[PDF] Physical Chemistry – Quantum Chemistry and Molecular Interactions by Andrew Cooksy

Physical Chemistry – Quantum Chemistry and Molecular Interactions by Andrew Cooksy :: The goal of this textbook is a concise and elegant exposition of the theoretical framework that forms the basis for all modern chemistry. To accomplish this, we are going to draw regularly on your knowledge of algebra, geometry, calculus, mechanics, electromagnetism, and chemistry. Physical chemistry is both rewarding and challenging in this way. Mathematics of several varieties is our most valuable tool, and in this text we shall be interested in it only as a tool. It is not necessary, for example, that you remember how to derive the algebraic solution to the integral 1ln x dx, but it will help if you know that an algebraic solution exists and how to use it (because with it we will obtain a useful equation for diffusion).This chapter is a summary of the math and physics that serve as our starting point as we explore the theory of chemistry. If you are embarking on this course, you may wish to review any of the following topics that appear alarmingly unfamiliar at first glance.