Elements of Physical Chemistry

Description

The ideal course companion, Elements of Physical Chemistry is written specifically with the needs of undergraduate students in mind, and provides extensive mathematical and pedagogical support while remaining concise and accessible.

The International Edition organizes the material into short Topics, which are grouped into thematic Focuses to make the text digestible for students, and flexible for lecturers to teach from. At the beginning of each Topic, three questions are posed, emphasizing why it is important, what the key idea is, and what the student should already know.

Reviews

'The breaking down of chapters into topics is great, particularly when the book is used for quick reference.'
- Tom Martin, chemistry student at Loughborough University

'The style of writing makes the material readily accessible to undergraduates of all levels of chemistry capability. Physical Chemistry is notoriously mathematical in nature and as such any good text on this subject must carry readers of varying ability in mathematics.'
- Dr Subrayal M Reddy, University of Surrey

Table of contents

1. The properties of gases
2. Thermodynamics: the First Law
3. Thermodynamics: the Second Law
4. Physical change
5. Chemical change
6. The rates of reactions
7. Quantum theory
8. The structure of atoms
9. The structure of molecules
10. Molecular interactions
11. Macromolecules and aggregates
12. Solids
13. Molecular spectroscopy
14. Magnetic resonance
15. Statistical thermodynamics