Physical Chemistry

About this book

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 topics-for 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 chemistry-a 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.