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CHEM 313 Quantum Mechanics Units: 3.00
Elementary principles and applications of wave mechanics with special reference to molecular orbitals and chemical bonding.
Learning Hours: 120 (36 Lecture, 12 Tutorial, 72 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite (CHEM 211/3.0 or CHEM 222/3.0) and (CHEM 224/3.0 or MATH 110/6.0 or MATH 111/6.0* or MATH 112/3.0) and (MATH 120/6.0 or MATH 121/6.0 or [MATH 123/3.0 and MATH 124/3.0]) and (PHYS 104/6.0 or PHYS 106/6.0 or [PHYS 115/3.0 and PHYS 116/3.0] or PHYS 117/6.0).
One-Way Exclusion May not be taken with or after PHYS 344/3.0.
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Explain the postulates and general principles of quantum mechanics.
- Solve the Schrödinger equation for systems such as the particle in a box, harmonic oscillator, rigid rotor, and the Hydrogen atom.
- Apply the variational method and perturbation theory to chemical systems.
- Apply quantum mechanics to describe the electronic structure of molecules and calculate molecular properties.
- Provide a quantum-mechanical description for chemical concepts such as atomic and molecular orbitals.