Quantum Mechanics for Chemists

Quantum Mechanics for Chemists is designed to provide chemistry undergraduates with a basic understanding of the principles of quantum mechanics. The text assumes some knowledge of chemical bonding and a familiarity with the qualitative aspects of molecular orbitals in molecules such as butadiene and benzene. Thus it is intended to follow a basic course in organic and/or inorganic chemistry. The approach is rather different from that adopted in most books on quantum chemistry in that the Schrodinger wave equation is introduced at a fairly late stage, after students have become familiar with the application of de Broglie-type wavefunctions to free particles and particles in a box. Likewise, the Hamiltonian operator and the concept of eigenfunctions and eigenvalues are not introduced until the last two chapters of the book, where approximate solutions to the wave equation for many-electron atoms and molecules are discussed. In this way, students receive a gradual introduction to the basic concepts of quantum mechanics. Ideal for the needs of undergraduate chemistry students, Tutorial Chemistry Texts is a major series consisting of short, single topic or modular texts concentrating on the fundamental areas of chemistry taught in undergraduate science courses. Each book provides a concise account of the basic principles underlying a given subject, embodying an independent-learning philosophy and including worked examples.

ISBN 0854046070   Volumes 001 ISBN13 9780854046072 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 560 Publisher Royal Society of Chemistry   Published in Cambridge Imprint Royal Society of Chemistry   Series editor Abel, E.W. (University of Essex) Format Paperback   Series ISSN 2045-661 Publication date 01 Nov 2002   Series title Tutorial Chemistry Texts Library of Congress QC174.12   Height (mm) 246 DEWEY 530.12024541   Width (mm) 189 DEWEY edition DC21   Spine width (mm) 16 Pages 192   Academic level Undergraduate, Further/Higher education

1		Particle-Wave Duality
2		Particle in a One-dimensional Box
3		Uncertainty Arising from the Wave Nature of Matter
4		The One-dimensional Schrodinger Wave Equation and Some of its Applications
5		Rotational Motion
6		The Hydrogen Atom
7		Further Concepts in Quantum Mechanics and their Application to Many-electron Atoms
8		The Structure of Molecules
		Answers to Problems
		Subject Index

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Version	Price	Published	Edition
Paperback	£14.95	2004