CURRENT csm courses
2010
Unit Operations Laboratory ChEN312/313
Field Session (WI) Principles of mass, energy, and momentum transport as applied to laboratory-scale processing equipment. Written and oral communications skills. Aspects of group dynamics, teamwork, and critical thinking. Prerequisite: ChEN201, ChEN307, ChEN308, ChEN357, ChEN375, EPIC251. 6 hours lab; 6 semester hours.
Introduction to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics ChEN357
Fundamentals of thermodynamics for application to chemical engineering processes and systems. Phase and reaction equilibria. Relevant aspects of computer-aided process simulation. Integrated laboratory experiments. Prerequisite: DCGN210 or DCGN209, MATH225, grade of C or higher in ChEN201 or consent of instructor. Corequisite: ChEN358. 3 hours lecture; 3 semester hours.
CHGN351B. Physiccal Chemistry for the Biosciences
A study of chemical systems from a molecular physical chemistry perspective. Includes an introduction to quantum mechanics, atoms and molecules, spectroscopy, bonding and symmetry, and an introduction to modern computational chemistry. Prerequisite: CHGN122, DCGN209, MATH225, PHGN200. 3 hours lecture; 3 hours laboratory; 4 semester hours.
ChEN610. Applied Statistical Thermodynamics
Principles of relating behavior to microscopic properties. Topics include
element of probability, ensemble theory, application to gases and
solids, distribution theories of fluids, and transport properties.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. 3 hours lecture; 3 semester
hours.
CHGN503. Advanced Physical Chemistry I
Quantum chemistry of classical systems. Principles of
chemical thermodynamics. Statistical mechanics with statistical
calculation of thermodynamic properties. Theories of chemical
kinetics. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. 4 hours lecture; 4
semester
hours.