Unless a special provision has been made with the instructor, this course shall be taken concomitantly with Ch 255. Taught upon request. With an emphasis on the basic theoretical justification underlying observed physical phenomena, quantum mechanics will be developed and applied to the study of chemical systems. Special emphasis is placed upon using quantum mechanics as an aid to the interpretation of spectroscopic data. Modern methods of computational molecular modeling are introduced.
Statistical mechanics is introduced as a link between quantum mechanics and thermodynamics.
Ch 160 and Ph 214 . Ch 262 Physical Chemistry II Continuation of Ch 261 with emphasis on electrochemistry, chemical kinetics and solid state chemistry. Ch 333 Advanced Organic Chemistry Modern areas of organic chemistry, including synthesis, structure determination, stereochemistry and conformational analysis, reaction mechanisms, photochemistry, conservation of orbital symmetry, molecular rearrangements and other selected topics. Advanced laboratory studies in research problem form. Typical problems would include studies of the synthesis, structure and properties of organic compounds, utilizing modern instrumental techniques.