An Introduction to Theoretical Chemistry
Jack Simons returns to basics and focuses on the foundations of modern theoretical chemistry. He emphasizes the concepts, tools and equations governing the three main theoretical chemistry sub-disciplines in this introductory-level text. An associated website (http://simons.hec.utah.edu/Theorypage/index.html) supplies supplementary material plus many links to other theoretical chemistry sites. The book contains over fifty multi-part exercises and worked solutions and provides a concise account of modern theoretical chemistry.
- Contains over 50 multi-part exercises with complete worked solutions
- Highly illustrated and written in an informal style
- Supplementary material and links to other relevant sites can be found at http://simons.hec.utah.edu/TheoryPage/index.html
Product details
April 2003Hardback
9780521823609
476 pages
254 × 193 × 30 mm
1.198kg
118 b/w illus. 59 exercises
Replaced by 9780521530477
Table of Contents
- Part I. Background Material:
- 1. The basics of quantum mechanics
- 2. Model problems that form important starting points
- 3. Characteristics of energy surfaces
- 4. Some important tools of theory
- Part II. Three Primary Areas of Theoretical Chemistry:
- 5. An overview of theoretical chemistry
- 6. Electronic structure
- 7. Statistical mechanics
- 8. Chemical dynamics.