CHEM 3401 — Chemical Thermodynamics and Kinetics

4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureusually offered: fall, springBostonTraditional

Traces the development of chemical thermodynamics through the three major laws of thermodymamics. These are applied to thermochemistry, chemical reaction and phase equilibria, and the physical behavior of multicomponent systems. Emphasizes quantitative interpretation of physical measurements.

Prerequisites

all of:
- one of:
  - MATH 1252 (min C-)
  - MATH 1342 (min C-)
  - MATH 211M
- one of:
  - CHEM 1214 (min C-)
  - CHEM 1151 (min C-)
  - CHEM 233M
  - CHEM 1161 (min C-)
- CHEM 2161 (min C-)
- one of:
  - PHYS 1151 (min C-)
  - PHYS 1161 (min C-)

Corequisites (same term)

CHEM 3402

Offering history

Term	Sections	Enrolled	Capacity	Full	Open seats/section
Fall 2023	1	11	36	31%	25.0
Spring 2024	1	19	32	59%	13.0
Fall 2024	1	13	32	41%	19.0
Spring 2025	1	15	36	42%	21.0
Fall 2025	1	15	32	47%	17.0
Spring 2026	1	13	36	36%	23.0

Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.

Meeting times

Share of recent sections by weekday: M 45% · T 0% · W 45% · Th 45% · F 22%

Common patterns: MWR (28% of sections), F (22% of sections), MR (17% of sections), W (17% of sections), S (15% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday

Professors

Fall

Ken Chung (72% of students) · reviews
Sanjeev Mukerjee (28% of students) · reviews

Spring

Sanjeev Mukerjee (60% of students) · reviews
David Budil (40% of students) · reviews

Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.

Unlocks

CHEM 3403, CHEM 5610, CHEM 5621, CHEM 5622, CHEM 5636, CHEM 5651

Courses that list CHEM 3401 in their prerequisites.

Links

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