Physical Chemistry for Scientists and Engineers

This is the first of a two-semester undergraduate physical chemistry course.

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Instructor: Philip Grandinetti
Instructor Office Hours: by appointment
Instructor Office: 0044A McPherson Lab
Secret Underground Laboratory: 0048 McPherson Lab

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Course Content

Physical Quantities, SI Units, and Constants Text Units review
Chapter 1: Forces, Energy and Equations of Motion Text Slides Video 1-1, Video 1-2, Video 1-3, Video 1-4, Video 1-5,
Chapter 2: Probability Distributions Text Slides Video 2
Chapter 3: Kinetic Theory of Gases Text Slides Video 3-1, Video 3-2, Video 3-3, Video 3-4
Chapter 4: Classical Mechanics of Rotational Motion Text Slides Video 4-1, Video 4-2, Video 4-3, Video 4-4, Video 4-5,
Chapter 5: Classical Mechanics of Vibrational Motion Text Slides Video 5-1, Video 5-2, Video 5-3, Video 5-4, Video 5-5, Video 5-6, Video 5-7
Chapter 6: Electrostatics Text Slides Video 6-1, Video 6-2,
Chapter 7: Thermodynamics, A Brief Review Text Slides Video 7-1, Video 7-2, Video 7-3, Video 7-4, Video 7-5, Video 7-6, Video 7-7, Video 7-8, Video 7-9,
Chapter 8: Statistical Thermodynamics Text Slides Video 8-1, Video 8-2, Video 8-3, Video 8-4
Chapter 9: Classical Wave Motion Text Slides Video 9-1, Video 9-2, Video 9-3, Video 9-4, Video 9-5, Video 9-6, Video 9-7, Video 9-8, Video 9-9, Video 9-10, Video 9-11,
Chapter 10: Electrodynamics Text Slides Video 10-1, Video 10-2, Video 10-3, Video 10-4
Chapter 11: Wave Particle Duality Text Slides Video 11-1, Video 11-2, Video 11-3, Video 11-4,
Chapter 12: Wave Mechanics Text Slides Video 12-1, Video 12-2, Video 12-3, Video 12-4, Video 12-5, Video 12-6,
Chapter 13: Free Particle and Tunneling

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 		Text Slides Video 13-1, Video 13-2, Video 13-3,
Chapter 14: Vibrational Motion of Molecules Text Slides Video 14-1, Video 14-2,
Chapter 15: Radiating Dipoles in Quantum Mechanics Text Slides Video 15-1, Video 15-2, Video 15-3,
Chapter 16: Time Independent Perturbation Theory Text Slides Video 16-1
Chapter 17: Quantum Particle in Three Dimensions Text Slides Video 17-1, Video 17-2, Video 17-3
Chapter 18: Rotational Motion of Molecules Text Slides Video 18-1, Video 18-2, Video 18-3, Video 18-4, Video 18-5
Chapter 19: Electronic Structure of the Hydrogen Atom Text Slides Video 19-1, Video 19-2, Video 19-3, Video 19-4
Chapter 20: Magnetism, Angular Momentum, and Spin Text Slides Video 20-1, Video 20-2, Video 20-3, Video 20-4, Video 20-5, Video 20-6, Video 20-7, Video 20-8
Chapter 21: Identical Particles in Quantum Mechanics Text Slides Video 21-1,
Chapter 22: Electronic Structure of Atoms Text Slides Video 22-1, Video 22-2, Video 22-3,
Chapter 23: Electronic Structure of Molecules Text Slides Video 23-1, Video 23-2, Video 23-3, Video 23-4, Video 23-5, Video 23-6, Video 23-7
Chapter 24: Quantum Statistical Thermodynamics Text Slides Video 24-1, Video 24-2, Video 24-3, Video 24-4, Video 24-5

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