Applied Mathematics for Physical Chemistry

Many of today's students find themselves poorly prepared mathematically for their physical chemistry courses. This unique text is for them. This text helps students to recall the math they have learned, to apply mathematics to solve chemical problems, and to acquire a fuller set of mathematical skills necessary for such applications. Using an abundance of fully-worked examples, it shows step-by-step how to directly apply mathematics to physical chemistry problems. It offers full-chapter coverage of many important topics relegated to appendices in other texts, provides a full chapter on numerical methods and computer programming, and covers key areas of advanced mathematics.* NEW - Features detailed coverage of Fourier transforms and Fourier series - used in much of the instrumentation found in todays chemistry laboratories. * NEW - Features a chapter on numerical methods and computer programming. * Shows how to write programs to do numerical integration - e.g., by the Monte Carlo method - or to solve for the roots of polynomial functions. * NEW - Explains how to solve the roots (or zeros) to polynomial equations by both graphical and numerical methods, using spread sheets or by pro