Introductory College Chemmistry. By Neil E. Gordon and williams E. Trout, Jr. 2nd edition. Pp). xiii + 753. Kew York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; London: Chapman & Hall, Ltd., 19.10. 21s
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 1940
- Weight
- 122 KB
- Volume
- 59
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0368-4075
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✦ Synopsis
This book proviclcs n course in cliemistry which would carry tlic beginner up t o or slightly bcyoutl nintriculntion stnndnrd. The ground corercd is iiiuch +c same ns in most books of this type, thc first pnrt, which contnins about 500 pnges, being dcvotcil to fuiidmiientnl chcniicd and physico-clictiiicnl principles and t o tlic chemistry of the coniinoiier non-metals. It includes an necount of sonic of the simpler orgniiic substnnccs. In the second pnrt the authors review the inct,nls froin the standpoint of the periodic systeni, with n considernblc cmphnsis on niethotls of scpnrntion used in qunlitnt,ivc analysis: A lnrgc nuniber of prncticnl escrciscs arc included in the test, nnd with ench tlierc is I L I ~ elaborate entechisin on tlic renctions involred nnd their intcrprctiition. Nuincrous photogrnphs niid diugrnius arc given nnd emphiisis is placed on applications of thc subject. Nore advniiceil poiuts nrc introduced by tnbulnted refercnccs, most of which are to tlic Jounial of Ckemkd Brlztcation.
Tlie authors linrc evidciitly based their work on courses of clcnicntary lectures and hnw devoted n g e n t deal of cnrc to tlcveloping nii npproncli to tlie subject which will.holt1 tlic stncleiit's intcrcst. Froiii this point of view tlic Ijook merits thc closc attention of tcnchers of elciiieiitnry chcniistry. Its style docs not, liowever, innkc it altogether suitable for gcncritl use by students in this country, and thc cost is high, though not out of proportion to tlic cscclleiicc of thc production.
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