"This admirable text provides a solid foundation in the fundamentals of physical chemistry including quantum mechanics and statistical mechanics/thermodynamics. The presentation assists the students in developing an intuitive understanding of the subjects as well as skill in quantitative manipulations. Particularly exciting is the treatment of larger molecular systems. With a firm but gentle hand, the student is led to several organized molecular assemblies including supramolecular systems and models of the origin of life. By learning of some of the most productive areas of current chemical research, the student may see the discipline as an active, young science in addition to its many accomplishments of earlier years. This text makes physical chemistry fun and demonstrates why so many find it a stimulating and rewarding profession."
Professor Edel Wasserman, President (1999) of the American Chemical SocietyPhysikalische Chemie geht nicht nur Chemiker an - auch Ingenieure, Materialwissenschaftler, Biochemiker und Biologen benotigen zumindest Grundkenntnisse auf diesem Gebiet. Eine modern gehaltene Einfuhrung, die sowohl quantenmechanische als auch thermodynamisch-phanomenologische Ansatze umfa?t, bietet dieses Lehrbuch. Der Bezug zur Praxis wird durch viele Anwendungsbeispiele hergestellt. (04/99)