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Physical Chemistry: A Molecular Approach » (1st Edition)

Book cover image of Physical Chemistry: A Molecular Approach by Donald A. McQuarrie

Authors: Donald A. McQuarrie, John D. Simon
ISBN-13: 9780935702996, ISBN-10: 0935702997
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: University Science Books
Date Published: January 1997
Edition: 1st Edition

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Author Biography: Donald A. McQuarrie

Book Synopsis

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgment
Ch. 1The Dawn of the Quantum Theory1
MathChapter A: Complex Numbers31
Ch. 2The Classical Wave Equation39
MathChapter B: Probability and Statistics63
Ch. 3The Schrodinger Equation and a Particle in a Box73
MathChapter C: Vectors105
Ch. 4Some Postulates and General Principles of Quantum Mechanics115
MathChapter D: Spherical Coordinates147
Ch. 5The Harmonic Oscillator and the Rigid Rotator: Two Spectroscopic Models157
Ch. 6The Hydrogen Atom191
MathChapter E: Determinants231
Ch. 7Approximation Methods241
Ch. 8Multielectron Atoms275
Ch. 9The Chemical Bond: Diatomic Molecules323
Ch. 10Bonding in Polyatomic Molecules371
Ch. 11Computational Quantum Chemistry411
MathChapter F: Matrices441
Ch. 12Group Theory: The Exploitation of Symmetry453
Ch. 13Molecular Spectroscopy495
Ch. 14Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy547
Ch. 15Lasers, Laser Spectroscopy, and Photochemistry591
MathChapter G: Numerical Methods627
Ch. 16The Properties of Gases637
MathChapter H: Partial Differentiation683
Ch. 17The Boltzmann Factor and Partition Functions693
MathChapter I: Series and Limits723
Ch. 18Partition Functions and Ideal Gases731
Ch. 19The First Law of Thermodynamics765
MathChapter J: The Binomial Distribution and Stirling's Approximation809
Ch. 20Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics817
Ch. 21Entropy and the Third Law of Thermodynamics853
Ch. 22Helmholtz and Gibbs Energies881
Ch. 23Phase Equilibria925
Ch. 24Chemical Equilibrium963
Ch. 25The Kinetic Theory of Gases1011
Ch. 26Chemical Kinetics I: Rate Laws1047
Ch. 27Chemical Kinetics II: Reaction Mechanisms1091
Ch. 28Gas-Phase Reaction Dynamics1139
Ch. 29Solids and Surface Chemistry1181
Answers to the Numerical Problems1237
Illustration Credits1257
Index1259

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