Program Overview

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology offers a variety of programs and courses.

Programs of Study

The university provides various programs, including:

• Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE)
• Division of Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Science and Engineering (CEMSE)
• Division of Physical Science and Engineering (PSE)

Courses

The university offers a range of courses, including:

• AMCS - Applied Mathematical and Computational Science
• AP - Applied Physics
• B - Bioscience
• BESE - Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering
• BioE - Bioengineering
• CE - Chemical Engineering
• Chem - Chemistry
• CS - Computer Science
• ECE - Electrical and Computer Engineering
• English
• EnSE - Environmental Science and Engineering
• ERPE - Energy Resources and Petroleum Engineering
• ErSE - Earth Science and Engineering
• MarS - Marine Science
• ME - Mechanical Engineering
• MSE - Material Science and Engineering
• PSE - Physical Science and Engineering
  • 100
    • PSE 100
    • PSE 101
    • PSE 102
    • PSE 103
  • 200
• PS - Plant Science
• STAT - Statistics
• TIE - Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship
• WE - Winter Enrichment Program

PSE 102 Chemistry and Thermodynamics I

This course consists of two components: Chemistry and Thermodynamics.

Chemistry Component

The chemistry component covers:

1. The universe around us, including what chemistry is, atoms, molecules, and ions.
2. Substances, elements, and mixtures, as well as changes and properties of matter.
3. Chemistry divisions, including the scientific method, observation, law, hypothesis, experiment, data, results, and theory.
4. The Periodic Law and Periodic Table, as well as the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC).
5. The timeline of atomic theories and models, including elementary particles, atomic number, mass number, atomic mass, isotopes, and quantum numbers for different orbitals.
6. Electron configuration of atoms, valence electrons, and the octet rule.
7. Periodic Law, Periodic Table, atomic/ionic radius, electron affinity, electronegativity, ionization energy, polarizability, and isoelectronic configurations.
8. Metals, metalloids, and non-metals, as well as Lewis structures, covalent, ionic, and metallic bonds.
9. The valence shell electron pair repulsion (VSEPR) theory, polar and nonpolar molecules, and intermolecular interactions.
10. Gaseous, liquid, and solid states, phase changes, and energy of physical change.

Thermodynamics Component

The thermodynamics component covers:

1. Fundamentals of thermodynamics.
2. Work and heat.
3. The First Law.
4. Pure substances.
5. The Second Law.

Credits

The course is worth 0 credits.