CHM 4412 Syllabus, Spring 2009


Week/ Subject/ Chapter (From Atkins and DePaula, “Physical Chemistry”, vol. 2)


·         1/5. Introduction. Principles of Quantum Mechanics/ Ch. 1

·         1/12. Principles of Quantum Mechanics. Applications / Ch. 2

·         1/19. Applications (cont.)/ Ch. 2

·         1/26. Atomic structure and spectra /Ch. 3

·         2/2.  Atomic structure and spectra (cont.)/Ch. 3

·         2/9.  Atomic structure and spectra (cont.). Molecular electronic structure /Ch. 4

·         2/17.  Molecular electronic structure  (cont.)/Ch. 4

·         2/22. Molecular structure (cont.). Introduction to molecular symmetry /Chs. 4, 5

·         3/2. Rotational and vibrational spectroscopy / Ch. 6

·         3/9. Spring break.

·         3/16. Rotational and vibrational spectroscopy (cont.) / Ch. 6

·         3/23. Electronic spectroscopy / Ch. 7

·         3/30. Electronic spectroscopy (cont) / Ch. 7

·         4/6. Magnetic resonance spectroscopy / Ch. 8

·         4/13. Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (cont.) Introduction to statistical thermodynamics/ Chs. 8 and 9

·         4/20. Applications of statistical thermodynamics / Ch. 10


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