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Physical Chemistry

This course is an introduction to quantum mechanics for use by chemists. Topics include particles and waves, wave mechanics, semi-classical quantum mechanics, matrix mechanics, perturbation theory, molecular orbital theory, molecular structure, molecular spectroscopy, and photochemistry. Emphasis is on creating and building confidence in the use of intuitive pictures. (from ocw.mit.edu )

Instructor

Prof. Robert Field.

Chemistry

2019

Lecture 01 - Quantum Mechanics - Historical Background, Photoelectric Effect, Compton Scattering

Lecture 02 - Wave Nature of the Electron and the Internal Structure of an Atom

Lecture 03 - Two-Slit Experiment, Quantum Weirdness

Lecture 04 - Classical Wave Equation and Separation of Variables

Lecture 05 - Quantum Mechanics: Free Particle and Particle in 1D Box

Lecture 06 - 3D Box and QM Separation of Variables

Lecture 07 - Classical Mechanical Harmonic Oscillator

Lecture 08 - Quantum Mechanical Harmonic Oscillator

Lecture 09 - The Harmonic Oscillator: Creation and Annihilation Operators

Lecture 10 - The Time-Dependent Schrodinger Equation

Lecture 11 - Wavepacket Dynamics for Harmonic Oscillator and PIB

Lecture 12 - Catch Up and Review, Postulates

Lecture 13 - From Hij Integrals to H Matrices

Lecture 14 - From Hij Integrals to H Matrices (cont.)

Lecture 15 - Non-Degenerate Perturbation Theory

Lecture 16 - Non-Degenerate Perturbation Theory (cont.)

Lecture 17 - Rigid Rotor: Orbital Angular Momentum

Lecture 18 - Rigid Rotor: Derivation by Commutation Rules

Lecture 19 - Spectroscopy: Probing Molecules with Light

Lecture 20 - Hydrogen Atom

Lecture 21 - Hydrogen Atom: Rydberg States

Lecture 22 - Helium Atom

Lecture 23 - Many-Electron Atoms

Lecture 24 - Molecular Orbital Theory: Variational Principle and Matrix Mechanics

Lecture 25 - Molecular Orbital Theory: H2+, A2, AB Diatomics

Lecture 26 - Qualitative MO Theory: Huckel

Lecture 27 - Non-Degenerate Perturbation Theory III

Lecture 28 - Modern Electronic Structure Theory: Basic Sets

Lecture 29 - Modern Electronic Structure Theory: Electronic Correlation

Lecture 30 - Time-Dependent Perturbation Theory: H is Time-Independent, Zewail Wavepacket

Lecture 31 - Time-Dependent Perturbation Theory: H is Time-Dependent

Lecture 32 - Intermolecular Interactions by Non-Degenerate Perturbation Theory

Lecture 33 - Electronic Spectroscopy: Franck-Condon

Lecture 34 - Electronic Spectroscopy and Photochemistry

Lecture 35 - Delta-Functions, Eigenfunctions of X, Discrete Variable Representation

Lecture 36 - Time Dependence of Two-Level Systems: Density Matrix, Rotating Wave Approximation