Quantum Mechanics for Chemists

Providing chemistry undergraduates with a basic understanding of the principles of quantum mechanics, this book is ideal to follow a basic course in organic and/or inorganic chemistry. Some knowledge of chemical bonding and a familiarity with the qualitative aspects of molecular orbitals in molecules is assumed. The book takes a unique approach, introducing the Schrodinger wave equation, the Hamiltonian operator and the concept of eigenfunctions and eigenvalues at a later stage. This gives students a gradual introduction to the basic concepts of quantum mechanics.