Re: Inorganic texts

On Tue, 02 Dec 2003 17:30:55 +0000, Abe Elian wrote:

>> I am currently enrolled in a short (1.5 credit) course, a precursor to
>> Inorganic. We are covering applications of group theory in molecules -
>> character tables and the like.
> 
> I don't know Shriver/Atkins, but I learned introductory group theory 
> from Cotton, Chemical Applications of Group Theory (2nd, now in its 
> 3rd Ed) and I thought it was a great book.  Excellent for self teaching,
> too.

A nice book at a somewhat lower level than Cotton is "Symmetry and
Structure" by Kettle.