Computational Quantum Chemistry

"Ab initio" calculations are playing an increasingly important role in all areas of experimental, theoretical and physical chemistry. The aim of this text is to provide a brief, easy to follow introduction to this area, where complex computer driven calculations can often be bewildering for the newcomer. "Computational Quantum Chemistry" can be used as a text, and should be of great value to those starting research or on specialist courses involving "ab initio" calculations. It does not deal with the in-depth theory, but with the application of these methods to the validation of experimental work by the use of computer models.