- Docente: Raffaele Guido Della Valle
- Credits: 8
- SSD: CHIM/02
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Industrial Chemistry (cod. 0882)
Learning outcomes
The student will learn the principles of quantum mechanics and their applications to the structure and properties of atoms and molecules.
Course contents
This course presents an introduction to quantum mechanics. It begins with an examination of the historical development of quantum theory, properties of particles and waves, wave mechanics and applications to simple systems: the particle in a box, the harmonic oscillator, the rigid rotor and the hydrogen atom. The course continues with a discussion of atomic structure and the Periodic Table. The final lectures cover applications to chemistry, including valence bond and molecular orbital theory, molecular structure, spectroscopy.
Readings/Bibliography
D.A. McQuarrie e J.D. Simon, "Physical Chemistry: A Molecular
Approach", University Science Book
A. Atkins e R.S. Friedman, "Molecular Quantum Mechanics", Oxford
University Press
Teaching methods
Lectures, exercises, and practical works.
Assessment methods
Written tests and oral exam.
Teaching tools
Linux hosts with several programs for computational chemistry
Office hours
See the website of Raffaele Guido Della Valle