2022 Spring, Advanced Physical Chemistry

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Course Overview

Course Code
CH60375
Course Description
This course introduces the basis of physical chemistry and helps students understand the background knowledge of state-of-the-art research.
Time and Classroom
Thu 1:30–4:30 pm, Room 409
Textbooks
  • Donald A. McQuarrie, Quantum Chemistry, 2nd Ed., University Science Books, 2007, ISBN 9781891389504
  • Ken A. Dill and Sarina Bromberg, Molecular Driving Forces, 2nd Ed., Garland Science, 2011, ISBN 9780815344308
Prerequisite
Undergraduate-level physical chemistry
Evaluation
Midterm essay 50%, final exam 50%
On-line guide lectures
On-line guide lectures (in Korean)

Schedule

Week Date Topic Part
1 3/3 Course overview / Particles, waves, and duality Part I: Quantized World of Molecules
2 3/10 Foundations of quantum mechanics  
3 3/17 Particle in a box / Molecular vibrations (1)  
4 3/24 Molecular vibrations (2) / Molecular rotations  
5 3/31 Hydrogen-like atoms / Zeeman effect  
6 4/7 Identical particles / Approximation methods  
7 4/14 Electronic structure calculation  
8 4/21 Multi-electron atoms  
9 4/28 Diatomic molecules  
10 5/5 Polyatomic molecules / Intermolecular interactions  
11 5/12 Partition functions Part II: Statistical World of Molecules
12 5/19 Classical thermodynamics / Entropy  
13 5/26 Chemical equilibrium / Phase transitions  
14 6/2 Master equation, chemical kinetics, and reaction dynamics Part III: Evolving World of Molecules
15 6/9 Final exam  
16 6/16