Information Package / Course Catalogue
Physical Chemistry I
Course Code: KMY341
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 4
Prt.: 0
Credit: 4
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

To teach the chemistry department students how to calculate and interpret some thermodynamic functions in the future R&D and quality control stages.

Course Content

Presenting the subjects such as ideal gas law, properties of gas mixtures, kinetic gas theory, basic thermodynamic laws, states of matter, phase diagrams, transformation thermodynamics in substances, viscosity and surface tension, teaching real gases and basic chemical laws

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Erdener KARADAĞ
Learning Outcomes
1.Knows the basic laws of chemistry
2.Solves problems related to the ideal gas law
3.Interprets the properties of gas mixtures
4.Knows the kinetic gas theory
5.Interprets the basic laws of thermodynamics
6.Relates the laws of thermodynamics to daily life
7.Explains some events that develop around us with the basic laws of thermodynamics
8.Interprets the states of matter and phase diagrams
9.Knows the thermodynamics of transformation in substances
10.Knows the concepts of viscosity and surface tension
11.Ideals deviation
12.Knows the basic properties of real gases
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Fizikokimya, Prof. Dr. Yüksel SARIKAYA.
2.Fizikokimya, P. W. ATKINS
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Basic concepts, the basic laws of chemistry
Week 2 - Theoretical
Ideal gases and mixture of gases
Week 3 - Theoretical
Kinetic-Molecular theory of gases
Week 4 - Theoretical
Conservation of energy, first law of thermodynamics
Week 5 - Theoretical
Entropy, second and third law of thermodynamics
Week 6 - Theoretical
Main equations of thermodynamics
Week 7 - Theoretical
Equilibrium between phases
Week 8 - Theoretical
Thermodynamics of phase transformations of pure substances (Midterm Examination)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Viscosity and surface tension of liquids
Week 10 - Theoretical
Real gases, deviations from the ideal gas assumption
Week 11 - Theoretical
Equations of state of real gases
Week 12 - Theoretical
Joule experiment
Week 13 - Theoretical
Joule-Thompson experiment
Week 14 - Theoretical
Fugasity, thermodynamic pressure
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142484
Midterm Examination126228
Final Examination136238
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)150
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
OÇ-1
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
OÇ-2
5
4
4
4
3
3
4
OÇ-3
5
5
5
4
5
OÇ-4
5
4
OÇ-5
5
3
3
3
3
OÇ-6
5
3
3
3
3
OÇ-7
5
3
3
3
3
OÇ-8
5
3
3
3
3
OÇ-9
5
4
3
OÇ-10
OÇ-11
OÇ-12
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026