Computational Methods for Chemists

Description

Lecture, one hour; laboratory, four hours. Requisites: courses 110A, 113A, Mathematics 33A. Covers some basics of scientific coding. Introduction to advanced applications provided through commercially available computational packages. Includes quantum mechanical techniques for chemistry, reactivity, spectroscopy, solid state calculations; statistical mechanical techniques for chemistry and biochemistry; python coding, basic algorithms, … For more content click the Read More button below.

Lecture, one hour; laboratory, four hours. Requisites: courses 110A, 113A, Mathematics 33A. Covers some basics of scientific coding. Introduction to advanced applications provided through commercially available computational packages. Includes quantum mechanical techniques for chemistry, reactivity, spectroscopy, solid state calculations; statistical mechanical techniques for chemistry and biochemistry; python coding, basic algorithms, machine learning, and numerical techniques. Concurrently scheduled with course C226A. P/NP or letter grading.

Instructional Format

Primary Format

Lecture

Secondary Format

Laboratory

Concurrent Course

CHEM C226A - Computational Methods for Chemists

A pair of upper-division undergraduate and graduate courses that share a primary activity. They are scheduled at the same time and place with the same instructor.

General Catalog 2022-23