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Dr. Robert F. Cozzens

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Office:   Science & Technology I - Room 361
Phone:   703-993-1083
Email:   rcozzens@gmu.edu
Dr. Robert F. Cozzens

Fall 2011 Office Hours: 

Tue/Thurs 3-4:30 or by appointment or drop by.  Changes will be announced in class and in "announcements" box below..

Background and Research Interests:
Robert Cozzens received his Ph.D. from the University of Virginia in 1966. 
His interests include: material science, photochemistry, effect of lasers on materials, microwave induced chemistry, and nonlinear optical materials.  He is actively  involved in research jointly with the Department of Defense and periodically serves as an expert witness in several patent cases involving spectroscopy and  material science of optical materials.

 Useful Links to Other Chemistry Department Sites of General Interest

Link to GenChem Page  http://www.gmu.edu/departments/chemistry/genchem.html.

CHEM 332 -  Spring 2012

Physical Chemistry 2

Tue/Thurs 9-10:15

Inovation Hall – Room 133

Text:  “Physical Chemistry" – Adkins – 8th or 9th Edition (7th will do if you already have it) 

CHEM 633 - Spring 2012

Kinetics and Dynamics

Tuesday 7:30 - 10 pm

Robinson - room A105

TEXTS – There will not be a specific assigned text.  Several texts and assigned readings will be in the JC library reserve, including-  Chemical Kinetics by Keith Laidler - third edition - Harper and Row Publishers, Chemical Kinetics and Reaction Mechanisms by Espenson - McGraw Hill, Chemical Kineticcs & Dynamics – 2nd ed., Prentice Hall – J. I. Steinfeld, J. S Francisco and W. L. Hase,  others as needed.  Lecture slides will be relatively comprehensive. 

 

Below are links to class related files and  slides used in lecture.  Files will be added and updated every week or so.

Syllabus

Slide Set 1

Slide Set 2

Answers Homework Set 1

Homework Set 2 (due Thurs 16 Feb)

Slide Set 3

Announcements - Chem 332

 

 

 

Study Hint - compare slides with text.  Read and work problems in text corresponding to topics covered in slides.  Work practice problems off of old tests (to be put on web-page) as if a test not homework.  Slides are the best guide to the topics and depth of subjects covered. 

 

The University requires that all emails between faculty and students use the @gmu.edu address.

Below are links to class related files and slides used in lecture.  Files will be added and updated every week or so.

Syllabus

Slide Set 1

Slide Set 2

Slide Set 3

Homework Set 1 Answers

Homework Set 2 (due 20 Feb)

Slide Set 4

Slide Set 5

Announcements - Chem 633

 

 

 

The University requires that all emails between faculty and students use the @gmu.edu address.

         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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last updated Thursday, February 09, 2012