5.76 includes supplemental lectures as indicated by the (S) symbol.
Course lecture notes.
| LEC # |
TOPICS |
| 0 |
Course Outline (PDF) |
| 1 |
Matrices are Useful in Spectroscopic Theory (PDF) |
| 2 |
Coupled Harmonic Oscillators: Truncation of an Infinite Matrix (PDF) |
| 3 |
Coupled Harmonic Oscillators (Part II) and Atoms (PDF) |
| 3 (S) |
Anharmonic Oscillator, Vibration, Rotation Interaction (PDF) |
| 4 |
How do we Get Information About V(Q) from Molecular Constants? (PDF) |
| 5 |
Atoms: 1e- and Alkali (PDF) |
| 6 |
Alkali and Many e- Atomic Spectra (PDF) |
| 7 |
Many e- Atoms (PDF) |
| 8 |
How to Assign an Atomic Spectrum (PDF) |
| 9 |
The Born-Oppenheimer Approximation (PDF) |
| 10 |
The Born-Oppenheimer Approach to Transitions (PDF) |
| 11 |
Transitions II (PDF) |
| 12 |
Pictures of Spectra and Notation (PDF) |
| 13 |
Rotational Assignment of Diatomic Electronic Spectra I (PDF) |
| 13 (S) |
Drexium Monoxide (PDF) |
| 14 |
Laser Schemes for Rotational Assignment First Lines for Ω', Ω" Assignments (PDF) |
| 15 |
Definition of Angular Momenta and | A α MA >
Evaluation of  (PDF)
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| 16 |
2∏ and 2∑ Matrices (PDF) |
| 17 |
Parity and e/f Basis for 2∏, 2∑± (PDF) |
| 18 |
Hund's Cases: 2∏, 2∑± Examples (PDF) |
| 19 |
Perturbations (PDF) |
| 20 |
Second-Order Effects (PDF) |
| 21 |
Rotation of Polyatomic Molecules I (PDF) |
| 22 |
Asymmetric Top (PDF) |
| 23 |
Pure Rotation Spectra of Polyatomic Molecules (PDF) |
| 23 (S) |
Energy Levels of a Rigid Rotor (PDF) |
| 24 |
Polyatomic Vibrations: Normal Mode Calculations (PDF) |
| 25 |
Polyatomic Vibrations II: s-Vectors, G-matrix, and Eckart Condition (PDF) |
| 26 |
Polyatomic Vibrations III: s-Vectors and H2O (PDF) |
| 27 |
Polyatomic Vibrations IV: Symmetry (PDF) |
| 28 |
Normal↔Local Modes, High-Overtone Spectra (PDF) |
| 29 |
A Sprint Through Group Theory (PDF) |
| 30 |
What is in a Character Table and How do we use it? (PDF) |
| 31 |
Electronic Spectra of Polyatomic Molecules (PDF) |
| 32 |
The  Transition (PDF) |
| 33 |
Vibronic Coupling (PDF) |
| 34 |
Wavepacket Dynamics (PDF) |
| 35 |
Finish Wavepacket Dynamics (PDF) |
| 36 |
CNPI Group Theory (PDF) |
| 36 (S) |
C2H2 has Many Isomeric Forms (PDF) |