Langbeschreibung
The second edition of this popular textbook has been revised to improve explanations and to add topics which were not featured in the first edition. It also contains extended, updated examples and references. The questions (the hallmark of a genuine textbook) at the end of each chapter fall into two classes: to test and reinforce the reader's understanding, and to encourage deeper thought. As in the first edition, all pivotal statements and examples are supported by original literature references, and these have been updated to 2009 and 2010. Many calculations included by the author serve to illustrate and to show the scope of various methods.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. An outline of what computational chemistry is all about.- 2. The concept of the potential energy surface.- 3. Molecular mechanics.- 4. Introduction to quantum mechanics in computational chemistry.- 5. Ab initio calculations.- 6. Semiempirical calculations.- 7. Density functional calculations.- 8. Some "special" topics: (a) solvation, (b) singlet diradicals, (c) a note on heavy atoms and transition metals.- 9. Selected literature highlights, books, websites, software and hardware.