• Quantum Theory
o Blackbody Radiation and Planck Radiation Formula
o The Wave-Particle Duality
o The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle and Superpostion of
wavefunctions
o The Schrodinger Equation
o Postulates of Quantum Mechanics
o Operators, Hermitian Operators and Eigenvalue Problem
o Expectation Value and Superposition
o Particle in a One-dimensional Box
o Harmonic Oscillator
o Rigid Rotor
o Angular Momentum
• Atomic Structure
o Hydrogen-like Atoms
o Helium Atom and Variation Principle
o Pauli Exclusion Principle
o Hartree-Fock Self-Consistent Field Method
o Many-Electron Atoms and Atomic Term Symbols
• Molecular Electronic Structure
o The Hydrogen Molecular Ion
o Molecular Orbital Description of Hydrogen Molecule
o Diatomic Molecules
o Valence Bond Method
o Huckel Molecular Orbital Theory
o Band Theory of Solids
o Intermolecular Interactions
Midterms , schedule based on consensus
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• Symmetry
o Symmetry Elements and Symmetry Operators
o Identification of Point Groups of Molecules
o Dipole Moments and Optical Activity
o Symmetry and Schrodinger Equation
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• Rotational and Vibrational Spectroscopy
o Einstein Coefficients
o Schrodinger Equation for Nuclear Motion
o Rotational Spectra of Diatomic Molecules
o Vibrational Spectra of Diatomic Molecules
o Vibration-Rotational Spectra of Diatomic Molecules
o Vibrational Spectra of Polyatomic Molecules
o Raman Spectroscopy
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• Electronic Spectroscopy of Molecules
o Electronic Absorption Spectra of Diatomic Molecules and Franck-Condon
Principle
o Oscillator Strength
o Electronic Spectra of Polyatomic Molecules
o Conjugated Molecules: Free-Electron Model
o Fluorescence and Phosphorescence
o Lasers
o Photoelectron Spectroscopy
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• Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
o Nuclear Magnetism and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
o Energy Levels in NMR
o The Chemical Shift
o Spin-Spin Coupling
o Relaxation Processes in Assemblies of Nuclear Spins
o Electron Spin Resonance