Introduction to Quantum Chemistry

Problem Solving Sessions

Instructor: Mr. Dmytro Kosenkov
Where: John A. Peoples Building, Room #227
When: Mon-Thr, 4:30p.m.-5:45p.m.

Sessions Finished

Good luck to everyone!

Course Materials

Title	Handouts	Problems	Quizzes
Physical Constants	Session0		Plecement Test
Vector Algebra	Session1	Problem Set
Matrix Operations	Session2	Problem Set	Test1
Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors	Session3	Problem Set
Wavefunction Normalization and Schrödinger Equation	Session4
Particle in a Box Problem	Session5
Many Electron Atom (Inroduction)	Session6

Useful Links

Vector Algebra
Simple introduction to vector algebra
Wikipedia article on application of vector algebra in physics
A Student's Survival Guide by Jenny Olive

Matrix Operations
Matrices as a linear transformations: Rotation
Wikipedia article on linear transformations

Calculations of Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors
Wikipedia article on calculation of matrix eigenvalues

Schrödinger Equation
Simple Explanation of the Schrödinger equation