Introduction to Quantum Mechanics - In Chemistry, Materials Science and Biology

This book provides a lucid, up-to-date introduction to the principles of quantum mechanics for undergraduates and first-year graduate students in chemistry, materials science. biology, and related fields. The presentation of quantum mechanics is broadly based to make it pertinent as well to students in materials science. biology and related fields. It shows how the fundamental concepts of quantum theory were developed, starting with the classic experiments in physics and chemistry, and getting to the quantum-mechanical foundations of modern techniques including molecular spectroscopy, lasers and NMR. A final chapter discusses recent conceptual developments in quantum theory, including Schrödinger's Cat, the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen experiment, Bell's theorem and quantum computing.