Lecture Notes CHEM 470a/570a
Introductory Quantum Chemistry
Prerequisites: CHEM 130 or 330 and Math 120a or b
Instructor: Prof. Victor S. Batista
Room: SCL 21         Schedule: TTh 9-10.15

Hierarchical Structure of Topics

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Syllabus

September 4 - September 30	Postulates of Quantum Theory Stationary States Particle in the Box Commutator Uncertainty Relations Time Independent Perturbation Theory Time Dependent Perturbation Theory Problem Set (due 10/01/02)
October 1 - October 29	Adiabatic Approximation Variational Theorem Heisenberg Representation Two-Level Systems Harmonic Oscillator Problem Set (due 10/17/02) Angular Momentum Spin Angular Momentum Central Potential Two-Particle Rigid-Rotor Problem Set (due 10/28/02)
November 1 - November 29	Hydrogen Atom Helium Atom Spin-Atom Wavefunctions Pauli Exclusion Principle Lithium Atom Spin Orbit Interaction Periodic Table Problem Set (11/28/02)
December 1 - December 15	Hartree Self-Consistent Field Method Hartree-Fock Self-Consistent Field Method LCAO Method: H2+ Molecule H2 Molecule Homonuclear Diatomic Molecules Conjugated Systems: Organic Molecules Empirical Parameterization of Diatomic Molecules