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Undergraduate Course: CP Symmetry and Structure (CHPH09001)

Course Outline
School School of Chemistry College College of Science and Engineering
Course type Standard Availability Available to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken) SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) Credits 10
Home subject area Chemical Physics Other subject area None
Course website None Taught in Gaelic? No
Course description The course consists of lectures in Structure and Bonding, and Symmetry and Structure. The course forms part of the prescribed third year curriculum for students on degrees in Chemical Physics.
Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Chemistry 2 (CHEM08019) AND Applicable Mathematics 1 (MATH08027) AND Mathematical Methods 1 (MATH08029)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Students MUST NOT also be taking Chemistry 3A (CHEM09005)
Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites None
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2010/11 Full Year, Available to all students (SV1) WebCT enabled:  No Quota:  None
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
King's BuildingsLecture1-22 11:10 - 12:00
King's BuildingsLecture1-22 09:00 - 10:50
King's BuildingsLecture1-22 11:10 - 13:00
King's BuildingsLecture1-22 09:00 - 10:50
King's BuildingsLecture1-22 11:10 - 12:00
King's BuildingsLecture1-22 12:10 - 13:00
King's BuildingsLecture1-22 16:10 - 17:00
King's BuildingsLecture1-22 14:00 - 15:50
King's BuildingsLecture1-22 09:00 - 10:50
First Class First class information not currently available
Additional information Lectures and tutorials as arranged.
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours:Minutes Stationery Requirements Comments
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)1:303 x 8 sides / graphc/w U00970, Paper 1
Resit Exam Diet (August)1:303 x 8 sides / graphc/w U00970, Paper 1
Outwith Standard Exam Diets September1:303 x 8 sides / graphc/w U00970, Paper 1
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course students will be able to:
- Assign molecules to point groups and use symmetry properties to predict vibrational spectra and describe atomic and molecular orbitals
- Understand the basis of spectroscopic selection rules
- Predict the structure of the ground state, electronically excited states and the ionic states of small molecules using molecular orbital theory
- Use the Huckel Approximation to describe the electronic structure of large molecules, extend it to the band structure of solids and rationalise their electronic conductivity and spectroscopic properties.
Assessment Information
1 exam of 1.5 h.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Transferable skills Not entered
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Contacts
Course organiser Dr Andrew Alexander
Tel: (0131 6)50 4741
Email: andrew.alexander@ed.ac.uk
Course secretary Mrs Moira Wilson
Tel: (0131 6)50 4754
Email: Moira.Wilson@ed.ac.uk
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