PChem Course 361B: Quantum Mechanics

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This is the playlist of lecture videos for CHEM 361B at the California State University, Fullerton (CSUF). CHEM361B is a flipped, semester-long physical chemistry course which covers quantum mechanics, spectroscopy, and bonding.

Course Description

Thermodynamics and kinetics; properties of gases and solutions; molecular structure and energies and application to spectroscopic techniques; liquids, phase equilibria, thermodynamics of multicomponent systems with application to the life sciences.

Course Objectives

  1. Develop an understanding of the nature of quantum systems and apply these principles to solve the Schrödinger Equation and determine physical observables.
  2. Understand what it means for a system to be quantized and relate the quantized nature of energy from the Schrödinger Equation to predict spectroscopic phenomena including: electronic, vibrational, NMR, and rotational spectroscopy.
  3. Use the solutions to the Schrödinger Equation to describe how chemical bonds are formed between atoms.

Course Materials

Sample Syllabus

Activities Instructors may request solutions from author

Lecture Slides from YouTube video lectures

Lecture Videos YouTube playlist

Author

Michael Groves, California State University, Fullerton

License

CC BY-NC-SA