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bonds, and since his definition of a metal is broad enough to include elements such as boron, silicon, germanium, phosphorus, arsenic, antimony, selenium and tellurium, he has provided a most valuable text. The book is divided into three parts: Part 1 discusses compounds with alkyl groups; Part 2 describes compounds with noncyclic, unsaturated organometallic derivatives; and finally Part 3 deals with cyclic, unsaturated organometallic derivatives. This reference work forms a welcome addition to the literature. W. J. O.-T. Statistical Treatment of Experimental Data, by J. R. Green and D. Margerison, Elsevier, Amsterdam, Oxford and New York, 1977, pp. x + 382, price $34.95.
A scientist may avoid doing experiments, but once they are done, the experimental data must be treated statistically in a proper fashion. This book explains exactly how this should be done. It is intended, in the first place, for experimentalists, and particularly for those working in the physical and chemical sciences. The authors, a statistician and an experimentalist, seem to be a useful blend for writing such a book, and they have proved to be successful. To begin, the authors deal briefly with the basic principles of probability, probability distributions, and the estimation of unknown parameters. The ideas and concepts of testing hypotheses are also considered. Then come treatments of correlation, the straight line, and polynomials. Extra topics dealt with include rounding-off errors, the choice of the number of significant digits, and the estimation of the mean and variance of a function. Numerous examples are included in this excellent treatment. This is a book that should not only be read but used by all experimental&s. V. S. D. and Group Theory, by Alan Vincent, John Wiley & Sons, London, New York, Sydney and Toronto, 1977, pp. x + 156, price 25.90 (cloth), f2.75 (paper)_
Molecular Symmetry
This book consists of a programmed introduction to the chemical applications of molecular symmetry and group theory. Since this theoretical approach can only be used to solve chemical problems if the worker has sufficient knowledge of the mathematics of groups, Dr. Vincent has written this text in the form of a set of programmes which has been evolved to provide the necessary grounding in the mathematics of groups in as simple, direct and painless a fashion as possible. As a scientist, the author realises that it is not necessary to be able to prove all of the theorems used, and to this extent, the mathematical treatment is incomplete. What is much more useful to the average chemist is that a
bonds, and since his definition of a metal is broad enough to include elements such as boron, silicon, germanium, phosphorus, arsenic, antimony, selenium and tellurium, he has provided a most valuable text. The book is divided into three parts: Part 1 discusses compounds with alkyl groups; Part 2 describes compounds with noncyclic, unsaturated organometallic derivatives; and finally Part 3 deals with cyclic, unsaturated organometallic derivatives. This reference work forms a welcome addition to the literature. W. J. O.-T. Statistical Treatment of Experimental Data, by J. R. Green and D. Margerison, Elsevier, Amsterdam, Oxford and New York, 1977, pp. x + 382, price $34.95.
A scientist may avoid doing experiments, but once they are done, the experimental data must be treated statistically in a proper fashion. This book explains exactly how this should be done. It is intended, in the first place, for experimentalists, and particularly for those working in the physical and chemical sciences. The authors, a statistician and an experimentalist, seem to be a useful blend for writing such a book, and they have proved to be successful. To begin, the authors deal briefly with the basic principles of probability, probability distributions, and the estimation of unknown parameters. The ideas and concepts of testing hypotheses are also considered. Then come treatments of correlation, the straight line, and polynomials. Extra topics dealt with include rounding-off errors, the choice of the number of significant digits, and the estimation of the mean and variance of a function. Numerous examples are included in this excellent treatment. This is a book that should not only be read but used by all experimental&s. V. S. D. and Group Theory, by Alan Vincent, John Wiley & Sons, London, New York, Sydney and Toronto, 1977, pp. x + 156, price 25.90 (cloth), f2.75 (paper)_
Molecular Symmetry
This book consists of a programmed introduction to the chemical applications of molecular symmetry and group theory. Since this theoretical approach can only be used to solve chemical problems if the worker has sufficient knowledge of the mathematics of groups, Dr. Vincent has written this text in the form of a set of programmes which has been evolved to provide the necessary grounding in the mathematics of groups in as simple, direct and painless a fashion as possible. As a scientist, the author realises that it is not necessary to be able to prove all of the theorems used, and to this extent, the mathematical treatment is incomplete. What is much more useful to the average chemist is that a