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Program Overview

The PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY (LM) program is a fundamental course held in the first semester of the 2nd year, providing basic notions of Thermodynamics, Chemistry, Chemical Equilibria, Chemical Kinetics, and Theoretical Chemistry. The program aims to enable students to acquire a critical understanding of the principles and applications of Physical Chemistry in chemical, biological, and pharmaceutical systems.

Objectives and Contents

Educational Objectives

The program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of Physical Chemistry, focusing on Classical Thermodynamics and Chemical Kinetics. The course covers various topics, including:

• Notes on theoretical chemistry: Schroedinger equation, atomic orbitals, construction of the periodic table
• The chemical bond
• Perfect gases and real gases
• Classical thermodynamics: first, second and third law of thermodynamics; the concepts of internal energy, enthalpy, entropy, free energy; reversibility and irreversibility
• The chemical balance
• Ideal solutions, ideal dilutes, real, regular, electrolytic
• Notes on molecular spectroscopy and photochemistry
• Chemical kinetics
• Reaction dynamics: collision theory and activated complex theory
• Enzymatic catalysis

Detailed Educational Objectives and Learning Outcomes

The program aims to provide students with the ability to critically analyze and apply Physical Chemistry principles to various systems, with a particular focus on Classical Thermodynamics and Chemical Kinetics.

Prerequisites

To effectively engage with the program's contents, students are required to have basic knowledge of:

• Mathematics (properties of powers, fundamental integrals, derivatives)
• Physics (concepts of work and energy; basic concepts of electrostatics)
• General chemistry

Teaching Methods

The program consists of 64 hours of lectures, where theory is presented, and examples are discussed. Students will be asked to create a glossary in Aulaweb, defining key concepts treated during the lessons. The slides presented during the lectures will be available on Aulaweb.

Examination Methods

The examination consists of a discussion of a PowerPoint presentation and an oral exam. The presentation will be prepared and presented by groups of 2-3 students during a "Giornata dei Referenti" event. Students will be assigned key concepts related to topics covered during the lessons and will be asked to develop a discussion around them.

Examination Schedule

The examination schedule is as follows:

• 04/05/2023 | 09:00 | GENOA | Oral
• 06/21/2023 | 09:00 | GENOA | Oral
• 04/07/2023 | 09:00 | GENOA | Oral
• 07/24/2023 | 09:00 | GENOA | Oral
• 04/09/2023 | 09:00 | GENOA | Oral
• 18/09/2023 | 09:00 | GENOA | Oral
• 01/30/2024 | 09:00 | GENOA | Oral
• 02/20/2024 | 09:00 | GENOA | Oral

Teachers and Examination Committee

The program's teacher is Cristina Artini, and the examination committee consists of:

• Cristina Artini (President)
• Marcella Pani
• Massimo Ottonelli (Alternate)
• Marina Rui (Alternate)

Lessons

The lessons will begin on September 27, 2022, and the schedule can be found on the EasyAcademy portal.

Bibliography

The slides used during the lessons will be available on Aulaweb. Recommended textbooks for further study include:

• "Physical Chemistry" by Atkins (Zanichelli)
• "Physical Chemistry" by Chang (Zanichelli)