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Synopsis
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 butadine 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.
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Book Description
Providing chemistry undergraduates with a basic understanding of the principles of quantum mechanics, this book is ideal to follow a basic course in organic and/or inorganic chemistry. Some knowledge of chemical bonding and a familiarity with the qualitative aspects of molecular orbitals in molecules is assumed. The book takes a unique approach, introducing the Schrodinger wave equation, the Hamiltonian operator and the concept of eigenfunctions and eigenvalues at a later stage. This gives students a gradual introduction to the basic concepts of quantum mechanics.
About the Author
David O. Hayward is Professor in the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, University of London.
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- PublisherWiley-RSC
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 0471553654
- ISBN 13 9780471553656
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages200
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