Syllabus for Physical Chemistry 1410
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Date |
Reading Assignment |
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Aug. 30, Sept. 2 |
Chpt. 11 (Quantum theory) |
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Sept. 7, 9, 14 |
Chpt. 12 (Quantum theory) |
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Sept. 16, 21, 23,28 |
Chpt. 13 (Atomic Structure/Spectra) |
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Sept. 30, Oct. 5 |
Chpt. 14.1-14.7 (Molecular Structure) |
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Oct. 7, 12 |
Chpt. 14.8-14.9 (Walsh diagrams; Huckel theory) |
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Oct. 14, 19 21 |
Chpt. 15 (Symmetry) |
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Oct. 26, 28, Nov. 2, 4 |
Chpt. 16 (Molecular Spectroscopy) |
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Nov. 9, 11 |
Chpt. 17.1-17.2 (Franck-Condon Factors) |
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Nov. 16, 18 |
Chpt. 17.3, 17.4, 17.8, 17.9 (Electronic Spectroscopy) |
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Nov. 23, 30 |
Chpt. 18.1-18.5, 18.9, 18.10 (Magnetic Resonance) |
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Dec. 2, 7, 9 |
Chpt. 14.10, 21.1-21.8 (Solids) |
In-class, one-hour exams to be held on Oct. 5 and Nov 9 (bold, underlined dates).
The final exam will be December ?? 10:00 - 11:50 a.m.
All exams will be open book. You may use both the Atkins textbook and your class notes.
COURSE GRADING: In class exams (26% each) 52%, Final Exam 32%, Assignments 16%
There will be 8 homework assignments, some of which will involve computer assignments (software will be provided). If you have not already done so, you should obtain an account on the University computer systems, so that you can use the PC labs, and have access to e-mail and the WWW.