Lecturer:
Marcos Dantus
Office 58 Chemistry Building
dantus@msu.edu

Lecturers: Monday, Wednesday and Friday
10:20 - 11:10 AM Room 136 Chemistry Building

Text book: "Physical Chemistry - A Molecular Approach" McQuarrie & Simon

Teaching Assistants:
Ilyas Saytashev Email Help Room hours: Thursdays 10AM-12PM
Garrett Meek Email Help Room hours: Tuesdays 9AM-11AM

Homework assignments:

Notes from 10/07/2012 lecture

Notes from 10/15/2012 lecture

Chapter 1:
1, 3, 4, 6, 11, 12, 14, 17, 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 30, 31, 33, 35, 36, 38, 42, 44
Math Chapter A:
1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 13, 14

NASA videoclip about stars and radiation

Chapter 2:
1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13 (due: before class on Friday, 09/14);
16, 18, 20 (due: before class on Friday, 09/21)
Math Chapter B:
All

Chapter 3:
2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 17 (due: before class on Friday, 09/28);
18, 20, 24, 27, 33 (due: before class on Friday, 10/05);
Math Chapter C:
3, 7, 8, 10

Chapter 4:
1-4, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 26, 35 (due: before class on Friday, 10/19);

Math Chapter D:
1-4, 7, 8, 12 (due: before class on Friday, 10/26);

Chapter 5:
1-5, 9, 10, 13-16, 30 (due: before class on Friday, 11/02);

Suggested problems to go through as a practice for Midterm 4(no need to turn in your homework!):

Chapter 6: 1-4, 11, 17, 18, 20, 21, 28, 30; Chapter 7: 1, 5, 8, 11, 12;

However, it is a good idea to practice other problems, which are not listed in the homework assignments

Mandatory homework before Midterm 4: Angular Momentum Worksheet (due on 11/21) Key

Final examination date: Monday, December 10 12:45 PM - 2 45 PM

Course structure

Syllabus