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Understanding Computational Chemistry and Materials Science: A Plain-English Primer on Molecular Simulation, Density Functional Theory, and AI-Driven
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Series: Quantum Frontiers: Light, Matter, and AI Plain English, Book 3
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ISBN13: 9798904981105
Publisher: Cybersoft Publishing LLC
Published: Jun 9 2026
Pages: 462
Weight: 1.35
Height: 0.93 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: Cybersoft Publishing LLC
Published: Jun 9 2026
Pages: 462
Weight: 1.35
Height: 0.93 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Computational chemistry has quietly become the engine behind modern chemical discovery, materials design, and molecular understanding. Yet for many chemists, the world of quantum calculations, molecular simulations, and high-performance computing still feels opaque, fragmented, or locked behind specialist jargon and software manuals. This book offers a clear, structured path into computational chemistry, turning complex theory and algorithms into a practical toolkit that working chemists, graduate students, and researchers can actually use.
Inside this book, readers will learn how to:
- Understand the core principles of quantum chemistry that underpin modern electronic structure methods
- Select appropriate levels of theory and basis sets for real-world molecular problems
- Build reliable molecular models and prepare input files for major computational chemistry packages
- Interpret energies, geometries, spectra, and other outputs with chemical insight rather than black-box trust
- Design molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo simulations that answer specific mechanistic questions
- Integrate computational results with experimental data to strengthen hypotheses and guide new experiments
- Optimize workflows using scripting, automation, and high-performance computing resources
- Avoid common pitfalls in convergence, numerical stability, and misinterpretation of calculated properties
- Apply computational tools across organic, inorganic, biological, and materials chemistry problems
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