2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Materials and Chemical Technology Undergraduate major in Materials Science and Engineering
Thermodynamics of Materials a
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Materials Science and Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Yoshinao Kobayashi / Yasutaka Anraku / Hiroko Yokota / Kenichi Kawamura / Eiji Tada / Miyuki Hayashi
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 7-8 Tue / 7-8 Fri
- Class
- a
- Course Code
- MAT.A204
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 19, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
The discussion on phase stability is imperative for manufacturing materials having the requisite properties and specifications. This course addresses principles of thermodynamics, including phase diagram, equilibrium electrochemistry, ellingham diagram, and related basic physical chemistry. This course provides fundamental knowledge on thermodynamics for materials processing and evaluation.
Course description and aims
By the end of this course, students will be able to
1) Understand fundamentals of thermodynamics
2) Acquire the knowledge on the phase transition or phase stability
3) Apply the knowledge on thermodynamics to materials processing or evaluation.
Student learning outcomes
実務経験と講義内容との関連 (又は実践的教育内容)
This class will be provided by the instructors with experience of material development at the companies.
Keywords
internal energy, enthalpy, entropy, free energy, chemical potential, phase diagram, chemical equilibrium
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
- Fundamentals of chemical thermodynamics
Class flow
14 lectures are held including excise.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | The properties of gases (perfect and actual gases, equation of state) | Fundamental properties of gases are presented. |
| Class 2 | The first law of thermodynamics 1 (heat, work, internal energy, and thermodynamic function of state) | The first law of thermodynamics is introduced. Thermodynamical concepts on heat, work, internal energy, and thermodynamic function of state are explained. |
| Class 3 | The first law of thermodynamics 2 (enthalpy, heat capacity, adiabatic condition, and thermochemistry) | Thermodynamical concepts on enthalpy, heat capacity and adiabatic condition are explained. Then understanding of the whole picture of the first law of thermodynamics is developed. |
| Class 4 | The second and third laws of thermodynamics (spontaneous change, entropy) | The second and third laws of thermodynamics is explained and the relation between spontaneous change and entropy is presented. |
| Class 5 | Free energy (Gibbs and Helmholtz) | Introduction of two free energies (Gibbs and Helmholtz) |
| Class 6 | Chemical potential and fugacity | The meanings of chemical potential and fugacity are presented. |
| Class 7 | Mid-term review exercise | Mid-term review exercise (from the 1st to the 7th lecture) |
| Class 8 | Physical transformations of pure substances (phase stability of single phase) | The relation between phase transition and free energy change is presented. |
| Class 9 | Simple mixtures 1 (partial molar amount, chemical potential of multiple phases) | Introduction to thermodynamics with multi-phase. |
| Class 10 | Thermodynamics of ideal solutions | The property of ideal solutions and various colligative properties are presented. |
| Class 11 | Non-ideal solution and activity | Introduction to activity. |
| Class 12 | Gibbs phase rule and phase diagram | The meaning of Gibbs phase rule and reading way of phase diagram are presented. |
| Class 13 | Chemical equilibrium 1 (equilibrium constant and Le Chatelier's law) | Equilibrium constant and Le Chatelier's law on various chemical reaction are presented. |
| Class 14 | Chemical equilibrium 2 (electrochemistry) | Electrochemistry from the viewpoint of thermodynamics are presented. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
P. Atkins, J. de Paula, Physical chemistry, 10th edition
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Original materials and problem sets will be presented and handed by the instructor.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Assignments, Mid-term review exercise and Final exam
Related courses
- LAS.C107 ： Basic Chemical Thermodynamics
Prerequisites
Fundamental understanding of chemical thermodynamics given by chemistry courses for B1 students.