Chemical Bonding Author:Audrey L. Companion Anyone seeking a sound treatment of chemical bonding that explains the significant results of quantum chemistry on a qualitative level will welcome this engagingly written work. — The 82 illustrations will capture and hold the reader's interest by adroitly pointing up the text. Calculus is not required, and the reader with a high school backgrou... more »nd in chemistry will find the clearly presented subject matter easy to understand.
The major part of the book is concerned with the basic rules governing the behavior of electrons in atoms, molecules, and solids, many applications of these rules, exercises for the reader, and recommended further reading. Complete coverage of all important topics is not claimed, since the book is designed to supplement, not to replace, a good general chemistry or introductory inorganic textbook.« less