Spring 2006

Chemistry 344 Schedule

W.F. Polik

 

Lect

Date

Topic

Reading

1

Wed, 1/11

Introduction, Classical vs. Quantum Mechanics, Blackbody Radiation

1-1, 1-2, 1-3

2

Fri, 1/13

Photoelectric Effect, Heat Capacity of Solids, Angular Momentum

1-4, 1-5, 1-8

3

Mon, 1/16

H Atom Spectrum, Bohr Atom, Reduced Mass

1-6, 1-7, 1-9, 1-10

4

Wed, 1/18

deBroglie Wavelength, Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle, Bohr Correspondence Principle

1-11, 1-12, 1-13, 1-14

5

Fri, 1/20

Classical Wave Equation, Solution of Wave Eqn w/ Boundary Conditions

Homework Set 1 Due

2-1, 2-2

6

Mon, 1/23

Solution of Wave Eqn (con't), Normal Modes, Fourier Analysis

2-3, 2-4, App. B

7

Wed, 1/25

2-D & 3-D Wave Eqn Solutions, Schödinger Eqn, Born Wavefunction

2-5, 3-1, 3-4

8

Fri, 1/27

Particle in a Box

Homework Set 2 Due

3-5, 3-6

9

Mon, 1/30

Operators, Eigenvalue Equations

3-2, 3-3

10

Wed, 2/1

Expectation Values and Uncertainties, Quantum Dots

3-7, 3-8, 3-9, 3-10, 3-11, "Quantum Dots"

11

Fri, 2/3

Postulates 1, 2, and 3

Homework Set 3 Due

4-1, 4-4

12

Mon, 2/6

Postulate 3 (con't) and 3.5

4-2, 4-5

13

Wed, 2/8

Exam 1

Chaps. 1, 2, 3, B

14

Fri, 2/10

Postulate 4, Quantum Measurements, Postulate 5

4-3, 4-6, 4-7, "Quantum Measurements"

 

Mon, 2/13

Winter Recess

 

15

Wed, 2/15

Postulate 5 (con't), Commuting Operators, Well-Defined Quantities

4-8, 4-9

16

Fri, 2/17

Diatomic Motion, Classical Harmonic Oscillator

Homework Set 4 Due

5-1, 5-2, 5-3

17

Mon, 2/20

Quantum Harmonic Oscillator

5-11, 5-12, 5-13

18

Wed, 2/22

HO Energy Levels, HO Wavefunctions, Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle

5-5, 5-7, 5-8, 5-9

19

Fri, 2/24

PE of a Chemical Bond, Kinetic Isotope Effect, Molecular Vibration, Tunneling

Homework Set 5 Due

5-4, 5-10, "Isotope Effects"

20

Mon, 2/27

Time Dependent States, Spectroscopic Transitions, Boltzmann Distribution

10-14, 10-16

21

Wed, 3/1

HO Selection Rules, Vibrational Spectroscopy of Diatomic Molecules, (Chem 346: Polyatomic Vibrations)

5-6, 10-1, 10-3, 10-4, 10-8, (10-10)

22

Fri, 3/3

Multi-Dimensional Problems, Spherical Polar Coordinates

Homework Set 6 Due

6-1, 6-2

23

Mon, 3/6

Laplacian Operator, Quantum Rigid Rotor

6-3, 6-4, 6-6

24

Wed, 3/8

Exam 2

Chaps. 4, 5, 10 (partial)

25

Fri, 3/10

Angular Momentum

6-7

26

Mon, 3/13

Rigid Rotor Selection Rules, Rotational Spectroscopy of Diatomic Molecules, Rotation-Vibration Spectroscopy, (Chem 346: Rotation-Vibration Interaction)

6-5, 10-2, 10-5, 10-6, 10-15, (10-7, 10-9)

27

Wed, 3/15

Quantum Mechanical H Atom

6-8
Homework Set 7 Due 3/16

 

Fri, 3/17

Spring Recess

 

28

Mon, 3/27

H Atom Energy Levels, H Atom Wavefunctions

6-9, 6-10

29

Wed, 3/29

Zeeman Effect, Multi-Electron Atoms

6-11, 6-12

30

Fri, 3/31

Perturbation Theory

7-1, 7-2
Homework Set 8 Due

31

Mon, 4/3

Variational Method

7-3

32

Wed, 4/5

Atomic Units; Helium

8-1, 8-2

33

Fri, 4/7

Electron Spin, Identical Particles, Antisymmetry Principle

8-4, 8-5
Homework Set 9 Due

34

Mon, 4/10

Helium Electron Configurations, Slater Determinant

8-6

35

Wed, 4/12

Exam 3

Chaps. 6, 7 (partial), 10 (partial)

 

Fri, 4/14

Good Friday

 

36

Mon, 4/17

Addition of Angular Momentum, Atomic Term Symbols

8-9, 8-10, Table 8-5

37

Wed, 4/19

Atomic Spectroscopy, Spin-Orbit Coupling, Born-Oppenheimer Approximation

8-11, 8-12, 9-1, 10-12

38

Fri, 4/21

Molecular Orbital Theory

9-6, 7-4
Homework Set 10 Due

39

Mon, 4/24

MO Theory for Diatomics

9-9, 9-10, 9-11, 9-12, 9-13

40

Wed, 4/26

MO Theory for Polyatomics, Huckel Theory

9-21, 9-22, 9-23, 9-24

41

Fri, 4/28

Extended Huckel Theory, Computational Chemistry

Homework Set 11 Due

42

Tues, 5/2

Exam 4 at 8:00 am

A:  1-10 cumulative

B:  8, 9 (partial)