Learning outcomes

On completion of the course, the student should be able to:

• account for the basic principles and concepts of quantum mechanics
• solve the Schrödinger equation for model systems of significance to molecular physics and chemistry
• describe the chemical bonding quantum mechanically with molecular orbital theory
• give examples of applications of quantum mechanics within technique and society

Content

Quantum mechanics relevance within chemistry. The formalism of quantum mechanics. Wave particle dualism. The Schrödinger equation, wave functions and the probability interpretation. Heisenberg's uncertainty relation. Particle in a box. Molecular vibrations and the harmonic oscillator. Angular momentum and spin. The hydrogen atom. Atomic orbitals. The periodic system. Perturbation theory and the variational method. Atomic properties. The Hartree-Fock method. Spinn-orbitcoupling. Therm symbols. Hund's rules. The Born-Oppenheimer approximation. Molecular orbitals. Diatomic molecules. The application of quantum mechanics in industry and society.

Instruction

Lectures, lessons and laboratory sessions.

Assessment

Written examination is organised at the end of the course and/or during the course and correspond 4 credits The laboratory sessions correspond to 1 credit.

If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the disability coordinator of the university.