Physical Chemistry

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Intended for the year long, calculus-based physical chemistry course for science and engineering majors, PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY follows a traditional organization while concentrating on core topics. The text does not cover some higher level topicsfor example, photochemistry, molecular beams, thermal physics, and polymers found in some textbooks, and rarely covered in the undergraduate physical chemistry course, but more fully explains the essential elements of the discipline. Written by a dedicated chemical educator and researcher, this text is intended for those students who are trying to learn physical chemistrya book that works as a textbook and not as an encyclopedia. Where appropriate, there is some focus on mathematical manipulations, providing students with a review of calculus applications as applied to physical chemistry. Table of Contents Preface. Gases and the Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics. The First Law of Thermodynamics. The Second and Third Law of Thermodynamics. Free Energy and Chemical Potential. Introduction to Chemical Equilibrium. Equilibria for Single Component Systems. Equilibria for Multiple-Component Systems. Electrochemistry and Ionic Solutions. Pre-Quantum Mechanics. Introduction to Quantum Mechanics. Quantum Mechanics: Model Systems and the Hydrogen Atom. Atoms and Molecules. Introduction to Symmetry in Quantum Mechanics. Rotational and Vibrational Spectroscopy. Introduction to Electronic Spectroscopy and Structure. Introduction to Magnetic Spectroscopy. Statistical Mechanics: Introduction. More Statistical Mechanics. The Kinetic Theory of Gases. Kinetics. The Solid State: Crystals. Surfaces. Appendix.