Instructor: Professor Peter V. Hobbs
504
Atmospheric Sciences Bldg., 543-6027
phobbs@atmos.washington.edu
Lectures: MWF, 9:30-10:20 AM, Room 310C ATG.
Midterm Exam: 9:30-10:20 AM, Friday, April 28.
Final Exam: 8:30-10:20 AM, Wednesday, 7 June .
Grading: 40% on midterm exam and 60% on final exam.
Textbook: "Basic Physical Chemistry for the Atmospheric Sciences" by Peter V. Hobbs. Cambridge University Press, 1995.
Study Time Outside of Class: About 5 hours per week.
Purpose of Course:
This course provides a short review of the basic principles of physical chemistry (since little previous knowledge of this subject is assumed). These principles are then applied to various aspects of the chemistry of the Earth's atmosphere.
Course Outline:
What this course is and is not:
1. Designed for those with little o no knowledge of chemistry.
2. Not for professional chemists.