and electrochemical cells; kinetic theory of gases; transport properties; chemical kinetics. May not be taken for credit by students who have completed CHE 301 . Not for credit toward the chemistry major.

3 credits

Prerequisite(s): CHE 132  or CHE 152 ; MAT 132  or 142 or MAT 127  or 171 or AMS 161  

Pre- or corequisite: PHY 121  or PHY 125  or PHY 131  /PHY 133  or PHY 141 

SBC: STEM+