CHEM481

Physical Chemistry I

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Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C- in CHEM135; or minimum grade of C- in CHEM271 and CHEM272; or minimum grade of C- in CHEM276 and CHEM277. And minimum grade of C- in MATH141. And minimum grade of C- in PHYS260 and PHYS261; or minimum grade of C- in PHYS141. Thermodynamics and kinetics of chemical and molecular systems. Topics may include internal energy, heat, work, enthalpy, entropy, free energy, and spontaneity as well as reaction order, differential rate laws, integrated rate laws, and rate laws for multi-step processes.

Spring 2026

YuHuang Wang

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Fall 2025

Christopher Jarzynski

14 reviews
Average rating: 4.86

Spring 2025

YuHuang Wang

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Past Semesters

Christopher Jarzynski

14 reviews
Average rating: 4.86

YuHuang Wang

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Christopher Jarzynski

14 reviews
Average rating: 4.86

Elizabeth Griffith

3 reviews
Average rating: 3.67

Christopher Jarzynski

14 reviews
Average rating: 4.86

Millard Alexander

6 reviews
Average rating: 2.17

Pratyush Tiwary

2 reviews
Average rating: 5.00

YuHuang Wang

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Amy Mullin

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Garegin Papoian

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Zhihong Nie

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During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 2.85 between 1,635 students*

CHEM481 Grade Distribution+-0510152025303540% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 10.7%
A: 13.09%
A+: 8.93%
B-: 9.6%
B: 13.88%
B+: 13.27%
C-: 5.38%
C: 8.69%
C+: 6.85%
D-: 0.12%
D: 1.59%
D+: 0.43%
F: 2.02%
W: 5.02%
other: 0.43%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.