Lecture Description
Recorded on January 23, 2013. Slides: 00:10- Why is the Sky Blue? 05:24- Why is the Sky Blue? Functional Form 06:01- Why are Sunsets Red? 06:36- Why are Sunsets Red? Mie Scattering 10:47- Why is the (Twilight) Sky Blue? 11:30- Ozone Absorption Spectrum 13:11- Why is Water Blue? 14:00- Why is Water Blue? Absorption Spectrum 17:18- Wet Vs. Dry 20:47- Raman Spectroscopy 24:48- Energies and Frequencies (Again) 25:40- Polarizability 28:28- Rotational Raman Spectroscopy 32:24- Rotational Raman Spectroscopy, Slide 2 34:10- Rotational Raman Spectroscopy, Slide 3 35:12- Raman Spectroscopy (revisited) 36:04- Big Picture: Spectroscopy (revisited) 37:06- IR Spectrum of Water 38:55- IR and Raman Active Modes 40:42- Molecular Motion
Course Index
- Symmetry and Spectroscopy I
- Symmetry and Spectroscopy II
- Transformation Matrices
- Group Theory Applications
- Rotational Spectroscopy I
- Rotational Spectroscopy II
- Rotational Spectroscopy III
- Molecular Motion
- Vibrations in Molecules
- Anharmonic Potential.
- First Midterm Exam Review.
- Electronic Spectroscopy
- Electronic Spectroscopy II
- Electronic Spectroscopy III
- Electronic Spectroscopy IV
- Fourier Transforms & Introduction to Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)
- Nuclear Magnetic Resonance II
- Eigenstates & Eigenvalues
- Spin Rotations T1 & T2
- NMR Applications/ Review
- Second Midterm Examination Review
- The Boltzmann Distribution
- Partition Functions I
- Partition Functions II
- Partition Functions
- Final Exam Review
Course Description
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