House, James .E.

Fundamentals of quantum chemistry / James E. House. - 2nd ed. - San Diego : Elsevier/Academic Press, c2005. - xv, 291 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - Complementary science series . - Complementary science series. .

First ed. published as: Fundamentals of quantum mechanics. Academic Press, c1998.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Quantum Mechanical Way of Doing Things -- Particles in Boxes -- The Hydrogen Atom -- More Complex Atoms -- Vibrations and the Harmonic Oscillator -- Molecular Rotation and Spectroscopy -- Barrier Penetration -- Diatomic Molecules -- Symmetry -- Huckel Molecular Orbital Methods -- More Complete Molecular Orbital Methods. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

"The reader needs only basic physics and calculus, but a few mathematical topics are included in sufficient detail to bring the reader up to speed with differential equations and determinants. This book is an ideal tool for self-teaching."--BOOK JACKET.

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Quantum chemistry.

QD 462 .H68 2005