Alan Vincent, School of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kingston University, UK.

"the best introduction to the subject, especially for those whose mathematics is weak." (Chemistry and Industry, 2nd April 2001) ".I recommend this book..." (Education in Chemistry, September 2002)

• Preface to the Second Edition viiHow to use the Programmes ixProgramme 1: Symmetry Elements and Operations 1Programme 2: Point Groups 22Programme 3: Non-degenerate Representations 46Programme 4: Matrices 65Programme 5: Degenerate Representations 85Programme 6: Applications to Chemical Bonding 102Programme 7: Applications to Molecular Vibration 122Programme 8: Linear Combinations 139Bibliography 173Mathematical Data for use with Character Tables 174Character Tables for Chemically Important Symmetry Groups 176Index 186

Alan Vincent, School of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kingston University, UK.

"the best introduction to the subject, especially for those whose mathematics is weak." (Chemistry and Industry, 2nd April 2001) ".I recommend this book..." (Education in Chemistry, September 2002)

• Preface to the Second Edition viiHow to use the Programmes ixProgramme 1: Symmetry Elements and Operations 1Programme 2: Point Groups 22Programme 3: Non-degenerate Representations 46Programme 4: Matrices 65Programme 5: Degenerate Representations 85Programme 6: Applications to Chemical Bonding 102Programme 7: Applications to Molecular Vibration 122Programme 8: Linear Combinations 139Bibliography 173Mathematical Data for use with Character Tables 174Character Tables for Chemically Important Symmetry Groups 176Index 186

Alan Vincent, School of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kingston University, UK.

"the best introduction to the subject, especially for those whose mathematics is weak." (Chemistry and Industry, 2nd April 2001) ".I recommend this book..." (Education in Chemistry, September 2002)

• Preface to the Second Edition viiHow to use the Programmes ixProgramme 1: Symmetry Elements and Operations 1Programme 2: Point Groups 22Programme 3: Non-degenerate Representations 46Programme 4: Matrices 65Programme 5: Degenerate Representations 85Programme 6: Applications to Chemical Bonding 102Programme 7: Applications to Molecular Vibration 122Programme 8: Linear Combinations 139Bibliography 173Mathematical Data for use with Character Tables 174Character Tables for Chemically Important Symmetry Groups 176Index 186