This is a unique book with a different aim from other books on the subject. The idea is to provide readers with the “big picture” first, yet at a level that helps further the study of physical chemistry. The text covers all the important topics in physical chemistry — thermodynamics, statistical thermodynamics, quantum chemistry, and chemical kinetics — staying rigorously close to the basic theory, using appropriate mathematics but avoiding long derivations. Moreover, the book is supplemented by a CD-ROM to make it more comprehensive, interactive and useful for a wider audience. The CD-ROM contains examples, extended discussion, exercises and details of important derivations to reinforce understanding of physical chemistry.
Contents:
- Quantum Chemistry:
- The Schrödinger Equation, Waves and Wave Packets
- Spectroscopy: Rotations and Vibrations
- Atoms
- Molecules
- Chemical Thermodynamics:
- Entropy and Equilibrium
- The Fundamental Equation of Thermodynamics
- Thermodynamic Potentials
- Chemical Potential
- Statistical Thermodynamics
- States of Matter
- Kinetics:
- The Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases
- Chemical Kinetics
Readership: Instructors and students in chemistry and materials science, and readers interested in important ideas in physical science.