TY - BOOK AU - Atkins, Peter AU - Paula, Julio De AU - Friedman, Ronald TI - Quanta, Matter, and Change : A Molecular Approach to Physical Chemistry SN - 9780199206063 (pbk.) U1 - 541.3 PY - 2009/// CY - New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Quantum Chemistry KW - Physical Chemistry N1 - Fundamentals; Mathematical background 1: Differentiation and integration; PART 1 QUANTUM THEORY; 1. The Principles of Quantum Theory; Mathematical background 2: Differential equations; 2. Nanosystems 1: Motion in One Dimension; Mathematical background 3: Complex numbers; 3. Nanosystems 2: Motion in Several Dimensions; PART 2 ATOMS, MOLECULES, AND ASSEMBLIES; 4. Atomic Structure and Spectra; Mathematical background 4: Vectors; 5. The Chemical Bond; Mathematical background 5: Matrices; 6. Computational Chemistry; 7. Molecular Symmetry; 8. Molecular Assemblies; 9. Solids; Mathematical background 6: Fourier series and Fourier transforms; PART 3 MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY; 10. Rotational and Vibrational Spectra; 11. Electronic Spectroscopy; 12. Magnetic Resonance; PART 4 MOLECULAR THERMODYNAMICS; 13. The Boltzmann Distribution; Mathematical background 7: Probability Theory; 14. The First Law of Thermodynamics; Mathematical background 8: Multivariate calculus; 15. The Second Law of Thermodynamics; 16. Physical Equilibria; 17. Chemical Equilibrium; PART 5 CHEMICAL DYNAMICS; 18. Molecular Motion; 19. Chemical Kinetics; 20. Molecular Reaction Dynamics; 21. Catalysis; RESOURCE SECTION ER -