CHEM 3155 - Physical Chemistry: Quantum Mechanics

1 Course Unit(s)
An examination of nature from a quantum mechanical perspective. Students will explore what holds matter together, why matter takes up space, what determines chemical reactivity, and how matter interacts with light. Topics will include chemical bonding, atomic and molecular structure, perturbation theory, variational theory, group theory, Hilbert space, and fundamental principles underlying computational chemistry as well as atomic and molecular spectroscopy.

General Education Requirement(s): IV; V
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 1065, FYS 1104 and MATH 1324
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None