All Chemistry World articles in Archive 2004-2009 – Page 21
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Starting from quantum theory
The aim is to produce a book to accompany teaching physical chemistry according to this philosophy
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Welcome to the nanoworld
The book is perfectly balanced and contains many new chapters with detailed and comprehensive information
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Molecules on a large scale
the second edition of Steed and Atwood's Supramolecular chemistry is the most comprehensive overview of the area available in textbook form
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Jump start thermodynamics
The book provides a coherent and refreshing introduction to thermodynamics, restricting itself to simple algebra with no calculus
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Arrow-pushing in organic chemistry: An easy approach to understanding reaction mechanisms
From the blurb for this new text, I expected a student-friendly book
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Chemistry primer
It provides students with an understanding of the fundamental principles of chemistry on which to build later studies
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Bio-aided chemistry
The latest volume in a series primarily aimed at postgraduates and researchers published by Wiley
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Chemical basis of biology
An excellent new textbook in this area targeted at third and fourth year undergraduates
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Fundamentals of asymmetric catalysis
The book deals with Lewis acid, Lewis base, metal-based catalysis and organic catalysis
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News
Disciplining movement questions science budget rules
Science and technology organisations have been ranked as key targets for inspection by the finance ministry
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ChemChina has sights on Dow business
The country's largest agrochemical firm and leading fine chemical maker, has its eye on a subsidiary of Dow Chemical, the largest US chemical company
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Feature
One giant leap
NASA's Apollo missions answered many questions about the Moon - and as NASA unveils plans to return, lunar chemistry will again play a prominent role, says Richard Corfield
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ERC not up to scratch
Two-year review highlights fundamental operational problems within the European Research Council
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Careers
Careers clinic: Great leap forward
Is it worth doing an MBA to help with the move into management? Caroline Tolond weighs up the pros and cons
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Careers
Profile: Life, but not as we know it
In Second Life real people live in a virtual world. Joanna Scott has a actual job there, organising scientific events within the online environment, reports Sarah Houlton