CH 433 Physical Chemistry II

Spring Session 1997

 

Class Time: 9:50-11:05 Tu,Th, Dab 220

Problem Period: F 12:20-1:15 or 1:30-2:10

 

Instructor: Dr. Stefan Franzen, Dabney 714

Office Hours: 08:30-09:20 M,W, Tel. 5-8915

 

Text: Physical Chemistry, 5th Edition, Peter Atkins, Freeman Press, 1994

 

Date

Topic

Read

Homework

 

6 Jan

Quantum vs Classical Physics

Intro, 19.1-2

 

 

8 Jan

Boltzmann Distribution

19.3-7

19.1-8

 

13 Jan

Statistical Thermodynamics

20.1

 

 

15 Jan

Quantum Mechanics: History

11.1-3

 

 

20 Jan

No Class

 

 

 

22 Jan

Quantum Mechanics: Machinery

11.4-6

11.1-14

 

27 Jan

Operators and Commutators

 

 

 

29 Jan

The Uncertainty Principle

12.1-7

 

 

3 Feb

Mid-term I

 

 

 

5 Feb

The Hydrogen Atom

13.1-2

11.15-18

 

10 Feb

Schrödinger Equation

13.3-8

12.1-7

 

12 Feb

Quantum Numbers and Levels

14.1-9

13.1-9

 

17 Feb

Electronic Structure of Atoms

 

 

 

19 Feb

Molecular Electronic Structure

14.1-5

 

 

25 Feb

Molecular Electronic Structure

14.6-9

 

 

27 Feb

Structure and Dynamics

16.1-2

14.1-2

 

3 Mar

Rotational Quantum Levels

16.3-7

 

 

5 Mar

Vibrational Quantum Levels

16.9-15

14.7-24

 

6/16Mar

Spring Break

 

 

 

17 Mar

Review

 

 

 

19 Mar

Mid-term II

 

 

 

25 Mar

Spectroscopy and Structure

17.1-4

16.1-20

 

27 Mar

Absorption spectroscopy

17.6-10

 

 

31 Mar

The Franck-Condon Factor

 

 

 

2 Apr

Raman Techniques

 

 

 

7 Apr

Spectroscopy and Dynamics

 

 

 

9 Apr

No Class

 

 

 

14 Apr

Statistical Thermodynamics

20.2-7

 

 

16 Apr

NMR Spectroscopy

18.1-8

 

 

21 Apr

Kinetics

25.1-8

 

 

23 Apr

Transition State Theory

27.1-9

 

 

28 Apr

Laser Applications

 

 

 

30 Apr

Review

 

 

 

Grades will be based as follows: There will be +/- grading.

Quizzes (best 12of 15) 300 pts

Mid-Terms 400 pts

Final Exam 300 pts

Semester Total 1000 pts

The Final Exam can substitute for one mid-term (i.e. 500 pts) in case of excused absence.