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Advances in organic chemistry, methods and results
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Advances in Orgarzic Chetnistry; ~et~?ads and Rest&s, by E. C. Taylor, Wiley-Interscience,
New York,
pp. vii +459,
Volume 8,
price #.05.
Volume 8 of this series is a useful addition to the shelves of both the specialised research worker and the more’ general reader of advanced organic chemistry. Some of the more general chapters (Birch and Subba Rao on metalammonia solution reductions; the late Johann F. Klebe on silyiation in organic synthesis and Jones and Bartle on the application of PMR spectroscopy to structure identification in polycyclic aromatic molecules) will be of value to a large cross-section of organic research workers. Other chapters such as Wiesner on the structure of ryanodine will be of greater value to speciahst workers in the field b:: each chapter is stimulating and sufficiently well-written to satisfy the interest of those who are seeking to spend some time reading an unfamiliar topic. A. W_ S.
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~et~~~ds~r
by R. K. Mackie, T. M. Shepherd and C. A. University Press, London, 1972, pp- v+ 154,
~~~e~~ists,
Vincent, Unibooks, The English price L2.95 (sloth), AI.65 (paper).
The “bridge” between mathematical methods and the relationships sought in physical chemistry is an important one, with which however the student all too often has di~culty. This book goes a long way to aid students of chemistry in the application of mathematics to their problems. The authors stress that the book is not intended as a substitute for a formal mathematics course. The object is “to provide a background knowledge of the mathematics relevant to the chemist, together with an introduction to concepts which may have not been encountered previously”. In this the authors have succeeded. The various chapters deal with functions and operations, differential calculus, integral calculus, differential equations, coordinate systems, complex numbers, vector anaIysis, determinants and matrices, expansion of functions, statistical methods and graphical methods. One is tempted to query however if the authors have placed enough emphasis on these last two subjects as they play avery important role esp&ially in industrial chemistry projects and what might be termed “business chemistry”. Nevertheless this book is to be highly recommended, it is concise and pertinent and easy to understand. x3. D.
Advances in Orgarzic Chetnistry; ~et~?ads and Rest&s, by E. C. Taylor, Wiley-Interscience,
New York,
pp. vii +459,
Volume 8,
price #.05.
Volume 8 of this series is a useful addition to the shelves of both the specialised research worker and the more’ general reader of advanced organic chemistry. Some of the more general chapters (Birch and Subba Rao on metalammonia solution reductions; the late Johann F. Klebe on silyiation in organic synthesis and Jones and Bartle on the application of PMR spectroscopy to structure identification in polycyclic aromatic molecules) will be of value to a large cross-section of organic research workers. Other chapters such as Wiesner on the structure of ryanodine will be of greater value to speciahst workers in the field b:: each chapter is stimulating and sufficiently well-written to satisfy the interest of those who are seeking to spend some time reading an unfamiliar topic. A. W_ S.
~~t~~~~lat~cal
~et~~~ds~r
by R. K. Mackie, T. M. Shepherd and C. A. University Press, London, 1972, pp- v+ 154,
~~~e~~ists,
Vincent, Unibooks, The English price L2.95 (sloth), AI.65 (paper).
The “bridge” between mathematical methods and the relationships sought in physical chemistry is an important one, with which however the student all too often has di~culty. This book goes a long way to aid students of chemistry in the application of mathematics to their problems. The authors stress that the book is not intended as a substitute for a formal mathematics course. The object is “to provide a background knowledge of the mathematics relevant to the chemist, together with an introduction to concepts which may have not been encountered previously”. In this the authors have succeeded. The various chapters deal with functions and operations, differential calculus, integral calculus, differential equations, coordinate systems, complex numbers, vector anaIysis, determinants and matrices, expansion of functions, statistical methods and graphical methods. One is tempted to query however if the authors have placed enough emphasis on these last two subjects as they play avery important role esp&ially in industrial chemistry projects and what might be termed “business chemistry”. Nevertheless this book is to be highly recommended, it is concise and pertinent and easy to understand. x3. D.