Professor J. B. Callis
Email: (callis@cpac.washington.edu) Telephone: 543-1208
Office Hours: Tu, Th 10:50-11:50 or by appointment, 204A Bagley Hall
Grader: Ms. Amy Szuchmacher
Email: (amyszuch@u.washington.edu)
Telephone: 543-9088
Office Hour: Th 3:00 pm, Room 24 Bagley Hall
TEXTS: (1) McQuarrie, Quantum Chemistry, 1983, University Science Books
(2) The Student Edition of MATLAB: Version 4: UserŐs Guide, 1995,
Prentice Hall (optional)
CLASS TIMES: Lecture: TuWF - 9:40 am. - 10:40 am, Bagley 154
Tutorial: Th - 9:40 am. - 10:40 am, Bagley 154
COURSE SCHEDULE:
| Week | McQuarrie Chapter | Lecture Topic |
| 1 6/24-6/27 | 1 | Historical Background. How to Use MATLAB to Study Physical Chemistry |
| 2 7/1-7/4 | 2 | The Classical Wave Equation (note: no class on July 4) |
| 3 7/8-7/11 | 3 | The Schroedinger Equation and Some Simple Applications. Midterm 1, 7/11, Chapters 1-2 |
| 4 7/15-7/18 | 4 | Postulates and General Principles of Quantum Mechanics |
| 5 7/22-7/25 | 5 | The Harmonic Oscillator |
| 6 7/29-8/1 | 6 | Three-Dimensional Systems. Midterm 2, 8/1, Chapters 3-5 |
| 7 8/5-8/9 | 7,8 | Approximate Methods and Many Electron Atoms |
| 8 8/12-8/15 | 9 | Molecules |
| 9 8/19-8/22 | 10 | Molecular Spectroscopy. Midterm 3, 8/22, Chapters 6-10 |