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Physical Principles: Classical Mechanics

The Handout from the lecture course is available to download here. Pdf's of the lecture course slides will also be available following the lectures

  1. Newtons laws of motion. [slides]
  2. Momentum, work and energy. [slides]
  3. Rotations: angular momentum and moments of inertia. [slides]
  4. Vibrations: simple harmonic motion. [slides]

A question sheet is also available to download.

Physical Principles: Properties of Gases

  1. Introduction. [handout] [sildes]
  2. Kinetic Theory of Gases. [handout] [sildes]
  3. The Distribution of Molecular Speeds. [handout] [sildes]
  4. Applications of Kinetic Theory. [handout] [sildes]

You can also download the question sheet from these lectures.

1st Year Wadham Tutorials

  1. Introduction to Physical Chemistry [pdf]
  2. Thermodynamics I [pdf]
  3. Thermodynamics II[pdf]
  4. Quantum I [pdf]
  5. Quantum II [pdf]
  6. Kinetics I [pdf]
  7. Kinetics II
  8. States of Matter [pdf]
  9. Electrochemistry

2nd Year Wadham Tutorials

  1. Molecular Energy Levels [pdf]
  2. Liquids and Solutions [pdf]
  3. Quantum IV [pdf]
  4. Statistical Mechanics I [pdf]
  5. Statistical Mechanics II [pdf]
  6. Valence [pdf]
  7. Molecular Spectroscopy [pdf]
  8. Kinetics and Mechanism [pdf]
  9. Thermodynamics III
  10. Transition State Theory [pdf]

3rd Year Wadham Tutorials

  1. Solids and Surfaces as per John Foord's handout
  2. Soft Condensed Matter as per Simon Titmuss' handout
  3. Magnetic Resonance as per Chris Timmel's notes
  4. Photochemistry, questions 1-8 of Tim Softley's handout
  5. Reaction Dynamics as per Mark Brouard's handout