| Course Title: Atomic and Molecular Structure with Lab |
| Start Date: 01/28/2025 End Date: 05/13/2025 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2025 |
| Description: This course is an introduction to experimental and theoretical approaches to the determination of the structure of atoms, molecules, and chemical bonds. Classroom work provides background in the theory of atomic and molecular structure and an introduction to quantum mechanics and spectroscopy. |
| Distribution(s): II - Math & Sciences |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Wei Chen | 413-538-2224 | weichen@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 01/28/2025 - 05/13/2025 | Lecture | Monday, Wednesday and Friday | 11:30AM - 12:45PM | CLAP - Clapp Laboratory | 206 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: MATH-203 or PHYS-205, and CHEM-231, all with grade of C or better. | Take previously | Required |
| Coreq: CHEM-325L. | Take concurrently | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 16 | Enrollment: 15 | Available: 1 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Physical Chemistry: A Molecular Approach Author: McQuarrie and Simon, Copyright: 1997 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 0935702997 Publisher: University Science Books |
Required | 126.50 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: This is the same book as the one used in Chem308, 346, 324. There is only one edition, but there are several prints. Make sure there are 1360 pages. There are a few copies on reserve at the library reference desk. |