Material and Energy Balances

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Syllabi, schedules, course notes

• The University of Texas at Austin
• University of Colorado Boulder: Syllabus, schedule and an all-inclusive digital Microsoft OneNote notebook that uses active learning and a flipped classroom. It contains class notes, ConcepTests, pre-class assignments, recommended screencasts and simulations, homework problems (and solutions), and sample exams (with solutions). Contact LearnChemE@gmail.com to obtain access.
• Foundations of Chemical Engineering (University of Pittsburgh): Detailed course notes available as PDF files
• Material and Energy Balances (Rice University): Detailed course notes
• Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering (University of Buffalo): Course notes
• Introduction to Chemical Engineering Analysis: (University of Notre Dame)  40 Jupyter notebooks that demonstrates mass and energy balances using Python.

Textbooks

• Wikibook: Introduction to Chemical Engineering Processes

Screencasts

• LearnChemE (University of Colorado Boulder): More than 190 screencast videos for material and energy balances, including example problems, introduction to topics, software tutorials, and exam review problems. YouTube playlist
• Elementary mass balances

Interactive Simulations

• Interactive simulations (University of Colorado Boulder): more than 35 interactive simulations that can be run with a free CDF player plug-in.
    

Interactive Self-Study Modules

• Self-Study Modules (University of Colorado Boulder): 28 self-study modules that include screencasts (with questions), ConcepTests, introductory screencasts, interactive simulations, list of equations and important points, example problem screencasts, and a summary.

ConcepTests

Multiple-choice conceptual questions for use in class with student response systems (clickers)

• LearnChemE (University of Colorado Boulder): More than 325 material and energy balance ConcepTests. Contact LearnChemE@gmail.com to obtain access.
• AIChE Concept Warehouse (Tufts University)
    

Software

• Polymath^plus Solves ODEs, linear equations, and nonlinear equations. Screencasts demonstrating Polymath use can be found here.
• APEx: Analysis of Processes with Excel
• Chemical Engineering AppSuite HD (University of Alabama): A phone app that contains thermophysical property data, steam tables, a period table, units converters, and equation of state solvers. Available for $0.99 USD.
• Team maker and team assessment tools: Creates homework teams and does peer assessment
• Python tools from Professor Gill at Texas Tech

Useful Material and Energy Balance Links

• A Student-Centered Approach to Teaching: Material and Energy Balances (North Carolina State University): Part 1 Part 2
• Encyclopedia of chemical engineering equipment (University of Michigan)
• Design projects for Material and Energy Balances (University of West Virginia)
• Active Learning and Just-in-Time Teaching in a Material and Energy Balances Course (University of Toledo)
• Student selected YouTube videos related to material and energy balances (University of Toledo)
• Interactive MEB Textbook Increases Reading Rates (University of Toledo)
• Interactive MEB textbook reading across multiple cohorts (University of Toledo)
• ASEE Conference Proceeding Papers on Material and Energy Balances (Various authors)
• Safety modules for MEB (University of Michigan)