Instant Notes in Mathematics and Statistics for Life Scientists (Instant Notes)

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Instant Notes titles focus on core information and are designed to help undergraduate students come to grips with a subject quickly and easily.

This book is aimed at undergraduate life science students who need to improve or brush-up their mathematical and statistical skills to a level which will make the quantitative components of most undergraduate biological courses accessible. In Part I, Mathematics in Biology, emphasis is placed on the application of mathematical topics to biology. Material is provided in a uniform, structured format to aid accessibility. Each chapter begins with a definition of the concepts and purpose that a topic addresses, the general biological applications of the topic, and a set of key notes which provide a list of the essential points. The focus is on the understanding of the application of a basic set of mathematical techniques in a biological framework. In Part II, Statistics in Biology, the text concentrates on providing a transparent, structured, easy-to-understand overview of statistical testing. Detailed biological examples of the application of common statistical tests are provided to aid the student's understanding.

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Graduate-level text explains modern in-depth approaches to the calculation of the electronic structure and properties of molecules. Hartree-Fock approximation, electron pair approximation, much more. Largely self-contained, only prerequisite is solid course in physical chemistry. Over 150 exercises. 1989 edition.

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A good book.......2007-06-09

This book is wonderful for people (like me) who had no clear idea about equations behind Hartree Fock or CCSD methods. The book is well detailed and illustrated by simple (rather simple) examples. I did the major part of exercices and I did not find a lot of mistakes: some differencies in numerical calculations sometimes. However, the problem is that some exercises are long enough to solve and this tends to stop the reader during his reading. A second point is that the Hartree Fock method is fully explained but other methods and in particular those developped in the last chapters are less detailed. Obviously this is an introduction to quantum chemistry but ... Anyway I think this book deserves its 4 stars and even more (4.5 stars). Although this book is a little old now (10 year old) it remains one of the best introduction to modern quantum chemistry and provides the reader with a general picture of problems that arise in this chemical physics field of research. This book also provides the reader with a number of references to enable further readings which is noticeable.

The Best Book about Hartree-Fock Theory.......2007-06-08

This is so far the best book written about Hartree-Fock Theory. It provides all the mathematical background of vectors, matrices and operators, necessary for the development of the theory. Then it presents the theory in a very satifactory (detailed) way. If you want to learn the Hartree-Fock theory, to the level that allows you to understand what the standard computational quantum chemical packages do, then you shoud read this book.

Excellent for quantum chemistry.......2007-05-20

This book was an excellent find for quantum chemistry. It briefly mentions the schroedinger equation and the math required for it and the rest of the book is dedicated to developing techniques and formalism in many electron systems. Purely physical and application oriented work. As mentioned in the preface, exercises are essential, the book without them appears to be a smooth reader, but it quiet isn't and there are high chances that you'll lose track if you don't solve side by side (happened with me!) So in short, if you are looking for deep philosophical insights and things like that, you might get disappointed. But excellent for application based quantum chemists.

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A pleasure to read.......2007-03-10

An excellent introduction to the subject. For those a bit rusty on the math, the review of linear algebra and matrix algebra is quick but touches all main points, showing the authors' good grasp of the subject. One can compare this book to "Computational Chemistry" by Errol Lewars, which provides an overview of the various methods: Molecular Mechanics, Ab Initio, Semiempirical, and density functional theory. "Modern Quantum Chemistry" chooses to concentrate on Ab Initio methods, particularly Hartree-Fock, which it treats in detail and supplements with more sophisticated methods. The formalism is somewhat more in-depth than in Lewar's book.

One can obtain an overview of quantum chemistry by first reading Lewar's "Computational Chemistry" and then probe the subject in more detail with "Modern Quantum Chemistry".

Good delivering!.......2007-01-05

the item was in very good condition, the shipping was very fast and the wrapping was very good!

Spin-orbit Coupling Effects in Two-Dimensional Electron and Hole Systems (Springer Tracts in Modern Physics)

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Spin-orbit Coupling Effects in Two-Dimensional Electron and Hole Systems (Springer Tracts in Modern Physics)
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Spin-orbit coupling makes the spin degree of freedom respond to its orbital environment. In solids this yields such intriguing phenomena as a spin splitting of electron states in inversion-asymmetric systems even at zero magnetic field and a Zeeman splitting that is significantly enhanced in magnitude over that for free electrons. This book describes spin-orbit coupling effects in quasi-two-dimensional electron and hole systems. The first part provides a general introduction to the electronic structure of quasi-two-dimensional systems with a particular focus on group-theoretical methods. The main part of the monograph is devoted to spin-orbit coupling phenomena at zero and nonzero magnetic fields. Throughout the book, the main focus is on a thorough discussion of the physical ideas and a detailed interpretation of the results. Accurate numerical calculations are complemented by simple and transparent analytical models that capture the important physics.

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Brilliant, classic papers on quantum chemistry.......2003-04-17

This is a truly wonderful book on quantum chemistry, and contains many lucid explainations of different methods. Goddard's chapter on GVB is the best explaination of that theory around. Shavitt gives a detailed explaination of CI. My current favorite is Kutzelnigg's description of pair correlation methods, which provides one of the best description of what is now called coupled-cluster methods I've seen.

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The Mortal Hero.......2007-10-09

I read the Iliad and thought that this book would be useful but it was not extremely useful and the book didn't come during the time it was supposed to come. The book was brand new and in perfect condition, which it should have been anyways.

Wonderful.......2005-07-04

Intrigued by Robert Fagles' translation of the Iliad, which I can't recommend highly enough, I discovered this book by Schein which I also highly recommend. It isn't merely a guide to reading and understanding the Iliad which it is, of course, but a pure revelation, certainly to me, of what constitutes heroic bedrock. If you are intrigued by the idea of the hero in western civilization Schein has some very interesting things to say about the underpinnings of the concept which I found enlightening.

A story for each listener/reader.......2000-08-22

In this book, Schein reviews the standard literature of the Iliad. He provides a structure for understanding the work. Beginning with the original performers and listeners, what stories they would have know, how this tale is different from the normal hero tales they were use to, and how those differences are important to the tale.

Another axis is how Troy was destined to lose, and at the same time, Hector is shown as the more moral of the leading fighters in the epic.

You can see the listeners hearing what they want from the story: a simple story of how their side won a long war, how their favorite warriors were braver than anyone else during some phase of the battles, how it would have all been different if the gods had not intervened, how it only turned out right because the gods intervened. And then also listeners who were listening for something more, also heard about `good things happening to bad people', and then even more that the bad people were in circumstances in which there were no other options, and how these people accepted their undeserved fates or railed against them.

a mix of linguistic, thematic and character chapters.......2000-07-27

This book has 6 chapters : 1. The Poetic Tradition. 2. The Gods. 3. War, Death and Heroism. 4. Achilles: One. 5. Achilles: Two. 6. Hektor and Troy. I have found the 1st chapter on the oral poetry formulas clear and helpful. A diagram of the structure of the Iliad might have been helpful.

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