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Title
What is Chemistry?
ISBN
9780199683987
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Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0199683980
ISBN-13
9780199683987
eBay Product ID (ePID)
159910388

Product Key Features

Book Title
What Is Chemistry? : a Very Short Introduction
Number of Pages
144 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Chemistry / Physical & Theoretical, Chemistry / General
Publication Year
2013
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Science
Author
Peter Atkins
Book Series
Very Short Introductions Ser.
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
8.9 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.3 in

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Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
Atkins wins his readers' attention simply through an elegant and lucid description of the subject he loves., [T]he result is pretty much unimprovable. Recommending that every chemistry student in the world read a book by Peter Atkins feels a bit like recommending that everyone buy their books from Amazon. But what can you do? If this book had existed when I was an undergraduate, I'd have benefited tremendously. Now you can.
Dewey Decimal
540
Table Of Content
Preface1. Its origins, scope, and organization2. Its principles: atoms and molecules3. Its principles: energy and entropy4. Its reactions5. Its techniques6. Its achievements7. Its futureGlossaryIndex
Synopsis
Most people remember chemistry from their schooldays as a subject that was largely incomprehensible, fact-rich but understanding-poor, smelly, and so far removed from the real world of events and pleasures that there seemed little point, except for the most introverted, in coming to terms with its grubby concepts, spells, recipes, and rules. Peter Atkins wants to change all that. In What is Chemistry? he encourages us to look at chemistry anew, through a chemist's eyes, to understand its central concepts and to see how it contributes not only towards our material comfort, but also to human culture. Atkins shows how chemistry provides the infrastructure of our world, through the chemical industry, the fuels of heating, power generation, and transport, as well as the fabrics of our clothing and furnishings. By considering the remarkable achievements that chemistry has made, and examining its place between both physics and biology, Atkins presents a fascinating, clear, and rigorous exploration of the world of chemistry - its structure, core concepts, and exciting contributions to new cutting-edge technologies., If humans had not harnessed chemistry, we would all literally still be living in the Stone Age. Peter Atkins celebrates the importance of this most fundamental science; and in non-technical lay language, he explains its concepts, components, and methods. A marvellous primer for anyone who would like to understand chemistry., Most people remember chemistry from their schooldays as a subject that was largely incomprehensible. For many the topic was seen as being fact-rich but understanding-poor, smelly, and so far removed from the real world of events and pleasures that there seemed little point, except for the most introverted, in coming to terms with its grubby concepts, spells, recipes, and rules. Peter Atkins wants to change all that. In What is Chemistry? he encourages us to look at chemistry anew, through a chemist's eyes, to understand its central concepts and to see how it contributes not only towards our material comfort, but also to human culture. He shows how chemistry provides the infrastructure of our world, through the chemical industry, the fuels of heating, power generation, and transport, as well as the fabrics of our clothing and furnishings. By considering the remarkable achievements that chemistry has made, and examining its place between both physics and biology, Atkins presents a fascinating, clear, and rigorous exploration of the world of chemistry -- its structure, core concepts, and contributions.
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QD37

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