last updated March 27, 2016

CHEM 3010: Introduction to Quantum Chemistry,
Spectroscopy, and
Statistical Thermodynamics

We are using Physical Chemistry (PC) by Thomas Engel and Philip Reid (Pearson Prentice Hall) 3rd edition (2013), ISBN-10: 0-321-81200-X ISBN-13: 978-0-321-81200-1. third edition (Pearson, 2013).


My office hours: Mon/Wed/Fri, 13:00 to 14:00 in Petrie 303

Course Outline

Chapters covered, or to be covered

Assigned Questions and Problems

My lecture notes (minus some figures)

The Boltzmann distribution in a nutshell

Final exam & online course evaluation



The final exam will cover these chapters and sections of the book:

&bull chapters 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16, excluding sections 14.6, 16.5, 16.6, 16.7, 16.8, and 16.9;

&bull chapter 17 sections 1, 2, and 3; all of chapter 18; and chapter 19 sections 1, 2, 3, and 4

&bull sections 19.5 and 19.6; all of chapter 20 and 21; sections 22.1, 22.2, 22.3, and selection rules in 22.4

Here are the formulas and constants that will be given on the final exam, on Wednesday April 6 (from 2pm to 5pm in ACE 007).

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