Recorded on January 18, 2013. Slides: 00:08- 6. Rotational Spectroscopy 01:12- Big Picture: Spectroscopy 01:53- Angular Momentum 04:20- Commutators (Review) 05:17- Angular Momentum Operators 08:13- Spherical Harmonics 09:47- Spherical Harmonics, Slide 2 11:15- Practice Problems 13:25- Rotational Spectroscopy 18:42- Rotational Spectroscopy, Slide 2 22:32- Rotational Energy Levels 24:26- Rotational Energy Levels, Slide 2 26:00- Energies and Frequencies 28:37- Rotational Energy Levels, Slide 3 28:51- Rotational Energy Levels- HCl 31:55- Types of Rigid Rotors 34:38- Types of Rigid Rotors, Slide 3 36:28- Symmetric Rotor 38:40- Quantization 39:40= Degeneracy 40:29- Degeneracy, Slide 2 42:39- Interstellar Molecules 43:20- Rotational Spectra From Space 44:47- Radio Telescope (ARO)

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