Overview
This substantially revised and expanded new edition of the bestselling textbook, addresses the difficulties that can arise with the mathematics that underpins the study of symmetry, and acknowledges that group theory can be a complex concept for students to grasp. Written in a clear, concise manner, the author introduces a series of programmes that help students learn at their own pace and enable to them understand the subject fully. Readers are taken through a series of carefully constructed exercises, designed to simplify the mathematics and give them a full understanding of how this relates to the chemistry. This second edition contains a new chapter on the projection operator method. This is used to calculate the form of the normal modes of vibration of a molecule and the normalised wave functions of hybrid orbitals or molecular orbitals. The features of this book include: A concise, gentle introduction to symmetry and group theory Takes a programmed learning approach New material on projection operators, and the calcultaion of normal modes of vibration and normalised wave functions of orbitals This book is suitable for all students of chemistry taking a first course in symmetry and group theory.
Full Product Details
Author: Alan Vincent (School of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kingston University, UK)
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions:
Width: 13.60cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 21.40cm
Weight: 0.255kg
ISBN: 9780471489399
ISBN 10: 0471489395
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 29 December 2000
Audience:
College/higher education
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Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock
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Reviews
the best introduction to the subject, especially for those whose mathematics is weak. --Chemistry and Industry, 2nd April 2001
the best introduction to the subject, especially for those whose mathematics is weak. --Chemistry and Industry, 2nd April 2001
the best introduction to the subject, especially for those whose mathematics is weak. (Chemistry and Industry, 2nd April 2001) .I recommend this book... (Education in Chemistry, September 2002)
the best introduction to the subject, especially for those whose mathematics is weak. (Chemistry and Industry, 2nd April 2001) ...I recommend this book... (Education in Chemistry, September 2002)
Author Information
Alan Vincent is the author of Molecular Symmetry and Group Theory: A Programmed Introduction to Chemical Applications, 2nd Edition, published by Wiley.
