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INT 186AB - TRNSFR EXP SEMINARS - Fall 2023
Quantum calculations will be applied to problems in Chemistry and Biochemistry using Unix computers. Students will be able to use their Mac or PC computers as terminals to access UCSB Unix computers and supercomputers to carry out the calculations using Molden and Gaussian software packages. John Pople from Northwestern University and Walter Kohn from UCSB received the 1998 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the development of the theory and software for the Gaussian program, which has had an enormous effect on the modern chemistry research (https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/1998/summary/). Instruction will use a combination of in-person meetings, Zoom meetings and GauchoSpace web resources to assist students in learning to use the software and gaining a general understanding of the computational and quantum concepts involved in the calculations. The class is well-suited for chemistry and biochemistry majors, but would also be good for some students with majors within MCDB , Physics, and Engineering (like the fields of Chem E and Materials Science).