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Title: Physical Chemistry by P. W. Atkins, Julio Depaula, Julio De Paula ISBN: 0-7167-3539-3 Publisher: W H Freeman & Co. Pub. Date: December, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $132.10 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.54 (59 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Perhaps a bit TOO concise
Comment: While I agree with the previous review that most people who have trouble with the book just have trouble with the topic, there are times where the text is much too concise to be useful. Much of the mathematics of thermodynamics and kinetics is more easily understood if the steps in deriving them are explained. Here, however, they are not. The illustrations in the margins greatly help imporve one's understanding of the material. Plentiful, rigourous exercises at the end of the chapters - in conjunction with the solutions manual or a good professor - really help to drive the concepts home. It may have been improved by being divided into several more expanded textbooks on specialized topics, instead of being a concentrated "everything there is about physical chemistry" text.
Rating: 1
Summary: Not a very good book
Comment: Mathematicians would favor this book. The text is dense and dry. The material is presented in the most boring manner possible. Atkins prefers to explain himself with equations rather than words. The subject matter is not thoroughly explored. No concepts are placed into the "big picture." At best, this book could serve as a decent reference for a chemist or physicist already familiar with the topics and therefore only in need of review. Learning physical chemistry for the first time using this book is a serious chore. I honestly believe that physical chemistry can be a fun, exciting, and challenging subject that is worth learning. This book fails to deliver the material in a manner that does anything but annoy and frustrate. This problem is only compounded by the fact that there are numerous mathematical errors present both in the text and in the solutions of selected problems. If you are stuck using this book because it was required for a class, I suggest you find supplementary material that elaborates better on the many areas in which this book is lacking.
Rating: 3
Summary: An Honest Opinion...
Comment: After reading all the other reviews on this book, one might notice the large gap in opinion on this text. And I think that is justified...For those who really enjoy P-Chem and pour alot of energy and time into the course, this book should be fine; but for those of us who are not particularly fascinated with the inner thermodynamic or kinetic workings of the molecules we've come to love, this book isn't necessarily as explanatory as it could be. Also, the professor one has makes a BIG difference in this course. If one has a professor who uses this book as simply a reference to his/her teaching/lecturing then the book makes a great reference material. But for those professors who are new (like mine) and expect undergraduate CHEM majors to leave their course understanding every single facet of the P-Chem cosmos, using this book as their Bible and lecturing straight from it, then this book is not so great (pretty bad, in fact). However, I must say, the text varies in readability and depth of explanation. Some parts give sufficient explanation and other portions leave students feeling confused at least. That's why I give this book a 3 star rating. I think other books may be more beneficial.
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Title: Student's Solutions Manual for Physical Chemistry by P. W. Atkins ISBN: 0716743884 Publisher: W H Freeman & Co. Pub. Date: December, 2001 List Price(USD): $45.45 |
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Title: Principles of Instrumental Analysis by Douglas A. Skoog, F. James Holler, Timothy A. Nieman ISBN: 0030020786 Publisher: Brooks Cole Pub. Date: 03 September, 1997 List Price(USD): $140.95 |
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Title: Quantitative Chemical Analysis by Daniel C. Harris, Hopkins Harris ISBN: 0716744643 Publisher: W H Freeman & Co. Pub. Date: July, 2002 List Price(USD): $142.50 |
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Title: Schaum's Outline of Physical Chemistry by Clyde R. Metz ISBN: 0070417156 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Trade Pub. Date: 01 July, 1988 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: The Physical Chemistry Problem Solver: A Complete Solution Guide to Any Textbook (Rea's Problem Solvers) by James Ogden, Research & Education Association, Max Fogiel ISBN: 087891532X Publisher: Research & Education Assn Pub. Date: January, 1994 List Price(USD): $30.95 |
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