CHEM 350Chemical Kinetics and Statistical Mechanics
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Science
- Subject
- Chemistry
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 3 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
Basic chemical kinetics; treatment of kinetic data; complex reaction mechanisms; fast reactions; the canonical ensemble and the canonical partition function; statistical mechanics applied to chemistry; statistical theory of reaction rates.
Prerequisites
Corequisites
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
Winter 2027 sections
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Meets |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 6730 | 0 / 100 | TTh 08:30–09:50 |
| LEC 701 | 2494 | 77 / 9999 | Online or by arrangement |
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Discussed on r/uwaterloo
16 posts and comments in 14 threads mention CHEM 350, December 2011 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.
Winter 2024
CHEM 310 and 310L?? 6 points, 1 comment
“Has anyone taken chem 310 with Sonny Lee? I took chem 212 with Sony and it was horrible. I'm hearing rumours from ppl that chem 310 is easier than chem 212, but I doubt that it will be easier with …”
u/HeadBreak2610: “… I’ve completed Orgo 3 with Fillion and CHEM 350 (Kinetics) as well and did well on both those courses if they would help for 310?”
Fall 2023
Science Courses 4 points, 6 comments
“I am looking for some courses offered by faculty of science (i.e., with course codes: AVIA, BIOL, CHEM, EARTH, MNS, OPTOM, PHARM, PHYS, PDPHRM, SCI, SCBUS) that are available to general science …”
u/Ancient_Ad4753: “Chem 350 has a lot of math and programming potential. Chem 240 is entirely math. Chem 340 is easy and fun (basically online using your own machine)”
Fall 2021
Wow I didn’t realize Jean Duhamel was such a dick 178 points, 15 comments
“Saw his ratings on rate my teacher and thought to myself how could people hate the guy? he seems so nice. Even the quizzes he posts are very lenient with how many attempts you get. …”
u/C29372: “imagine becoming a professor and flexing on students about how much more you know than them on \incredibly specific topic\ that you have dedicated your working life to. sad”
u/JohnDixion: “… It only took me until CHEM 350 with Elizabeth M to find someone that could teach at that same level rip”
Fall 2020
What CHEM courses do you recommend? 2 points, 9 comments
u/Rondowida9: “… 360 Eric Fillion CHEM 356 Jonathan Baugh CHEM 240 Adam Wei Tsen CHEM 370 Mario Gauthier CHEM 350 German sciani CHEM 254 Marcel Nooijen Which class+prof did you have? Was it easy or nah? …”
u/3point14luong: “… He let us use cheat sheets (maybe not for this course though) and would tell us the kinds of questions we could expect on the evaluations CHEM 350 with Marcel Nooijen: Even more math. …”
Chem 350 5 points, 1 comment
u/Nice_Raccoon_4753: “What is the course like? breakdown of grades? German Sciaini is teaching it next sem.”
Spring 2020
Fuck this bird course bullshit: what is the theoretical hardest term you could do? 49 points, 27 comments
“You're limited to a maximum of 5 classes, you're only allowed to do courses that would be allowed for the program/major you pick. …”
u/chamaeleons: “A tricky term would be: Chem 264 (organic), Chem 212 (inorganic), Chem 350 L (6 hour lab/time consuming reports), CS 370, Chem 356 (intro to quantum chem)”
Spring 2019
Who was your favourite prof so far at UW? 30 points, 79 comments
u/smoothestpebble: “Jacob Fisher (Chem 140, 340, 350 L), Tong Leung (Chem 400, thermodynamics 2), Carey Bissonnette (Chem 120), Stacey Lavery (Chem 224 L), Scott Hopkins (Chem 209, 494), German Sciaini (Chem 400, ultrafast spectroscopy)”
Winter 2019
A story about CHEM313L Experiment 5 21 points, 3 comments
u/uwaterbottle: “… I lie down on my bed briefly, exhausted, trying to will myself to work the CHEM 350 assignment. &x200B; I take a breath. &x200B; Pinecones. &x200B; Pinecones? I think. I look over at my belongings. It must be the lab coat, I think. …”
Winter 2018
Prof appreciation 19 points, 64 comments
“Which profs/instructors/lecturers/etc here stood out to you in a good way (current or in the past)? As of right now and in no particular order, I'd say Profs Ingalls, Wolczuk, Ennis, Gauthier-Shalom, …”
u/Thefanciestnoodle: “Jake Fisher! I've taken chem 140, 350 L and 340 with him and he's always so nice and helpful :)”
Fall 2017
do labs have to be taken in the same term as their lectures? 4 points, 5 comments
“both lab and lecture are required for my degree. can i take the lecture class online and take the lab in a subsequent study term?”
u/Thefanciestnoodle: “If you're talking science labs, you can take them whenever, so long as no prerequisite business is amiss. I took Chem 350 L this past term and I'm taking Chem 350 this term. :p”
Winter 2016
What's the lowest class midterm average you have ever seen? 10 points, 34 comments
“The lowest I've ever seen was organic chem 2 years ago. I think it was in the 40's”
u/OsIrBi: “Last summer CHEM 212 was apparently around 37%. I've heard rumours that the last time Bissonnette taught CHEM 350 the take-home midterm was a high 20-low 30.”
Winter 2013
What's your best bell-curve story? 13 points, 46 comments
u/matthebat182: “Bob LeRoy, CHEM 350, Fall 2011 Class average on the midterm was 37%. Only one passing grade in the class. The passing grade was 98%. No bell curve. Oh, when you said "best" I thought you meant most frustrating.”
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