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PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I

CHEM 563
Course Description

Principles of experimental physical chemistry applied to the acquisition of thermodynamic and kinetic data; use of basic physical laboratory equipment; related computations, analysis of errors, interpretation of results.

Prerequisties

(CHEM 116 , CHEM 327 or CHEM 329 ) and (CHEM 561 or concurrent enrollment, CHEM 665 or concurrent enrollment, CBE 310 , or MS&E 330 )

Satisfies
Credits

1

Offered

Fall, Spring, Summer

Grade Point Average
3.75

10.23% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

2.72% from Historical

A Rate
55.22%

36.09% from Historical

Class Size
67

17.19% from Historical

2025 Fall Grade Distribution

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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