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Physical Chemistry

Prof. Robert Field · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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About

This course is an introduction to quantum mechanics for use by chemists. Topics include particles and waves, wave mechanics, semi-classical quantum mechanics, matrix mechanics, perturbation theory, molecular orbital theory, molecular structure, molecular spectroscopy, and photochemistry. Emphasis is on creating and building confidence in the use of intuitive pictures.

Lectures

Lecture Videos

  1. Lecture 1: Quantum Mechanics—Historical Background, Photoelectric Effect, Compton Scattering 46 min · Video
  2. Lecture 2: Wave Nature of the Electron and the Internal Structure of an Atom 46 min · Video
  3. Lecture 3: Two-Slit Experiment, Quantum Weirdness 51 min · Video
  4. Lecture 4: Classical Wave Equation and Separation of Variables 50 min · Video
  5. Lecture 5: Quantum Mechanics: Free Particle and Particle in 1D box 55 min · Video
  6. Lecture 6: 3-D Box and QM Separation of Variables 50 min · Video
  7. Lecture 7: Classical Mechanical Harmonic Oscillator 52 min · Video
  8. Lecture 8: Quantum Mechanical Harmonic Oscillator 53 min · Video
  9. Lecture 9: The Harmonic Oscillator: Creation and Annihilation Operators 49 min · Video
  10. Lecture 10: The Time-Dependent Schrödinger Equation 53 min · Video
  11. Lecture 11: Wavepacket Dynamics for Harmonic Oscillator and PIB 55 min · Video
  12. Lecture 12: Catch Up and Review, Postulates 56 min · Video
  13. Lecture 13: From Hij Integrals to H Matrices I 55 min · Video
  14. Lecture 14: From Hij Integrals to H Matrices II 54 min · Video
  15. Lecture 15: Non-Degenerate Perturbation Theory I 53 min · Video
  16. Lecture 16: Non-Degenerate Perturbation Theory II: HO using a,a† 53 min · Video
  17. Lecture 17: Rigid Rotor I. Orbital Angular Momentum 52 min · Video
  18. Lecture 18: Rigid Rotor II. Derivation by Commutation Rules 55 min · Video
  19. Lecture 19: Spectroscopy: Probing Molecules with Light 51 min · Video
  20. Lecture 20: Hydrogen Atom I 49 min · Video
  21. Lecture 21: Hydrogen Atom II. Rydberg States 53 min · Video
  22. Lecture 22: Helium Atom 53 min · Video
  23. Lecture 23: Many-Electron Atoms 52 min · Video
  24. Lecture 24: Molecular Orbital Theory I. Variational Principle and Matrix Mechanics 53 min · Video
  25. Lecture 25: Molecular Orbital Theory II. H2+, A2, AB Diatomics 54 min · Video
  26. Lecture 26: Qualitative MO Theory: Hückel 53 min · Video
  27. Lecture 27: Non-Degenerate Perturbation Theory III 53 min · Video
  28. Lecture 28: Modern Electronic Structure Theory: Basis Sets 51 min · Video
  29. Lecture 29: Modern Electronic Structure Theory: Electronic Correlation 53 min · Video
  30. Lecture 30: Time-Dependent Perturbation Theory I. H is Time-Independent, Zewail Wavepacket 53 min · Video
  31. Lecture 31: Time-Dependent Perturbation Theory II. H is Time-Dependent: Two-Level Problem 53 min · Video
  32. Lecture 32: Intermolecular Interactions by Non-Degenerate Perturbation Theory 55 min · Video
  33. Lecture 33: Electronic Spectroscopy: Franck-Condon 52 min · Video
  34. Lecture 34: Electronic Spectroscopy and Photochemistry 51 min · Video
  35. Lecture 35: δ-Functions, Eigenfunctions of X, Discrete Variable Representation 49 min · Video
  36. Lecture 36: Time Dependence of Two-Level Systems: Density Matrix, Rotating Wave Approximation 49 min · Video

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Credits and licence

Institution
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department
Chemistry
Teacher
Prof. Robert Field
Term
Fall 2017
Level
Undergraduate
Language
English
Subjects
Chemistry
Source
MIT OpenCourseWare
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, as MIT OpenCourseWare states it. Non-commercial use only. MIT OpenCourseWare's terms
Attribution
Prof. Robert Field. Physical Chemistry. Fall 2017. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu/. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.
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