09-611 Chemical Thermodynamics

6 units, Carnegie Mellon University

This course provides an introduction to the general formalism of macroscopic thermodynamics and its applications to chemical systems. The main topics to be covered include: entropy maximum postulate, internal energy minimum postulate, various equilibrium conditions including chemical equilibrium, Legendre transformation and free energies, thermochemistry, phase equilibria and solution systems.

Prerequisites: 09-345 and 09-231

Offered: Fall 2025

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