PřF:C9930 Methods of Quantum Chemistry - Course Information
C9930 Methods of Quantum Chemistry
Faculty of ScienceSpring 2010
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. Mgr. Markéta Munzarová, Dr. rer. nat. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- doc. Mgr. Markéta Munzarová, Dr. rer. nat.
National Centre for Biomolecular Research – Faculty of Science - Timetable
- Thu 8:00–9:50 C04/211
- Prerequisites
- absolving of the couse C9920
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Chemoinformatics and Bioinformatics (programme PřF, B-BCH)
- Course objectives
- This course, in continuation of the C9920 course, completes and elaborates the foundations of quantum chemistry methods. Further, it focuses on the strategies of analysing the results of quantum chemical calculations. An emphasis is put on various approaches towards the analysis of electron density distribution in the framework of one-electron approaches (canonical MO, NBO). Additionally, geometry optimization techniques as well as the inclusion of dynamics and solvation will be presented. At the end of the course students should be able to understand of QCH methods and the strategies of computing molecular properties, and also to understand the interpretation of the results.
- Syllabus
- (1) The postulates of the quantum mechanics. (2) Perturbational approaches in quantum chemistry. (3) The coupled cluster (CC) method. (4) Molecular symmetry and its application in quantum chemistry. (5) Molecular properties: theory (6) Molecular properties: illustration of the concepts. (7) Geometry optimization techniques. (8) Simulation and solvent models (9) The wave function: population analysis - classical approaches, the AIM model. (10) Natural orbitals (NBO) and the corresponding population analysis. (11) Chemical concepts in the NBO scheme, MO analysis in terms of contributions to molecular properties, the interpretation of MO energies and shapes. (12) Illustration on examples, summary.
- Literature
- LOWE, John P. Quantum chemistry. 2nd ed. San Diego: Academic Press, 1993, xx, 711. ISBN 0124575552. info
- LEVINE, Ira N. Quantum chemistry. 6th ed. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 2009, x, 751. ISBN 9780132358507. info
- JENSEN, Frank. Introduction to Computational Chemistry. New York: J. Wiley & Sons Ltd., 1999. info
- Teaching methods
- Lectures incl. discussion, consultations.
- Assessment methods
- Teaching methods used: lectures, class discussion, presentation of lecturer's scientific results and corresponding discussion, homeworks, reading from recommended literature. Finalization demands: oral exam.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2010, recent)
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