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 Schr÷dinger 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.
D. O. Hayward, Quantum Mechanics for Chemists, The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2002.
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Front coverByDavid O. HaywardDavid O. HaywardSenior ReporterSearch for other works by this author on:
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Front matterByDavid O. HaywardDavid O. HaywardSenior ReporterSearch for other works by this author on:
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PrefaceByDavid O. HaywardDavid O. HaywardSenior ReporterSearch for other works by this author on:
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Tutorial chemistry textsByDavid O. HaywardDavid O. HaywardSenior ReporterSearch for other works by this author on:
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ContentsByDavid O. HaywardDavid O. HaywardSenior ReporterSearch for other works by this author on:
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Particle-wave dualityp1-25ByDavid O. HaywardDavid O. HaywardSenior ReporterSearch for other works by this author on:
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Particle in a one-dimensional boxp26-37ByDavid O. HaywardDavid O. HaywardSenior ReporterSearch for other works by this author on:
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Uncertainty arising from the wave nature of matterp38-47ByDavid O. HaywardDavid O. HaywardSenior ReporterSearch for other works by this author on:
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The one-dimensional Schrödinger wave equation and some of its applicationsp48-67ByDavid O. HaywardDavid O. HaywardSenior ReporterSearch for other works by this author on:
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Rotational motionp68-91ByDavid O. HaywardDavid O. HaywardSenior ReporterSearch for other works by this author on:
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The hydrogen atomp92-113ByDavid O. HaywardDavid O. HaywardSenior ReporterSearch for other works by this author on:
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Further concepts in quantum mechanics and their application to many-electron atomsp114-135ByDavid O. HaywardDavid O. HaywardSenior ReporterSearch for other works by this author on:
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The structure of moleculesp136-177ByDavid O. HaywardDavid O. HaywardSenior ReporterSearch for other works by this author on:
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Answers to problemsp178-182ByDavid O. HaywardDavid O. HaywardSenior ReporterSearch for other works by this author on:
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Subject indexp183-184ByDavid O. HaywardDavid O. HaywardSenior ReporterSearch for other works by this author on:
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Back coverpX003-X004ByDavid O. HaywardDavid O. HaywardSenior ReporterSearch for other works by this author on:
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