PDF Version of Course Syllabus
PDF Version of Course Outline
Lectures for this course will be delivered on Tues and Thurs, in-person in Bagley 260, 8:30 am - 9:50 am. Links to lecture slides will be provided prior to the lecture to facilitate note-taking. The lecture schedule, assignments, and due dates will be included in the syllabus and Course Outline PDF links above, as well as on the Homework page. Video Tutorials are linked below that provide tutorials for using programs such as Orca, Chemcraft, and Chimera.
Professor
Professor Julie Kovacs
Office Hours: By Appointment
Contact by email: kovacs@uw.edu
Grader/Tutor
Jacob Baillie
Office Hours: Mondays, 3:00 -5:00 pm
Tuesdays, 10:00 -11:00 am
Fridays, 12:00 -3:00 pm
Chem Study Center, 330 BAG
Contact by email: bailliej@uw.edu
Course Description
This course will explore advanced topics in inorganic chemistry such as Group Theory, group multiplication tables, conjugates, derivation of character tables, the variational principle in deriving molecular orbital (MO) diagrams, applications of density functional theory (DFT) to optimize structures, generate MO diagrams, visualize molecular vibrations, predict spectroscopic properties. We will also discuss electronic states for multielectron systems, electronic absorption spectroscopy, zero-field splitting, magnetism, magnetic exchange coupling and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), Mossbauer, XAS, EXAFS, and resonance Raman spectroscopies.