IISc Press invites you to book launch “Quantum Mechanics with Applications to Chemistry”, AG-09/11 Chemical Sciences Building, IISc


IISc Press, Office of Communications, Indian Institute of Science

Invites you to the book launch of:

QUANTUM MECHANICS WITH APPLICATION TO CHEMISTRY

Date: Thursday, 20 August 2026
Time: 3:00 pm onwards
Venue: Lecture Hall AG-09/11, Chemical Sciences Building, IISc
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Programme Schedule
3:00 pm: About the Book and the Author
Prof E Arunan
Professor, Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, IISc

3:15 pm: Author’s Remarks
Prof KL Sebastian
Professor (Retired), Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, IISc
Professor & Dean, Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, IIT Palakkad

3:30 pm: Release of the Book
By Prof G Mugesh
Dean, Division of Chemical Sciences, IISc
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Poster

About the Book: The book is written as an introductory-level textbook on Quantum
Mechanics, intended for graduate and postgraduate students.

Key Features of the book
• An introductory chapter that explains the basic concepts in detail.
• A chapter on the powerful Semiclassical Methods.
• Discussion of the basics of Density Functional Theory.
• An introduction to Computational Chemistry.
• Several exercises and worked out examples.
• Illustrated with large number of figures.
• Unique presentation with several cartoons.