| Date |
Reading |
Problems |
| 05/14 |
Final Exam: Friday, 8:00am(!!!). |
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| Postings: |
1. Don't forget to do the online course evaluation!!! 2. A review session will be held on Wednesday, May 12, 1:00-2:00pm. in our classroom (CHEM 2201). Please do come if you have questions related to the final exam. |
The Equations Sheet for your final exam is here. |
| 05/11 |
Hand-out notes on polymer chain statistics can be found here.
Notes on the random walk model that complement the hand-out material can be found here. |
Preparation for the final exam. Today's material (statistics of polymer chains) will NOT be on the exam. Solutions to HW#4 are here. |
| 05/06 |
Ch.15: 15.1-15.6 |
Ch.15: Q: 15.1-15.6,15.8,15.10,15.12; Pr: 15.2,15.3,15.4,15.12,15.28. Exam#2 statistics and the current distribution of scores are posted below. |
| 05/04 |
Ch.14: 14.1-14.5, 14.6-14.10. |
Ch.14: Q: 14.1-14.6,14.10-14.12; Pr: 14.1,14.10,14.14,14.18. Your last graded homework (#4, due date: Tue May 11) can be found here. |
| 04/29 |
Prof. P. Paukstelis on protein structure determination using X-ray diffraction of protein crystals. |
Solution to Exam #2 problems are posted below. |
| 04/27 |
Midterm Exam #2 |
Don't forget to bring a pen/pencil and a calculator! |
| 04/22 |
Ch.13 |
Ch.13: Q:13.6,13/8; Pr: 13.6,13.8,13.9,13.11,13.18,13.22,(13.4). Review session: Fri Apr 23 at 3pm in Rm 2118 Biomolec Sci Bldg.
Note that the answer to question #2 in HW#3 has been corrected, see here. |
| 04/20 |
TSK: Ch.12: 12.1-12.3 (probabilities), Ch.13: 13.1-13.5 |
Ch.13: Q: 13.1-13.5,13.7; Pr: 13.1,13.5,13.12,13.17. Help-sheet with equations for Midterm Exam #2 can be found here. |
| 04/15 |
Ch.17: 17.12-17.14 |
Ch.17: Pr: 17.13 + previous assignment (of 04/13);
Prove that (alpha+beta) and (alpha-beta) are eigenfunctions of Ix and find the corresponding eigenvalues. Solutions to HW#3 are here. |
| 04/13 |
Ch.17: 17.1-17.6, 17-11 |
Ch.17: Q: 17.3,17.14; Pr: 17.3,17.6 |
| 04/08 |
Ch.10: 10.3; Ch.12: 12.1-12.4,12.6,12.8; Ch.13: 13.1-13.2,13.4. |
Ch.12: Q:12.15; |
| 04/06 |
Ch.10: 10.1-10.3 (10.4-10.6 optional); Ch.6.2 (Stern-Gerlach) |
Ch.10: Q:10.7,10.12,10.20. Your next graded Homework (#3) is here. It's due on April 15. Exam #1 score statistics are posted below. |
| 04/01 |
Ch.9 to the end |
Ch.9: Q: 9.10,9.12; Example Problems: 9.1-9.6; Pr: 9.4,9.5,9.16,9.25; Show by direct substitution that exp(-ar) is a solution to S.E. when l=0, determine a. |
| 03/30 |
Ch.8: 8.6,8.8; Ch.9: 9.1-9.3; re-read Ch.3 -- the postulates of QM |
Ch.9: Q: 9.4,9.7,9.8,9.9; Pr: 9.2,9.8 |
| 03/25 |
Ch.8: 8.4,8.5,8.6 |
Ch.8: Q: 8.1,8.12; Pr: 8.6,8.7,8.11,8.28. Solutions to Exam #1 problems are posted below. |
| 03/23 |
Ch.8: 8.1,8.2,8.9 |
Calculate the amplitude of vibrations for harmonic oscillator (e.g. H2) in the states with n=0,1,2. |
| 03/11 |
Midterm Exam #1 |
Don't forget to bring a pen/pencil and a calculator! |
| 03/09 |
Preparatio for the midterm exam! Finish Ch.7. Ch.8: 8.1-8.3 |
Ch.8: Q: 8.4; Pr: 8.2,8.9. Evaluate the commutator [lz,lx] |
| 03/04 |
Ch.7: 7.3-7.5, 7.8 |
Ch.7: Q: 7.2,7.3,7.9; Pr:7.4,7.6,7.7. Help-sheet with equations for midterm exam #1 can be found here.
The review session will take place on Monday March 8, 5-6pm, in Rm 2118 Biomolecular Sciences Bldg (#296). Bring your questions! Solutions to HW#2 are here. |
| 03/02 |
Ch.7: 7.2,7.7 |
Ch.7: Q: 7.10; Pr: 7.25. Solutions to HW#1 problems can be found here. |
| 02/25 |
Ch.7:7.1,7.6 |
Ch.7: Q: 7.1,7.5,7.14,7.15; Pr: 7.8,7.13,7.14,7.16,7.23; Your second graded homework assignment (due date: Mar.4) can be downloaded from here. We will cover the "particle on a ring" model (Problem 2B) on Tue. |
| 02/23 |
Ch.6: 6.1,6.3,6.4, (6.5-6.6). The first mid-term exam will be on March 11. |
Ch6: Q: 6.4,6.6,6.7,6.14,6.15; Pr: 6.3,6.9,6.11,6.16,6.22 |
| 02/18 |
Ch.5: 5.1-5.3,5.5-5.7 |
Ch.5: Q: 5.6; Pr: 5.1,5.3,5.4 |
| 02/16 |
Ch.4: 4.2-4.4 |
Ch.4: Q:4.6,4.11; Pr: 4.10,4.12,4.15,4.18,4.19,4.22. Your first graded homework assignment (due date: Feb.25) can be downloaded from here |
| 02/11 |
Snowday |
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| 02/09 |
Snowday |
A sampler of graded homework problems (with answers) from the previous year can be found here. |
| 02/04 |
Ch.2 (2.3,2.4); Ch.3:3.5; Ch.4: 4.1 |
Ch.4: Q:4.3-4.5,4.10; Pr: 4.4-4.6,4.13 |
| 02/02 |
Ch.2: 2.4-2.5; Ch.3: 3.4 |
Ch.2: Q: 2.12,2.14; PR: 2.11,2.19,2.27,2.33,2.35,2.36 |
| 01/28 |
Ch.2: 2.1-2.3; Ch.3: 3.1-3.3 |
Ch.2: Q: 2.3,2.7,2.9,2.11,2.13,2.15; Pr: 2.3,2.4,2.9,2.12,2.20 |
| 01/26 |
QCS: Ch.1 |
Questions in the end of Ch.1. |
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