Mathematics for Physical Chemistry

by McQuarrie, Donald A.

• ISBN13: 9781891389566
• ISBN10: 1891389564
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-04-01
• Publisher: Univ Science Books

Summary

A wonderful quotation advises students to listen carefully the moment they decide to take no more mathematics courses, as they might be able to "hear the sound of closing doors." This text, written by best-selling author Donald McQuarrie, is meant to keep doors open to undergraduate and even graduate chemistry students who need a quick review of the mathematical methods that are used throughout chemistry. It is the outgrowth of a collection of "MathChapters" from McQuarrie's famous texts, Physical Chemistry: A Molecular Approach and Quantum Chemistry Second Edition. These "MathChapters," now available to all, provide students with concise reviews of mathematical topics, discussing only the minimal amount that students need to know. 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. This book can also be used as a supplement with an

Author Biography

Donald A. McQuarrie is in the Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis.

Table of Contents

Functions of a Single Variable: Differentiation	p. 1
Functions of a Single Variable: Integration	p. 14
Series and Limits	p. 26
Functions Defined by Integrals	p. 42
Complex Numbers	p. 54
Ordinary Differential Equations	p. 64
Power Series Solutions of Differential Equations	p. 81
Orthogonal Polynomials	p. 92
Fourier Series	p. 107
Fourier Transforms	p. 118
Operators	p. 130
Functions of Several Variables	p. 144
Vectors	p. 166
Plane Polar Coordinates and Spherical Coordinates	p. 179
The Classical Wave Equation	p. 191
The Schrodinger Equation	p. 205
Determinants	p. 220
Matrices	p. 231
Matrix Eigenvalue Problems	p. 247
Vector Spaces	p. 264
Probability	p. 278
Statistics: Regression and Correlation	p. 295
Numerical Methods	p. 306
References	p. 323
Answers to Selected Problems	p. 327
Index	p. 341
Table of Contents provided by Blackwell. All Rights Reserved.