Physical Chemistry

A Modern Introduction, Second Edition

William M. Davis

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2011
• eBook ISBN:
  9781040157817
• Topic: Physical Sciences
• Subtopic: Physical & Theoretical Chemistry

Designed specifically for a two-semester introductory course sequence in physical chemistry, this text presents core principles and topics. Straightforward and streamlined, it presents the necessary amount of detail for comprehension. Organized in such a way that the various topics covered are connected to each other, it allows students to see physical chemistry as an interconnected discipline and not a series of unrelated concepts. Each chapter in this new edition has been thoroughly updated and includes new information on computational applications, more end-of-chapter problems, and new chapters on nanotechnology and surface chemistry

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Authors
• Guide for Students
• List of Special Examples
• 1: World of Atoms and Molecules
• 2: Ideal and Real Gases
• 3: Changes of State
• 4: Phases and Multicomponent Systems
• 5: Activity and Equilibrium of Gases and Solutions
• 6: Chemical Reactions: Kinetics, Dynamics, and Equilibrium
• 7: Vibrational Mechanics of Particle Systems
• 8: Molecular Quantum Mechanics
• 9: Vibrational–Rotational Spectroscopy
• 10: Electronic Structure
• 11: Statistical Mechanics
• 12: Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
• 13: Introduction to Surface Chemistry
• Appendix A: Mathematical Background
• Appendix B: Molecular Symmetry
• Appendix C: Special Quantum Mechanical Approaches
• Appendix D: Table of Integrals
• Appendix E: Table of Atomic Masses and Nuclear Spins
• Appendix F: Fundamental Constants and Conversion of Units
• Appendix G: List of Tables
• Appendix H: Points of Interest
• Appendix I: Atomic Masses and Percent Natural Abundance of Light Elements
• Appendix J: Values of Constants
• Appendix K: The Greek Alphabet
• Answers to Selected Exercises
• Index