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Understanding Basic Chemistry: The Learner's Approach

by Kim Seng Chan & Jeanne Tan

This book, the fourth in a series of Understanding Chemistry books, deals with Basic Chemistry.

Written for students taking either the University of Cambridge O-level examinations or the GCSE examinations, this...

Basic Chemical Thermodynamics

by E Brian Smith

This widely acclaimed text, now in its sixth edition and translated into many languages, continues to present a clear, simple and concise introduction to chemical thermodynamics. An examination of equilibrium...

Understanding Advanced Chemistry Through Problem Solving: The Learner's ApproachVolume 2

by Kim Seng Chan & Jeanne Tan

Written for students taking either the University of Cambridge Advanced Level examinations or the International Baccalaureate examinations, this guidebook covers essential topics and concepts under both stipulated...

Materials Under Extreme Conditions: Molecular Crystals at High Pressure

by Roberto Bini & Vincenzo Schettino

High-pressure materials research has been revolutionized in the past few years due to technological breakthroughs in the diamond anvil cell (DAC), shock wave compression and molecular dynamic simulation (MD)...

Basic Physical Chemistry: The Route to Understanding

by E Brian Smith

This elegant book provides a student-friendly introduction to the subject of physical chemistry. It is by the author of the very successful Basic Chemical Thermodynamics and is written in the same well-received...

Phase Transitions: Modern Applications

by Moshe Gitterman

This book provides a comprehensive review of the theory of phase transitions and its modern applications, based on the five pillars of the modern theory of phase transitions: the Ising model, mean field, scaling,...

Quantum Theory of Collective Phenomena

by G. L. Sewell

Systematic three-part treatment covers generalized quantum mechanical framework, statistical thermodynamics, and collective phenomena. "Excellent." — Physics Today. "One of the best introductions to the subject."...

The 13th Element: The Sordid Tale of Murder, Fire, and Phosphorus

by John Emsley

The incredible "glowing" history of the "Devil's element "phosphorus

Discovered by alchemists, prescribed by apothecaries, exploited by ninth-century industrialists, and abused by twentieth-century combatants,...

Recent Progress in Orbital-free Density Functional Theory

by TOMASZ A WESOLOWSKI & YAN ALEXANDER WANG

This is a comprehensive overview of state-of-the-art computational methods based on orbital-free formulation of density functional theory completed by the most recent developments concerning the exact properties,...

Introduction to Dynamic Spin Chemistry: Magnetic Field Effects on Chemical and Biochemical Reactions

by Hisaharu Hayashi

This book presents a detailed account of one of the most mysterious problems in science — whether ordinary magnetic fields can exert an appreciable influence on chemical and biochemical reactions. The first...

Molecular Thermodynamics of Electrolyte Solutions

by Lloyd L Lee

The introductory textbook provides an update on electrolyte thermodynamics with a molecular perspective. It is eminently suited as an introduction to the solution thermodynamics of ionic mixtures at the undergraduate...

Chemical Thermodynamics: With Examples for Nonequilibrium Processes

by Byung Chan Eu & Mazen Al-Ghoul

Thermodynamics is an ever evolving subject. This book aims to introduce to advanced undergraduate students and graduate students the fundamental ideas and notions of the first and second laws of thermodynamics...

Thermodynamics

by Patrick Jacobs

This textbook on thermodynamics is intended primarily for honours and B. Sc students majoring in physical chemistry. However, students of physics, engineering and biochemistry will also find the book relevant...

Invitation to Physical Chemistry: (With CD-ROM)

by Gopala Krishna Vemulapalli

This is a unique book with a different aim from other books on the subject. The idea is to provide readers with the “big picture” first, yet at a level that helps further the study of physical chemistry....

The Organometallic Chemistry of the Transition Metals

by Robert H. Crabtree

Provides vital information on organometallic compounds, their preparation, and use in synthesis, and explores the fundamentals of the field and its modern applications

Fully updated and expanded to reflect recent...

Self-Assembly

by Ramanathan Nagarajan

An introduction to the state-of-the-art of the diverse self-assembly systems 

Self-Assembly: From Surfactants to Nanoparticles provides an effective entry for new researchers into this exciting field while...

African American Women Chemists in the Modern Era

by Jeannette E. Brown

This is the second of two books about African-American female chemists. The first book (African-American Women Chemists, 2011) focused on the early pioneers--women chemists from the Civil War to the Civil Rights...

Inorganic Syntheses

by Philip P. Power

The newest volume in the authoritative Inorganic Syntheses book series provides users of inorganic substances with detailed and foolproof procedures for the preparation of important and timely inorganic and...

Does Anything Work Shattered?

by Michael Wolff

Michael Wolff is the author of this complexity to humanity. To be philosophical requires no degree from a university. Questioning various things within life and things theoretical is reason itself the reason...

Decoding the Periodic Table

by Jurjen Van Van der Wal

Decoding the Periodic Table In the year 1809 Russian Chemist Dimitri Ivanovich Mendeleev published the first Chemical Periodic Table of the Elements. Since then scientists developed a theory that every element...