Overview

Quantum Chemistry & Spectroscopy: A Guided Inquiry was developed to facilitate more student-centered classroom instruction of physical chemistry using Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL). The activities guide students through a wide variety of topics found in a typical undergraduate quantum physical chemistry course. The text introduces quantum phenomena, presents the postulates of quantum mechanics, and then applies these postulates to model problems of increasing sophistication – the particle-on-a-line (in one and two dimensions), the harmonic oscillator, the rigid rotor, and the hydrogen atom. The course fundamentals culminate with the electronic structure of multielectron atoms, term symbols, and Slater determinants. In addition, the text allows instructors to incorporate advanced topics in symmetry, mathematical structure of quantum theory, and spectroscopy to suit their course either interspersed with the fundamentals or at the end of the course. The guided inquiry activities pair well with a variety of physical chemistry texts and are appropriate for quantum first and thermodynamics first courses. Kendall Hunt is excited to partner with The POGIL Project to publish materials in a variety of disciplines that are designed for use in active learning, student-centered classrooms. POGIL is an acronym for Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning. Because POGIL is a student-centered instructional approach, in a typical POGIL classroom or laboratory, students work in small teams with the instructor acting as a facilitator. The student teams use specially designed activities that generally follow a learning cycle paradigm. These activities are designed to have three key characteristics: They are designed for use with self-managed teams that employ the instructor as a facilitator of learning rather than a source of information. They guide students through an exploration to construct understanding. They use discipline content to facilitate the development of important process skills, including higher-level thinking and the ability to learn and to apply knowledge in new contexts. 

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Author:   Tricia D. Shepherd ,  Alexander Grushow ,  The Pogil Project
Publisher:   Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S.
Imprint:   Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S.
ISBN:  

9781792490729

ISBN 10:   1792490720
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   30 December 2021
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable  
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Table of Contents

Front Matter Introduction 1: Essential Classical Mechanics Introduction 2: Blackbody Radiation Introduction 3: Photoelectric Effect Introduction 4: Introduction to Spectroscopy Introduction 5: The Energies of Molecules Introduction 6: Bohr Model Fundamental 1: The Postulates of Quantum Mechanics Extension 1: Introduction to Operators and Eigenvalue Equations Fundamental 2: The Particle-on-a-Line Model Fundamental 3: The Language of Quantum Mechanics Extension 3.1: Hermitian Operators Extension 3.2: The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle Fundamental 4: Molecular Translation Extension 4: Separation of Variables Spectroscopy 4: Population of Quantum States Fundamental 5: The Particle-on-a-Spring Model Extension 5.1: Two-Particle Systems Extension 5.2: Even and Odd Functions Fundamental 6: Molecular Vibration Spectroscopy 6.1: Vibrational Spectroscopy Spectroscopy 6.2: Vibrational Constants Fundamental 7: The Particle-on-a-Ring Model Fundamental 8: Molecular Rotation Spectroscopy 8.1: Rotational Spectroscopy Spectroscopy 8.2: Vibrational Rotational Spectroscopy Fundamental 9: The Hydrogen Atom Fundamental 10: Hydrogen Radial Functions Fundamental 11: Hydrogen Orbitals Fundamental 12: Multielectron Atoms Fundamental 13: Electron Configurations Fundamental 14: Electron Spin Extension 14: Slater Determinants Fundamental 15: Term Symbols Spectroscopy 15: Electronic Spectroscopy I: Atoms Fundamental 16: Born Oppenheimer Approximation Extension 16: Molecular Energy Integrals Fundamental 17: Linear Combinations of Atomic Fundamental 18: Diatomic Molecules Spectroscopy 18: Electronic Spectroscopy II: Molecules Extension 18: Huckel Theory Symmetry 1: Group Theory Symmetry 2: Symmetry Adapted Molecular Orbitals Extension Sy2: Ethylene Molecular Symmetry 3: The Symmetry of Vibrational Modes Appendix

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