<p>Lecture, four hours; discussion, one hour. Requisites: course 113A, C215A or Physics 115B, Mathematics 31A, 31B, 32A, 32B, 33A, with grades of C– or better. Recommended: knowledge of differential equations equivalent to Mathematics 134 or 135 or Physics 131 and of analytic mechanics equivalent to Physics 105A. Students entering course C215A are normally expected to take course C215B in following term. Designed for chemistry students with serious interest in quantum chemistry. Postulates and systematic development of nonrelativistic quantum mechanics; expansion theorems; wells; oscillators; angular momentum; hydrogen atom; matrix techniques; approximation methods; time dependent problems; atoms; spectroscopy; magnetic resonance; chemical bonding. May be concurrently scheduled with course C115B. S/U or letter grading.</p>

Chemistry and Biochemistry

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College of Letters and Science

Chemistry is concerned with the composition, structure, and properties of substances, the transformations of these substances into others by reactions, and the kinds of energy changes that accompany these reactions.

General Catalog

Quantum Chemistry: Methods

CHEMC215B

4 units