CH 442 Molecular Spectroscopy (Spring 2017-18)
Instructor name: Prof. Anindya Datta Course Type: Honours / Elective Pre-requisites: Quantum Mechanics 1&2 or an equivalent course Course Content: Different types of Spectroscopy: Microwave, IR, Laser, Raman, NMR; Spectrometers (Instrumentation), Symmetry in Spectroscopy Books: C N Banwell: Fundamentals of Molecular Spectroscopy, Physical Chemistry by Peter Atkins Lectures: 100% attendance policy, only a leeway of 2 classes was allowed. Teaching was done on a mixture of blackboard+slides. Lectures were pretty comprehensive and easy to understand. Assignments: None Exams and Grading: The course was made up of 13 modules of 10 marks each, out of which 4 modules were quizzes (so 4 quizzes) and rest in Midsem/Endsem. While grading the best 10 out of the 13 modules were considered. Advanced Followup Courses: Ultrafast Spectroscopy Personal Comments: It's kind of a relatively high effort course, but I personally l...