Fall 2003
All mathematical groups (of which point groups are special types) must have certain properties. These properties are listed and illustrated in Table 4-5, using the symmetry operations of NH3 in Figure 4-12 as an example.
Then Section 4-3-1 titled Matrices should begin with the missing paragraphImportant information about the symmetry aspects of point groups is summarized in character tables, described later in this chapter. To understand the construction and use of character tables, we first need to consider the properties of matrices, which are the basis for the tables.
The text then continues with the top of page 89.
Page 123
This is the example showing orbital interactions. The first on the left
is the p(z) and d(xz). The d(xz) has lobes adjacent shaded rather than on
opposite sides. The opposite lobes should have the same shading, not the
adjacent ones.
Pages 178-179
There is a repeat in the text starting with the equation at the bottom
of page 178 to the bottom of the page. This is repeated on Page 179 just
after the Table.
Page 182, Figure 6-9
There's a missing down spin electron for the lowest energy a1 level for
NH3 in the mixing diagram.
Page 286, Figure 9-5
One of the bridging ligands should be an NH2. That would fit the name
correctly.