I am excited to announce the upcoming release of my textbook, Essential Mathematics for Physical Chemists: Tools for Thermodynamics, Kinetics, Statistical Mechanics, and Quantum Mechanics, which is available to pre-order now through Indigo and will arrive in the fall. This work was a true labour of love: I spent many gruelling hours curating the most relevant topics for a physical chemistry audience, re-learning concepts to eliminate weaknesses in my own understanding, and triple-checking my proofs and derivations to ensure accuracy (I cannot guarantee zero mistakes of course, only that I have minimized them as much as possible).
The content of the textbook is divided into five parts: pre-calculus fundamentals, calculus, analysis, linear algebra, and probability. I first approach each subject from a pure math perspective to introduce the standard notation and definitions. Then, I discuss applications of these concepts in physical chemistry using specific examples. The goal of this style is to ensure that students will become comfortable with the mathematical language first before dealing with the additional complexities in the physics, something I found helpful in my own learning.
I would greatly appreciate if you could spread the word about this text to anyone interested, as I genuinely hope it will be a useful tool for students who wish to develop/strengthen their knowledge and skills in physical chemistry. Thank you for your support!
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