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On 10/07/12 21:18, wrote:
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<div>1) For the solution you gave us in class on Friday for the
variational method it looks like you only took the first
derivative, not the second derivative like is shown in the
operator. Why?</div>
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In the handout I gave you I used the Mathematica notation D[psi,x,x]
which means take the second derivative with respect to x.<br>
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<div>2) For your problem #1 on the last homework set (HW #3) you
said that the probabilities should be increasing and not
decreasing like my calculations showed, but I still do not
know what I did wrong. Do you not just use the equation
p(r)=r^2R(r)^2? Do you remember if it was my calculations that
were wrong or if it was mu method that was wrong?'</div>
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You have to integrate Psi(r,theta,phi) Psi(r,theta,phi) over the
required r limits of integration.<br>
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<div>3) When graphing the probabilities for the Harmonic
Oscillator plots in HW #2 should we just graph the
wavefunction squared?</div>
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Yes.<br>
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<div>4) For the symmetry capsule, it says that we should have an
individual molecule to determine the symmetry for. Is that
online yet?</div>
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Don't worry about the symmetry capsule right now.<br>
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Andrew J. Pounds, Ph.D. (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:pounds@theochem.mercer.edu">pounds@theochem.mercer.edu</a>)
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Computer Science
Mercer University, Macon, GA 31207 (478) 301-5627
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