CHEM 580 - Advanced Physical Chemistry

Description:
A 3-credit lecture course including experimental and theoretical thermodynamics, advanced chemical kinetics, molecular dynamics, transition state theories, atomic and molecular spectra, nanotechnologies. Course will not have an established scheduling pattern.

Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: CHEM 383.

Credits:
(3)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Explain the fundamental principles in experimental and theoretical thermodynamics.
Analyze complex mechanisms of chemical kinetics.
Explain the uni-, bi-, and/or tri-molecular reaction mechanisms on the microscopic level from the perspective of molecular dynamics.
Explain the fundamental principles of transition state theory and variational transitions state theory and apply these theories to analyze experimental kinetics data.
Analyze and interpret atomic and molecular spectra.
Discuss the underlying physical chemistry concepts in a selected area of nanomaterials and nanotechnologies.

Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
3/21/13