GRADUATE LEVEL COURSES IN PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY

While there are no formal course requirements for graduate students in physical chemistry, most students enroll in those courses from the list below which are most pertinent to their research interests:

CEM 881

Atomic and Molecular Structure (Fall)

CEM 882

Kinetics and Spectroscopic Methods (Spring)

CEM 883

Computational Quantum Chemistry (Fall)

*CEM 987/988

Selected Topics in Physical Chemistry (Fall/Spring)

CEM 991

Quantum Chemistry and Statistical Thermodynamics I (Fall)

CEM 992

Quantum Chemistry and Statistical Thermodynamics II (Spring)

*CEM 993

Advanced Topics in Quantum Chemistry (Spring/odd years)

*CEM 994

Advanced Topics in Statistical Mechanics (Spring/even years)

SELECTED COURSES FROM OTHER AREAS

CEM 811

Advanced Inorganic Chemistry I -Symmetry, Group and MO Theory (Fall)

CEM 838

Computer-Based Scientific Instrumentation (Fall)

* The "Advanced" and "Selected Topics" courses offer graduate students the opportunity to study in detail a specialized are of physical chemistry. Recent topics have included irreversible thermodynamics, magnetic resonance, mathematical methods, vacuum theory and technology, interaction of matter with electric and magnetic fields, X-ray crystallography, modern molecular spectroscopy, the physical chemistry of biological systems, diagrammatic methods in quantum mechanics, and Raman spectroscopic methods. In addition to these courses, students are exposed to current research in all areas of physical chemistry through the physical chemistry seminar series and departmental colloquia, both of which are held weekly.

last updated 29dec98 by pfm