Mathematical methods in chemistry

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Course summary

General information

LECTURE ROOM GC A 330
Lectures on Tuesday mornings from 9h15 to 11h00.

EXERCISE ROOM CM 1 221
Exercises on Wednesday afternoon from 16h15 to 18h00 given by Davide, Fabian and Jakub.

Office hours:
Prof. Vanicek
Thursday 13h00 - 14h00

TA Office hours
Monday  17h00 to 18h00

BCH 3138

First part: 
Book:

P. Dyke, An introduction to Laplace transforms and Fourier series, Springer, 2014

(The e-book version is free through EPFL library. I recommend ordering a printed “MyCopy” version for only 25.-, again thanks to the EPFL subscription).

Second part:
Video recordings of the course given by Prof. Ulrich Lorenz
Lecture notes by Prof. Ulrich Lorenz (with minor edits by Prof. Jiri Vanicek)
Books:

Bishop, D. M., Group Theory and Chemistry (Dover, 1993).

Cotton, F. A. Chemical Applications of Group Theory. (John Wiley & Sons, 1990).

Walton, P. H. Beginning Group Theory for Chemistry. (Oxford University Press, 1998).

Interactive 3D illustrations of molecular symmetry

https://symotter.org

http://chemdata.r.umn.edu/resources/models360/models.php





Part II – Symmetry and Group Theory (general information)

Video recordings of the course given by Prof. Ulrich Lorenz

Lecture notes by Prof. Ulrich Lorenz (with minor edits by Prof. Jiri Vanicek)

Reference books:

Bishop, D. M., Group Theory and Chemistry (Dover, 1993).

Cotton, F. A. Chemical Applications of Group Theory. (John Wiley & Sons, 1990).

Walton, P. H. Beginning Group Theory for Chemistry. (Oxford University Press, 1998).

Interactive 3D illustrations of molecular symmetry

https://symotter.org

http://chemdata.r.umn.edu/resources/models360/models.php

Final exam information: Final exam will be only on the symmetry and group theory part of the course (not on Laplace transforms and Fourier series).

Date: Tuesday 27. 5. 2025,   starting time:  8 h 45

Room: GR B3 30

Part II materials (Lecture 1)

Part II materials (Lecture 2)

Part II materials (Lecture 3)

Part II materials (Lecture 4)

Part II materials (Lecture 5)

Part II materials (Lecture 6)

Part II materials (Lecture 7)

Part I: Laplace transforms and Fourier series (General information)

Book:

P. Dyke, An introduction to Laplace transforms and Fourier series, Springer, 2014

(The e-book version is free through EPFL library. I recommend ordering a printed “MyCopy” version for only 25.-, again thanks to the EPFL subscription).

Part I materials (Exam related)

Part I materials (Lecture 1)

Part I materials (Lecture 2)

Part I materials (Lecture 3)

Part I materials (Lecture 4)

Part I materials (Lecture 5)

Part I materials (Lecture 6)

Part I materials (Lecture 7)