MOLECULES and the Chemical Bond is about understanding Schrodinger's equation, for chemical systems.
In his famous Lectures on Physics, Richard Feynman quotes Paul Dirac on what it means to understand an equation. "I understand what an equation means," said Dirac, "if I have a way of figuring out the characteristics of its solutions without actually solving it." That hits the nail on the head It's precisely what Conceptual Valence Bond Theory does for Schrodinger's equation.
A "physical understanding" of an equation, adds Feynman, "is a completely unmathematical, imprecise, and...
MOLECULES and the Chemical Bond is about understanding Schrodinger's equation, for chemical systems.
Education in chemistry occurs best when the three components of the "Triangle"-an experiment, a description of the experiment, and an explanation of the experiment-are at the same place at the same time. Lectures in a main chemistry building on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays and labs in another building on Tuesdays or Thursdays are not the same experience.
Education in chemistry occurs best when the three components of the "Triangle"-an experiment, a description of the experiment, and an explanation of t...
