{"product_id":"essentials-of-physical-chemistry-hardback","title":"Essentials of Physical Chemistry - Hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt a time when U.S. high school students are producing low scores in mathematics and science on international examinations, a thorough grounding in physical chemistry should not be considered optional for science undergraduates. Based on the author’s thirty years of teaching,\u003cstrong\u003e Essentials of Physical Chemistry\u003c\/strong\u003e merges coverage of calculus with chemistry and molecular physics in a friendly yet thorough manner. Reflecting the latest ACS guidelines, the book can be used as a one or two semester course, and includes special topics suitable for senior projects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book begins with a math and physics review to ensure all students start on the same level, and then discusses the basics of thermodynamics and kinetics with mathematics tuned to a level that stretches students’ abilities. It then provides material for an optional second semester course that shows students how to apply their enhanced mathematical skills in a brief historical development of the quantum mechanics of molecules. Emphasizing spectroscopy, the text is built on a foundation of quantum chemistry and more mathematical detail and examples. It contains sample classroom-tested exams to gauge how well students know how to use relevant formulas and to display successful understanding of key concepts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eCoupling the development of mathematical skills with chemistry concepts encourages students to learn mathematical derivations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMini-biographies of famous scientists make the presentation more interesting from a \"people\" point of view\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStating the basic concepts of quantum chemistry in terms of analogies provides a pedagogically useful technique \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eCovering key topics such as the critical point of a van der Waals gas, the Michaelis–Menten equation, and the entropy of mixing, this classroom-tested text highlights applications across the range of chemistry, forensic science, pre-medical science and chemical engineering. In a presentation of fundamental topics held together by clearly established mathematical models, the book supplies a quantitative discussion of the merged science of physical chemistry.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45599680659694,"sku":"9781439840979","price":96.9,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9781439840979.jpg?v=1721455912","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/essentials-of-physical-chemistry-hardback","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}