Syllabus

Course Meeting Times

Lectures: 2 sessions / week, 1.5 hours / session

Text

Buy at Amazon Steinfeld, J. I., J. J. Francisco, and W. L. Hase. Chemical Kinetics and Dynamics. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1998. ISBN: 9780137371235.

This text will be supplemented by journal articles and other handouts.

Prerequisites

5.62 or 10.37 or 10.65.

Course Project

By Session #14, you must decide upon a project, in consultation with one of the professors. The project will represent a significant part of your grade for this course, and is one of the best learning opportunities. It is acceptable to work in groups of 2 or 3, 2 is preferred. If you have an idea for a project and would like some others to work with you on it, please let us know and we will help you to find some partners.