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270028 VO+UE Symmetry in Chemistry (2020W)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Tu 01.09.2020 08:00 to Fr 25.09.2020 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Fr 25.09.2020 23:59
Details
max. 50 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes
First meeting:
Tuesday, 6.10.2020, 13:00-16:00
Tuesday, 13:00-16:00All classes will be held online (including the lecture and exercises).
Further instructions can be found in Moodle.
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
The final grade will be composed of one written exam (40%), three exercise protocols (15% each), and class participation (15%).
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
100-87.5 Grade 1 "Sehr gut" ("excellent")
87.0-75.0 Grade 2 "Gut" ("good")
74.5-62.5 Grade 3 "Befriedigend" ("satisfactory")
62.0-50.0 Grade 4 "Genügend" ("sufficient")
49.5-0.0 Grade 5 "Nicht genügend" ("failed")
87.0-75.0 Grade 2 "Gut" ("good")
74.5-62.5 Grade 3 "Befriedigend" ("satisfactory")
62.0-50.0 Grade 4 "Genügend" ("sufficient")
49.5-0.0 Grade 5 "Nicht genügend" ("failed")
Examination topics
Reading list
Association in the course directory
TC-4
Last modified: Fr 02.10.2020 16:09
Learn how to identify and understand the symmetry of molecules, and how symmetry can be used to deduce physical and chemical properties of molecules. Applications include molecular orbital theory, electronic structure, vibrational and UV/Vis spectroscopy, and reactivity.Content:
1. Symmetry elements and symmetry operations
- Operations and elements
- Product of operations
2. Group theory
- Groups, subgroups and classes
- Multiplication tables
3. Symmetry point groups
- Classification, identify the point group of a molecule
4. Representations of groups
- Mathematical background: matrices
- Reducible and irreducible representations
- Non-degenerate and degenerate representations
- The Great Orthogonality theorem and its consequences
- Character tables, nomenclature
5. Applications in Chemistry
- Symmetry in the Schrödinger equation
- Symmetry in the Molecular Orbital theory
- Symmetry in spectroscopy
- Other applications: chemical reactions, ligand field theory, etcMethods:
Online lectures and remote class exercises.
The classes will be organized primarily through Moodle.