Chemistry Books

Professor Johnson has made outstanding contributions to developing and applying
relativistic correlation theory (relativistic many body perturbation theory)
to atoms,and this book is an excellent modern treatment presented at the 2nd
year graduate student level (i.e. to those who have 1 year of graduate quantum
mechanics).The book is a nice mixture of formalism and computation-seldom seen
in textbooks-which reflects the author's abilities and interests. The price
is quite reasonable.The book should be of interest to quantum chemists,condensed
matter computationalists,nuclear and atomic physicists,as well as those just
interested in the formalism.

This is an excellent account of the influence of early atomism on the mechanical philosophy of the 17th century. The autor gives convincing arguments for the important influence of alchymist practises and considerations on Boyle. The autor does not rely on the hearsay about ``mechanical philosophy'' repeated in countless historical reviews, but rather on the original sources. This avoids the danger of ``falling into the pitfalls of simplicity'', a reproach made by the great physicist Abraham Pais against T. Kuhn.
The book is a must for everybody interested in the history of atomism.

H.G. Dosch

The science of chemistry had always eluded me until I found this book. The author, Richard Bader, has, using computer graphics, quantum mechanics, and catastrophe theory created an approach to chemistry that is simultaneously rigorous, accurate, and, most importantly, understandable.

Anyone with an elementary knowledge of physics and mathematics can read this book and come away with a true understanding of chemical physics. Using the techniques pioneered by Bader and his students and colleagues, one can literally see the stability and reactivity properties of any molecule. And this is just the beginning.

Laboring "against the dominant paradigms" for years, Bader's theories are now gaining wide acceptance as a new crop of younger, more graphics-oriented computational chemists are entering the workforce. Hardly an issue of any journal in chemical physics now gets published wthout at least one article citing this book. Indeed, Richard Bader has become the most-cited physical scientist in Canada.

This is becoming the way to undertstand molecules, and I believe, over the next years, will become the way that theoretical chemistry is taught.

Contents
P.Schwerdtfeger
Atomic static dipole polarizabilities
O.Quinet, B.Champagne and B.Kirtman
First-order ZPVA correction to first hyperpolarizabilities of mono-substituted benzene molecules
C.Pouchan, D.Y. Zhang and D.Bégué
Polarizability and Hyperpolarizability in Small Silicon Clusters
P.Fuentealba
Theoretical calculations of the static dipole polarizability of atoms and small atomic clusters
F.L.Gu, A.Imamura and Y.Aoki
Elongation method for polymers and its application to Nonlinear Optics
H.Torii
Responses of molecular vibrations to intermolecular electrostatic interactions and their effects on vibrational spectroscopic features
J.Kongsted, A.Osted,K.V. Mikkelsen and O.Christiansen
The (hyper)polarizabilities of liquid water modelled using coupled cluster/molecular mechanics response theory methods.
L. Jensen and P. Th. van Duijnen
The discrete solvent reaction field model: a quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics model for calculating nonlinear optical properties of molecules in condensed phase.
D.Wu , Z.R.Li, Y.Li and C.C.Sun
Extraordinary first hyperpolarizabilities from loosely bound electron in dipole-bound anions: (HF)n- (n = 2, 3, 4).
M.Nakano
Third-Order nonlinear optical properties of open-shell and/or charged molecular systems
K.Coutinho and S.Canuto
Sequential monte carlo/quantum mechanics study of the dipole polarizability of atomic liquids. The argon case.
T. Bancewicz, Y. Le Duff and J.-L. Godet
High order polarizabilities from optical interaction-induced spectroscopy
M.A. Buldakov and V.N.Cherepanov
Polarizability functions of diatomic molecules and their dimers.
A.J. Thakkar and C.Lupinetti
Atomic polarizabilities and hyperpolarizabilities: a critical compilation.
Z.C.Yan, J.Y.Zhang and Y.Li
Polarizabilities of few-body atomic and molecular systems.
K.Wu
Nonlinear optical properties of transition-metal clusters.
G.Maroulis and A.Haskopoulos
Interaction (hyper)polarizability in N2-He, CO2-He, H2O-He, (H2O)2-He and O3-He.
K. R. S. Chandrakumar, Tapan K. Ghanty and Swapan K. Ghosh
Theoretical Studies on Polarizability of Alkali Metal Clusters
P.Senet, M.Yang and C.Van Alsenoy
Charge distribution and polarisabilities of water clusters.

As a med-student, this was the most helpful book ever. I had trouble understanding certain concepts in the field of hemotology and this was a charm. I strongly recommend this book to anyone in the medical field or interested in joining.

After using this book to study for the international baccalaureate Chemistry, I can't but give it my best compliments. The book is broken down into very absorbable chapters with examples and illustrations that the reader is sure to remember (especially useful on the IB exam). A lot of fundamentals that aren't clear in other chemistry books due to the author(s) attempt to use too many refined, more complicated vocabulary. I expect that this book can be used by anyone, including those with English as a second language because the diction is simple and straight to the point. Instead of troubling you with searching the dictionary, it allows you to concentrate on its content. I personally feel that this book helped me a lot with the IB exam. On a more genreral note, I would highly recommend this book for anyone having difficulties with Chemistry and even for those who have a very good understanding of chemistry. It can also be used for non-IB purposes due to its diverse contents. A very good book to study from.

The subject is treated at a basic level, but provides a good overview for a reader that has little prior experience with the subject. This would be a great supplement to the typical first-year general chemistry text, and would set the stage for further work in more formal courses.

A clear concise "matter of fact" textbook with excellent editing and no mistakes. Teaching is both a combination of knowing a material or subject AND being able to successfully explain and show it to others. I was fortunate to have Leonard Russikoff assigned to me as a guidance councillor and Allen Sherman as an instructor for a general chemistry course, and to have used there text book as material for a basic chemistry course at Middlesex County College, Edison, NJ

Bear in mind the book was published in 1992. But the text has withstood the test of time. It's a wealth of information for pesticide educators that can now be supplemented by on-line information. To give you a clue, I don't plan to sell my used copy because of the extensive pesticide-specific data, and the excellent articles I can't find anywhere else. A tribute to Rachel herself.

Gives an introduction to various apects of system safety. It has worksheets that can be applied at work. Nothing complicated about the book, it is very concise and easy to understand. I bought it to be introduced to system safety before reading Moriarty's system safety book.