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Summary
Summary
Principles of Physical Chemistry , Second Edition uniquely uses simple physical models as well as rigorous treatments for understanding molecular and supramolecular systems and processes. In this way the presentation assists students in developing an intuitive understanding of the subjects as well as skill in quantitative manipulations. The unifying nature of physical chemistry is emphasized in the book by its organization - beginning with atoms and molecules, and proceeding to molecular assemblies of increasing complexity, ending with the emergence of matter that carries information, i.e. the origin of life, a physicochemical process of unique importance. The aim is to show the broad scope and coherence of physical chemistry.
Author Notes
HANS KUHN , Dr. phil, became a Professor at the University of Basel in 1951. From 1953-1970 he was on the chair of the Institute of Physical Chemistry at the Philipps-University at Marburg, and in 1970 he became Director at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry (Karl-Friedrich-Bonhoeffer-Institut) until he retired in 1985. Professor Kuhn has published papers in such fields as polymer science, quantum chemistry, organized molecular assemblies, and the origin of life.
HORST-DIETER FÖRSTERLING , Dr. phil., was a Professor in the Department of Physical Chemistry at the Philipps-University of Marburg from 1972 until his retirement in 1999. Professor Försterling has taught physical chemistry courses and laboratory courses at all levels, including graduate and advanced graduate courses in spectroscopy, statistical mechanics, reaction kinetics, and quantum mechanics. His research interests include quantum chemistry, reaction mechanisms, oscillating chemical reactions, and chemical waves.
DAVID H. WALDECK , PhD, is Professor and Chair in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh. Professor Waldeck has taught chemistry courses at all levels, including graduate and advanced graduate courses in statistical mechanics, reaction dynamics, and quantum mechanics. His research interests include condensed-phase reaction dynamics (homogeneous and heterogeneous), solute-solvent interactions (structural and dynamical characteristics), relaxation processes in solids, and electron transport at the nanometer scale.
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This course resource is a broad introduction to physical chemistry. Kuhn (retired, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Germany), Forsterling (retired, Philipps-Univ. Marburg, Germany) and Waldeck (Univ. of Pittsburgh) start with quantum chemistry but also include spectroscopy, statistical mechanics, thermodynamics, kinetics, macromolecules, and supramolecular systems. The work even includes a chapter on the physical chemistry view of the origin of life. Each of the 29 chapters is self-contained--the authors wanted to offer instructors the opportunity to teach a physical chemistry course in any order. As a reference source, the self-contained chapters are a help. Because each chapter is developed individually, there are only occasional references to material in other chapters, so a reader can start at any chapter and find the necessary explanations. The writing is adequate to describe the derivations of the equations but is not as extensive as one might find in an undergraduate monograph. Within the text, the notation used is fairly standard, allowing novices to use this volume as a reference. The work is intended primarily as a textbook, with examples interspersed throughout, and includes a CD-ROM that has additional mathematical justifications, derivations, problems, programs, and MathCAD worksheets. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduate through professional collections. J. A. Bartz Kalamazoo College
Table of Contents
| List of Foundations |
| List of Justifications |
| Preface |
| Authors Biography |
| List of Symbols |
| Introduction |
| 1 Wave-Particle Duality |
| 2 Essential Aspects of Structure and Bonding |
| 3 Schrödinger Equation |
| 4 Hydrogen Atom |
| 5 Atoms and the Variational Principle |
| 6 A Quantitative View of Chemical Bonding |
| 7 Bonding Described by Electron Pairs and Molecular Orbitals |
| 8 Molecules with ?-Electron Systems |
| 9 Absorption of Light |
| 10 Emission of Light |
| 11 Nuclei: Particle and Wave Properties |
| 12 Nuclear Spin |
| 13 Solids and Intermolecular Forces |
| 14 Thermal Motion of Molecules |
| 15 Energy Distribution in Molecular Assemblies |
| 16 Work w, Heat q, and Internal Energy U |
| 17 Reversible Work wrev, Reversible Heat qrev, and Entropy S |
| 18 General Conditions for Spontaneity and its Application to Equilibria of Ideal Gases and Dilute Solutions |
| 19 Formal Thermodynamics and its Application to Phase Equilibria |
| 20 Real Gases |
| 21 Real Solutions |
| 22 Reaction Equilibria in Aqueous Solutions and Biosystems |
| 23 Chemical Reactions in Electrochemical Cells |
| 24 Chemical Kinetics |
| 25 Transition States and Chemical Reactions |
| 26 Macromolecules |
| 27 Organized Molecular Assemblies |
| 28 Supramolecular Machines |
| 29 Origin of Life: Matter Carrying Information |
| Index |
