Quanta, matter, and change : a molecular approach to physical chemistry /
Atkins, Peter
Quanta, matter, and change : a molecular approach to physical chemistry / Peter Atkins, Julio de Paula and Ronald Friedman. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009. - xxi, 782 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Fundamentals; Mathematical background 1: Differentiation and integration; PART 1 QUANTUM THEORY; 1. The Principles of Quantum Theory; Mathematical background 2: Differential equations; 2. Nanosystems 1: Motion in One Dimension; Mathematical background 3: Complex numbers; 3. Nanosystems 2: Motion in Several Dimensions; PART 2 ATOMS, MOLECULES, AND ASSEMBLIES; 4. Atomic Structure and Spectra; Mathematical background 4: Vectors; 5. The Chemical Bond; Mathematical background 5: Matrices; 6. Computational Chemistry; 7. Molecular Symmetry; 8. Molecular Assemblies; 9. Solids; Mathematical background 6: Fourier series and Fourier transforms; PART 3 MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY; 10. Rotational and Vibrational Spectra; 11. Electronic Spectroscopy; 12. Magnetic Resonance; PART 4 MOLECULAR THERMODYNAMICS; 13. The Boltzmann Distribution; Mathematical background 7: Probability Theory; 14. The First Law of Thermodynamics; Mathematical background 8: Multivariate calculus; 15. The Second Law of Thermodynamics; 16. Physical Equilibria; 17. Chemical Equilibrium; PART 5 CHEMICAL DYNAMICS; 18. Molecular Motion; 19. Chemical Kinetics; 20. Molecular Reaction Dynamics; 21. Catalysis; RESOURCE SECTIONDe Paula, Julio; Friedman, Ronald, 1962-
'Quanta, Matter, and Change' unravels a traditional course in physical chemistry and presents it from a new molecular perspective. Building on the heritage of the world-renowned Atkins' 'Physical Chemistry', it gives a refreshing new insight into the familiar by illuminating physical chemistry from a new direction
9780199206063 (pbk.)
Quantum chemistry
Quantum theory
541.28 / ATK
Quanta, matter, and change : a molecular approach to physical chemistry / Peter Atkins, Julio de Paula and Ronald Friedman. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009. - xxi, 782 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Fundamentals; Mathematical background 1: Differentiation and integration; PART 1 QUANTUM THEORY; 1. The Principles of Quantum Theory; Mathematical background 2: Differential equations; 2. Nanosystems 1: Motion in One Dimension; Mathematical background 3: Complex numbers; 3. Nanosystems 2: Motion in Several Dimensions; PART 2 ATOMS, MOLECULES, AND ASSEMBLIES; 4. Atomic Structure and Spectra; Mathematical background 4: Vectors; 5. The Chemical Bond; Mathematical background 5: Matrices; 6. Computational Chemistry; 7. Molecular Symmetry; 8. Molecular Assemblies; 9. Solids; Mathematical background 6: Fourier series and Fourier transforms; PART 3 MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY; 10. Rotational and Vibrational Spectra; 11. Electronic Spectroscopy; 12. Magnetic Resonance; PART 4 MOLECULAR THERMODYNAMICS; 13. The Boltzmann Distribution; Mathematical background 7: Probability Theory; 14. The First Law of Thermodynamics; Mathematical background 8: Multivariate calculus; 15. The Second Law of Thermodynamics; 16. Physical Equilibria; 17. Chemical Equilibrium; PART 5 CHEMICAL DYNAMICS; 18. Molecular Motion; 19. Chemical Kinetics; 20. Molecular Reaction Dynamics; 21. Catalysis; RESOURCE SECTIONDe Paula, Julio; Friedman, Ronald, 1962-
'Quanta, Matter, and Change' unravels a traditional course in physical chemistry and presents it from a new molecular perspective. Building on the heritage of the world-renowned Atkins' 'Physical Chemistry', it gives a refreshing new insight into the familiar by illuminating physical chemistry from a new direction
9780199206063 (pbk.)
Quantum chemistry
Quantum theory
541.28 / ATK