CHE 330Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Engineering
- Subject
- Chemical Engineering
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 4 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
Review of fundamentals, including 2nd law and concepts of equilibrium, phase and reaction equilibria, fugacity, exergy. Thermodynamics applied to practical situations. Examples chosen from: fluid flow; power generation; refrigeration; air conditioning and water cooling; liquefaction of gases; equilibria in complex chemical reactions and separation processes; surface phenomena; electrochemical reactions; biological processes.
Prerequisites
- Complete all of the following
- Students must be in level 3A
- Enrolled in H-Chemical Engineering
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
Winter 2027 sections
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Meets |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 4385 | 0 / 72 | T 08:30–10:20 Th 08:30–09:20 |
| LEC 701 | 1778 | 49 / 9999 | Online or by arrangement |
| TUT 101 | 4386 | 0 / 72 | Th 09:30–10:20 |
Reviewed on UW Flow
61% liked it73% easy82% useful
From 18 ratings and 4 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.
The course content closely mirrors second-year Physical Chemistry, with the addition of topics like Fugacity and other advanced concepts. However, I found Yuning Li's teaching approach problematic. His online resources were disorganized, consisting of 60-page slide decks packed with derivations but lacking clear emphasis on important points. His lectures were equally frustrating—he would linger on a single slide for too long, only to rush through example problems without giving students enough time to follow along. His grading was also unfair. During the midterm, a poorly worded question caused confusion, and since he didn't attend the exam, the TA gave incorrect instructions, leading to…
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More than half of this course is a recap of CHE 230 and CHE 231. The other parts of the course are not too hard to understand after some time. The nature of the course is very similar to that of CHE 230 and 231, mostly plugging in numbers into equations and solving basic integrals, so difficulty-wise it's easier than the other 3A chemical engineering courses. The hardest part about this course is figuring out which equations/algorithms are useful for a certain question.
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Feng makes this course easy, mt/final are pretty easy. Pre-midterm is CHE 230 review, post midterm is new stuff, not that difficult
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In my experience, this course was the easiest of the CHE 3A core courses. The first half of the course mainly consisted of reviewing material from CHE 230 and 231, which I found to be relatively straightforward. There were no new concepts introduced until after the midterm exam.
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Discussed on r/uwaterloo
3 posts and comments in 3 threads mention CHE 330, November 2020 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Spring 2024
Che 330 Test Bank 1 point, 1 comment
Spring 2021
Chem eng people, what was your experience in 3A? 4 points, 5 comments
“I'm a little bit nervous about the upcoming 3A term. Was your experience? I've heard mixed reviews, Any advice?”
u/deluxepotate: “3A was definitely the toughest in my opinion but it really depends on your profs! Who do you have this term?”
u/curemoki: “CHE 314 - Chemical Reaction Engineering David Simakov CHE 312 - Math of Heat & Mass Transfer Qinqin Zhu CHE 322 - Num Methd Process Anls Desgn Syed Taqvi CHE 330 - Chemical Eng Thermodynamics Yuning Li I think they're all new bc I couldnt find any info on them on uflow”
Fall 2020
Have you ever got 100 in a course? 10 points, 27 comments
“Is it possible to get 100% in a math, cs, or eng course? How rare is it?”
u/GokuVegeta10: “I got 100 in MATH 217, CHE 220, CHE 231 and CHE 330.”
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