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Selected bibliography

Applied mathematical methods
Three widely used compendia of applied mathematics directed to the needs of
chemistry and physics are the following.
G. B. Arfken and H. J. Weber (1995) Mathematical Methods for Physicists, 4th edition
(Academic Press, San Diego).
M. L. Boas (1983) Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences, 2nd edition (John
Wiley & Sons, New York).
K. F. Riley, M. P. Hobson, and S. J. Bence (1998) Mathematical Methods for Physics
and Engineering (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge).

Undergraduate physical chemistry
The following undergraduate texts discuss the historical development of quantum
concepts and introduce the elements of quantum mechanics.
R. A. Alberty and R. J. Silbey (1996) Physical Chemistry, 2nd edition (John Wiley &
Sons, New York).
P. W. Atkins (1998) Physical Chemistry, 6th edition (Oxford University Press, Oxford;
W. H. Freeman, New York).
D. A. McQuarrie and J. D. Simon (1997) Physical Chemistry: A Molecular Approach
(University Science Books, Sausalito, CA).

History and philosophy of quantum theory
J. Baggott (1992) The Meaning of Quantum Theory (Oxford University Press, Oxford).
M. Jammer (1974) The Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics (John Wiley & Sons, New
York).
M. Jammer (1966)The Conceptual Development of Quantum Mechanics (McGraw-
Hill, New York).

Some `classic' quantum mechanics texts
Emphasis on applications to chemistry.
H. Eyring, J. Walter, and G. E. Kimball (1944) Quantum Chemistry (John Wiley &
Sons, New York).

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