Instructor(s)
Prof. Jeffrey Steinfeld
Prof. William Green, Jr.
MIT Course Number
5.68J / 10.652J
As Taught In
Spring 2003
Level
Graduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
This course deals with the experimental and theoretical aspects of chemical reaction kinetics, including transition-state theories, molecular beam scattering, classical techniques, quantum and statistical mechanical estimation of rate constants, pressure-dependence and chemical activation, modeling complex reacting mixtures, and uncertainty/sensitivity analyses. Reactions in the gas phase, liquid phase, and on surfaces are discussed with examples drawn from atmospheric, combustion, industrial, catalytic, and biological chemistry.