"Mathematics for Physical Chemistry" by Donald A. McQuarrie is a textbook that aims to provide students of physical chemistry with a solid foundation in the mathematical techniques used in the field. The book covers a wide range of topics, including:
As the lecture unfolded, Harold pulled threads from McQuarrie’s book—probability distributions, special functions, Fourier transforms—each woven into stories of experiments. He described an afternoon in the lab when an infrared spectrum refused to make sense until someone suggested the data were noisy and the solution lay in applying a transform. “The transform didn’t lie,” he said. “It revealed the voice of the molecule.” mathematics for physical chemistry donald a. mcquarrie