Handbook

This course builds on previous physical chemistry content and deepens students’ understanding and ability to utilise contemporary computational and experimental methods to solve chemical problems. It will explore the phenomenological nature of matter at the quantum scale.
The course focuses on establishing the theoretical foundations and introducing powerful techniques including symmetry, quantum chemistry, and statistical thermodynamics. The use of modern experimental tools to obtain accurate molecular energies, spectra and thermodynamic data is also described.
Throughout the course, there will be an emphasis on applications of these techniques, for example, in atmospheric chemistry, catalysis and material science.
CHEM3011 is taught as a combination of lectures, workshops and laboratory classes with written assignments and laboratory reports assessed throughout the session.