CHEM340 - Physical Chemistry IV: Quantum Chemistry

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Academic Year 2001/2002

Physical Chemistry IV: Quantum Chemistry
CHEM 340 FA

This course is an introduction to modern concepts of atomic and molecular quantum mechanics, molecular orbital theory, and qualitative concepts of molecular electronic structure. The second half of the course will emphasize numerical calculations on UNIX workstations with commonly used approximations in many electron calculations on atomic and molecular systems. It is a survey course for first-year chemistry graduate students, required for the Ph.D.

MAJOR READINGS

QUANTUM CHEMISTRY, by Ira H. Levine, 5th ed., Prentice Hall.
EXPLORING CHEMISTRY WITH ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE METHODS, 3rd. ed., J.B. Foresman and A. Frisch.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Graded weekly problem sets plus written midterm and an oral final examination presenting a paper from the recent literature.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Recommended: Linear algebra.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: NONE Grading Mode: Graded

Prerequisites: CHEM337 OR PHYS214

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Petersson,George A.

Times: .M.W.F. 11:00AM-11:50AM; ...W... 02:30PM-05:30PM; Location: HALL56

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: UNL)

SR. major: Jr. major:

SR. non-major: Jr. non-major: SO: FR:

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal: Quantitative Reasoning

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Last Updated on MAR-19-2002