For courses in Quantum Chemistry. This full-color, modern physical chemistry text offers arresting illustrations that set it apart from others of its kind. The authors focus on core topics of physical chemistry, presented within a modern framework of applications. Extensive math derivations are provided, yet the book retains the significant chemical rigor needed in physical chemistry.
1. From Classical to Quantum Mechanics
2. The Schrodinger Equation
3. The Quantum Mechanical Postulates
4. Using Quantum Mechanics on Simple System
5. The Particle in the Box and the Real World
6. Communication and Noncommuting Operators and the Surprising Consequences of Entanglement
7. A Quantum Mechanical Model for the Vibration and Rotation of Molecules
8. The Vibrational and Rotational Spectroscopy of Diatomic Molecules
9. The Hydrogen Atom
10. Many-Electron Atoms
etc.