Physical Chemistry

Robert G. Mortimer is a Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee. He has taught physical chemistry at Indiana University and Rhodes College for over 40 years. He has carried out both experimental and theoretical research in the area of nonequilibrium processes in fluid systems.

Systems, States, and Processes.The Equilibrium Macroscopic States of Gases and Liquids.Work, Heat, and Energy: The First Law of Thermodynamics.The Second and Third Laws of Thermodynamics: Entropy.The Thermodynamics of Real Systems.Phase Equilibrium.Multicomponent Systems.The Thermodynamics of Chemical Equilibrium.The Thermodynamics of Electrochemical Systems.Gas Kinetic Theory. The Molecular Theory of Dilute Gases at Equilibrium.Transport Processes.The Rates of Chemical Reactions.Chemical Reaction Mechanisms.The Principles of Quantum Mechanics I Classical Waves and the Schrodinger Equation.The Principles of Quantum Mechanics II The Postulates of Quantum Mechanics.The Electronic States of Atoms I The Hydrogen Atom and the Simple Orbital Approximation for Multi-electron Atoms.The Electronic States of Atoms II Higher-Order Approximations for Multi-electron Atoms.The Electronic States of Molecules.Translational, Rotational, and Vibrational States of Atoms and Molecules.Spectroscopy and Photochemistry.Equilibrium Statistical Mechanics.The Structure of Solids and Liquids.Some Additional Theories of Nonequilibrium Processes.