Chemistry Books

This is another great book by these authors. Their earlier book `Molecular Symmetry and Spectroscopy; the second edition' is a must buy for any spectroscopist as is the one under review here.

Theoretical molecular spectroscopy has been the subject of intense activity in the last decade as a result of the increasing availability of powerful computers. Computational Molecular Spectroscopy is the first book ever to provide a comprehensive treatment of modern computational techniques for predicting/interpreting molecular spectra.

Comprised essentially of four main parts, the book is a must for research workers in high resolution molecular spectroscopy and in quantum chemistry. It is also highly useful to undergraduate and postgraduate students of physics and chemistry, who are just starting out in the field.

The four main areas covered include:

1. Ab initio calculation of potential energy surfaces and other electronic properties of molecules

2. Perturbation-theory-based and variational approaches to the calculation of spectroscopic data

3. Theory of calculating rovibronic energies, including the Renner and Jahn-Teller effects

4. Special topics of high current interest: highly excited states and local modes, semi-classical approaches, time-dependent phenomena, and the Car-Parrinello approach

Many manufacturing technology professors feel unsure about the nature and teaching computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)in their program. James A. Rehg and Henry W. Kraebber are dynamic authors, as they present CIM as a technical and strategic function of an organization. They offer a technical and management-based approach for understanding and implementing CIM in the "world class manufacturing" settings. Unlike other CIM books, Computer Integrated Manufacturing is written from the manufacturing technology professor's point of view with technical expertise. The CIM model used is consistent with the SME Manufacturing Enterprise Wheel developed by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. This books explains the fundamental principles as well as practical applications of computer integrated manufacturing in a clear and effective manner and the illustrations and complement the text well.

Many manufacturing technology professors feel unsure about the nature and teaching computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)in their program. James A. Rehg and Henry W. Kraebber are dynamic authors, as they present CIM as a technical and strategic function of an organization. They offer a technical and management-based approach for understanding and implementing CIM in the "world class manufacturing" settings. Unlike other CIM books, Computer Integrated Manufacturing is written from the manufacturing technology professor's point of view with technical expertise. The CIM model used is consistent with the SME Manufacturing Enterprise Wheel developed by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. This books explains the fundamental principles as well as practical applications of computer integrated manufacturing in a clear and effective manner and the illustrations complement the text well.

I have been working with computers for years. I decided to go back to college and this book is required reading for one of my classes. It turned out to be one of the best computer books I have ever read. The book itself is well written, the information is comprehensive, the illustrations are great. I'm impressed! I thought I knew a lot about computers until I read this book. I am learning a great deal more. The reading is not like the dry, technical books usually found out in the computer market, but almost like a novel. I have a hard time putting it down.

I was given this book to use to teach an introductory course in IS for a community college. I have 25 years experience as a computer professional and educator. Therefore, I have read numerous IS books. This one is by far the easiest and most comprehensive overview of information systems. The layout of the book is easy to follow. Additionally, the format is conducive to reading because it includes a variety of colors, indentations, italics and bullets. These formatting changes help to hold the readers interest i.e keep the reader awake.

I recommend this book as a self-teaching tool or for educators who are teaching an introductory course.

Dr. Oberkrieser was passionate about Chemistry and his book is a reflection of this passion. I had Dr. Oberkrieser in High School in Orchard Park and although he was a tough teacher, he knew nearly everything and made Chemistry both fascinating and accessible. This book covers most concepts and moves through the basics of molecules and elements, on through to valences and their calculations. I suspect if you read this book prior to taking any class, you'd get more out of the labs, and the class a mere "review" of what you know.

I first purchased this book in high school in 1982 because I was having in trouble in Chemistry. This is by far the best basic book on Chemistry I have ever read. I does an outstanding job explaining basic chemistry to the lay person. This book helped me understand chemistry so well that I was able to validate out of college chemistry two years later without reading the book again.

This was a very clearly written and insightful book. It was well researched and presented in an appealing format in layman's terms. He described the essence of flavors,perfumes, and other good chemicals. The best book on the importance of chemistry in everyday life that I've read.

It is definetely too bad that this book is not still in print for the public to buy! I'm 18 years old and love science, but you don't really have to be a science whiz to understand it.
What I believe is so great about this book is that it exposes the fallacies in the beliefs people have about certain chemicals, from sugar (and artifical sweeteners), cholesterol, fats, and fiber, painkillers (and other medications), PVC, dioxins, and carbon dioxide (global warming). People are misinformed by the media and even medical sources as to the dangers of these things, when many of these things are actually good for us!
This book was written from a logical viewpoint. John Emsley, who is a great author, discusses both sides of a topic, and really just makes the book interesting.
I believe it should be required reading in high school because then so many kids would be exposed to the fallacies that the media puts out about everything from sugar (It's not bad!) to body health. We as Americans believe so many things blindly without realizing the actual scientific proof. This books is great!

It is a wonderful scientific full illustarated book which contains all formulations and procedure to prepare most of the cosmotics used daily in our life.

As a non-chemist who is certainly not the intended audience of this work, I realize that my opinion about it is of limited value. However, I found it extremely helpful and interesting. I'm a bit confused by the "2nd Edition" and "1992" publication date listed above-- as best as I am aware, the second edition of this book was published in three volumes sometime in the 1970's by Wiley-Interscience. (Needless to say, it is probably a little bit dated.) Nevertheless, since the authors & title are the same, I feel confident I know what book I am talking about.

Because I am merely an interested layperson, I'd hesitate to buy the book at full price-- I was fortunate enough to find a used copy.

This book was written for professional cosmetics chemists, and contains information about various toiletry products, from toothpaste to hair dye, from shaving cream to lipstick, from hand lotion to contact lens solution. Each chapter briefly discusses the history of the cosmetics product in question, and how it is intended to work, and what are considered to be desirable qualities in a product of that kind. In many cases, formulas for different versions are given. Each chapter has extensive references at the end, and each volume also includes a glossary of trade names for the various products. This glossary is helpful if you are also using older "make cosmetics at home" books (as compared with most of the modern book which are all about smearing guacamole all over your body), as many of these list their ingredients by trade name.

A great book to learn more from if you are the kind of person who really enjoyed "Creating Your Own Cosmetics" by Nikolaus Smeh.

Law enforcement processes depend heavily upon chemistry to analyze crime findings and build cases: that's why CRIME SCENE CHEMISTRY is so important an acquisition for any college-level collection strong in either science or criminology. Chapters follow a chemist and a reserve police officer to examine just how evidence is collected and what happens in the field of forensic chemistry, surveying the testing and analytical processes involved in gathering evidence. It's a 'must' for any serious college-level library strong in either chemistry or criminal science.

An introduction to the basic science behind forensic chemistry, this book gives a realistic appraisal of the time and levels of certainty behind the ta-da of television and movies. It includes experiments using common household products for those of us who wished we had gotten a chemistry set for Christmas. Highly recommended for mystery writers.

Excellent overview and easy to read. My only reservation is the layout of the book, which could be improved by a few more summary tables along the way to facilitate quick referencing ... as it is you often need to plough through the text again.

Very thorough discussion of what you need to consider to ensure you are thinking critically. More people should be reading this book!

You will not find a better written, more clearly illustrated book on this subject. This book is loaded with hunderds of illustrations depicting each concept. Every aspect of the subject is explained in detail with many references to the original literature. This is the book from which contemporary authors turn for explanatory details. Solid state chemists or physicists, materials scientists or crystallographers should not be with out a copy.

If this is the same text as the hardcover 1971 edition (does not say any other edition), then this review may be appropriate here:

This crystallography text was prepared for college undergraduates who have had no prior experience of the subject. Even before I became an undergrad student, I recognized the worth of this text (I snapped up the hardcover for $10 at a used book shop; what a bargain!).

Chapters include:
1. External Symmetry
2. Crystal Classes, Axes, and Systems
3. Crystal Nomenclature and Calculations
4. Crystal projections (stereonet etc)
5. Crystal Forms and Class Determination
6. Translational Symmetry: Lattices
7. Internal Symmetry: Space Groups
8. Crystal Chemistry
9. Principles of Crystal Structures
10. Structural Variations, Composition & Stability
11. Physical Properties
12. Crystals and Light
13. Introductory X-ray Crystallography
Atomic Weights, and INDEX.

Each chapter in sections, and most chapters include references and recommended reading, and most include a few exercise questions and answers.

This may be the best text for the student in print. It is lucid, clearly well written (as well as a college text can be expected to be), and treats well a subject which is often found difficult by students. Many a later text refers to this one for much of its information on the subject. You really have to be into crystallography to learn it; if so, consider this text. -DMM

All 17 titles of CCS' titles- what a deal!

This CD has everything I needed to succeed on the wards. It has all the useful information physicians, residents, and med students need.