If the text you're using for general chemistry seems to lack sufficient mathematics and physics in its presentation of classical mechanics, molecular structure, and statistics, this complementary science series title may be just what you're looking for. Written for the advanced lower-division undergraduate chemistry course, The Physical Basis of Chemistry, Second Edition, offers students an opportunity to understand and enrich the understanding of physical chemistry with some quantum mechanics, the Boltzmann distribution, and spectroscopy. Posed and answered are questions concerning everyday phenomena. Unlike other texts on this subject, however, Dr. Warren deals directly with the substance of the questions, avoiding the use of predigested material more appropriate for memorization exercises than for actual concrete learning. The only prerequisite is first-semester calculus or familiarity with one-variable derivatives. In this new edition, the entire text has been rewritten and keyed with an accompanying website, which contains instructive QuickTime movies on topics presented in the text to enhance student learning and participation.
Author(s): Warren S. Warren
Series: Complementary Science
Edition: 2
Publisher: Academic Press
Year: 2000
Language: English
Pages: 232
City: New York
Front Page
The Physical Basis of Chemistry
Copyright Page
Contents
Chapter 0. Prefaces
0.1 Preface to the Second Edition
0.2 Preface to the First Edition
Chapter 1. The Tools the Trade: Mathematical Concepts
1.1 Units of Measurement
1.2 Common Functions and Chemical Applications
1.3 Vectors and Directions
1.4 Exponentials and Logarithms
Chapter 2. Essentials of Calculus for Chemical Applications
2.1 Derivatives
2.2 Applications of Derivatives
2.3 Principles of Integration
Chapter 3. Essential Physical Concepts for Chemistry
3.1 Forces and Interactions
3.2 Kinetic and Potential Energy
3.3 Harmonic Motion
3.4 Introduction to Waves
3.5 Introduction to Atomic and Molecular Interactions
Chapter 4. Introduction to Statistics and Statistical Machanics
4.1 The “Random Walk” Problem
4.2 The Normal (Gaussian) Distribution
4.3 Applications of the Normal Distribution in Chemistry and Physics
4.4 The Boltzmann Distribution
4.5 Applications of the Boltzmann Distribution
4.6 Applications of Statistics to Kinetics and Thermodynamics
Chapter 5. Introcution to Quantum Mechanics
5.1 Prelude
5.2 Blackbody Radiation–Light as Particles
5.3 Heat Capacity and the Photoelectric Effect
5.4 Orbital Motion and Angular Momentum
5.5 Atomic Structure and Spectra-quantization of Energy
5.6 Particles as Waves
5.7 The Consequences of Wave-Particle Duality
5.8 Classical Determinism and Quantum Indeterminacy
5.9 Applications of the Uncertainty Principle
5.10 Angular Momentum and Quantization of Measurements
5.11 Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Imaging
5.12 Summary
Chapter 6. Applications of Quantum Mechanics
6.1 Wave Mechanics
6.2 Particle-in-a-Box: Exact Solution
6.3 Schr¨odinger’s Equation for the Hydrogen Atom
6.4 Multielectron Atoms and Molecules
Chapter 7. The Kinetic Theory of Gases
7.1 Collisional Dynamics
7.2 Properties of Ideal Gases
7.3 Assumptions of the Kinetic Theory—A Second Look
7.4 Summary
Chapter 8. The Interaction of Radiation with Matter
8.1 Introduction to Absorption and Emission
8.2 Molecular Spectroscopy
8.3 Modern Laser Spectroscopy
Appendixes
A. Fundamental Physical Constants
B. Integral Formulas: Indefinite and Definite
C. Additional Readings
D. Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems
E Index
