Physical Chemistry is the first semester half of "Phamistry," which, along with its mate, Analytical Chemistry, is taught by Mr. Pham. P-chem looks at where physics and chemistry converge. Emphasis in this course is on practical application of physical chemistry, along with refinement of the students problem solving skills, organizational skills, and laboratory skills. The course outline is as follows:

• Review
• Matter
• Atoms and Atomic Theories
• Chemical Compounds
• Chemical Reactions
• Introduction to Reactions in Aqueous Solutions
• Stoichiometry
• Properties of Matter
• Equations of State
• The Viral Series (1st, 2nd, and 3rd Viral Coef.)
• The Law of Corresponding States
• Kinetic Theory of Gases
• The Maxwell Distribution Law
• Intermolecular Forces
• Mixed Gases
• PVT Behavior in Condensed Phrases
• The laws of Thermodynamics
• Chemical Kinetics
• Rate Laws
• Effects of Temperature on Rate Constants
• Theories of Reaction Rates
• MultiStep Reactions
• First and Third-Order Reactions
• Electrochemistry
• Ionic Activities
• Ionic Equilibrium
• Electrochemistry
• Electrochemical Cells
• Standard emf
• Concentration Cells
• Liquid-junction Potentials
• Membrane Potentials
• Quantum Theory
• Particles and Waves
• Bohr's Atomic Theory
• Operator Algebra
• Postulates of Quantum Theory
• Particle in a Box
• Pauli Exclusion Principle
• Spectroscopy