Bonding through Code: Theoretical Models for Molecules and Materials - Paperback

by Daniel C. Fredrickson (Author)

This timely and unique publication is designed for graduates and researchers in physical inorganic chemistry covering bonding models and applications of symmetry concepts to chemical systems. The book discusses the quantum mechanical basis for molecular orbital concepts, the connections between molecular orbitals and localized views of bonding, group theory, and bonding models for a variety of compounds. Unlike other books, the concepts are made tangible to the readers by guiding them through the implementation in Matlab functions. No background in Matlab or computer programming is needed and the book will provide the necessary skills.

Author Biography

Daniel Fredrickson is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at

the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where his research group focuses

on understanding and harnessing the structural chemistry of intermetallic

phases using a combination of theory and experiment. His

interests in crystals, structure and bonding can be traced to his undergraduate

research at the University of Washington (B.S. in Biochemistry,

2000) with Prof. Bart Kahr, his Ph.D. studies at Cornell University

(2000-2005) with Profs. Stephen Lee and Roald Hoffmann, and his

post-doctoral work with Prof. Sven Lidin at Stockholm University

(2005-2008). As part of his teaching at UW-Madison since 2009, he has

worked to enhance his department's graduate course Physical Inorganic

Chemistry I: Symmetry and Bonding, through the incorporation of new

material and the development of computer-based exercises.