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Offline humbleservant

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Jump-start on my physical chemistry
« on: April 29, 2011, 10:25:05 PM »
Hello all. I am planning on being a P. Chem major and am in my first year courses, but I want to get a jump-start on my P. Chem. 

What are some really good books one would recommend?

I would prefer something that is math-heavy and teaches me the through in's and out's of PChem and solving the problems, etc., but something that can tie in the big picture as well.

Perhaps I should get several?

I also know that there are many different branches of p chem and do not know which ones I am interested in or what they are even about.

So a good general p chem would be nice-- but where should I go from there?

thanks

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Re: Jump-start on my physical chemistry
« Reply #1 on: May 03, 2011, 12:20:20 AM »
Math heavy, go with McQuarrie. Or, just get any goods textbook on Quantum Mechanics, Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics.

Everything by McQuarrie is top notch - Statistical Mechanics, Quantum Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Mathematical Methods.


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Re: Jump-start on my physical chemistry
« Reply #2 on: May 03, 2011, 12:25:58 AM »
Perfect. Thank you sir.


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