Basics of Computational Chemistry
I would use this VERY brief introduction to computational chemistry in my inorganic course to preface a computational based assignment. While one learning goal for such an assignment might be familiarity with WebMO/Gaussian, understanding the background and theory of computational chemistry would generally be beyond the scope of the inorganic course. However, I certainly want students to have some idea of what they are doing when they perform a calculation (optimization and frequency analysis of metal carbonyls, for example). I've also included here handouts I use to explain how to use W