Diffusion: A Brief Overview©
Theresa Julia Zielinski Department of Chemistry, Medical Technology, and Physics Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ 07764-1898 United States mail to: tzielins@monmouth.edu
Abstract
This document provides students with an overview of Fick's Law. The goal is to provide the user with the opportunity to explore some of the basic diffusion concepts via appropriate mathematical models. The first model examines the diffusion from a slice of concentrated solution using Fick's Second Law. The document then goes on to explore a step function diffusion model. A link is made to diffusion in biological systems. Nine exercises guide the user in learning the basic concepts of diffusion.
Keywords
Audiences: Upper-Division Undergraduate Pedagogies: Computer-Based Learning Domains: Physical Chemistry Topics: Mathematics / Symbolic Mathematics, Transport Properties
Documents
File Name Description Software Type Software Version Review of Fick's Law.mcd Computational Document. Requires Mathcad 12 or higher. Mathcad 12 Fick's Law.pdf Read-Only Document
Comments to: Theresa Julia Zielinski, tzielins@monmouth.edu
©Copyright, Theresa Julia Zielinski, 2006. All rights reserved. You are welcome to use this document in your own classes but commercial use is not allowed without the permission of the author.