ALTERNATE TEXT BOOKS:

 

Ira Levine, Molecular Spectroscopy, John Wiley, 1975, out of print, but basis of many good spectroscopy texts that follow, the original text for this course

 

Daniel C. Harris & Michael D. Bertolucci --Symmetry and Spectroscopy, 1978 (Dover 1989) -- great, simple spectroscopy text, with lots of worked out molecular examples, good for Chem 444. I ordered it for the bookstore, as an optional text, it is definitely worth having and reading for examples, the price cannot be beat!

 

J. Michael Hollas, Basic Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy, Wiley,  2002, simpler level

 

Peter F. Bernath -- Spectra of Atoms and Molecules, Oxford 1995--relatively advanced, small molecule and angular momentum focus, will supplement what we do

 

Walter S. Struve – Fundamentals of Molecular Spectroscopy, Wiley 1989--great molecular point of view, it was my previous text used in Chem 543, 1992, includes nice treatment of non-linear effects and laser applications

 

Jack D. Graybeal, Molecular Spectroscopy,McGraw Hill, 1988—this has a heavy diatomic emphasis, but includes magnetic resonance and details of high resolution spectroscopy

 

W. H. Flygare -- Molecular Structure and Dynamics, Prentice-Hall, 1978 -- advanced, includes dynamic applications not often found in introductory texts

 

Group Theory books

F. Albert Cotton, Chemical Applications of Group Theory, Wiley (any edition, 2nd, 1971) classic text, typically used in 543, can be read in bed, very approachable. I ordered it as an optional text.  Should be broadly available used, on web or other.

 

Bodie E. Douglas and Charles A. Hollingsworth, Symmetry in Bonding and Spectra, An Introduction, Academic, 1985--inorganic focus

 

Susan B. Peipho and Paul N. Shatz, Group Theory in Spectroscopy, Wiley,1983, very carefully constructed and detailed book focus on vector coupling model of angular momentum and applications to magnetic circular dichroism and transition metal complexes

 

Michael Tinkham, Group Theory and Quantum Mechanics, McGraw Hill 1964, very physical orientation with angular momentum, good for solid state applications

 

Quantum Chemistry:

Ira N. Levine "Quantum Chemistry"  any Edition 5th--2000, Prentice Hall,  standard chem 542 text, provides background

 

Mark A. Ratner, George C. Schatz, Introduction to Quantum Mechanics in Chemistry, Prentice-Hall, 2001, conceptually based, with a structure reflecting the course, but not as complete as Levine, simple but terse, precedes following

 

Mark A. Ratner, George C. Schatz, Quantum Mechanics in Chemistry, Prentice-Hall, 1993, more advanced topics including time-dependent phenomena, Nothwestern

 

Michael D Fayer, Elements of Quantum MechanicsOxford, 2001, Stanford text, emphasis on time dependent formalism, more on matrix and Dirac methods

 

Clifford E. Dykstra, Introduction to Quantum Chemistry, Prentice-Hall, 1993, stripped down version of the following

 

Clifford E. Dykstra, Quantum Chemistry and Molecular Spectroscopy, Prentice-Hall, 1992, good survey book, reflects Urbana course

 

J. E. House, Fundamentals of Quantum Mechanics, Academic, 1998, Illinois State book, simpler approach

 

Peter W. Atkins, Molecular Quantum Mechanics, 2nd Ed., Oxford, 1983, a book sort of between Chem 444 and 542, very good on concepts, see below, source of many lecture comments, (3rd Ed. Atkins and Friedman, 1997)

 

Peter W. Atkins, Quanta, Handbook of Concepts, 2nd Ed., Oxford, 1991--not a text but a dictionary or encyclopedia of terms, might be useful reference when confused over meaning of a concept, not useful for formalism

 

John Lowe -- Quantum Chemistry, 2nd Ed. Academic, 1993 -- lots of detail on MO theory 

 

Old classic Quantum Chem books:

Linus Pauling & E. Bright Wilson -- Quantum Chemistry, (Dover) --first book for chemists, worked out model problems

 

Walter Kauzman -- Quantum Chemistry (academic 1957)-- classic (after P&W), nice problems, dated notation

 

Specialized Spectroscopy books:

John Griffiths, Theory of transition metal ions, Cambridge, classic for detail

 

E. B. Wilson, J. C. Decius and P. C. Cross, Molecular Vibrations, McGraw Hil 1955 (Dover, ) classic work, dated notation but very cheap from Dover, worth having

 

S. Califano, Vibrational States, Wiley, 1976, update of the above, modern notation, now dated

 

M.Diem, Introduction to Modern Vibrational Spectroscopy, J.Wiley & Sons-Interscience, 1993, simpler text, introduces techniques as well

 

Prasad Polavarapu, "Vibrational Spectra: Principles and Applications with emphasis on optical activity", Elsevier (1998)., complex text

 

Ewen Smith, Geoffrey Dent,Modern Raman Spectroscopy : A Practical Approach, applied text

 

Laurence D. Barron, Molecular Light Scattering and Optical Activity, Cambridge, 2nd Ed 2005, very specialized detailed look at scattering (Raman and other)

 

N. Berova, K. Nakanishi, R. W. Woody, Circular Dichroism, Prnciples and Aplications, 2nd Ed. Wiley 2000

 

Marc D. Levenson and Satoru S. Kano, Introduction to Non-Linear Laser Spectroscopy, Academic 1988, revised edition

 

S. H. Lin, Y. Fujimura, H. J. Neusser, E. W. Schlag, Multiphoton Spectroscopy of Molecules, Academic, 1984

 

Gehard Herzberg, Molecular Spectra, 3 volumes: Diatomics, IR and Raman of Polyatomics, Electronic Spectra of Polyatomics, , dated but classic

 

E. U. Condon and G. H. Shortley, Theory of Atomic Spectra, Cambridge1935,  classic and still relevant, but notation very dated