Course Schedule, Exams, Reading and Homework
-The course website is at https://gruebele-group.chemistry.illinois.edu/courses/chem-440
-Dates: Check below for dates of all lectures, exams, reviews!
-Lecture: MWF at 11-11:50 AM in 245 Altgeld Hall. The title summarizes the lecture content.
-Reading: There is no textbook, full course notes are at the web site, covering O = overview, Q = quantum, S = stat mech & quantum, T = transport and kinetics. For example, “Q1 p1-3” = read Quantum notes Chapter 1, pages 1 through 3.
-OH: Gruebele office hours. Generally on Fridays at noon in-person. Zoom office hour at 5:30 PM.
-Homework: All homework is listed in the course notes. Solutions are posted already, on the days most closely related to a particular homework problem. Do all homework, but only the green problems must be turned in for grading and credit. Assignments are due at the beginning of the first class of the next week. (e.g. if two green problems are assigned on various days in week 1, both are due on Monday of week 2, but you should also do the remaining problem(s) from the assigned reading).
-Hour exam and final exam questions The questions are modified homework problems, in-class exercises, and thought experiments, listed in the course notes so keep up with all of them every week!
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Date |
Lecture |
Reading |
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Homework |
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1/19 L1 |
The goals of pchem; averages, derivative models |
O1 p1-3
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Do O1.1 |
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1/21 L2 |
Randomness, Bayesian inference |
O1 p3-5
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noon |
Do O1.2, O1.3 |
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1/24 L3 |
Why logarithms, complex numbers |
O1 p 6-7 |
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Do O1.4 |
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1/26 L4 |
Why go ‘quantum’? Music and quantum mechanics |
Q1 p1-3 |
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Do Q1.1 Play with MD demo |
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1/28 L5 |
The Postulates of quantum mechanics |
Q1 p4-5 |
noon |
Do Q1.2
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1/31 L6 |
Some consequences of the postulates |
Q1 p6-7 |
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Do Q1.3 |
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2/2 L7 |
Of molecules and springs |
Q2 p8-10 |
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Do Q2.1, Q2.2 Play with QM demo |
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2/4 L8 |
Weird properties of quantum springs |
Q2 p10-12 |
noon |
Do Q2.3, Q 2.4
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2/7 L9 |
Other models interesting for chemistry: ‘The Box’ |
Q3 p13-15 |
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Do Q3.1 |
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2/9 L10 |
The simplest atom |
Q3 p16-17 |
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Do Q3.2 |
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2/11 TA-L11 |
The simplest molecule |
Q4 p18-19
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Do Q4.1 |
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2/14 L12 |
The forbidden region and quantum interference: bonding and antibonding |
Q4 p19-20 |
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Do Q4.2 |
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2/16 L13 |
Multi-electron molecules |
Q4 p21-22 |
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Do Q4.3 |
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2/18 L14 |
Potential surfaces and absorbing/emitting light |
Q5 p23-24 |
noon |
Do Q5.1 |
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2/23 Exam |
Hour Exam #1, covers L1-13, Open annotated textbook and notes. |
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2/25 L15 |
Can spectroscopy detect alien life? |
Q5 p25-26 |
noon |
Do Q5.2, Q5.3 |
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2/28 L16 |
How do chemical reactions go over barriers |
Q5 p27-28 |
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Do Q5.4 |
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3/2 L17 |
From mechanics to statistical mechanics |
S1 p1-3 |
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Do S1.1 |
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3/4 L18 |
The Postulates of statisstical mechanics |
S2 p4-5 |
noon |
Do S2.1 |
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3/7 L19 |
The microcanonical partition function |
S2 p6-7 |
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Do S2.2 |
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3/9 L20 |
Entropy and deriving the ‘laws’ of thermodynamics |
S2 p8-9 |
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Do S2.3 |
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3/11 L21 |
What is temperature? |
S3 p10-12 |
noon |
Do S3.1, S3.2 |
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3/21 L22 |
Thermodynamic potentials E, F, G and H |
S3 p12-14 |
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Do S3.3, S3.4 |
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3/23 L23 |
Heat flow, heat capacity and thermo calculations |
S3 p14-15 |
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Do S3.5, S3.6, S3.7, S3.8 |
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3/25 L24 |
Reactions at constant temperature |
S4 p16-18 |
noon |
Do S4.1 |
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3/28 L25 |
Folding proteins with stat mech |
S4 p19-20 |
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Do S4.2 |
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3/30 L26 |
Solving problems with the partition function |
S4 p21-22 |
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Do S4.3, S4.4 |
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4/1 Exam |
Hour Exam #2, covers L14-24, In-class, open annotated textbook and notes. |
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4/4 L27 |
Chemical equilibrium |
S5 p23-24 |
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Do S5.1, S5.2, S5.3 |
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4/6 TA-L28 |
Mass action law |
S5 p25-26 |
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Do S5.4 |
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4/8 L29 |
Calculating Keq from first principles |
S5 p27-28 |
noon |
Do S5.5 |
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4/11 L30 |
Moving molecules: brownian motion |
S6 p29-30 |
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Do S6.1 |
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4/13 L31 |
Moving molecules: drift and flux |
S6 p30-32 |
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Do S6.2 |
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4/15 L32 |
Chemical transport and kinetics: postulates |
T1 p1-2 |
noon |
Do T1.1 |
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4/18 L33 |
Equilibrium, steady state and Boltzmann factor |
T1/2 p3-5 |
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Do T1.2 |
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4/20 L34 |
Deriving transport: Fick’s, Faraday’s and Ohm’s laws |
T2 5-6 |
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Do T2.1, T2.2 |
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4/22 L35 |
Nernst equation, Osmosis and the ‘Master Table’ |
T2 7-9 |
noon |
Do T2.3, T2.4, T2.5 |
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4/25 L36 |
Integrated flux and Le Châtelier’s Principle |
T3 10-11 |
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Do T3.1 |
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4/27 L37 |
Activated rate theory I |
T3 12-13 |
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Do T3.2 |
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4/29 TA-L38 |
Activated rate theory II |
T3 13-14 |
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Do T3.3 |
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5/2 Review |
In-class review with Gruebele Evening review with TAs
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Review all course notes |
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No homework assigned |
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Final Exam: Wednesday May 11, 1:30-4:30 PM, covers all material Location: 213 Gregory Hall |
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