Group Theory and Chemistry David | M. Bishop Dover Publications, Inc. New YorkSEE GIADA Matersnan Internati Cori Conventions 8 The Lambe, en co ‘Tandon rat ‘Ts Dee i, aed a ated ed ‘recs Onan "Anew soclon ed Answer Te Sate Poems ‘Boveri Bat Sn Sec Minol, CY. Sat itary of Congres Coleen in Paitin Data Gay ary and emir Dai ido, echt ee corey tam Beha Snir, Pye on os Shee one FAW, DRC,[rm | ‘Tas book is written for chemistry studenta who wish to undertand tow group theory in sppled to chemical problams, Ussaly the mnjor bataclo chemist nda with the robject of this bok ix the mathe ‘mation whisk ie involve consequently, I have trod to apll out all {he releyant mathematic in some deta in appendiae to each ceptor ‘The book oan then be rad either ss an Sntroduetion, dealing with _gecral conenpta(gnorng the spponden) or ae a funy compretensive ‘ception of the subject (including the eppendion). The reedar ix ‘recommended to sn the book frst without the appendiens and the, "Phe eubject material ie wutabe for & wnior undengrdante course (rithout the appendices) or in 1 Inctree (with th appends). ‘The bet advo about reading « book of thin nature wae probably that given by Goorge Chryrtal in the preface to bis book Alger: Every mathemati! bok that is worth reading must tered "bckrae {int formar iT may ue the sxprenons T weald modly Lagrnge’t ‘vio itl dnd ay, "Ga om, bas chen rca to strengthen oat ‘Wien you come on hard or dear page, pat ove, ad some bck {ote aker you bare sown is inportatce found the ned fo fret Finally, a word of encouragement to thou who are ighteoed by smathemation ‘The tathemstes involved in setualy spplying, me ‘opposed to deriving, group theoretical formulae is quite tivial Tt {vols little more than adding and multipsing ein fact powible to make the applications, by filing in the nesomery forme ia = routine way, without even vadarwanding where the formulae have ome from I donot, however, advocsto tia practi, London DME. November 1072