Basic Physical Chemistry A Complete Introduction on Bachelor of Science Level
Publisher: Bookboon.com
Published: 2013
Table of contents: title: Content; title: 1. Mathematical Basics; title: 1.1. Differentials and simple differential equations; title: 1.2. Logarithms and trigonometric functions; title: 1.3. Linearization of mathematical functions, and Taylor series expansion; title: 1.4. Treating experimental data – SI-system and error calculation; title: 2. Thermodynamics; title: 2.1. Definitions; title: 2.2. Gas equations; title: 2.3. The fundamental laws of thermodynamics; title: 2.4. Heat capacities; title: 2.5. Phase equilibrium; title: 2.6. The chemical equilibrium; title: 2.7. Reaction energy; title: 3. Kinetics; title: 3.1. Elementary reactions (one single reaction step, molecularity = order); title: 3.2. The kinetics of more complex multistep chemical reactions; title: 3.3. Activation energy; title: 4. Electrochemistry; title: 4.1. Electric Conductivity; title: 4.2. The electrochemical potential and electrochemical cells; title: 5. Introduction to Quantum Chemistry and Spectroscopy; title: 5.1. Models of the atom; title: 5.2. The wave character of matter, or the wave-particle-dualism; title: 5.3. Mathematical solutions of some simple problems in quantum mechanics: particle in a box, harmonic oscillator, rotator and the hydrogen atom; title: 5.4. A brief introduction to optical spectroscopy