Physical Chemistry 3302 Fall 2010

Dr. Eric Borguet (252 Beury Hall, 204-9696, eborguet@temple.edu)Lecture: Tuesdays, Thursdays 9:30 – 10:50 a.m. Barton 409

Recitation: Monday 10 AM - 10:50 AM or Wednesdays 2 PM - 2:50 PM. Beury 119Office Hours: Monday 1:30-2:30 pm, Friday 1:30-2:30 pm and by appointment.

Text: Physical Chemistry by Engel and Reid or Quantum Chemistry and Spectroscopy by Thomas Engel(both 2nd Edition)

Week Date Topic Reading1 8/31, 9/2 From Classical to Quantum Mechanics Ch 1

2 9/7, 9 The Schrödinger Equation Ch 2

3 9/14, 16 The Quantum Mechanical Postulates Ch 3

4 9/21, 23 Using Quantum Mechanics on Simple Systems Ch 4

5 9/28, 10/30The Particle in the Box and the Real World Ch 5Sept 28 Midterm Exam # 1 (75 minutes)

6 10/5, 7 Commuting and Non-commuting operators Ch 6

7 10/12, 14 A Quantum Mechanical Model for the Vibration and Rotation of Molecules Ch 7

8 10/19, 21 The Vibrational and Rotational Spectroscopy of Diatomic Molecules Ch 8

9 10/26, 28 The Hydrogen Atom Ch 9

10 11/2, 4 Many-Electron Atoms, Examples of Spectroscopy Involving Atoms Ch 10, 11

11 11/9, 11 Chemical Bonding in H2+ and H2 Ch 12Nov 11 Midterm Exam #2 (75 minutes)

12 11/16, 18 Chemical Bonding in Diatomic Molecules Ch 13

13 11/23, 25 Molecular Structure and Energy Levels for Polyatomic Molecules Ch 14Thanksgiving Break Nov 26-29

14 11/30, 12/2 Electronic Spectroscopy Ch 15

15 12/8 Computational Chemistry Ch 16

Dec 16, 8:00-10:00 Final Exam (100 minutes)

Grading: Exam#1 (25%), Exam#2 (25%), Final Exam (30%) Problems/quizzes (20%)