Recommended Readings

If you want to join molecular simulation fields, I highly recommend the following reading materials.

Allen & Tildesley

Computer Simulation of Liquids

1987 First Edition 2017 Second Edition

1987 edition is a very classic book in molecular simulations. In 2017 edition, this book becomes more comprehensive than the previous edition. The authors add more advanced simulation techniques and topics than 1987 edition. Both books are highly recommended for beginners.

Frenkel & Smit

Understanding Molecular Simulation

From Algorithms to Applications

This book is as classic as Computer Simulation of Liquid.

David Chandler

Introduction to Modern Statistical Mechanics

Doing molecular simulation, you need to understand the concept of statistical thermodynamics (mechanics). Chander's book is the right one for beginner.

Donald McQuarrie

Quantum Chemistry

Introducing basic concepts of quantum physics and quantum chemistry calculations such as MO, variational principle, perturbation theory, HF method, time-dependent perturbation theory, and Franck-Condon principle

Szabo and Istlund

Modern Quantum Chemistry Introduction to Advanced Electronic Structure Theory

Hard core quantum chemistry: Discussing the Hartree-Fock, Configuration Interaction, Many-Body perturbation, and Coupled-Cluster methods

Koch and Hithausen

A Chemist's Guide to Density Functional Theory

Introducing basic ideas of density functional theory calculations on molecular science.

Sholl and Steckel

Density Functional Theory

A Practical Introduction

Introducing basic ideas of density functional theory calculations on material science.

Levin

Quantum Chemistry

Mostly introducing basic quantum chemistry method.

Frank Jensen

Introduction to Computational Chemistry

Cover basic ideas of molecular simulation methods from molecular mechanics, HF, semi-empirical, to density functional theory.