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2009-2010 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2009-2010 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

CHM 527 - Electronic Structure of Atoms and Molecules

3 credits
Prerequisites: One year of physical chemistry with grades of C- or better
Fundamental quantum mechanical principles of electronic structure. Angular momentum, the hydrogen atom problem, helium ground and excited states, electron spin and antisymmetrization, many electron atoms, bonding theory, valence bond and molecular orbital theory of diatomic and polyatomic molecules, applications of group theory to molecular orbital calculations, the self-consistent field method. Note: Please consult your department chairperson. See the Graduate Catalogue for graduate general and program requirements.