| Weeks | Topics |
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Rudherford’s Planetary Model, The Bohr Theory of The Atom, The Franck-Hertz Experiment.
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The Nature of Radiation and Matter, The The Particle-Like Character of Radiation, The Photoelectric Effect, The Compton Effect, The Wave Nature of Matter, Difraction of Electrons.
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| 3 |
The Schrödinger Equation, The Free Particle Wave Equation in One Dimension, The Free Particle Wave Equation in Three Dimensions, Particle in a One-Dimensional Box, Particle in a Three-Dimensional Box, The Wave Equation for a Particle With Potential, Simple Harmonic Oscillator.
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The Schrödinger Equation for One-Electron Atoms, The Ground-State of One Electron Atoms, Ground-State Wave Function and Probability, Spherical Excited States of 1-e- Atoms, Functions Without Spherical Symmetry, Quantum Numbers For Hydrogen-Like Atoms.
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The Virial Theorem for One-Electron Atoms, Energy Levels and Spectrum of The Hydrogen Atom, Angular Momentum of Bound Electrons, Spin of Electrons.
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Term Symbols for One-Electron Atoms, Spin-Orbit Coupling, Zeeman Effect, Stark Effect, Spherical Hydrogenic Systems.
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The Pauli Exclusion Principle, Many-Electron Determinantal Wave Function, Two Electron Atoms, Independent-Electron Approximation.
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Time-Independent Perturbation Theory, Time Dependent Perturbation Theory, Radiative Transitions.
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Midterm Exam
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Shielding Approximation, Perturbation Approach, The Variation Method, Excited States of Helium, Para- ve Orto-Helyum.
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| 11 |
Screening and The Orbital Energies, The Aufbau Principle and The Periodic Table, Vector Model of The Atom, Term Symbols for Lighter Atoms, Hund’s Rules, Ionization Potentials and Electron Affinities.
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The Schrödinger Equation for Molecules, The Born-Oppenheimer Approximation, Rotational and Vibrational Motions of Diatomic Molecules, Atomic Interactions.
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| 13 |
The Ionic Bond, Van Der Waals Attraction,Open-Shell Interactions, Valance-Bond Approach, Molecular-Orbital Approach.
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Many-Electron System Calculations, The Thomas-Fermi Model of The Atoms, Hartree-SCF Method, Hartree-Fock Method.
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