About the Author
As the author of landmark chemistry books and textbooks, Donald McQuarrie'sname is synonymous with excellence in chemical education. From his classictext on Statistical Mechanics to his recent quantum-first tour de forceon Physical Chemistry, McQuarrie's best selling textbooks arehighly acclaimed by the chemistry community. McQuarrie received his PhDfrom the University of Oregon, and is Professor Emeritus from the Department ofChemistry at the University of California, Davis. He makes his home at TheSea Ranch in California with his wife Carole, where he continues to write.