"Gibbs was highly esteemed by his friends, but U.S. science was too preoccupied with practical questions to make much use of his profound theoretical work during his lifetime. He lived out his quiet life at Yale, deeply admired by a few able students but making no immediate impress on U.S. science commensurate with his genius."
- J.G. Crowther, Famous American Men of Science (1969) on J. Willard Gibbs (1839-1903).
"It looks full of hard words and signs and numbers, not very entertaining or understandable looking, and I wonder whether it will make people wiser or better."
- J. Willard's cousin after taking a peek at Gibbs' famous paper on heterogeneous equilibrium thermodynamics.
Professor: David Tomasko, Office: KL 233B
Office hours: W 12:30-2:00, F 10:00-11:30
I will try to be available at other times as well. I can be reached via e-mail (preferred), phone, or the message board on my office door.
phone: 292-4249
email: tomasko@che.eng.ohio-state.edu
Teaching Associates:
| Liyong Yu | Shawn Brueggemeier | Todd Gibson |
| room: 306-312 or KL 412 | room: 306-312 | room: 306-312 |
| office hours: M F 12:30-2:00 email: yul@che.eng.ohio-state.edu | office hours: R 3:30-5:00 F 2:30-4:00 email: ce_brueggeme@che.eng.ohio-state.edu | office hours: T 2:00-3:30 R 10:00-11:30 email: ce_gibson@che.eng.ohio-state.edu |
Class hours: T 8:30-10:18, W F 11:30-12:18
Location: 207 Koffolt Labs (205KL will be used on exam days)
Textbook: Chemical and Engineering Thermodynamics
Stanley I. Sandler, 3rd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (1998). "If it's in print, it must be right" - Well not completely. Follow the textbook link above to reach a list of (relatively minor) printing errors.
Prerequisites: ChE 508