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General links
Databases
Conversion Factors for Energy Equivalents from NIST physics.nist.gov/cuu/Constants/energy.html
Very useful compilation of conversion factors from the National Institute of Standards and Testing (NIST).
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics www.hbcpnetbase.com
Excellent source of data in nearly all aspects of chemistry. Data may be accessed after purchasing a personal or institutional subscription.
Fundamental Physical Constants from NIST physics.nist.gov/cuu/Constants
Essential compilation of currently accepted values for fundamental physical constants.
International System of Units from NIST physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/index.html
A useful introduction to the SI system of units.
NIST Elemental Data Index physics.nist.gov/PhysRefData/Elements/index.html
Very useful compilation of data on elements by the NIST.
NIST Guidelines for Evaluating and Expressing Measurement Uncertainty physics.nist.gov/Pubs/guidelines/contents.html
This document is based on NIST Technical Note 1297, 1994 Edition. The compilation is especially useful for instructors and students in physics, physical chemistry, and analytical chemistry courses.
WebElements Periodic Table of the Elements www.webelements.com/webelements/scholar/index.html
Interactive periodic table of the elements, with extensive tabulation of physical and chemical properties.
Societies
American Chemical Society acs.org
Contains useful information on and additional links in all areas of chemistry.
American Physical Society www.aps.org
Contains useful information on and additional links in areas of physics that overlap with areas of chemistry, such as materials science, laser science, spectroscopy, and computational science.
Biophysical Society www.biophysics.org
Contains useful information on and additional links in areas of biophysics that overlap with areas of physical chemistry, such as biological spectroscopy and imaging, thermochemistry, dynamics, and computational biosciences.
Royal Society of Chemistry www.rsc.org
Contains useful information on and additional links in all areas of chemistry.
Software
Explorations in Physical Chemistry www.whfreeman.com/pchem7/content/mathcad.htm
A collection of Mathcad and Microsoft Excel documents related to this textbook.
Mathcad www.mathsoft.com
Mathematical software by MathSoft widely used in physical chemistry and engineering. The full program is available for purchase.
Mathcad Library www.ptc.com/products/mathcad
A reasonably useful collection of Mathcad files maintained by MathSoft.
Mathematica www.wolfram.com/products/mathematica
Mathematical software by Wolfram Research. It is widely used by mathematicians and physicists. The full program is available for purchase, but the viewer program, MathReader , may be downloaded at no cost.
ODE Software for Matlab math.rice.edu/~dfield
A free interactive utility that solves ordinary differential equations. Very useful in the study of kinetics and transport, but the on-line documentation is poor.
Symbolic Mathematics Documents for Physical Chemistry www.monmouth.edu/~tzielins/mathcad
An excellent and very extensive collection of Mathcad files maintained by Prof. Theresa Zielinksi, Monmouth University. Includes a useful tutorial on the basics of Mathcad.