Details of ID4108 (Autumn 2015)

Level: 4 Type: Theory Credits: 3.0

Course CodeCourse NameInstructor(s)
ID4108 Computational Chemistry Mousumi Das,
Pradip Kumar Ghorai

Syllabus
Linear algebra, Matrices, Principles of Molecular mechanics, Many electron wavefunction, Born-Oppenheimer approximation, Antisymmetry and Pauli exclusion principle, Slater Determinants, Hatree-Fock Approximation, Concepts of Basis sets, Basic principle of ab initio method, Configuration Interaction, Many-body perturbation theory, Coupled cluster theory, Density functional theory, Exchange correlation functional, Introduction to Classical Simulation, Force field, Interaction potential, Monte-carlo simulation, Molecular dynamics simulation, Hands on session related to Classical simulations, Hands on session related to quantum and classical problems.

References
Attila Szabo and Neil S. Ostlund Modern Quantum Chemistry Introduction to Advanced Electronic Structure Theory, Dover Publications, New York.; (2) Errol Lewars, Computational Chemistry, Introduction to the theory and applications of Molecular and quantum mechanics (3) Ira N. Levine, Quantum Chemistry, Prentice-Hall, New Delhi. (3) Robert G. Parr and Weitao Yang, Density Functional Theory of Atoms and Molecules, Oxford Science Publications, Oxford.

Course Credit Options

Sl. No.ProgrammeSemester NoCourse Choice
1 IP 1 Not Allowed
2 IP 3 Elective
3 IP 5 Not Allowed
4 MR 1 Not Allowed
5 MR 3 Not Allowed
6 MS 7 Elective
7 RS 1 Elective
8 RS 2 Elective