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Second Edition
By
Warren Warren, Princeton University, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Included in series
Complementary Science,
Description
If the text you're using for general chemistry seems to lack sufficient mathematics and physics in its presentation of classical mechanics,
molecular structure, and statistics, this complementary science series title may be just what you're looking for. Written for the advanced
lower-division undergraduate chemistry course, The Physical Basis of Chemistry, Second Edition, offers students an opportunity
to understand and enrich the understanding of physical chemistry with some quantum mechanics, the Boltzmann distribution, and spectroscopy.
Posed and answered are questions concerning everyday phenomena. Unlike other texts on this subject, however, Dr. Warren deals directly
with the substance of the questions, avoiding the use of predigested material more appropriate for memorization exercises than for actual
concrete learning. The only prerequisite is first-semester calculus or familiarity with one-variable derivatives. In this new edition,
the entire text has been rewritten and keyed with an accompanying website, which contains instructive QuickTime movies on topics presented
in the text to enhance student learning and participation.
Audience
Appropriate for the chemistry professional and the educated layperson who has an interest in the practical applications of physical chemistry.
Contents
Preface and Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. The Tools of the Trade: Mathematical Concepts
1.1 Units of Measurement
1.2 Common Functions and
Chemical Applications
1.3 Vectors and Directions
1.4 Exponentials and Logarithms
1.5 Problems
Chapter 2. Essentials of Calculus for Chemical
Applications
2.1 Derivatives
2.2 Applications of Derivatives
2.3 Principles of Integration
2.4 Problems
Chapter 3. Essential Physical
Concepts for Chemistry
3.1 Forces and Interactions
3.2 Kinetic and Potential Energy
3.3 Harmonic Motion
3.4 Introduction to Waves
3.5
Introduction to Atomic and Molecular Interactions
3.6 Problems
Chapter 4. Introduction to Statistics and Statistical Mechanics
4.1 The
"Random Walk" Problem
4.2 The Normal (Gaussian) Distribution
4.3 Applications of the Normal Distribution in Chemistry and Physics
4.4
The Boltzmann Distribution
4.5 Applications of the Boltzmann Distribution
4.6 Applications of Statistics to Kinetics and Thermodynamics
4.7 Problems
Chapter 5. Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
5.1 Prelude
5.2 Blackbody Radiation: Light as Particles
5.3 Heat Capacity and
the Photoelectric Effect
5.4 Orbital Motion and Angular Momentum
5.5 Atomic Structure and Spectra: Quantization of Energy
5.6 Particles
as Waves
5.7 The Consequences of Wave-Particle Duality
5.8 Classical Determinism and Quamtum Indeterminacy
5.9 Applications of the Uncertainty
Principle
5.10 Angular Momentum and Quantization of Measurements
5.11 Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Imaging
5.12 Summary
5.13 Problems
Chapter 6. Applications of Quantum Mechanics
6.1 Wave Mechanics
6.2 Particle-In-A-Box: Exact Solution
6.3 Schrodinger's Equation for
the Hydrogen Atom
6.4 Multielectron Atoms and Molecules
6.5 Problems
Chapter 7. The Kinetic Theory of Gases
7.1 Collisional Dynamics
7.2 Properties of Ideal Gases
7.3 Assumptions of the Kinetic Theory: A Second Look
7.4 Summary
7.5 Problems
Chapter 8. The Interaction
of Radiation with Matter
8.1 Introduction to Absorption and Emission
8.2 Molecular Spectroscopy
8.3 Modern Laser Spectroscopy
8.4 Problems
References and Additional Readings
| Bibliographic details |
Paperback, 211 pages, publication date: JAN-2000
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-735855-0
ISBN-10: 0-12-735855-2
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS
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