Background Concepts and Nomenclature

The section that follows describes basic background concepts and nomenclature. Then a classification of various programming models is outlined. Computational chemistry applications rely on many kinds of linear algebra and on equation-solving techniques that use new computer science algorithms. These implementations are delineated. A partial review of current and planned applications, developed on today s MPP supercomputers for chemistry, is presented. The last section of text gives a summary and our conclusions. Finally, we present a glossary and an appendix that reviews the currently available MPP machines. 

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The first five chapters give a largely macroscopic, phenomenological view of chemistry. The basic concepts introduced— such as nomenclature, stoichiometry, and thermochemistry— provide necessary background for many of the laboratory experiments... 

Review. Students with a strong background in high school chemistry have already been exposed to the concepts of the stracture and classification of matter, chemical nomenclature, and stoichiometry. Because of this assumed background, I have condensed the standard introductory chapters of a typical general chemistry text into a single chapter (Chapter 0). Chapter 0 is intended to serve as a refresher of the subject matter students covered... 

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