Chemistry Applications in Engineering (Lecture)

This course provides engineering students with a comprehensive and application-oriented foundation in general chemistry, essential for understanding the molecular principles that underpin modern technological and environmental systems. The course begins with a review of fundamental chemical concepts, including chemical bonding, stoichiometry, colligative properties, and acid-base chemistry, ensuring a strong baseline for advanced topics. It then focuses on the chemistry of energy production, covering thermodynamics, calorimetry, thermochemistry, electrochemistry, and nuclear chemistry—areas critical to energy conversion, storage, and sustainability. The students explore the structure and behavior of crystalline solids, polymers, ceramics, and emerging nanomaterials, linking microscopic structures to macroscopic properties and applications in engineering and materials science. The course concludes with an in-depth examination of environmental chemistry, addressing the chemical composition and transformations occurring in water, air, and soil systems, and their relevance to pollution control and sustainable development. By the end of the course, students will have developed the ability to apply chemical principles to analyze real-world systems, make informed engineering decisions, and understand the role of chemistry in energy, materials, and environmental sustainability. 

• Apply fundamental concepts of chemistry to solve engineering problems.

• Apply concepts of electrochemistry, nuclear chemistry, and thermochemistry to energy systems.

• Apply the principles of chemistry to evaluate the properties, structures, and applications of engineering materials in modern technological and industrial contexts.

• Apply chemical principles to water, atmospheric, and soil systems to analyze their implications for pollution control, sustainability, and resource management.

• Apply chemistry principles to specific fields of engineering to address real-world challenges.

1. Course Introduction

2. Module 1: Review of Fundamentals

   • Chemical Bonding and Stoichiometry of Chemical Formula

   • Stochiometry of Chemical Reactions

   • Water and Ways of Expressing Concentrations

   • Colligative Properties

   • Acids and Bases

3. Module 2: The Chemistry of Energy Production

   • Thermodynamics

   • Calorimetry

   • Thermochemistry

   • Electrochemistry

   • Nuclear Chemistry Part 1

   • Nuclear Chemistry Part 2

4. Module 3: The Chemistry of Materials

   • Crystalline Solids

   • Crystalline Structures

   • Polymers and Ceramics

   • Engineered Nanomaterials

5. Module 4: The Chemistry of the Environment

   • Chemistry of Water

   • Chemistry of Atmosphere

   • Chemistry of Soil

1. Module 1: Review of Fundamentals

   • Water as Universal Solvent

   • Ways of Expressing Concentration

   • Colligative Properties

   • Acids and Bases

2. Module 2: The Chemistry of Energy Production

   • Thermochemistry

   • Thermodynamics

   • Calorimetry Part 1

   • Calorimetry Part 2

   • Electrochemistry Part 1

   • Electrochemistry Part 2

   • Nuclear Chemistry Part 1

   • Nuclear Chemistry Part 2

3. Module 3: The Chemistry of Materials

   • Crystalline Solids

   • Crystalline Structures

   • Polymers and Ceramics

   • Engineered Nanomaterials

These lecture videos are from Engr. George Y. Chao, M.Sc.

1. Problem Set 1: Stoichiometry of Chemical Formula 

2. Problem Set 2: Stoichiometry of Chemical Reactions 

3. Problem Set 3: Ways of Expressing Concentration

4. Problem Set 4: Colligative Properties 

5. Problem Set 5: Acids and Bases 

6. Problem Set 6: Crystalline Solids 

7. Problem Set 7: Calorimetry

8. Problem Set 8: Thermochemistry

9. Problem Set 9: Electrochemistry

10. Problem Set 10: Nuclear Chemistry

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1. Chemistry - The Central Science by Brown (13th Edition)

2. Chemistry for Engineering Students by Brown (4th Edition)

3. General Chemistry - The Essential Concepts by Chang (6th Edition)

4. Schaum's Outlines of Beginning Chemistry (3rd Edition)

5. Chemistry for Dummies

1. Engineering Chemistry (Chemistry for Engineers) by Alex Xander

2. General Chemistry for Engineers by Dr. Ray

3. AP & General Chemistry by The Organic Chemistry Tutor