The Entropy of Lead©
George L. Hardgrove Chemistry Department St. Olaf College Northfield, MN 55057 United States mail to: hardgrov@stolaf.edu
Abstract
These files present the determination of the third law entropy of lead using numerical methods, i.e. the trapezoid rule. This is an excellent example of the use of a numerical method learned by students in calculus classes. The documents permit students to explore the method in a chemistry rich context. Exercises included in the documents extend student skills and reinforce the lesson in an efficient manner. Prerequisites include basic calculus and basic Mathcad or Mathematica skills. The material would be useful for students studying thermochemistry in first year course in thermodynamics.
Keywords
Audiences: Upper-Division Undergraduate Pedagogies: Computer-Based Learning Domains: Physical Chemistry Topics: Mathematics / Symbolic Mathematics, Thermodynamics
Documents
File Name Description Software Type Software Version cppbins.mcd Student Instructions cppbins2001i.mcd Student Instructions. Requires Mathcad 2001i Mathcad 2001i cppbrun.mcd Computational Document cppbrun2001i.mcd Computational Document requires Mathcad 2001i Mathcad 2001i cplead.prn Cp vs. Temperature data prn file cppbrun.nb Mathematica Computational Document Mathematica cplead.nb Computational file Mathematica cplead.dat Computational file cppbins.pdf Read-Only Document cppbrun.pdf Read-Only Document cppbrun2001i.pdf Read-Only Document for Mathcad 2001i cppbrun-nb.pdf Read-Only Document for Mathematica
Comments to: George Hardgrove at hardgrov@stolaf.edu
©Copyright George Hardgrove, 1996. 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.