(©2002, François G. Amar & Carl Tripp, All rights reserved)
Meeting time: MW 9:00 -- 10:15 AM Meeting place: 316 Aubert
Instructors
- Dr. François G. Amar
- Office: 133 Aubert Hall
- Telephone: 581-1196
- E-mail: amar@maine.edu
- Office hours: M & W --1:30 to 2:30
- Th -- 10 to 11 or by appointment
- Dr. Carl Tripp
- Office: 130 Aubert or LASST
- Telephone: 581-2235
- E-mail: ctripp@maine.edu
- Office hours: by appointment
Texts: Handouts and library reserve
Week |
Dates |
Topics |
Reading & Homework |
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Week 1 |
1/21 1/23 |
Martin Luther King Day--No Class General introduction; radiation and matter (CT) |
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1/28 1/30 |
Download Polarized light spreadsheet here |
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Week 3 |
2/4 2/6 |
Black-body radiation; Einstein relations; lineshapes (FGA) Rovibrational spectroscopy (CT) |
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Week 4 |
2/11 2/13 |
Rovibrational spectroscopy continued(CT) Group Theory (FGA) |
Paper topic due Wednesday, Feb. 13 ; Homework 1 due |
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Week 5 |
2/18 2/20 |
Group Theory (FGA) Applications of Group Theory(FGA/CT) |
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Week 6 |
2/25 2/27 |
Applications of Group Theory ... continued (CT) Applications of Group Theory ... continued (CT) |
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Week 7 |
3/4 3/6 |
Correlation Tables and Homework Review Midterm exam |
Homework 2 due |
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Break Weeks |
3/11 to 3/24 |
Spring Recess |
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Week 8 |
3/25 3/27 |
Fourier Transform Theory (FGA) Applications of the Fourier Transform (CT) |
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Week 9 |
4/1 4/3 |
Instrumentation and applications (CT) Spectroscopic Techniques in the IR & Raman (CT) |
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Week 10 |
4/8 4/10 |
Wavepackets & Correlation Functions (FGA) Franck-Condon progressions; Applications of UV-vis (FGA/CT) |
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Week 11 |
4/15 4/17 |
Fluorescence spectroscopy (PM) Sum frequency techniques for interfaces (David Neivandt) |
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Week 12 |
4/22 4/24 |
Photoelectron spectroscopy (Brian Frederick) Applications of photoelectron spectroscopy (Brian Frederick) |
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Week 13 |
4/29 5/1 |
Student presentations Student presentations |
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Week 14 |
5/6 5/8 |
Student presentations Wrap-up |
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Finals Week |
5/13 |
COURSE RULES: You are expected to attend and participate in all class sessions. Success in this course depends upon doing the reading, the assigned problems, and the project conscientiously.
GRADING POLICY: The class will be graded on the basis of 100 total points.
An in class midterm will be worth 20 points of the total grade.
Homework will count for 10 points of the total grade
The final exam will be an open notes, take-home test and will count for 20 points of the grade.
A project/paper/presentation will count for 35 points of the total grade
Class participation (attendance, etc) will count for 15 points of the total grade
SUMMARIES of lecture material and homework assignments will be available on the WEB as links from this page
The syllabus is intended as an overall guide and may be subject to change during the semester.
Return to this page frequently to see updated assignment information.
COMPUTER CONFERENCE: We will be using the FirstClass conference system to contact you with urgent class information. This information will be found in the form of messages posted to the CHY 572 folder on FirstClass. The full hierarchy of relevant folders is:
Desktop:Academics:Semester Courses:Spring Courses:CHY 572 -- Move this ICON to your FirstClass Desktop so that it will appear each time you logon to FirstClass.
The folder CHY572 can also be used to send us questions that other students can read along with my response. Students can also have a public dialogue in that conference. If you have questions that require a private reading and response, please send e-mail to our private e-mail accounts rather than the public conference folder.