© 1998 Rainer Glaser. All rights reserved.

University of Missouri at Columbia
Chemistry 433 - Computational Chemistry - WS98

COURSE SCHEDULE


Instructor Professor Rainer Glaser
Office 321 Chemistry Building
Telephone (573) 882-0331
E-Mail [email protected]
Chemistry 433 Course Web Site http://www.missouri.edu/~chemrg/RG_T_WS98.html

There will be 43 scheduled lectures which includes an introduction (on the first day of class, Monday, January 12) and two one-hour-exams. The following course schedule is preliminary and I might lengthen or shorten parts of the course as I see fit depending on feedback. This schedule provides primarily the sequence of the material we will cover. Suggested reading and exercises & self-study together with project information will be specified in the last two columns. Self-study assignments will be added as the semester progresses. Try to read some of the literature listed on the Computational Chemistry Literature List before the lecture on the topic. The Literature List is password protected. The password can be obtained by anybody (e.g. the public) from the instructor upon request via email.

Nr. Day Date Topic Reading Self-Study & Projects
1 M 1/12 The Great MO Freeze-Over Weather Advisory -
2 W 1/14 Introduction to Procedures & Activities Syllabus et al. -
3 F 1/16 Overview of Computational Chemistry Overview -
4 M 1/19 Martin Luther King - -
5 W 1/21 Potential Energy Surfaces 1: Features PE Surfaces -
6 F 1/23 Potential Energy Surfaces 2: Construction PE Surfaces -
7 M 1/26 Potential Energy Surfaces 3: Searching PE Surfaces Read JCE Article
8 W 1/28 QM Background 1: H psi = E psi SCF Theory -
9 F 1/30 QM Background 2: One-Electron Atom SCF Theory -
10 M 2/2 QM Background 3: Many-Electron Systems SCF Theory Work Calais p. 19-24.
11 W 2/4 SCF MO Theory 1: Hii, Jij, Kij SCF Theory -
12 F 2/6 SCF MO Theory 2: Hartree-Fock Eq. SCF Theory P1: Approval of Topic.
13 M 2/9 SCF MO Theory 3: Roothaan Eq. SCF Theory Work Calais p. 37-44.
14 W 2/11 Examination No. 1
Dr. Glaser on Lecture Trip
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15 F 2/13 Dr. Glaser on Lecture Trip - -
16 M 2/16 SCF MO Theory 4: Examples SCF Theory P1: Submit by midnight!
17 W 2/18 Hueckel Mol. Orbital Theory 1 HMO Theory Work Calais p. 103-128 and HMO problem set.
18 F 2/20 HMO 2 HMO Theory P1: Posted! Cume on 2/21!
19 M 2/23 HMO 3 HMO Theory P1: Submit Answers.
20 W 2/25 HMO 4 HMO Theory P1: Pres. & Def. tonight!
21 F 2/27 Extended Hueckel Theory 1 EHMO Theory P1: Peer-Evals. by midnight!
22 M 3/2 Spring Break! - P1: Results posted!
23 W 3/4 Spring Break! - R & R
24 F 3/6 Spring Break! - R & R
25 M 3/9 EHMO 2 EHMO Theory -
26 W 3/11 Quiz No. 1
EHMO 3: IRC Paths Organic
EHMO Theory -
27 F 3/13 EHMO 4: IRC Paths Organometallic EHMO Theory -
28 M 3/16 Semi-Empirical Theory 1: CNDO Semi-emp. Theory -
29 W 3/18 SE Theory 2: CNDO/1 & CNDO/2 Semi-emp. Theory P2: Topic Approval.
30 F 3/20 SE Theory 3: INDO & MNDO Multipoles Semi-emp. Theory Cume on 3/21!
31 M 3/23 SE Theory 4: MNDO Parameterization Semi-emp. Theory -
32 W 3/25 SE Theory 4: AM1 & PM3 Parameterizations Semi-emp. Theory Theoretical Model Dependency
33 F 3/27 SE Theory 5: Applications Semi-emp. Theory -
34 M 3/30 Dallas ACS Meeting - -
35 W 4/1 Dallas ACS Meeting - -
36 F 4/3 HF Theory 1: Basis Sets 1 Basis Sets Theor. Model Dep. continued
37 M 4/6 HF Theory 2: Basis Sets 2 Basis Sets -
38 W 4/8 Examination No. 2 - -
39 F 4/10 HF Theory 3: RHF, UHF, ROHF - P2: Submit by Monday midnight!
40 M 4/13 CI Theory 1: Dissociation Post-HF P2: Projects Posted!
41 W 4/15 CI Theory 2: Virtual Excitations - P2: Pres. & Def. on 4/16!
42 F 4/17 CI Theory 3: MCSCF, CI, MP - Cume on 4/18!
43 M 4/20 Quiz No. 2
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44 W 4/22 CI Theory 4: QCI & CC - P2: Pres. & Def. on 4/23!
45 F 4/24 CI Theory 5: G1 & G2 - P2: Peer-Evals. by midnight!
46 M 4/27 DFT 1 - P2: Results posted!
47 W 4/29 DFT 2 - -
- F 5/1 STOP DAY - -
- Tu 5/5 The Final Learning Experience Comprehensive and about current research from 3:30 - 5:30 pm. - -


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