Overview
Description
Fundamental principles including quantum mechanics, spectroscopy, and kinetics and dynamics of chemical reactions.
Requirements
Prerequisites
CHEM 421MATH 182
Recommended Preparation
MATH 285
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
CHEM 421; MATH 182.
Recommended Preparation
MATH 285.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Spring
Terms
spring
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- apply the Schrödinger Equation to quantum mechanical models such as particle-in-a-box, harmonic oscillator, and rigid rotor.
- explain and apply the postulates of quantum mechanics, interpret wavefunctions, including using wavefunctions to calculate probabilities and expectation values.
- interpret and apply the Heisenberg uncertainty principle, the variational principle, and the superposition principle.
- apply quantum mechanical principles to explain the electronic structure of the hydrogen atom, polyelectronic atoms, and small molecules and their electronic, rotational, and vibrational spectra and other physical propertiesStudents will be able to utilize statistical mechanics to derive thermodynamic properties from quantum mechanical descriptions of molecules.