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Preface | |
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Acknowledgment | |
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The Dawn of the Quantum Theory | |
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MathChapter A: Complex Numbers | |
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The Classical Wave Equation | |
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MathChapter B: Probability and Statistics | |
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The Schrodinger Equation and a Particle in a Box | |
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MathChapter C: Vectors | |
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Some Postulates and General Principles of Quantum Mechanics | |
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MathChapter D: Spherical Coordinates | |
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The Harmonic Oscillator and the Rigid Rotator: Two Spectroscopic Models | |
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The Hydrogen Atom | |
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MathChapter E: Determinants | |
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Approximation Methods | |
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Multielectron Atoms | |
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The Chemical Bond: Diatomic Molecules | |
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Bonding in Polyatomic Molecules | |
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Computational Quantum Chemistry | |
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MathChapter F: Matrices | |
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Group Theory: The Exploitation of Symmetry | |
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Molecular Spectroscopy | |
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Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy | |
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Lasers, Laser Spectroscopy, and Photochemistry | |
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MathChapter G: Numerical Methods | |
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The Properties of Gases | |
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MathChapter H: Partial Differentiation | |
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The Boltzmann Factor and Partition Functions | |
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MathChapter I: Series and Limits | |
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Partition Functions and Ideal Gases | |
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The First Law of Thermodynamics | |
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MathChapter J: The Binomial Distribution and Stirling's Approximation | |
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Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics | |
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Entropy and the Third Law of Thermodynamics | |
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Helmholtz and Gibbs Energies | |
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Phase Equilibria | |
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Chemical Equilibrium | |
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The Kinetic Theory of Gases | |
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Chemical Kinetics I: Rate Laws | |
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Chemical Kinetics II: Reaction Mechanisms | |
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Gas-Phase Reaction Dynamics | |
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Solids and Surface Chemistry | |
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Answers to the Numerical Problems | |
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Illustration Credits | |
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Index | |