Computers in Chemistry

The book describes the fundamentals of computers to enable students to develop and write simple programs related to chemistry. The attempt here has been to trigger the interest of the students in the direct application potential of computers in the field of chemistry. The languages discussed are BASIC, FORTRAN and C. Beginning first of a language, the book describes control statements and gives a brief introduction to arrays, functions, sub-routines and sequence common examples and calculations in physical, organic and inorganic chemistry have been presented. More than 150 program ranging from simple to complex, interesting exercises, hints and problems are some special features of the book.