Symbolic Mathematics for Chemists

<p><b>An essential guide to using Maxima, a popular open source symbolic mathematics engine to solve problems, build models, analyze data and explore fundamental concepts</b></p> <p><i>Symbolic Mathematics for Chemists</i> offers students of chemistry a guide to Maxima, a popular open source symbolic mathematics engine that can be used to solve problems, build models, analyze data, and explore fundamental chemistry concepts. The author — a noted expert in the field — focuses on the analysis of experimental data obtained in a laboratory setting and the fitting of data and modeling experiments. The text contains a wide variety of illustrative examples and applications in physical chemistry, quantitative analysis and instrumental techniques.</p> <p>Designed as a practical resource, the book is organized around a series of worksheets that are provided in a companion website. Each worksheet has clearly defined goals and learning objectives and a detailed abstract that provides motivation and context for the material. This important resource:</p> <ul> <li>Offers an text that shows how to use popular symbolic mathematics engines to solve problems</li> <li>Includes a series of worksheet that are prepared in Maxima</li> <li>Contains step-by-step instructions written in clear terms and includes illustrative examples to enhance critical thinking, creative problem solving and the ability to connect concepts in chemistry</li> <li>Offers hints and case studies that help to master the basics while proficient users are offered more advanced avenues for exploration </li> </ul> <p>Written for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in chemistry and instructors looking to enhance their lecture or lab course with symbolic mathematics materials, <i>Symbolic Mathematics for Chemists: A Guide for Maxima Users</i> is an essential resource for solving and exploring quantitative problems in chemistry.</p>