The authors' approach aims toward depth of understanding of fundamentals more than toward breadth of recognition of the multitude of activities that go on under the name of physical chemistry. The organization of the book, with its three principal sections, should make this clear. The mathematical level begins with elementary calculus, and rises to the use of simple properties of partial differential equations and the special functions that enter into their solutions. The authors' intention is to keep the reader's mind on the scienc rather than on the mathematics, especially at the beginning. This procedure also corresponds to the pattern, followed by many students, of taking physical chemistry and advanced calculus concurrently.
Appendices develop the details of the mathematical tools as they are needed.
Individual instructors will wish to make their own selections of material for inclusion and exclusion, respectively. Correctness and depth of sophistication of conceptual arguments are the most important features of the book. Presents the basic concepts and their ramifications in ways that establish the realms of their validity and logic that leads to them. Thoroughness of the presentation of concepts is not matched in any other physical chemistry text. Prices are stated in US Dollars and valid only for sales within the United States.