UCI Chem 131B Molecular Structure & Statistical Mechanics (Winter 2013) Lec 08. Molecular Structure & Statistical Mechanics -- Molecular Motion. View the complete course: ocw.uci.edu/courses/chem_131b_molecular_structure_and_elementary_statistical_mechanics.html Instructor: Rachel Martin, Ph.D. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA Terms of Use: ocw.uci.edu/info. More courses at ocw.uci.edu Recorded on January 25, 2013. Slides: 00:08- Molecular Motion 22:15- Molecular Motion: Vibrational Modes 26:37- Methane Bonding For more information and access to courses, lectures, and teaching material, please visit the official UC Irvine OpenCourseWare website at: ocw.uci.edu

1. Symmetry and Spectroscopy I
2. Symmetry and Spectroscopy II
3. Transformation Matrices
4. Group Theory Applications
5. Rotational Spectroscopy I
6. Rotational Spectroscopy II
7. Rotational Spectroscopy III
8. Molecular Motion
9. Vibrations in Molecules
10. Anharmonic Potential.
11. First Midterm Exam Review.
12. Electronic Spectroscopy
13. Electronic Spectroscopy II
14. Electronic Spectroscopy III
15. Electronic Spectroscopy IV
16. Fourier Transforms & Introduction to Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)
17. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance II
18. Eigenstates & Eigenvalues
19. Spin Rotations T1 & T2
20. NMR Applications/ Review
21. Second Midterm Examination Review
22. The Boltzmann Distribution
23. Partition Functions I
24. Partition Functions II
25. Partition Functions
26. Final Exam Review

Principles of quantum mechanics with application to the elements of atomic structure and energy levels, diatomic molecular spectroscopy and structure determination, and chemical bonding in simple molecules. Chemistry Dept. | Physical Sciences Sch. | University of California, Irvine