Quantum-mechanical methods of studyof physical properties of molecules for students

Course: Physics

Structural unit: Faculty of Physics

Title
Quantum-mechanical methods of studyof physical properties of molecules for students
Code
ВК 9
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
7 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4
Learning outcomes
Knowledge of the basic methods; their capabilities and limitations of application; basic physical properties of molecules: electronic, oscillatory structure, energy, charges, etc .; semi-empirical and basic principles of calculating the structure and optical properties of molecules; know modern software packages GAUSSIAN, Avogadro, HyperChem, etc .. Know the basics of the method of density functional and features of its application to the problems of research of physical properties of molecules; list of functionalities used in calculations and criteria for their selection. Be able to: build molecules, perform calculations of their geometric optimization, electronic and vibrational properties, energy characteristics and compare them with relevant experimental data.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Knowledge: the basics of mathematical analysis, mathematical modeling, mechanics, electricity and magnetism, optics, molecular physics, thermodynamics, quantum mechanics. To be able to: apply previous knowledge of the courses of mathematical analysis, differential equations, mathematical modeling, quantum mechanics. To possess the basic skills of: mathematical transformations, construction of algorithms, description of quantum systems.
Course content
Within the course "Quantum-mechanical methods of research of physical properties of molecules" the following are studied: quantum-mechanical methods of calculation of geometry, energy, electronic and oscillatory properties of molecules and acquaintance of students with corresponding modern software packages; study of the dependences of the optical spectral properties of molecules depending on their structure for their applications in scientific developments and applied fields.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1.Dill K.A., Ozkan S.B., Weikl T.R., Chodera J.D., Voelz V.A. (2007). The protein folding problem: when will it be solved? Curr. Opin. Struct. Biol. 17, 342–346; 2.Levinthal C. (1968). Are there pathways for protein folding. J. Chim. Phys. 65, 44–45 (pdf, 8 Кб); 3.Xu Y., Purkayastha P., Gai F. (2006). Nanosecond folding dynamics of a three-stranded beta-sheet. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128, 15836–15842; 4.Zagrovic B., Snow C.D., Shirts M.R., Pande V.S. (2002). Simulation of folding of a small alpha-helical protein in atomistic detail using worldwide-distributed computing.J. Mol. Biol. 323, 927–937 5.Bradley P., Misura K.M.S., Baker D. (2005). Toward High-Resolution de Novo Structure Prediction for Small Proteins. Science 309, 1868–1871; 6.Zhang T., Skolnick J. (2004). Automated structure prediction of weakly homologous proteins on a genomic scale. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 101, 7594–7599 ;
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, individual work, practical works
Assessment methods and criteria
Surveys, oral reports, discussion, essays, reports of practical work, module work, credit
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Olena Leonidivna Pavlenko
Department of Physics of Functional Materials
Faculty of Physics

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Physics of Functional Materials
Faculty of Physics