Welcome to the lecture notes for Chem 3240: Quantum Mechanics for Chemistry.
These notes follow the historical path into quantum theory: from the puzzles of classical physics through the birth of quantization, wave–particle duality, and the Schrödinger equation, building toward the quantum description of atoms and molecules.
How to use these notes¶
Lecture pages (markdown) carry the core theory, figures, and worked examples.
Demo pages (notebooks) carry interactive Python you can run and modify.
Start with Chapter 1.