CHEM C276A

Group Theory and Applications to Inorganic Chemistry

Chemistry and Biochemistry · 4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)

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Group theoretical methods; molecular orbital theory; ligand-field theory; electronic spectroscopy; vibrational spectroscopy. May be concurrently scheduled with course C176.

S/U or letter grading.

When it runs

Winter 2026
Winter 2027

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Requisites

Official UCLA wording
Requisites: courses 113A and 172, with grades of C– or better.

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grade C- or better in

all of
- CHEM 113A
- CHEM 172

· "CHEM 172" is not in this catalog version

Requires

Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.

CHEM C276A

CHEM 113APhysical Chemistry: Introduction to Quantum Mechanics5 more beneath
- CHEM 20BChemical Energetics and Change
  - CHEM 14AGeneral Chemistry for Life Scientists I2 more beneath
  - CHEM 14AEGeneral Chemistry for Life Scientists I—Enhanced2 more beneath
  - MATH 31A

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What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.

CHEM C276A

CHEM 276BPhysical Methods in Inorganic Chemistry

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