Donald A. McQuarrie

Mathematics for Physical Chemistry: Opening Doors

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This text provides students with concise reviews of mathematical topics that are used throughout physical chemistry. By reading these reviews before the mathematics is applied to physical chemical problems, a student will be able to spend less time worrying about the math and more time learning the physical chemistry.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Macmillan Education / University Science Books
• 2008
• Seitenzahl: 300
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Juli 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 256mm x 207mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 724g
• ISBN-13: 9781891389566
• ISBN-10: 1891389564
• Artikelnr.: 23505821

Autorenporträt

DONALD A. MCQUARRIE is Professor Emeritus from the Department of Chemistry at the University of California, Davis, USA. As the author of landmark chemistry books and textbooks, Donald McQuarrie's name is synonymous with excellence in chemical education. From his classic text on Statistical Mechanics to his quantum-first tour de force on Physical Chemistry, McQuarrie's best selling textbooks are highly acclaimed by the chemistry community. McQuarrie received his PhD from the University of Oregon, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Functions of a Single Variable: Differentiation.- Functions of a Single Variable: Integration.- Series and Limits.- Functions Defined as Integrals.- Complex Numbers.- Differential Equations.- Power Series Solutions of Differential Equations.- Orthogonal Polynomials.- Fourier Series.- Fourier Transforms.- Operators.- Functions of Several Variables.- Vectors.- Coordinate Systems.- The Classical Wave Equation.- The Schrödinger Equation.- Determinants.- Matrices.- Matrix Eigenvalue Problems.- Vector Spaces.- Probability.- Statistics.- Numerical Methods.- Index.