Physical Chemistry

This is a new undergraduate textbook on physical chemistry by Horia Metiu published as four separate paperback volumes. These four volumes on physical chemistry combine a clear and thorough presentation of the theoretical and mathematical aspects of the subject with examples and applications drawn from current industrial and academic research. By using the computer to solve problems that include actual experimental data, the author is able to cover the subject matter at a practical level. The books closely integrate the theoretical chemistry being taught with industrial and laboratory practice. This approach enables the student to compare theoretical projections with experimental results, thereby providing a realistic grounding for future practicing chemists and engineers. Each volume of Physical Chemistry includes Mathematica® and Mathcad® Workbooks on downloadable resources.
Metiu's four separate volumes-Thermodynamics, Statistical Mechanics, Kinetics, and Quantum Mechanics-offer built-in flexibility by allowing the subject to be covered in any order.
These textbooks can be used to teach physical chemistry without a computer, but the experience is enriched substantially for those students who do learn how to read and write Mathematica® or Mathcad® programs. A TI-89 scientific calculator can be used to solve most of the exercises and problems.
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Horia Metiu is Professor of Chemistry and Physics at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He received his Ph.D. from MIT in 1974. Prof. Metiu has won several Camille and Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar awards and is a former Alfred P. Sloan Fellow. He received the Exxon Solid State Chemistry ACS Award, the UCSB Faculty Research Lectureship, and a Senior Humboldt Award. Prof. Metiu is Associate Editor for the Journal of Chemical Physics and a fellow of the American Physical Society and Japan Association for the Promotion of Science.

1. Temperature, Pressure, Molar volume, Equilibrium  2. The Equation of State 3. How to Use the Equation of State 4. Thermodynamic Transformations 5. Work 6. Heat 7. Reversible and Irreversible Transformations 8. Path-Dependent and Path-independent Quantities 9. First and Second Laws 10. Helmholtz and Gibbs Free Energies 11. How to Calculate the Change of Entropy in an Equilibrium Transformation 12. Enthalpy and Energy Change During a Thermodynamic Transformation 13. Thermochemistry 14. The Change of Chemical Potential During an Equilibrium Transformation 15. The Chemical Potential of a Compound in a Mixture 16. Mixtures: Partial Molar Quantities and Activities 17. Chemical Equilibrium 18. Chemical Equilibrium: The Connection Between the Equilibrium Constant and Composition 19. Chemical Equilibrium: How to Calculate the Equilibrium Constant from Delta G 20. Chemical Equilibrium: The Dependence of the Equilibrium Constant on Temperature and Pressure 21. Chemical Equilibrium of Coupled Reactions 22 Phase Transitions in One-Component Systems: The Phenomena 23. Phase Transitions in One-Component Systems: The Equilibrium Conditions 24. Phase Transitions in One-Component Systems: How to Use the Equilibrium Conditions 25. Phase Equilibria in Binary Systems: The Phenomena 26. Equilibrium Conditions for Binary Systems with Two Phases: Application to Vapor-Liquid Equilibrum 27. Electrolyte Solutions 28. Electrochemistry: Phenomena 29. Electrochemistry: Equilibria Appendices 1 - 9