Mar 28, 2024  
2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog, Volume 80 
    
2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog, Volume 80 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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CHEM - 370. Symmetry and Spectroscopy


3 credit(s)
This course is divided into five modules that address the fundamentals of group theory, qualitative aspects of quantum mechanics, vibrational spectroscopy, molecular orbital theory and electronic spectroscopy. Symmetry and group theory will be applied to the interpretation of molecular orbital interactions, ligand field theory, molecular vibrations, and angular momentum. An introduction to molecular spectroscopy, including vibrational, rotational, and electronic spectroscopy, as well as NMR, Raman, and Mossbauer spectroscopy will be discussed as they pertain to symmetry operations. Molecular symmetry will also be used to interpret optical activity and dipole moments, and spectroscopic interpretation through representation of groups, reducible and irreducible representations, The Great Orthogonality theorem, SALCs, and projection operators. Both spectroscopic and computational methods of demonstration will be used throughout the course.

Prerequisite(s): MATH 120  and CHEM 320  or permission of the instructor(s).
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