Molecular Physical Chemistry: A Guided Inquiry

Front Matter

Introduction 1: Essential Classical Mechanics

Introduction 2: Introduction to Spectroscopy

Fundamental 1: The Postulates of Quantum Mechanics

Extension 1: Introduction to Operators and Eigenvalue Equations

Fundamental 2: The Particle-on-a-Line Model

Fundamental 3: The Language of Quantum Mechanics

Fundamental 4: Molecular Translation

Extension 4: Separation of Variables

Spectroscopy 4: Population of Quantum States

Fundamental 5: The Particle-on-a-Spring Model

Extension 5.1: Two-Particle Systems

Fundamental 6: Molecular Vibration

Spectroscopy 6.1: Vibrational Spectroscopy

Spectroscopy 6.2: Anharmonicity

Fundamental 7: The Particle-on-a-Ring Model

Fundamental 8: Molecular Rotation

Spectroscopy 8.1: Rotational Spectroscopy

Spectroscopy 8.2: Vibrational Rotational Spectroscopy

Fundamental 9: The Hydrogen Atom

Fundamental 10: Hydrogen Radial Functions

Fundamental 11: Hydrogen Orbitals

Fundamental 12: Counting Configurations

Fundamental 13: Driving Force

Fundamental 14: Entropy

Extension 14.1: Temperature

Fundamental 15: Microscopic Energy Changes

StatMech 1: Entropy & Probability

Extension SM1: Boltzmann Distribution

StatMech 2: Partition Function

StatMech 3: Translational Partition Function

StatMech 4: Molecular Partition Function

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