CHEM 33200
Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
Spring 2021
- The goal of this course is to provide an introduction to quantum mechanics and its basic applications to chemical problems.
PRE-REQUISITES
CHEM 33000 (or ChE 22900 and ChE 33000); CHEM 25000 or MATH 213; PHYS 20800.
- CUNY Policy on Academic Integrity
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TOPICS
Classical Theory of Blackbody Radiation
The Bolltzmann Distribution
Planck's Theory of Blackbody Radiation
Photoelectric Effect, Specific Heats of Solids annd the Bohr Atom
Wave Mechanics and the Schrodinger Equation
- Quantum Mechanical Operators
Applications of the Schrodinger Equation - Barrier Problems
The Harmonic Oscillator
- First Exam
The Hydrogen Atom
The Variation Method
The Perturbation Method
Second Exam
Many Electron Atoms
- The Chemical Bond
Polyatomic Molecules
Hybridization
Hückel Theory
Third Exam
LECTURE NOTES
