Duration
30h Th, 20h QA Sess.
Number of credits
| Bachelor in chemistry | 4 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course consists of two parts:
(i) Spectroscopy: the course aims at completing the teaching started in the 2nd bachelor year introductory course. The quantum mechanical concepts taught in the theoretical chemistry course (Prof. F. Remacle) are the foundations for the present lectures. The following topics will be considered:
- interaction between electromagnetic radiation and matter
- principles and applications of lasers
- atomic spectroscopy
- rotational spectroscopy
- infrared and Raman vibrational spectroscopy
- molecular electronic spectroscopy
- principles of two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance techniques
- Basic Assumptions and Maxwell-Boltzmann statistics
- Quantum statistics: Fermi-Dirac and Bose-Einstein
- Applications of Maxwell-Boltzmann statistics
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of the course, the students are expected to be able (i) to elaborate on the essential concepts developed in the theoretical lectures, (ii) to choose the appropriate spectroscopical method depending on the requested information, (iii) to interpret various atomic and molecular spectra of moderate complexity, and (iv) to use the tools of statistical thermodynamics to calculate state functions and equilibrium constants.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Knowledge of the basic concepts of mathematics (functions, derivatives, integrals, simple differential equations), physics and general chemistry, taught in the first two years of chemistry studies at ULiège, is required.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Exercice classes are organized in parallel with the theoretical lectures. They aim at favouring a deeper understanding and a better integrated knowledge of the theoretical framework.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
2 hour lectures per week organized during the first semester.
Exercise classes are also organized.
The students are provided with the schedules for all these activities at the beginning of the academic year. They are also available on the web pages of the Faculty of Sciences: https://www.sciences.uliege.be/cms/c_4007918/fr/facsc-horaires
Recommended or required readings
Copies of powerpoint slides will be available.
The following textbooks may be used as reference texts:
R. Kakkar, Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy: Basic Concepts and Applications, Cambridge University Press (Cambridge, UK, 2015)
M. J. Hollas, Modern Spectroscopy, Wiley, 4th ed., (Chichester, UK, 2004)
Assessment methods and criteria
An exercise test will be organized during the 1st semester. Students who failed have the opportunity to make an additional test in January.
An oral examination on the theoretical course takes place in January. A second examination period takes place in August-September.
The final grade takes all partial assessments into account.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Bernard Leyh, Molecular Dynamics Laboratory, Builiding B6c, Office R77, Phone:04/3663425, E-Mail: Bernard.Leyh@uliege.be
Teaching assistant:
Vincent Natalis, vincent.natalis@uliege.be, Phone : 04/3663335
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
Non applicable: course taught during the 1st semester
Assessment subjects
Assessment finalized in January 2020
Assessment methods
Assessment finalized in January 2020
Contacts
Bernard.Leyh
Bernard.Leyh@uliege.be
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session
Assessment subjects
Chapters 1 to 10: theory and problems
Assessment methods
Open-book written distance-examination on problem solving. The "TEST" platform of e-campus will be used to communicate the questions. The examination will last 3h30'. The students will have to send a scanned version or good quality photos of their solutions to the teaching assistant and the lecturer within a period not exceeding 30 minutes after the end of the examination. The number of questions will be adapted to ensure that time is not a limiting factor.
Open-book oral examination by video-conferencing (maximum 45 minutes per student, with a short period of reflection not exceeding 20% of the overall duration of the examination). The students must be able to explain the differents concepts and reasonings involved in the course. Additional questions will be asked to assess the level of understanding of the students. The students will receive a Blackboard Collaborate link with their personal schedule. The camera of the student will have to be switched on during the examination. A Lifesize link will also be available in case of a technical problem.
Contacts
Bernard.Leyh@uliege.be
Phone: 04/3663425 (redirected to my cell phone if I am out of office)