Molecular Symmetry and Group Theory: A Programmed Introduction to Chemical Application: Programmed Introduction to Chemical Applications - Softcover

Vincent, Alan

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9780471018681: Molecular Symmetry and Group Theory: A Programmed Introduction to Chemical Application: Programmed Introduction to Chemical Applications

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ISBN 10: 0471018686 ISBN 13: 9780471018681

Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell, 1977

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166p green/brown paperback, spine slightly sunned, binding firm, near fine condition

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"...Vincent again addresses the mathematical complexities underpinning the study of symmetry and emphasizes self–paced application of techniques to chemical problems..." (SciTech Book News, Vol. 25, No. 4, December 2001)

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Molecular Symmetry and Group Theory Second Edition Alan Vincent Kingston University The new edition of this best–selling 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. Molecular Symmetry and Group Theory is based around a series of programmes that help students learn at their own pace and enable them to 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. The second edition has been revised and expanded and includes 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. Features:
∗ A concise, gentle introduction to symmetry and group theory.
∗ Takes a programmed learning approach.
∗ New material on projection operators, and the calculation of normal modes of vibration and normalised wave functions of orbitals.
Molecular Symmetry and Group Theory, Second Edition, is suitable for all students of chemistry taking a first course in symmetry and group theory.

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