you can probably study it other places, right?

也许还有其他地方也在教这个
And different people use the same quantum mechanics

不同的人用着同样的量子力学原理
but apply it to different problems.

在解决不同的问题
So what we're going to discuss in this course is quantum

我们再这节课里就要讨论
mechanics as applied to bonding.

用量子力学解决化学键的问题
So it'll be somewhat different in its flavor --

这会有些不一样
in fact, a lot different in its flavor --

实际上会有很多不一样
from what you do in physics, or even what you do in physical chemistry,

比起你们在物理甚至物化里用的量子力学
because we're more interested --

这是因为我们更感兴趣的是
we're not so interested in getting numbers or solving mathematical problems,

我们对数量或解决数学问题并不关心
we're interested in getting insight to what's really involved in forming bonds.

我们想弄明白的是和成键有关的东西
We want it to be rigorous but we don't need it to be numerical.

我们要严密但并不需要数字