Quantum Chemistry ( Professor S. M. Blinder )
Quantum Chemistry
Spring Term 2002
Professor S. M. Blinder sblinder@umich.edu
Teaching Assistant: Elvera Baron barone@umich.edu
This course is designed to introduce students to a thorough, research-oriented view of Physical Chemistry. Required for Honors Chemistry concentrators. Graduate students take course as Chemistry 570.
This is the second of the three-term physical chemistry sequence Chemistry 260/461/463. Chemistry 461 builds on the introduction to quantum mechanics that was begun in Chemistry 260. Students will solve the Schrödinger equation in 1-, 2-, and 3-dimensions for several problems of interest in chemistry, including the particle-in-a-box, harmonic oscillator, rigid rotor, and hydrogen atom. Further topics include atomic structure, valence-bond and molecular orbital theories of chemical bonding and group theory. The concepts of quantum theory are applied to molecular spectroscopy and nuclear magnetic resonance.
Prerequisites & Distribution: Chem. 260, Phys. 240 (or 260), and Math. 215. (3). (Excl). (BS). Credits: (3).
Textbook: This Website. Supplementary reference: Atkins, Physical Chemistry, 6th or 7th Edition (Freeman, 1998, 2002), Chapters 11-18.
Meetings: M, W, F 9-11 am, Rm 1636.
Examinations (open notes format):
Exam 1: Wednesday, May 15 (30% of grade).
Exam 2: Monday, June 3 (30% of grade).
Final Exam: Monday, June 17 (40% of grade)
Tentative Schedule:
DATES READING TOPICS May 1 Chaps 1, 2 Quantum Theory; Waves & Particles May 3-6 Chap 3 Q M of Some Simple Systems May 8 Chap 4 Principles of Quantum Mechanics May 10 Chap 5 Harmonic Oscillator May 13 Chap 6 Angular Momentum May 15 EXAM 1 Covering Chaps 1-6 May 17-20 Chap 7 Hydrogen Atom May 22-24 Chap 8 Helium Atom May 29 Chap 9 Atomic Structure; Periodic Law May 31 Chap 10 The Chemical Bond June 3 EXAM 2 Covering Chaps 6-10 June 5 Chap 11 Molecular Orbital Theory June 7-10 Chap 13 Molecular Spectroscopy June 12-14 Chap 14 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance June 17 FINAL EXAM Covering everything
Front Cover Physical Constants
Chap 1. Atoms and Photons: Origin of the Quantum Theory
Supplement 1A. Maxwell's Equations
Supplement 1B. Planck Radiation Law
Chap 2. Waves and Particles
Chap 3. Quantum Mechanics of Some Simple Systems
Chap 4. Principles of Quantum Mechanics
Chap 5. Harmonic Oscillator
Supplement 5. Gaussian Integrals
Chap 6. Angular Momentum
Supplement 6. Curvilinear Coordinates
Chap 7. Hydrogen Atom
Chap 8. Helium Atom
Chap 9. Atomic Structure & the Periodic Law
Chap 10. The Chemical Bond
Chap 11. Molecular Orbital Theory
Chap 12. Molecular Symmetry (omitted this term)
Chap 13. Molecular Spectroscopy
Chap 14. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Back Cover Periodic Table
Some possibly useful websites on quantum theory, etc:
A Brief Review of Elementary Quantum Chemistry
Other websites of interest:
http://websites.umich.edu/~chem461/
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