Principles of theoretical chemistry. The basic concepts of quantum
mechanics are developed and applied to chemical bonding and molecular
spectroscopy. The theory of point groups is developed and used with
quantum mechanical principles to provide a quantitative treatment of
the energetics and geometry of chemical bonding through both the
valence-bond and molecular orbital theories. (3h practicum)
Prereq:
Chem
2103
with C- or better, Math
2023
or
2723
;
Coreq: Chem
3103
or perm