| Week | Lecture # | Week of... | Topic(s) | Chapter(s) |
| 1 | Lecture 1 Lecture 2 | August 23rd | The Schrödinger equation, Particle-in-a-box | 3 |
| 2 | Lecture 3 Lecture 4 Lecture 5 | August 30th | Postulates and general principles of QM | 4 |
| 3 | Lecture 6 Lecture 7 | September 6th | Harmonic oscillator, rigid rotor | 5 |
| 4 | Lecture 8 Lecture 9 Lecture 10 | September 13th | Harmonic oscillator, rigid rotor | 5 |
| 5 | Lecture 11 Lecture 12 Lecture 13 | September 20th | The hydrogen atom | 6 |
| 6 | Lecture 14 Lecture 15 Lecture 16 | September 27th | Approximation methods | 7 |
| 7 | Lecture 17 Lecture 18 Exam 1 | October 4th | Approximation methods | 7 |
| 8 | Lecture 19 Lecture 20 Lecture 21 | October 11th | Multielectron atoms | 8 |
| 9 | Lecture 22 Lecture 23 Lecture 24 | October 18th | Chemical bonds: diatomic molecules | 9 |
| 10 | Lecture 25 Lecture 26 Lecture 27 | October 25th | Chemical bonds: polyatomic molecules | 10 |
| 11 | Lecture 28 Lecture 29 Lecture 30 | November 1st | Chemical bonds: polyatomic molecules | 10 |
| 12 | Lecture 31 Lecture 32 Lecture 33 | November 8th | Molecular spectroscopy | 13 |
| 13 | Lecture 34 Lecture 35 Lecture 36 | November 15th | Molecular spectroscopy | 13 |
| 14 | Lecture 37 Exam 2 | November 22nd | Molecular spectroscopy | 13 |
| 15 | Lecture 38 Lecture 39 Lecture 40 | November 29th | Lasers, laser spectroscopy, photochemistry | 15 |
| 16 | Lecture 41 Lecture 42 | December 6th | Lasers, laser spectroscopy, photochemistry | 15 |