INSTRUCTOR:
W. Andrew MacFarlane
OFFICE:
AMPEL 317: 822-6866, Chem D244 (shared)
LABORATORY:
TRIUMF: 222-1047, ext 6713
OFFICE HOURS:
by appointment
TEXTBOOK:
none
REFERENCES:
J.M. Hollas, Modern Spectroscopy (4th ed.), Wiley, 2004.
D.A. McQuarrie, Quantum Chemistry, University Science Books, 1983.
P.W. Atkins and R.S. Friedman, Molecular Quantum Mechanics.
J.I. Steinfeld, Molecules and Radiation (2nd ed.), Dover, 1985.
P.F. Bernath, Spectra of Atoms and Molecules, (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, 2005.
CHEM 401/519 (Spring 2016) General Outline
- Introduction and Some History
- Review of Quantum Mechanics
- Introduction to Molecular Symmetry
- Electromagnetic Radiation and its Interaction with Matter
- Group Theory
- Rotational Spectroscopy
- Vibrational Spectroscopy
- A Brief Introduction to Raman Spectroscopy
- Electronic Spectroscopy
- Effect of External Fields
- Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy