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CHEM 224 Mathematical Tools for Chemical Problems Units: 3.00
This course aims at providing chemistry students with mathematical skills that are borrowed from Calculus and Linear Algebra, which are necessary to explore kinetics, quantum chemistry, and spectroscopy. The course will be based on chemically-relevant problems.
Learning Hours: 120 (36 Lecture, 12 Tutorial, 72 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite (CHEM 109/3.0 and CHEM 110/3.0) or CHEM 112/6.0.
Recommended MHF4U and MCV4U or equivalent, or 4U AFIC, or permission of the Department.
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Translate chemical problems into mathematical language, determine which mathematical tools are useful for which problem.
- Use the mathematical methods (especially linear algebra and (multivariate) calculus) that are most relevant for chemical problems.
- Interpret chemical phenomena through mathematical modelling.
- Identify which types of chemical problems can be understood using mathematical tools and apply the appropriate tools.
- Identify, and correct, imprecise and incorrect mathematical reasoning and statistical fallacies.
- Present mathematical concepts and tools required for quantum chemistry and spectroscopy courses.
- Explain how mathematical models are used in chemistry.