Ideal Gas Laws -- Real Gases: Empirical Equations -- The Thermodynamics of Simple Systems -- Thermochemistry -- Entropy and the Second Law -- The Gibbs Free Energy -- Equilibrium -- A Statistical Approach to Thermodynamics -- The Phase Rule -- Chemical Kinetics -- Liquids and Solids -- Solution Chemistry -- Coulometry and Conductivity -- Electrochemical Cells -- Early Quantum Theory: A Summary -- Wave Mechanics of Simple Systems -- The Variational Method: Atoms -- Experimental Determination of Molecular Structure -- Classical Molecular Modeling -- Quantum Molecular Modeling -- Photochemistry and the Theory of Chemical Reactions -- References -- Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems.

"This book is a physical chemistry textbook that presents the essentials of physical chemistry as a logical sequence from its most modest beginning to contemporary research topics. Many books currently on the market focus on the problem sets with a cursory treatment of the conceptual background and theoretical material, whereas this book is concerned only with the conceptual development of the subject. It contains mathematical background, worked examples and problemsets. Comprised of 21 chapters, the book addresses ideal gas laws, real gases, the thermodynamics of simple systems, thermochemistry, entropy and the second law, the Gibbs free energy, equilibrium, statistical approaches to thermodynamics, the phase rule, chemical kinetics, liquids and solids, solution chemistry, conductivity, electrochemical cells, atomic theory, wave mechanics of simple systems, molecular orbital theory, experimental determination of molecular structure, and photochemistry and the theory of chemical kinetics"-- Provided by publisher.

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