This is the first of a two semeseter undergraduate physical chemistry course.
| Chapter | Sections Covered | Lecture Slides |
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| 1 - Forces, Energy and Equations of Motion | 1.1-1.5 | Chap. 1 |
| 2 - Probability Distributions | 2.1 | Chap. 2 |
| 3 - Kinetic Theory of Gases | 3.1, 3.2 | Chap. 3 |
| 4 - Rotational Motion | All sections | Chap. 4 |
| 5 - Vibrational Motion | 5.1, 5.3 | Chap. 5 |
| 6 - Equipartition of Energy | All sections | Chap. 6 |
| 7 - Electrostatics | All sections | Chap. 7 |
| 8 - Wave Motion | All sections | Chap. 8 |
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| Exam 1 - Friday, Feb. 15th, 5:30 - 7:30 pm, 264 McQuigg Lab | Autumn 2017 Exam1 |
| 9 - Electrodynamics | All sections | Chap. 9 |
| 10 - Wave Particle Duality | All sections | Chap. 10 |
| 11 - Wave Mechanics | All sections | Chap. 11 |
| 12 - Free Particle and Tunneling | All sections | Chap. 12 |
| 13 - Quantum Harmonic Oscillator | All sections | Chap. 13 |
| 14 - Radiating Dipoles in Quantum Mechanics | All sections | Chap. 14 |
| 15 - Time Independent Perturbation Theory | All sections | Chap. 15 |
| 16 - Quantum Particle in Three Dimensions | All sections | Chap. 16 |
| 17 - Quantum Rigid Rotor | All sections | Chap. 17 |
| 18 - The Hydrogen Atom | All sections | Chap. 18 |
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| Exam 2 - TBA | |
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| 19 - Magnetism, Angular Momentum, and Spin | All sections | Chap. 19 |
| 20 - Identical Particles in Quantum Mechanics | All sections | Chap. 20 |
| 21 - Multi-electron Atoms | All sections | Chap. 21 |
| 22 - Diatomic Molecules | All sections | Chap. 22 |
| 23 - Polyatomic Molecules (time permitting) | No sections |
| Chemical Kinetics | Pages 1-26 |
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| Final Exam - Monday, Apr 29, 10:00 am-11:45 am, Room: TBA | |
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There is no required text for this class. My suggestions for texts you might find helpful are:
