CHE 131: ELECTROCHEMICAL ENGINEERING
University of California, Riverside
4 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): CHE 122; or consent of instructor. Explores role of thermodynamics, charge transfer kinetics, and mass transfer on behavior of electrochemical systems. Includes cell thermodynamics, faradaic and non-faradaic rate processes, ionic transport, nucleation and growth theories. Shows applications to chemical sensors, batteries, corrosion, and thin film deposition. Provides in-class demonstrations to illustrate concepts.
Average GPA: 3.47
Grade distribution records: 327 students across 10 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 45 | 13.8% |
| A | 122 | 37.3% |
| A- | 35 | 10.7% |
| B+ | 27 | 8.3% |
| B | 35 | 10.7% |
| B- | 29 | 8.9% |
| C+ | 5 | 1.5% |
| C | 10 | 3.1% |
| C- | 15 | 4.6% |
| F | 2 | 0.6% |
| S | 1 | 0.3% |
| W | 1 | 0.3% |
Based on 327 student grade records across 10 terms and 1 professor.
Instructors
- Juchen Guo 207 students, Average GPA 3.48