After the above topics are covered, the coursewill be divided into two sections. Each section will have its own final comprised of questions from the beginning of the course, and questions specific to the section.

Section 1 (meet at 120 Latimer) — Quantum mechanics and spectroscopy in physical chemistry. This section of the course will focus on understanding state-of-the-art advances in the field of physical chemistry. There will be a strong emphasis on the time-dependent formulation of quantum mechanics, including wavepacket dynamics, time-dependent perturbation theory, and the interaction of molecules with laser radiation. Applications of this formalism to the electronic, vibrational, and rotational spectroscopy of diatomic and polyatomic molecules will be discussed. The quantum mechanics of laser operation and applications of lasers to physical chemistry will be presented. The course material will be derived primarily from Chapters 11-15 in McQuarrie and Simon, supplemented by additional material from the scientific literature.

Section 2 (meet at 9 Lewis) — Quantum mechanics and spectroscopy for biophysical chemistry and structural biology. This section will focus on the use of quantum mechanics to understand the bonding and spectroscopy of large and/or biological molecules in the second phase. Topics will include: time-dependent perturbation theory, interaction of radiation with matter, electronic and vibrational spectroscopy of polyatomic molecules, normal modes of polyatomic molecules, molecular orbital theory, bonding in biological molecules, electronic absorption, emission, fluorescence, circular dichroism, NMR spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction and other structural techniques, molecular modeling and molecular dynamics and mechanics.