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Volume 3: Molecular Thermodynamics and Kinetics
Atkins' Physical Chemistry: Molecular Thermodynamics and Kinetics is designed for use on the second semester of a quantum-first physical chemistry cou...
This volume features a greater emphasis on the molecular view of physical chemistry and a move away from classical thermodynamics. It offers greater e...
The exceptional quality of previous editions has been built upon to make the twelfth edition of Atkins' Physical Chemistry even more closely suited to...
Contains thermodynamics and kinetics selections of Atkins' Physical chemistry, 10 of the 19 sections included in the full work....
The laws of thermodynamics drive everything that happens in the universe. From the sudden expansion of a cloud of gas to the cooling of hot metal, and...
Explores the world of chemistry, including its structure, core concepts, and contributions to human culture and material comforts....
A scientist's exploration of the great questions of existence
In this scientific 'Credo', Peter Atkins considers the universal questions of origins, endings, birth, and death to which religions have claimed answe...
The Ten Great Ideas of Science
Galileo's Finger is quite simply the best introduction to modern scientific concepts that has ever been written. Taking its cue from C.P. Snow's remar...
A Journey Into the Land of the Chemical Elements
A 'travel guide' to the periodic table, explaining the history, geography and the rules of behaviour in this imagined land. The Periodic Kingdom is a ...
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Most people remember chemistry from their schooldays as largely incomprehensible, a subject that was fact-rich but understanding-poor, smelly, and so ...
A Molecular Approach to Physical Chemistry
aspects of the learning process are fully supported, including the understanding of terminology, notation, mathematical concepts, and the application ...
The Origins of the Laws of Nature
The marvellous complexity of the Universe emerges from several deep laws and a handful of fundamental constants that fix its shape, scale, and destiny...
This text unravels those fundamental physical principles which explain how all matter behaves. It takes us from the foundations of quantum mechanics, ...
Elements of Physical Chemistry has been carefully crafted to help students increase their confidence when using physics and mathematics to answer fund...
From the sudden expansion of a cloud of gas or the cooling of a hot metal, to the unfolding of a thought in our minds and even the course of life itse...
The Private Life of Atoms
Uses illustrations to discuss the various chemical reactions, both simple and complex, between atoms and molecules....
With the development of a variety of exciting new areas of research involving computational chemistry, nano- and smart materials, and applications of ...
Thermodynamics, Structure, and Change
Edition after edition, Atkins and de Paula's #1 bestseller remains the most contemporary, most effective full-length textbook for courses covering the...
Explains how scientists first observed the second law of thermodynamics, discusses its connection with living things, and looks at the nature of struc...
Brief Thoughts On Making The Most Of Your Life
Life is short. You can, if you work hard and are lucky, get more of almost anything, but you can't get more time. Time only goes one way. The average ...
The Quest for Insight
An established bestseller, Chemical Principles features an atoms-first organisation and problem-solving pedagogy to develop students' chemical insight...
Implications of Christ's Ascension for Today's Church
Ascension Now examines the New Testament references to the ascension and exhaltation of Jesus and looks at the theological and liturgical implications...
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Quanta, Matter, and Change
This title takes an innovative molecular approach to the teaching of physical chemistry. The authors present the subject in a rigorous but accessible ...
Completely revised and updated for a second edition, this reference guide is an essential summary of the key concepts in physical chemistry that are l...
Economy, Culture, Geography
Who can deny the significance of food? It has a central role in our health and pleasure as well as in our economy, politics and culture. Food in Socie...
A History of Milk, Science and the Law
As a food, milk has been revered and ignored, respected and feared. In the face of its 'material resistance', attempts were made to purify it of dirt ...
This text is designed for a rigorous course in introductory chemistry. Its central theme is to challenge students to think and question while providin...
If, as Carl Jung said, Liverpool is "the pool of life" then here are things from the darkest depths of that pool, brought to the surface to terrify an...
The author of The Creation returns to take a fresh look at the great questions of our existence and to tackle the unapproachable with a firm belief th...
The Place of Memory in the Composition and Practice of Liturgy
Memory is a major factor in the composition and practice of liturgy. Recent research into how the brain and memory function points the way to how litu...
Written for calculus-inclusive general chemistry courses, Chemical Principles helps students develop chemical insight by showing the connections betwe...
Beastly Urban Histories
Animal Cities builds upon a recent surge of interest about animals in the urban context. Considering animals in urban settings is now a firmly establi...
An Historical Introduction to the Relations Between Landscape, Culture and Environment
This major new text provides an introduction to the interaction of culture and society with the landscape and environment. It offers a broad-based vie...