# Small-Molecule Spectroscopy and Dynamics - Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Department: Chemistry - Teacher: Prof. Robert Field - Term: Fall 2008 - Level: Graduate - Language: English - Subjects: Physics, Chemistry, Medicine and health - Source: [MIT OpenCourseWare](https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/5-80-small-molecule-spectroscopy-and-dynamics-fall-2008/) - Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only.) - Syllabus: [at the source](https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/5-80-small-molecule-spectroscopy-and-dynamics-fall-2008/pages/syllabus/) - Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words) The goal of this course is to illustrate the spectroscopy of small molecules in the gas phase: quantum mechanical effective Hamiltonian models for rotational, vibrational, and electronic structure; transition selection rules and relative intensities; diagnostic patterns and experimental methods for the assignment of non-textbook spectra; breakdown of the Born-Oppenheimer approximation (spectroscopic perturbations); the stationary phase approximation; nondegenerate and quasidegenerate perturbation theory (van Vleck transformation); qualitative molecular orbital theory (Walsh diagrams); the notation of atomic and molecular spectroscopy. ## Lectures 1. [Course Introduction](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/5-80-small-molecule-spectroscopy-and-dynamics-fall-2008/37cd7247a9bb), 5 min (Video) 2. [Lecture 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/5-80-small-molecule-spectroscopy-and-dynamics-fall-2008/f736e47753f6), 1 h 5 min (Video) 3. [Lecture 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/5-80-small-molecule-spectroscopy-and-dynamics-fall-2008/7218d5b914dd), 51 min (Video) 4. [Lecture 3](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/5-80-small-molecule-spectroscopy-and-dynamics-fall-2008/d20396b55f7b), 1 h 6 min (Video) 5. [Lecture 4](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/5-80-small-molecule-spectroscopy-and-dynamics-fall-2008/f5269c2d5bcd), 1 h 4 min (Video) 6. [Lecture 5](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/5-80-small-molecule-spectroscopy-and-dynamics-fall-2008/a764af305aa8), 57 min (Video) 7. [Lecture 6](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/5-80-small-molecule-spectroscopy-and-dynamics-fall-2008/731d11ecce24), 59 min (Video) 8. [Lecture 7](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/5-80-small-molecule-spectroscopy-and-dynamics-fall-2008/02f9f906506d), 1 h 1 min (Video) 9. [Lecture 8](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/5-80-small-molecule-spectroscopy-and-dynamics-fall-2008/671029406917), 52 min (Video) 10. [Lecture 9](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/5-80-small-molecule-spectroscopy-and-dynamics-fall-2008/569b80e447dd), 57 min (Video) 11. [Lecture 10](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/5-80-small-molecule-spectroscopy-and-dynamics-fall-2008/a0f37df40f68), 55 min (Video) 12. [Lecture 11](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/5-80-small-molecule-spectroscopy-and-dynamics-fall-2008/e874cdcae63f), 55 min (Video) 13. [Lecture 12](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/5-80-small-molecule-spectroscopy-and-dynamics-fall-2008/ee5c0b61816c), 1 h 3 min (Video) 14. [Lecture 13](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/5-80-small-molecule-spectroscopy-and-dynamics-fall-2008/ee5129642e64), 59 min (Video) 15. [Lecture 14](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/5-80-small-molecule-spectroscopy-and-dynamics-fall-2008/ecee05d8bb9b), 49 min (Video) 16. [Lecture 15](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/5-80-small-molecule-spectroscopy-and-dynamics-fall-2008/a63335fef1d4), 49 min (Video) 17. [Lecture 16](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/5-80-small-molecule-spectroscopy-and-dynamics-fall-2008/9f4390456d06), 1 h (Video) 18. [Lecture 17](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/5-80-small-molecule-spectroscopy-and-dynamics-fall-2008/c7a399a7d8b5), 51 min (Video) 19. [Lecture 18](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/5-80-small-molecule-spectroscopy-and-dynamics-fall-2008/cd237d731d42), 1 h (Video) 20. [Lecture 19](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/5-80-small-molecule-spectroscopy-and-dynamics-fall-2008/c7278dd38f14), 43 min (Video) 21. [Lecture 20](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/5-80-small-molecule-spectroscopy-and-dynamics-fall-2008/5ef6334a83bf), 45 min (Video) 22. [Lecture 21](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/5-80-small-molecule-spectroscopy-and-dynamics-fall-2008/b95c0ed5ba65), 53 min (Video) 23. [Lecture 22](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/5-80-small-molecule-spectroscopy-and-dynamics-fall-2008/0926e3abe89f), 58 min (Video) 24. [Lecture 23](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/5-80-small-molecule-spectroscopy-and-dynamics-fall-2008/364a42302094), 52 min (Video) 25. [Lecture 24](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/5-80-small-molecule-spectroscopy-and-dynamics-fall-2008/78853fac07f2), 51 min (Video) 26. [Lecture 25](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/5-80-small-molecule-spectroscopy-and-dynamics-fall-2008/2e22ea9bddcb), 59 min (Video) 27. [Lecture 26](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/5-80-small-molecule-spectroscopy-and-dynamics-fall-2008/36f3102f1f46), 51 min (Video) 28. [Lecture 27](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/5-80-small-molecule-spectroscopy-and-dynamics-fall-2008/6cdce18e19f8), 54 min (Video) 29. [Lecture 28](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/5-80-small-molecule-spectroscopy-and-dynamics-fall-2008/1ada6402111e), 54 min (Video) 30. [Lecture 29](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/5-80-small-molecule-spectroscopy-and-dynamics-fall-2008/7d6d7af33d7e), 57 min (Video) 31. [Lecture 30](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/5-80-small-molecule-spectroscopy-and-dynamics-fall-2008/3bdc213b0e2a), 1 h 4 min (Video) 32. [Lecture 31](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/5-80-small-molecule-spectroscopy-and-dynamics-fall-2008/eebbe061643e), 1 h 4 min (Video) 33. [Lecture 33](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/5-80-small-molecule-spectroscopy-and-dynamics-fall-2008/d0bd89498af1), 57 min (Video) 34. [Lecture 34](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/5-80-small-molecule-spectroscopy-and-dynamics-fall-2008/b75b7acf12ef), 1 h 2 min (Video) 35. [Lecture 35](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/5-80-small-molecule-spectroscopy-and-dynamics-fall-2008/061293e53ed6), 53 min (Video) 36. [Lecture 36](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/5-80-small-molecule-spectroscopy-and-dynamics-fall-2008/3c245590f306), 55 min (Video) 37. [Lecture 37](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/5-80-small-molecule-spectroscopy-and-dynamics-fall-2008/c9f6e342880f), 41 min (Video) 38. [Lecture 38](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/5-80-small-molecule-spectroscopy-and-dynamics-fall-2008/2897ce68d1a3), 51 min (Video)