Microscale and Macroscale Techniques in the Organic Laboratory (with Study Guide, Volume 1 and 2)

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The well-known and tested organic chemistry laboratory techniques of the two best-selling organic chemistry lab manuals: INTRODUCTION TO ORGANIC LABORATORY TECHNIQUES: A SMALL SCALE APPROACH and INTRODUCTION TO ORGANIC LABORATORY TECHNIQUES: A MICROSCALE APPROACH, 3/e are now assembled in one textbook. Professors can use any experiments alongside MICROSCALE AND MACROSCALE TECHNIQUES IN THE ORGANIC LABORATORY. Experiments can be selected and assembled from the two Pavia organic chemistry lab manuals, from professors' homegrown labs, or even competing texts. The 375 page, hardcover book serves as a reference for all students of organic chemistry. With clearly written prose and accurately drawn diagrams, students can feel confident setting up and running organic labs.

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It's Long!.......2006-04-11

While I disagree with the conclusions reached in the book, I appreciate a consistent and thorough reporting on the young-earth creationist viewpoint. My main disagreement comes with the repeated conclusion that there must have been accelerated nuclear decay at some point in the past. I would like to point out the interesting contradiction here with another branch of Christian science: the Intelligent Design movement. One of the strongest arguments for ID is known as "fine tuning," which states that if the physical constants were different from what they are, life on earth would be drastically affected. In order to achieve accelerated decay, young-earthers assert that there must have been a weakening in the strong nuclear force, along with others (see Chaffin, p. 305). If it's a choice between fine tuning and accelerated decay, I choose fine tuning.

I don't know if they want me to say this, but poke around online. I found this book in a .pdf, all 676 pages of it.

Very good........2005-06-22

Having read this work and follow up papers, it is the atheist that must question his faith, not the Christian. With this book, more data is gathered to support a hypothesis that they hold. (Which is what science is about!) I am a former evolutionist, but I have always held an open mind to the evidence which converted me to creationism, a position well supported by the evidence in this book and others. What really got me was the exploration of helium loss of rocks that had underwent "1.5 billion years" of nuclear decay and 6000 years of helium loss, which evolutionists can't explain. This book can only be given a low rating by biased readers who do not have an open mind to truth. The truth, by its nature, is divisive, which means someone is wrong. I just don't get why evolutionists who read this book can't admit that they were wrong.

No science to be found here. 1 star is generous........2005-06-11

Contrary to what the authors contained in this weighty tomb would have you believe, there is no science in here. Yes, all the contributors hold a Ph.D. of some sort. However, science does NOT start with the answer and then look for "facts" to bolster their case which is exactly what this book does. A couple of quotes show this.

"To them, even when the problems seem daunting, there must be an answer, and this answer must come within the framework of Biblical history." (p. vii).

"Our unified premise is that observation and theory should always be subservient to a proper understanding of the Word of God." (p. 6)

I repeat, this is NOT science. It is creationism plain and simple. The fact that, to date, none of the research initiatives in this book have born any fruit endorsed by the scientific community at large or shown up in any refereed scientific journals should speak volumes to most readers. However, if you want to continue to live with your head buried in the sand, ignorant of the scientific process and the world around you, then by all means, read and enjoy.

Excellent example of scientific research.......2005-01-20

Contrary to 'What a Joke' (below), this book involves no 'denial of science'. All contributors are professionally accomplished Ph.D.s (physics, geology, and geophysics) who do not reject science but question the 'starting assumptions' that underpin the majority view of the scientific establishment (in this case, geology).
Observations show that a significant amount of radio-active decay has occured in the earth's crust. These scientists do not dispute this. Instead they question the assumptions held by the scientific establishment - for instance that these radio-active decay rates have been constant. This is an a priori assumption that scientists can neither prove nor disprove. Therefore, the assumption that the decay rates have NOT been constant are just as valid - particularly as there is no thoretical problem with this assumption.
These scientists have, and are, conducting real, verifiable research on this issue. This book is their initial report. It includes theories, tests, demonstrations, documentation, and PREDICTIONS as to what should be found if their theories are correct. The year (2005), the follow up will be published. This will include the results of over five years of research and will test the results against their predictions in this book. Already, there has been successes (for instance in the area of helium diffusion).
A good statement of the approach these scientists take is found on page 334 (chapter 7 - Accelerated Nuclear Decay : A Viable Hypothesis?). Humphreys states,

"What I want to show in this paper is that accelrated nuclear decay is a good answer to the problems posed by geoscience and nuclear data. I will show that the data require it, Scripture suugests it, theory allows it, and observations can test it."

This is nothing more than good old-fashioned scientific research. When the next book is done, the establishment, if they wish to retain crediblity, will have to grapple with real, hard, scientific data and stop the ad hominem attacks.

what a joke.......2003-09-07

This book is one of the reasons why people turn away from Christianity and skoff at the bible. YECs deny fundamental science and claim it isn't real, no wonder people think the bible is a fraud! Thanks guys, for turning so many away from Christ!

Radioisotopes and the Age of the Earth: A Young-Earth Creationist Research Initiative

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Radioisotopes and the Age of the Earth: A Young-Earth Creationist Research Initiative

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The application of neutron scattering to polymers has been extremely successful during the last two decades. This book presents, for the first time, both the theories and experimental examples which are needed to understand how these techniques can be applied. Now available in paperback for the first time this book is specifically written to introduce the newcomer and non-expert to the experimental techniques and the basic theory necessary to understand the results.

An Introduction to the Liquid State (Oxford Series on Neutron Scattering in Condensed Matter, No 7)

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An Introduction to the Liquid State (Oxford Series on Neutron Scattering in Condensed Matter, No 7)
P. A. Egelstaff
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This is a completely revised edition of a book originally published 25 years ago. While the general content, layout, and style of this edition follows that of the original, the second edition reflects the enormous expansion of theoretical and experimental research that has taken place over the past quarter of a century. The book, now available in paperback, is an introductory rather than a specialist work aimed at first year-graduate students of physics and is accessible to those who have taken undergraduate courses in mathematics and statistical thermodynamics. Each chapter ends with a short set of references for further reading, and exercises are provided for the reader. This volume covers the more basic parts of this vast topic, while preserving a balance between different areas. The author breaks the subject down by liquid state topic rather than by class of liquid, so that all classes of liquids fall under each topic. The author takes an atomic or molecular view of liquids, concentrating on the pair distribution and pair potential functions, illustrating how properties can be calculated from first principles and compared with experimental results. The experimental techniques used involve scattering both for equilibrium and dynamic measurements.

Neutron Scattering Data Analysis (Institute of Physics Conference Series)

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Neutron Scattering Data Analysis (Institute of Physics Conference Series)

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Applications of Neutron Scattering to Soft Condensed Matter

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Applications of Neutron Scattering to Soft Condensed Matter

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Neutrons, which are a penetrating yet non destructive probe, are ideally suited to studying the structure, organisation and motion of molecules responsible for the physical properties of materials under a variety of conditions. Applications are in fields as diverse as colloid and polymer science, earth sciences, pharmaceutics, biology and engineering. This book will be of interest to both present and potential future users of neutron sources working in these areas, as both a useful reference and a comprehensive overview.

Complementarity Between Neutron and Synchrotron X-Ray Scattering: Proceedings of the 6th Summer School on Neutron Scattering, Zuoz, Switzerland, 8-14 August ... the 6th Summer School of Neutron Scattering)

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Condensed Matter Research Using Neutrons: Today and Tomorrow (NATO Science Series: B:)

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Condensed Matter Research Using Neutrons: Today and Tomorrow (NATO Science Series: B:)
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Diffuse Neutron Scattering from Crystalline Materials (Oxford Series on Neutron Scattering in Condensed Matter, 14)

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Diffuse Neutron Scattering from Crystalline Materials (Oxford Series on Neutron Scattering in Condensed Matter, 14)
Victoria M. Nield , and David A. Keen
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The present book is an accessible, comprehensive guide to diffuse neutron scattering, an important technique for studying structural disorder in materials. The text takes the reader through theoretical, computational and experimental developments in the subject and describes in detail its application to a number of structural disorder problems. These include the more traditional subjects of substitutional disorder in alloys and orientational disorder in molecular systems as well as the more recent studies of superionic and framework materials. Particular emphasis is placed on recent refinement methods for data interpretation which are compared with established computer simulation techniques and analytical approaches. The book collects disparate themes into one unique volume, written as an introduction to the method for graduate scientists. It will be a valuable reference text for any crystallographer keen to understand and apply modern interpretative techniques to diffuse scattering data.

Diffusion in Condensed Matter - Methods, Materials, Models

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Diffusion in Condensed Matter - Methods, Materials, Models

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Diffusion as the process of particle transport due to stochastic movement is a phenomenon of crucial relevance for a large variety of processes and materials. This comprehensive, handbook-style survey of diffusion in condensed matter gives detailed insight into diffusion as the process of particle transport due to stochastic movement. Leading experts in the field describe in 23 chapters the different aspects of diffusion, covering microscopic and macroscopic experimental techniques and exemplary results for various classes of solids, liquids and interfaces as well as several theoretical concepts and models. Students and scientists in physics, chemistry, materials science, and biology will benefit from this detailed compilation.

Dynamics of the Liquid State (Oxford Series on Neutron Scattering in Condensed Matter, 10)

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Dynamics of the Liquid State (Oxford Series on Neutron Scattering in Condensed Matter, 10)
Umberto Balucani , and Marco Zoppi
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The purpose fo this book is to present a comprehensive account of the physical concepts and theoretical approaches developed for the study of the dynamical properties of liquids (or more generally, of high-density fluids) at a microscopic level. After a discussion of the basic dynamical phenomena to be interupted, as well as of the various experimental probes, the book gradually exposes the reader to the sophisticated theoretical techniques needed for a satisfactory account of both single particle and coleective motions. The complications are faced in a stepwise fashion, with special attention to the physical content of the results. As a result of the progress achieved in the last decade, in the end a satisfactory understanding of most of the phenomena characterizing this fascinating field emerges.

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a reader:.......2001-10-24

This is an excellent reference book on the dynamics of
liquids. I was prompted to write this, since the only
other review didn't refer to the book itself. I'd recommend
this for graduate students and above who would like to
get a working knowledge of theory for liquid state dynamics.

I want contact Mr.Zoppi.......2000-01-22

Hi, I'm from Sao Paulo, Brazil. My name is Alexandre Zoppi, 20. I've ready amazom.com and saw the author's name Mr. Marco Zoppi, and I'd like to contact him. Please, call me at e-mail petro@widesoft.com.br. Thanks 21/01/2000

Excitations in Liquid and Solid Helium (Oxford Series on Neutron Scattering in Condensed Matter)

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Excitations in Liquid and Solid Helium (Oxford Series on Neutron Scattering in Condensed Matter)
Henry R. Glyde
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Liquid 4He and 3He are the purest Brose and Fermi liquids currently available in nature. Understanding the dynamics and excitations of those quantum systems is a fundamental issue of science and a guide for more complex matter. The book develops the theory of zero sound, phonons, rotons, spin and single particle excitations in quantum solids and fluids in an historical context. The book brings the theory up to date in modern language with similarities between quantum solids and fluids drawn wherever possible. A survey of recent neutron scattering data in each system is presented. A critical comparison of theory and recent data provides a comprehensive assessment of our current understanding of collective and single particle excitations in quantum liquids and solids.

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