Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering (Master's Course) Division of Advanced Science and Engineering Chemistry Program
Lecture Code WSD01000 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 物理化学概論
Subject Name
(Katakana)
ブツリカガクガイロン
Subject Name in
English
Introduction to Physical Chemistry
Instructor SAITOW KEN-ICHI,INOKUCHI YOSHIYA
Instructor
(Katakana)
サイトウ ケンイチ,イノクチ ヨシヤ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  First Semester,  1Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1T) Mon3-4,Thur1-2:SCI E211
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
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Face-to-face, Online (simultaneous interactive), Online (on-demand)
 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 4 Language of Instruction E : English
Course Level 5 : Graduate Basic
Course Area(Area) 25 : Science and Technology
Course Area(Discipline) 07 : Chemistry
Eligible Students Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering(Master's Course), Graduate School of Science(Department of Chemistry)
Keywords Condensed Phase, Solid-state Physics, Mass Spectrometry 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
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Criterion referenced
Evaluation
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Class Objectives
/Class Outline
Understand the fundamental items on the interactions of atoms and molecules in condensed phase and mass spectrometry in the field of physical chemistry on a graduate school level, and acquire the knowledge for application to the front-line study. 
Class Schedule <lessons 1-7: Saitow> Condensed phase: properties and structure
lesson 1 Condensation and Equation of state
lesson 2 Equation of state and intermolecular potential
lesson 3 Inside of intermolecular potential
lesson 4 Intermolecular interactions and chemical bondings in solids
lesson 5 Chemical bondings in solids and electronic state in solid
lesson 6 Electronic state and density of state
lesson 7 Electronic state and band structure
<lessons 8-14: Inokuchi> Mass Spectrometry
lesson 8 Basics of mass spectrometry
lesson 9 Isotopic composition and accurate mass
lesson 10 Instrumentation
lesson 11 Tandem mass spectrometry
lesson 12 Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization
lesson 13 Electrospray ionization
lesson 14 Summary 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
P. Atkins and J. de Paula, Physical Chemistry, 8th ed., Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2006.
D. A. McQuarrie and J. D. Simon, Physical Chemistry: A Molecular Approach, Univ Science Books, 1997.
H. Ibach and H. Lüth, Solid-State Physics: An Introduction to Principles of Materials Science, 4th ed., Springer, 2009.
P. Atkins and R. Friedman, Molecular Quantum Mechanics, 5th ed., Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2011.
J. H. Gross, Mass Spectrometry, Springer, 2017.  
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
Handouts, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Stream
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Learning techniques to be incorporated Quizzes/ Quiz format
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Review the details of physical chemistry studied in the undergraduate course. 
Requirements This is a required subject.  Practice problems and/or quiz will be assigned as needed. 
Grading Method Practice problems and/or quiz will be assigned as needed to promote a better understanding. Grade is evaluated comprehensively on the basis of the quiz and papers. 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
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