| Date |
Reading |
Problems |
| 05/15 |
Final Exam: Friday, 8:00am(!!!). |
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| Postings: |
1. Don't forget to do the online course evaluation!!! 2. If you have questions related to the final exam, please come on Thursday May 14, from 1:30 till 3pm. I will be either in my office or in the seminar room 2118 upstairs. |
The Equations Sheet for your final exam is here. It now also includes equations for a polymer chain. |
| 05/12 |
Preparation to final exam. |
Solutions to Homework problems #6 can be found here. |
| 05/07 |
Hand-out notes on helix-coil transition models (2.4 Mb) can be found here. Hand-out derivations and additional material is here. |
Problems from the hand-out derivations. Solutions to Exam #2 problems can be found here. |
| 05/05 |
Hand-out notes on polymer chain statistics. |
Do problems 7-9 from the homework problems set of 04/30. |
| 04/30 |
Hand-out notes on polymer chain statistics can be found here. Some notes on the random-walk model that complement the hand-out material can be found here. |
Here are your homework problems. Do problems 1-6. |
| 04/28 |
Ch.15: 15.1-15.6 |
Ch.15: Q: 15.1,15.2,15.4-15.6; Pr: 15.1,15.2,15.8. Homework Problem Set #6 (due May 7) can be downloaded from here |
| 04/23 |
Midterm Exam #2. |
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| 04/21 |
TSK: Ch.14: 14.1-14.2 |
Ch.14: Q: 14.1,14.2 |
| 04/16 |
TSK: Ch.14: 14.3-14.8 |
Ch.14: Q: 14.4-14.8; Pr: 14.1, 14.7, 14.12, 14.16;
The formulae sheet for Exam #2 can be found here |
| 04/14 |
TSK: Ch.13: 13.1-13.5 |
TSK: Ch.13: Q:13.1-13.6; Pr:13.1,13.5,13.14-16. Solutions to Homework Problem Set #5 can be found here |
| 04/09 |
Ch.18: 18.3-18.6, (18.7-18.8) |
Ch.18: Q:18.3,18.4,18.7; Pr: 18.2,18.3. (1)Show that alpha and beta are the eigenfunctions of the I^2 operator. (2) Show that (alpha +beta)/sqrt(2) and (alpha-beta)/sqrt(2) are eigenfunctions of the Ix operator, determine the eigenvalues. |
| 04/07 |
Ch.18: 18.1,18.2,18.11 |
Ch.18: Q: 18.2; Pr:18.1. Solutions to Homework Problem Set #4 can be found here |
| 04/02 |
Ch.10: 10.3; Ch.12: 12.1-12.3,12.5; Ch.13: 13.3,13.4 |
Ch.10: Pr: 10.1-10.4; Ch.12: Q: 12.3,12.3; Calculate the angle between the vector of electron's spin and the z-axis.
Homework Problem Set #5 (due April 14) can be downloaded from here |
| 03/31 |
Ch.9: 9.5,9.6; Ch.10:10.1-10.3,10.5,10.6 |
Ch.10: Q:10.3-10.5,10.7; Ch.9: Pr:9.12,9.13; For 2s orbital, calculate and the most likely distance of the electton from the nucleus. |
| 03/26 |
Ch.9: 9.1-9.4 |
Ch.9: Q: 9.4,9.7-9.10; Pr: 9.1-9.4, + compute the number of states of electron in hydtogen atom that orrespond to a given quantum number n.
Several students asked me how to solve the "electron 1n benzene" problem from your midterm exam. I've written some guidelines that should help you do this --> see solutions to Exam #1 below. |
| 03/24 |
Ch.8, read to the end |
Ch.8: Q.8.9; Pr: 8.5,8.15,8.19-20. Homework Problem Set #4 (due March 31) can be downloaded from here. Solutoins to Exam #1 problems can be found here. |
| 03/10 |
Ch.8: 8.3-8.7 |
Ch.8: Q: 8.3,8.4,8.6; Pr: 8.2,8.10,8.13,8.14,8.16,8.22 |
| 03/10 |
Ch.8: 8.1, 8.2, 8.9 |
Q: 8.1, Pr:8.1, Ex.Pr: 8.1,8.2 |
| 03/05 |
Midterm Exam #1. Ch.7:7.3-7.5,7.8 |
Ch.7: Q:7.3,7.4,7.7,7.8; Pr: 7.17,7.19,7.23-25,7.30 |
| 03/03 |
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Prepare for the midterm exam. The formulae sheet for the exam can be found here. Solutions to Homework Problem Set #3 can be found here. |
| 02/26 |
Ch.7: 7.2,7.7.
| Ch.7: Q:7.2; Pr: 7.18, 7.22. Start preparing for the midterm exam (Thu, March 5). The exam will cover all material studies so far, including today's lecture.
There will be two review sessions on Wed: during my office hours (1:30-3pm) and at 4:30pm in Rm 2118 (second floor) in Biomol Sci Bldg (#296). Bring your questions. |
| 02/24 |
Ch.7: 7.1,7.6. |
Q: 7.1,7.5; Pr: 7.1,7.3,7.11 & Example problem 7.2. Homework Problem Set #3 (due March 3) can be downloaded from here. Answers to Homework Problem Set #2 can be found here. |
| 02/19 |
Ch.6: 6.1,6.3-4,(6.5-6 optional) |
Ch.6: Pr: 6.2,6.4-6.7; Example Problems: 6.3,6.4. |
| 02/17 |
Ch.5: 5.1,5.2,5.5-5.7 |
Ch.5: Q: 1-4,6; Pr: 5.1,5.7. Answers to Homework Problem Set #1 can be found here. |
| 02/12 |
Ch.4:4.2,4.3,5.3 |
Ch.4: Pr: 4.12,4.15, Ch.5: Pr: 5.3. Homework Problem Set #2 (due Feb 19) can be downloaded from here. |
| 02/10 |
Ch.4: 4.2,4.4 |
Ch.4: Pr: 4.5, 4.8 |
| 02/05 |
Ch.3: 3.5, Ch.4: 4.1 |
Ch.4: Q:2; Pr:4.4 + do your Homework Problem set #1. |
| 02/03 |
Ch.2&3 to the end |
Ch.2: Pr: 2.16, 2.18, 2.22, 2.26. Homework Problem Set #1 (due Feb 12) can be downloaded from here. |
| 01/29 |
Ch.2: 2.1-2.5; Ch.3: 3.1-3.3 |
Ch.2: Q: 2.1-2.3, 2.5, 2.7, 2.8; Pr:2.7, 2.9, 2.10, 2.14 |
| 01/27 |
QCS: Ch.1 |
Questions in the end of Ch.1. |