Chem 452

Schedule

Lectures#

Lowe

Text Chapter*

Topic

Lecture Problems

Notes

1-5

B-1

Appendices 2 & 3, Chap 8, page 81

Review of Physics and Math, Introduction to Quantum Theory/ Failure of Classical Physics; Boltzmann distribution

• LP 1   LP 1 Key
• LP 2   LP 2 Key
• LP 3   LP 3 Key
• LP 4   LP 4 Key

• Symmetry

6-10

B-2

9.1-9.5

Quantum Mechanics of Linear and Vibrational Motion; Symmetry

• LP 5   LP 5 Key
• LP 6   LP 6 Key
• LP 7   LP 7 Key
• LP 8   LP 8 Key
• LP 9   LP 9 Key
• LP 10   LP 10 Key
• LP 11   LP 11 Key

11-15

B-3

9.6-9.8

Circular Motion in Two and Three Dimensions

• LP 12   LP 12 Key
• LP 13   LP 13 Key
• LP 14   LP 14 Key
• LP 15   LP 15 Key
• LP 16   LP 16 Key

16-19

B-4

10.1-10.3

The Hydrogen-Like Atom

20-23

B-5

10.4-10.9

The Orbital Model for Many Electron Atoms/ Atomic Spectra/ Intro to Term Symbols

24-27

B-6

11.1-11.5

Electronic Structure of Homonuclear Diatomic Molecules

• LP 17   LP 17 Key
• LP 18   LP 18 Key
• LP 19   LP 19 Key
• LP 20   LP 20 Key
• LP 21   LP 21 Key
• LP 22   LP 22 Key
• LP 23   LP 23 Key
• LP 24   LP 24 Key

• MO Diagram

28-31

B-8

13.1-13.13

Spectroscopy of Atoms and Rotating Diatomic Molecules

• LP 25   LP 25 Key

32-34

B-9

13.14-13.17

Spectroscopy of Polyatomic Molecules

34-36

B-10

14

Molecular Electronic Spectroscopy

• LP 26   LP 26 Key

37-41

……

22, 23

Rates and Mechanisms

• LP 27   LP 27 Key
• LP 28   LP 28 Key

42-44

24

Elementary Reactions/ Dynamics

Atkins & de Paula text site

http://whfreeman.com/pchem7/

visualization of orbitals

http://www.shef.ac.uk/chemistry/orbitron

info on elements & periodic table 

http://www.webelements.com/

NIST database

http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry/