Course Information

Course Code:
Course Number:
Code Course Name Language Type
KIM 262E Introduction to Quantum Chemistry English Compulsory
Local Credits ECTS Theoretical Tutorial Laboratory
3 6 3 0 0
Course Prerequisites and Class Restriction
Prerequisites (KIM 111 MIN DD
or KIM 111E MIN DD)

and (FIZ 101 MIN DD
or FIZ 101E MIN DD)

and (MAT 201 MIN DD
or MAT 201E MIN DD
or MAT 210 MIN DD
or MAT 210E MIN DD
or KIM 271 MIN DD
or KIM 271E MIN DD)

Class Restriction None
Course Description
Overview of the mathematical background required to follow the course ( operators, complex numbers, differential equations), Schrödinger equation and its solution for simple model system (particle in a box problem), the concept of energy quantization, Quantum mechanical treatment of the nuclear motions ( vibration and rotation) of diatomic molecules, the understanding of the relationship between the molecular properties ( bond strength, bond length) and the IR, microwave frequencies, The study of the results obtained from the solution of the Schrödinger equation for a real system -Hydrogen atom-, the orbital concept, Hydrogen-like ions, Many electron atoms, Born-Oppenheimer approximation, Helium atom, Variation principle, The electronic structure of diatomic molecules