This exam is to be completed individually. It is due at 10:00 AM on Friday, March 19th. The completed exam should be turned in to me, or Sheryl Frankel (245 Smith), or it can be left in my mailbox if you feel confident about security.
Please double space all responses, and use font sizes no smaller than 12. Handwritten papers will be read, but illegibility will be frowned upon.
Your research advisor here at Minnesota has asked you to enlighten him or her on the current state
of the art in computational chemistry as it impacts on ongoing projects in your group. So, first,
tell me what group you are in. Then, in 1000 words maximum, summarize possible applications of
different theoretical models to specific problems in your group. If there are particular problems
computational chemistry cannot help address, these are also open for discussion and the particular
limitations of currently available models should be described. For particular applications that
you propose, explain the strengths and weaknesses of different possible models and how you might
determine which level(s) of theory would be most appropriate.
If there are too many projects in the group to do them all in 1000 words, just pick the most important.
Discussing this exam question with your research advisor and/or other members of your group is OK if you
only ask about whaty, you're the expert )iThis exam is optional. If you do not turn in the exam, I will
assume you want your grade on the exam to be the average of your scores on all other exercises normalized
to 200 points. To help you decide whether to exercise this option, I will e-mail your sp accounts with your
current average score, position in class, and letter grade if grades were assigned based on mid-term and
first 2 problem sets.