Physical chemistry : A molecular approach / Donald A. McQuarrie and John D. Simon

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The dawn of the quantum theory -- The classical wave equation -- The schrodinger equation and a particle in a box -- Some postulates and general principles of quantum mechanics -- The harmonic oscillator and the rigid rotator -- The hydrogen atom -- Approximation methods -- Multielectron atoms -- The chemical bond -- Bonding in polyatomic molecules -- Computational quantum chemistry -- Group theory -- Molecular Spectroscopy -- Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy -- Lasers, laser spectroscopy and photochemistry -- The properties of gases -- The boltzmann factor and partition functions -- Partition function and ideal gases -- The first law of Thermodynamics -- Entropy and the second law of thermodynamics -- Entropy and the third law of thermodynamics -- Helmholtz and Gibbs energies -- Phase equilibria -- Solutions I -- Solutions II -- Chemical equilibrium -- Chemical kinetics I -- Chemical kinetics II -- Gas -phase reaction dynamics -- Solids and surface chemistry --