Is McQuarrie's Quantum Chemistry Worth Reading?

[micromass]

• Author: Donald McQuarrie
• Title: Quantum Chemistry
• Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1891389505/?tag=pfamazon01-20

 

[Jorriss]

I don't like this book. I don't really think there is any reason it needs to exist.

Pros: His chapter on formalism is good. I like that he takes an axiomatic point of view. For those that need it, his math interludes are helpful. I enjoy his historical chapter on quantum a lot (chapter 1).

Cons: It is too mathematically light and attempts to cover too much material. It is a book on quantum mechanics, spectroscopy and computational chemistry all mixed into one text. I don't like how he goes about making an analog between the classical wave equation and the Schrödinger equation.