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A complete handbook for analytical chemists which has been designed to stimulate fundamental research. The contributors cover aspects of both classical and modern analytical chemistry, as well as the scientific and instrumental fundamentals of analytical methods. ... Read more

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This thoroughly updated open learning text provides an introduction to electroanalytical chemistry, one of today's fastest growing and most exciting frontiers of analytical science. The author discusses electroanalysis in a non-mathematical and informal tutorial style and offers over 250 discussion and self-assessment questions. In addition he includes 50 worked examples that provide excellent material for testing the reader's understanding of the subject matter.
The topics covered include the following:
* Simple emf measurements with cells
* Equilibrium and dynamic measurements
* Polarography
* Cyclic voltammetry
* Rotated disc, ring-disc and wall-jet electrodes
* In situ spectroelectrochemistry measurements
* Impedance analysis
* Preparation of electrodes
* Data processing
The book also contains a comprehensive bibliography and details of web-based resources. It assumes no prior knowledge of this powerful branch of analytical science and will be an invaluable aid for anyone wanting to perform analytical measurements using electrochemical technqiues. Is approach makes it also ideal for students. ... Read more

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Fifty years ago solution chemistry occupied a major fraction of physical chemistry textbooks, and dealt mainly with classical thermodynamics, phase equilibria, and non-equilibrium phenomena, especially those related to electrochemistry. Much has happened in the intervening period, with tremendous advances in theory and the development of important new experimental techniques. This book brings the reader through the developments from classical macroscopic descriptions to more modern microscopic details. ... Read more

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A solid book on the liquid phase
This book offers a broad overview of the various theoretical models and experimental methods that have been found useful in the physical chemistry of solutions, with an emphasis on thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and the various spectroscopies. It doesn't overwhelm the reader with too much specific detail, yet it clearly explains many of the methods and models used, and their underlying assumptions. It tries to tie these models to experimental data, and to molecular insights. This book can form a solid basis for an introductory graduate course in the physical chemistry of solutions.

The first chapters cover liquids and solutions at equilibrium, including their thermodynamics, their structure, and their solvation properties. Then follow two chapters on non-equilibrium properties, one on mass transport, the other on the kinetics ofchemical reactions in solution. The final three chapters deal with interfacial equilibria, specifically interfacial thermodynamics, interfacial charge transfer equilibria, and the structure of the electrified interface. In the latter case, the emphasis is on the solution side of the interface, as can be studied with a liquid metal such as mercury. Unfortunately, the more commonly encountered interface with a solid metal or semiconductor, with its crystalline texture, including defects and, often, reconstruction, is hardly discussed.

Each chapter starts with a vignette describing a major contributor to the subject matter to be discussed, and ends with an appropriate set of problems. The experimental examples are well-chosen, but often lack a reference.

Few readers will agree with everything in a book that covers such a wide array of topics, and this reviewer is no exception. One is the repeated statement that the Debye-Hueckel treatment only considers the size of its central ion, which is given as justification for the subsequent use of the mean spherical approximation in its restricted primitive form. Interestingly, Fig. 3.5 correctly shows that the Debye-Hueckel treatment specifically considers the distance of closest approach rather than a single ionic radius. Unfortunately, the above misconception is widespread, and has even permeated the IUPAC definition of pH.

This reviewer would also have preferred a more critical examination of the assumptions underlying the models used, especially of some of their most counterintuitive features, such as that of the pre-equilibrium of the reagents and the transition complex in Eyring's transition state theory.

In general, however, this is a very worthwhile textbook, which brings together in one volume a host of different theoretical and experimental approaches, and provides its reader a useful overview of the field. Unfortunately, its price may largely restrict its distribution to institutional libraries.

The Physical Chemistry of Liquids
A comprehensive treatise on the physical chemistry properties of solutions and their interfaces with other phases. Definitely bridges the gap between the classical thermodynamics of electrolytes and phase equilibria, and the modern studies of liquid structures and microproperties. Both classical experimental techniques such as conductivity, emf, and vapour pressure measurement as well as current spectroscopic, Xray and NMR procedures are presented and developed. The book is well illustrated with figures, drawings, and graphs, as well as plentiful examples of test data and problems for the learning student. ... Read more

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The first edition of Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectrometry and its Applications was written as a handbook for users who wanted a better understanding of the theory augmented by a practical insight of how best to approach a range of applications, and to provide a useful starting point for users trying an approach or technique new to them. These objectives have been retained in the second edition but a slight shift in emphasis gives the volume an overall perspective that is more forward looking.

Structured into 11 chapters, the current edition is a thorough revision of the original, covering the principles of inductively coupled plasmas, instrumentation, methodology and applications within environmental analysis, earth science, food science and clinical medicine. Each chapter, written by internationally recognised leaders in their specific subject areas, provides enough detail to be useful to both the new and experienced users. Full account is taken of recent developments, such as high resolution instruments, novel detection systems and electrospray techniques.

Written for all analytical scientists but particularly those involved in atomic spectroscopy and in environmental, geochemical, clinical or food analysis, this timely and informative book will be an essential reference in their use of inductively coupled plasmas to achieve their own scientific goals. ... Read more

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This book provides a basic coverage of the fundamentals and principles of Green Chemistry as it applies to chemical analysis. The main goal of Green Analytical Chemistry is to avoid or reduce the undesirable environmental side effects of chemical analysis, while preserving the classic analytical parameters of accuracy, sensitivity, selectivity, and precision. The authors review the main strategies for greening the analytical methods, concentrating on minimizing sample preparation and handling, reduction of solvent and reagent consumption, reduction of energy consumption, minimization of waste, operator safety and the economic savings that this approach offers.
Suggestions are made to educators and editors to standardize terminology in order to facilitate the identification of analytical studies on green alternatives in the literature because there is not a wide and generalized use of a common term which can group the efforts to prevent wastes, avoid the use of potentially toxic reagents or solvents and those involving the decontamination of wastes.

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The importance of accurate sample preparation techniques cannot be overstated--meticulous sample preparation is essential.  Often overlooked, it is the midway point where the analytes from the sample matrix are transformed so they are suitable for analysis.  Even the best analytical techniques cannot rectify problems generated by sloppy sample pretreatment.

Devoted entirely to teaching and reinforcing these necessary pretreatment steps, Sample Preparation Techniques in Analytical Chemistry addresses diverse aspects of this important measurement step.  These include:

• State-of-the-art extraction techniques for organic and inorganic analytes
• Sample preparation in biological measurements
• Sample pretreatment in microscopy
• Surface enhancement as a sample preparation tool in Raman and IR spectroscopy
• Sample concentration and clean-up methods
• Quality control steps

Designed to serve as a text in an undergraduate or graduate level curriculum, Sample Preparation Techniques in Analytical Chemistry also provides an invaluable reference tool for analytical chemists in the chemical, biological, pharmaceutical, environmental, and materials sciences. ... Read more

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This new edition contains 10 percent more worked examples as well as the addition of modern chemometric developments, such as support vector machines, wavelet transformations and multi-way analysis. With its inclusion of statistics, fuzzy theory, databases, and quality assurance, this remains the textbook with the broadest coverage, and retains such proven features as additional information provided in the margin, a glossary of terms plus an overview of suitable chemometric software.
While ideal for students of chemistry, pharmacy, biochemistry and ecology, this is equally useful for scientists in industry and research institutes. ... Read more

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Informative but broad
An informative book that covers a wide range of topics in chemometrics.About a third of the book deals with statistics, giving a good review to signal processing, ANOVA, t-tests, etc.For someone that wanted a book dealing only with chemometrics, it is disappointing to find a big portionof the book dedicated to basic statistics.A lot of topics are covered butnot all in much detail.For example, there are 3 pages on SIMCA, 4 pageson PCR and PLS.There are more details when you get into the sections onneural networks and fuzzy theory.The examples are OK but not always easyto follow if you are not familiar with a particular method because stepsare skipped. This book is a great overview of chemometrics-useful torefresh memories or get new ideas for data treatment- but needs to besupplemented with additional resources to learn more any one particularmethod.Fortunately the author includes a "general reading"section at the end of each chapter which provides references for books withmore details. ... Read more

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Compiled by the editor of Dekker’s distinguished Chromatographic Science series, this reader-friendly reference is as a unique and stand-alone guide for anyone requiring clear instruction on the most frequently utilized analytical instrumentation techniques. More than just a catalog of commercially available instruments, the chapters are written from the standpoint of instrumentation as it is in use today, with an introductory description of the technique(s) and a theoretical treatment of the science and technology, wherever it is applicable or where it will facilitate an understanding of the instrumentation.

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Get it while it lasts
This is an excellent reference cookbook in Computational Quantum Chemistry. It is a pity the author has now retired because it would be great to see further editions expanding on more modern topics. Even if that means adding even more pages to it. Let's hope someone can take over from it.

The book is a *must have* for anybody working in Theoretical Computational Quantum Chemistry. The book describes most methods in enough detail that you would be able to implement them yourself if you were so tempted. So, its theoretical coverage is excellent, and to top it all it is highly readable.

Now, before buying it, you must know what it tries to achieve: in real world CQC, you should not just limit yourself to trodden paths, since they are often of limited application to modern world challenges; this means that quite often you will need to modify exiting software to tweak it or add that small bit of extra functionality that you need. This is what the book is about: describing the inner working of current methods and enabling you to further the status of the field.

So, if you are looking for a newbie end-user recipe book on how to run your calculations using a software package, or looking for quick and dirty rules of thumb on which method to use for a given problem, then this is not your book. It is for serious professionals, not new starters. In that case I would rather recommend either Martin's Electronic Structure (if you're on physics) or even, better yet, Young's Computational Chemistry (which does an excellent work as an "executive review" for newbies or newcomers to the field).

OTOH, if you are really serious about professional Computational Quantum Chemistry, then this is certainly a must have book for you. It covers theory and implementation of all major algorithms, will teach you how to become a professional scientific programmer (something largely missing today -sigh) and will offer you recipes to implement the code in Ratfor, a derivative of Fortran that is independent of version/standard, that is structured and that can easily be converted to any other modern language.

Good theory, good code, good advice on programming and application... what else could you want? The code is downloadable from the author's web page, is very well written and documented and works. The only thing you might possibly notice is one missing element mentioned in passing on a tiny sentence in the book: a GNU derivative version of the latest Public Domain release of Gaussian by John Pople that might help you better understand how the old, humongous, monstruous code used in traditional packages works in real life.

Since you can now get full source code access to similar legacy packages -like GAMESS-US- and modern advanced packages -like NWchem or MPQC- and even modern DFT tools -like SIESTA, OCTOPUS or ABINIT- that is not a major loss except for nostalgics and history. It is still a shame: any google search for that ancient public domain code will show how access to the public work of a Nobel Prize has been totally lost to the public (and even scientists) due to greedy commercial interests.

Nice exposition on the inner workings of computational quantum chemistry.
David Cook's book, pun-fully referred to as the 'Cook-book', is a very easy to read exposition through the inner workings of computational chemistry. Cook covers all the major topics from general Hartree-Fock theory through more exotic methods such as Moeller-Plesset perturbation and coupled-cluster theories and their implementation in Fortran (some C). Next to the theoretical models, the Cook-book cooks up a rudementary integral evaluation program and offers tips and pseudo-code for integral storage and handling. If you are new to coding, this book also interjects appendices throughout detailing ways of housekeeping computer code and creating internal documentation on different subroutines with external open-source programs. Overall, this is a must-have for any computational chemist whether they code or not simply as a reference of the coding details of modern theoretical models. For the price, you couldn't hope to find a better reference.

My views on Computational Quantum Physics
I have much experence writing books, and I have found that all other subjects are boring, and computational quantum chemestry was intullectually stimulating.You will be entralled and involved in the book from the timethat you pick it up.It is also a great resource for all of the colledgestudent planning to study this and are currently.I highly reccomend thisbook to anyone else who feels that their life just isn't complete. ... Read more

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Product specifications, regulatory constraints, and tight production schedules impose considerable pressures on separation scientists in industry. The first edition of HPLC: Practical and Industrial Applications helped eliminate the need for extensive library or laboratory research when confronting a problem, an unfamiliar technique, or work in a new area. Its plain language, comprehensive coverage of separation topics, and practical organization made it an accessible and convenient reference manual for anyone working in or just entering the field. Since its publication in 1997, however, much has changed. The areas of mass spectroscopy, electrophoretic separations, and ultra-micro separations have blossomed, focus on quality control has intensified, and the literature has grown significantly. The Second Edition incorporates all of these changes and more. It is now fully current, with chapter supplements that include updated references and discussions of techniques.This book examines analytical HPLC as it is actually used in industry. Whether you are just entering industry, switching from one industry to another, or simply enjoy understanding how things are made, HPLC: Practical and Industrial Applications will help you solve problems and get up to speed in new areas quickly, comfortably, and with a genuine sense of mastery. ... Read more

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Concerns about environmental pollution, global warming and hazards to human health have increased demands for chemical analysis. The development of analytical chemistry continues apace and every new discovery in chemistry, physics, molecular biology, and materials science brings new applications. Contemporary analytical chemistry does not consume resources optimally. Indeed, usage of toxic compounds is at its highest rate to date. This makes the emerging field of green chemistry a hot topic in industrial and governmental laboratories as well as in academia.

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Presents the archaeological chemistry of pre-Columbian North America. Introduces new directions in analysis of ancient textiles such as the Shroud of Turin. Explains the use of tandem instrumentation to reach lower detection limits in analysis of substances of archaeological importance. Presents the archaeological chemistry of biochemical molecules, particularly in DNA. Provides applications of statistical techniques to suites of archaeological substrate data. ... Read more

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There are unique challenges in the formulation, manufacture, analytical chemistry, and regulatory requirements of low-dose drugs. This book provides an overview of this specialized field and combines formulation, analytical, and regulatory aspects of low-dose development into a single reference book. It describes analytical methodologies like dissolution testing, solid state NMR, Raman microscopy, and LC-MS and presents manufacturing techniques such as granulation, compaction, and compression. Complete with case studies and a discussion of regulatory requirements, this is a core reference for pharmaceutical scientists, regulators, and graduate students. ... Read more

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As with the first edition of the Encyclopedia of Analytical Science, this second edition is designed to provide a detailed and comprehensive publication covering all facets of the science and practice of analysis. The new work has been extensively revised in terms of the titles and content of the first edition, and includes comprehensive coverage of techniques used for the determination of specific elements, compounds and groups of compounds, in physical or biological matrices. It addresses applications of chemical analysis in all areas, ranging from such topics as medicine to environmental science, and geology to food science. Important characterisation techniques, such as microscopy and surface analysis are also included.

The complete work consists of around 610 articles, each consisting of about 4000 words, figures and summary tables. These articles are combined to form larger entries providing comprehensive coverage of important topics and assisting the reader in locating material of interest. The entries are arranged in an A to Z format providing a final publication of about two and a half million words in ten volumes. The articles are structured to allow easy access to information on specific analytes, instrumental techniques and sample matrices. There is extensive cross-referencing throughout the Encyclopedia and a detailed index.

Also available online via ScienceDirect - featuring extensive browsing, searching, and internal cross-referencing between articles in the work, plus dynamic linking to journal articles and abstract databases, making navigation flexible and easy. For more information, pricing options and availability visit www.info.sciencedirect.com.

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The highly acclaimed Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry provides a much needed professional level reference work for the 21st Century. Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry is the most comprehensive analytical chemistry reference available, covering all aspects from theory and instrumentation through applications and techniques.

The chemistry and techniques are described as performed in the laboratory (environmental, clinical, QC, research, university), in the field or by remote sensing. The level of detail is similar to that of a lab protocol and together with the cited references, will support the analysis of complex inorganic, organic and biological structures by academic and industrial researchers. Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry also enables preparation of procedures, protocols and "cookbooks" by managers and staff of laboratories.

Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry comprises over 600 articles, arranged alphabetically by topic, in approximately 14000 pages, in 15 volumes.

Features:

• Outstanding authorship and the highest calibre editors
• Excellence of peer-review
• Article Summaries
• Over 6500 illustrations, many in colour
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Monumental Chemistry Reference: Practical & Detailed.
analytical chemistry has undergone a considerable amount of change in the equipment and procedures used. Generally analytical chemistry is concerned with the detection and identification of atoms, ions or radicals that of which a substance is composed, the compounds they form, and the proportions of these compounds that are present in a given substance. The editors define analytical chemistry as the measurement, characterization and mapping of chemical species or sys­tems varying from (1) the components of life, such as proteins, carbohydrates, nucleic acids, clinical samples, biomedi­cal spectroscopy, forensics; (2) threats and safeguards to life as in chemical weapons agents, pesticides, environ­ment, industrial hygiene and forensics; (3) life critical or enhancing analyses, such as food and pharmaceuticals; and (4) analyses required by industry, such as coatings, particle size, polymers, rubbers, metals, pulp and paper, process, petroleum and surfaces. The techniques utilized span the in-situ analysis of soil, water, waste, air and the human body, to laboratory analyses, remote sensing and stellar spectroscopy.

This major reference work, an epoch in a practical and summary statement of basic methods and procedures in many material sciences, will become a foremost location for baseline descriptions of chief features of analytical chemistry. The contributors to Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry: Applications, Theory and Instrumentation included over 800 authors, more than 600 peer reviewers, 42 Section Editors and 13 distinguished Board Members and Advisors worked on the production of the Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry: Applications, Theory and Instrumentation for more than three years. Their objective was to prepare the largest, most comprehensive compendium of analytical chemistry ever. Indeed, this work has twice the bulk and breadth of any other such compendium, such that a chemist (organic, polymer, inorganic, biochemist, molecular biologist as well as, of course, an analytical chemist), or a physicist or engineer (environmental, industrial or materials) can find all the essential information required to analyze any analyte in any matrix for any purpose or application, interpret the results and also to gain a thorough knowledge of the theory and instrumentation utilized. ... Read more

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An authoritative review of modern sensor technology-essential information for analytical chemists, biochemists, biotechnologists, spectroscopists, and chemical engineers

As sensors begin to realize their commercial and practical potential in fields ranging from the automobile and semiconductor industries to environmental monitoring and clinical diagnostics, this timely work offers an important survey of the principles, construction, and applications of the most popular types of chemical and biological sensors in use today.

Principles of Chemical and Biological Sensors brings together a wealth of valuable material in a single source, providing scientists and researchers with a basic grasp of the latest developments in this area, as well as information on trends and future directions.

Coverage includes:
* Amperometric, modified, potentiometric, and voltammetric electrodes
* Optrodes and direct spectroscopic methods
* Enzyme and antibody based biosensors
* Processing signals from sensors
* Miniaturization of sensors
* Sensor arrays and intelligent sensing systems

Principles of Chemical and Biological Sensors is an essential reference for scientists in research and industry aiming to make optimum use of these cutting-edge devices in their work.

Spurred by a dramatic increase in R&D support over the last twenty years, sensors are poised for a revolution similar to the one seen in microcomputers in the late 1980s. Matching enhanced performance with lower cost, new generations of sensing devices promise to gain a firm footing in many different areas, from environmental regulation to manufacturing and other industries.

Principles of Chemical and Biological Sensors offers a state-of-the-art look at the principles and applications of the most popular sensors available today, coupled with an exploration of potential directions and developments for the future of this dynamic field. From amperometric, potentiometric, and voltammetric electrodes to smart sensors, digital filtering, and more, this useful volume contains essential information across a range of sensor types and functions. Topics covered include:
* Ion-selective electrodes and optrodes
* Amperometric methods of detection
* Biomaterials for biosensors
* Optical chemical sensors
* Miniaturized chemical sensors
* Sensor signal processing

Expertly balancing breadth and depth of coverage within a single, easy-to-use resource, Principles of Chemical and Biological Sensors is essential reading for analytical chemists, biochemists, chemical engineers, and others who will benefit from the tremendous strides being made in sensor research and technology today. ... Read more

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For more than 90 years, researchers around the world have relied on the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics for authoritative, up-to-date data. This year will be no exception. Many of the most heavily used tables in the book receive major updates and expansions, most notably:

Physical Properties of Inorganic Compounds -
Features nearly 25% more compounds
Enthalpy of Fusion -
Contains updated values and 20% more compounds, especially inorganics
Bond Dissociation Energies -
Includes 70% more compounds, including for the first time more than 1200 molecular ions
Table of the Isotopes -
Brought up to date with research results through the year 2005
Inorganic Ion and Ligand Nomenclature -
Incorporates new rules from IUPAC for systematic names
Chemical Carcinogens -
Updated in accordance with the recent report from the National Toxicology Program
Global Temperature Trends -
Traces the rise in mean global temperature for the last 150 years

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CRC the other way to spell awesome
Simply put if you are talking a chemistry or physics course in college just buy this book (any edition). It contains information that you will need for classes and labs it is a great resource. I bought this book used. When I bought this book the 90th edition had come out. This made this edition about 40 dollars and it was worth every penny.

Disappointment
I am really disapointed by this big book.
The Title is different from what it contains. The Volume is so large, but does not contain great substance. I wish it is possible to return it and have my refund. It is not worth the trouble.

Job well done.
The book arrived sooner than I expected and was in excellent condition.What else can I say?

CRC Handbook of Chemistry & Physics, 85th edition
Excellent, classic reference work & source of a library of technical information & facts. Formerly (known by students 50+ yrs ago) as "The Rubber Handbook"

The Good Stuff
The CRC Chemistry Handbook has been near my desk for 25 years and probably gets used twice a week. My only regret is that it does not have more detailed information about the isotopes, the real building blocks of the universe. When we refer to an element, we are referring to an average of the isotopes, similar to each other only in their number of protons.

Still, the lessons in the book are endless and wonderful regarding our fascinating world. ... Read more

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This book provides an introduction to the essentials of relativistic effects in quantum chemistry, and a reference work that collects all the major developments in this field. It is designed for the graduate student and the computational chemist with a good background in nonrelativistic theory. In addition to explaining the necessary theory in detail, at a level that the non-expert and the student should readily be able to follow, the book discusses the implementation of the theory and practicalities of its use in calculations. After a brief introduction to classical relativity and electromagnetism, the Dirac equation is presented, and its symmetry, atomic solutions, and interpretation are explored. Four-component molecular methods are then developed: self-consistent field theory and the use of basis sets, double-group and time-reversal symmetry, correlation methods, molecular properties, and an overview of relativistic density functional theory. The emphases in this section are on the basics of relativistic theory and how relativistic theory differs from nonrelativistic theory. Approximate methods are treated next, starting with spin separation in the Dirac equation, and proceeding to the Foldy-Wouthuysen, Douglas-Kroll, and related transformations, Breit-Pauli and direct perturbation theory, regular approximations, matrix approximations, and pseudopotential and model potential methods. For each of these approximations, one-electron operators and many-electron methods are developed, spin-free and spin-orbit operators are presented, and the calculation of electric and magnetic properties is discussed. The treatment of spin-orbit effects with correlation rounds off the presentation of approximate methods. The book concludes with a discussion of the qualitative changes in the picture of structure and bonding that arise from the inclusion of relativity. ... Read more

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Easily the best book on the topic
The two authors have succeeded in delivering a didactically well prepared textbook. The writing is very clear ( as was to be expected knowing the elegant writing of articles published by the authors). The authors have succeeded in the difficult act of balancing between to much background information and too little (ragarding both physics and mathematics). Especially for a topic like relativistic quantum chemistry it is important to find a style that is comprehensible for chemists. Reading this book is really highly rewarding, the authors insightful writing reveals interesting connections and gives explanations that can easily be missed by going through textbooks written for theoretical physicists. The book covers all important aspects of relativistic quantum chemistry and gives even a short introduction to QED and parity violation. I can recommend this book wholeheartedly to both teachers and students interested in the topic. ... Read more

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Successful Management of the Analytical Laboratory provides a comprehensive discussion of the problems that face analytical laboratory managers and presents proven techniques for improving the operation and performance of analytical labs. A wide range of topics are covered, including functions of various laboratory types (including a discussion of legal proceedings that involve defending laboratory data), staffing and organization, motivation, management and development of personnel, personal relations and communication, sample handling, workload optimization, equipment selection and justification, budgeting and cost control (including methods for calculating the dollar return on investments in capital equipment), and information management systems.The book emphasizes measures that managers can take to ensure quality performance in both the laboratory and its personnel while maintaining the overall cost effectiveness of the operation.The author uses case histories from his experience to illustrate the application of the management principles presented in this excellent book for new and experienced lab managers alike. ... Read more

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A concise overview of the principles and practice of analytical chemistry, reflecting the continuing impact of computers, the IT revolution, and the increasing range of applications of analytical chemistry in environmental science and medicine. Previous edition: c1995. DLC: Chemistry, Analytic. ... Read more