3-3-0

Maple-assisted computational statistical mechanics and kinetic theory of gases: gas reactions, chemical dynamics. Quantum chemistry and spectroscopy: atomic structure, atomic orbitals and atomic spectra (AAS, XPS, ESCA, EDX,...); introduction to molecular orbitals: LCAO, hybridization. Molecular electronic structure and molecular spectroscopy (physical principles of IR-Raman, rotovibrational spectra, ESCA, EPR and NMR spectroscopies).

Prerequisite: CHE103, CHE106, CHE223.
Co-requisite: CHE284 for all chemistry students and for all biochemistry students planning to do honours research projects in the area of physical chemistry.
Professor Scarlete

This course is currently only offered in even numbered years.