This popular Physical Chemistry text book is now available in electronic format. We have preserved much of the material of the former hard copy editions, making changes to improve understanding of the concepts in addition to including some of the recent discoveries in physical chemistry. Many chapters have new sections and the coverage of several chapters has been greatly expanded. The chapter on statistical mechanics, 15, has been completely rewritten.
These contain the solutions to all the problems as worked out by students themselves. This peer learning model is a valuable asset for students. Check for up-dates. Rather than a CD at the end of a book, or having to go to a publisher's web site, all the multimedia is integrated into the eBook and opens on the relevant pages to allow the student to visualize many of the concepts. The user can listen to clear explanations and interact with the multimedia. These, along with the eBook, allow the student to grasp the more difficult concepts: giving him/her a well rounded way to learn and meet the modern needs of students who read and intereact with computers better than with hard copy text books.
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IBM/PC Compatible
Microsoft®Windows®2000 with Service Pack 4, Windows Server® 2003 and 2008; Windows XP Professional, Home Edition, or Tablet PC Edition with Service Pack 2 or 3; Windows Vista®Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise with or without Service Pack 1
Intel®1.3 GHz processor
128MB of RAM (256MB recommended)
Disk Space: 1 Gig free hard drive space
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1. The Nature of Physical Chemistry and the Kinetic Theory of Gases 2. The First Law of Thermodynamics 3. The Second and Third Laws of Thermodynamics 4. Chemical Equilibrium 5. Phases and Solutions 6. Phase Equilibria 7. Solutions of Electrolytes 8. Electrochemical Cells 9. Chemical Kinetics I. The Basic Ideas 10. Chemical Kinetics II. Composite Mechanisms 11. Quantum Mechanics and Atomic Structure 12. The Chemical Bond 13. Foundations of Chemical Spectroscopy 14. Some Modern Applications of Spectroscopy 15. Statistical Mechanics 16. The Solid State 17. The Liquid State 18. Surface Chemistry and Colloids 19. Transport Properties
Appendix A Units, Quantities, and Symbols: The SI/IUPAC Recommendations Appendix B Physical Constants Appendix C Some Mathematical Relationships Appendix D Standard Enthalpies, Entropies, and Gibbs Energies of Formation Appendix E Character Tables for Some Important Symmetry Groups in Chemistry Hyperlinked Index
The Six Modules
The eBook has also been divided into smaller modules that are appropriate for specific courses in Physical Chemistry. These modules are available at even greater savings.
An example of one of the many
figures that are found throughout
the eBook.
This eBook is developed by top professionals in multimedia education and technology. It has been designed with both students and teachers in mind. By combining resources (pdf, Flash, Authorware) that are supported on most operating systems (PC only: Mac OSX coming soon), the result is the first truly electronic textbook with many enhancements and appealing features:
User-friendly interface allows for easy navigation
Fully linked Tables of Contents, topic and word searches.
All the appendix data, perodic table and other chemical resources readily available on every page of the eBook.
Fully integrated into The Web.
Beautiful and clear figures.
Engaging multimedia pop-ups.
Much cheaper than hard copy textbooks, and the options of buying smaller modules at even greater savings.
Target audience
Covers all the traditional and modern topics in Physical Chemistry in undergraduate physical science programs.
We encourage sales to Universities, Institutions and Home Groups by providing
Volume Discounts (found above in step 2). These provide even greater savings over our already low prices, compared to hard copy textbooks.
Users: teachers
With the programs loaded on the teachers laptop, the material can be projected in class. In addition throughout the text are scattered about 100 multimedia interactions that pop-up. In class, using the Multimedia Table of Contents , these interactions can be used as demonstrations.
Easy navigation with all sections and subsections linked to the Table of Contents..
Integrated into The Web with ready links to websites like Wikipedia, Google search, More Chemistry Help, etc.
In the flash version, an oular tool allows for important sections of the text to be highlighted and magnified, with the rest of the text dimmed. This is useful for students to keep their place while reading and for teachers to emphasize a point in class.
The multimedia pop-ups give students a chance to visualize and interact with programs that demonstrate different concepts.
The text provides detailed treatment of concepts that students often find challenging. Most of these are illustrated by worked examples.
eBooks are
green and today students have grown up reading and interacting with computers. Students are not only comfortable with electronic media, but for ecological reasons alone, eBook must replace hard copy.
Users: Students
This eTextbook provides many more features than are possible with hard textbooks, and does this at a much reduced price. Although all the undergraduate topics in physical chemistry are covered, you may not need to take them all. For this reason, the textbook is broken into smaller modules that cover specific topics. This provides an even greater saving.
Easy navigation, convenient hyperlinking and many features that enhance your ability to find material easily so you can concentrate on learning.
Fully integrated into The Web, with links to Wikipedia, Google, More Chemistry Help, and other useful on-line resources.
Interesting and informative multimedia components are built into the book and pop-up when clicked so you can listen to explanations of the material you are working on, and perform interactions that will help you understand the concepts.
In the flash version, a reading ocular allows you to magnify and focus on specific areas of text material. This helps you to keep your place while reading. In addition there is an underline tool that permits you to highlite text.
Note-taking tool allows you to jot down your thoughts as you go, or to keep reminders. (Flash version only)
Extensive problems are provided that are an essential part of studying for Physical Chemistry. A full solution manual is available for free. This solution manual was written by students for students. It is well known that peer learning is effective, and therefore the worked-out problems provide a valuable tool for all those interested in understanding physical chemistry at the required level.