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Mathematics for Chemistry with Symbolic Computation

Intended Audience:

Mathematics for Chemistry with Symbolic Computation™ will be of interest to a readership

• of students of chemistry at the university level who seek to improve their understanding of mathematics and the implementation of mathematical operations with Maple software,
• of instructors of mathematics, who teach standard courses in mathematics to students of chemistry at the university level, from calculus through linear algebra and differential equations to statistical topics.

The material in this electronic book includes almost all material that a professor of chemistry would expect his students to have learned in courses of mathematics traditionally required, and taught by instructors from a mathematics department.

Product Description:

Mathematics for Chemistry with Symbolic Computation™ is an interactive electronic textbook of mathematics in the form of Maple worksheets. The objective of design is to cover all the mathematical principles, and their implementation with Maple software, that an instructor of undergraduate courses in chemistry might expect students to have learned within their general mathematics courses, but taking advantage of chemical examples and exercises where appropriate and practicable. Through the use of formal definitions, symbolic derivations, abundant graphics including animations, and numerical tests with all of which a reader can interact in real time, combined with relevant examples and exercises, the students gain a profound and immediately applicable understanding of the mathematical concepts, which in turn provides a basis for an enhanced understanding of chemical concepts with a mathematical underpinning.

The comprehensive content of nine chapters ranges from arithmetic through algebra, geometry, trigonometry, complex analysis and calculus to linear algebra, differential equations and statistical aspects emphasizing analysis of chemical data; see the full table of contents for details. Because this electronic textbook takes the form of Maple worksheets that a reader can execute in real time, modifying every part of every command and plot, this textbook is completely interactive, so that a reader can quickly grasp the meaning and applicability of every mathematical concept and Maple operation.

This textbook, of which both the design and scope are unique, can be used with great benefit by both instructors and students within formal courses in an innovative style that emphasizes both the learning and application of mathematics through computers and use of symbolic computation, by instructors to complement and to extend their traditional teaching, and by its interactive nature is eminently suitable for self study.

Features list:

• Interactive worksheets for problem formulation and solving are suitable for self study
• Selected chemically based examples and exercises support the content of mathematical lessons
• Content includes:
  - calculus, linear algebra, differential equations and statistics

Technical Requirements

• Microsoft Windows, Apple Macintosh, LINUX or UNIX platforms
• Maple 9.0 or higher

Developer Information

J. F. Ogilvie

Associate
Centre for Experimental and Constructive Mathematics
Department of Mathematics
Simon Fraser University
8888 University Drive
Burnaby, British Columbia
Canada, V5A 1S6

Honorary Professor of Chemistry
Escuela de Quimica
Universidad de Costa Rica
Ciudad Universitaria Rodigo Facio
San Pedro de Montes de Oca
San Jose 2060, Costa Rica

Professor Ogilvie has been using processors for symbolic computation since 1973 and Maple since 1985. He is the author of a monograph on molecular spectrometry involving an algebraic approach for which computer algebra has yielded major results since 1982. He has taught courses of mathematics and applications of computer algebra both to students of chemistry or science and engineering and to professors of mathematics who sought to advance their teaching through use of computer software. He was a plenary lecturer at the Asian Technology Conference on Mathematics in Taiwan, 2003.

This electronic book contains significant contributions from Dr. G. Doggett who was an experienced lecturer in mathematics for chemistry students in University of York UK and author of traditional textbooks on mathematics for chemistry, G. J. Fee who has been deeply involved with development of mathematical applications of Maple and who has taught various mathematics courses involving Maple, and Professor M. B. Monagan who continues to be an active developer of Maple and a professor of mathematics in Simon Fraser University, as well as smaller contributions from other mathematicians and scientists in various parts of the world.
Email: ogilvie@cecm.sfu.ca
Homepage: http://www.cecm.sfu.ca/~ogilvie/

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