Maths for Chemistry A Chemist's Toolkit of Calculations

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"Ist of abbreviations and symbols Instructions for the tutor Instructions for the student 1. Ways of displaying numbers 2. Algebra I: Introducing notation, nomenclature, symbols, and operators 3. Algebra II: The correct order to perform a series of operations: BODMAS 4. Algebra III: The use of fractions 5. Algebra IV: Simplification and elementary rearrangements 6. Algenra V: Rearranging equations according to the rules of algebra 7. Algebra VI: Simplifying equations: brackets and factorising 8. Algebra VII: Simultaneouus equations 9. Graphs I: Introducing pictorial representations of functions 10. Graphs II: The equation of a straight line 11. Statistics I: Averages and simple data analysis 12. Statistics II: Treatment and assessment of errors analysis 13. Power I: Introducing indices and powers 14. Powers II: Logarithms and exponentials 15. Powers III: OBtaining linear graphs from non-linear functions 16. Trigonometry 17. Differentiation I: Introduction, tangents, rates of change, and first principles 18. Differentiation II: Differentiating other functions 19. Differentiation III: Differentiating functions of functions: the chain rule 20. Differentiation IV: Maxima and minima on graphs S second differentials 21. Differentiation V: The product and quotient rules 22. Differentiation VI: Partial differentiation and polar coordinates 23. Integration I: Reversing the process of differentiation 24. Integration II: Integration with limits, and deriving equations 25. Integration III: Area determination 26. Integration IV: Multiple integration and integration by parts 27. Quantum mathematics I: Matrices 28. Quantum mathematics II: Vectors and determinants 29. Quantum mathematics III: Complex numbers 30. Dimensional analysis Appendices Answers to all self-test problems Bibliography Glossary Chemical Index Chemistry index Mathematics index.

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