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Focus on Chemistry develops a systematic approach to problem solving that will guide students through the process of solving chemical problems. Problem solving skills are emphasized throughout each chapter, developed through many in-chapter examples, reviewed in unique chapter summaries, and practiced and synthesized in end-of-chapter exercises. This book focuses on the development of basic chemical principles including chemical bonding, atomic structure, and gas laws. For anyone who wants a clear, concise guide to solving problems in Chemistry.
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Ok..........2007-02-20
Took a few days longer then i would have liked, but not too bad!!
Book is good, CD useless.......2007-02-06
The book has great examples and is very accessible for the beginner. The cd, on the other hand, is pretty useless for studying. I was expecting interactive tests and vocabulary- hands on learning. Instead it's very basic and random. For example, the first chapter has only 2 items to it- the first one being a short video on how an airbag works. How does this help me get an A?
I still hate chemistry.......2006-11-06
Great textbook, it really helped me learn what I needed to for school. I still hate the class though.
Excellent descriptions, helpful excercises........2006-07-30
I'm currently a freshmen at a local college - Not the brightest person, but one that can catch on quite qickly. After getting that book, I flipped thought it before I actually needed for class. It describes everything with lots of precision, and gives real-life examples. At the end of every chapter are over 100 excercises on the things I learned. The whole book looks great on the inside, is organized very well, and is easy to understand - though some concepts are challenging to understand, the excercises at the end of the chapter (and the answers and steps to get the answers for odd problems at the back of the book) help make everything in depth yet easy to understand.
chemistry book.......2005-09-21
Book was in excellent condition. Came exactly has described. Arrived to me super fast!
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KEY MESSAGE: Introductory Chemistry, Third Edition helps readers master the quantitative skills and conceptual understanding they need to gain a deep understanding of chemistry. Unlike other books on the market that emphasize rote memory of problem-solving algorithms,
Introductory Chemistry takes a conceptual approach with the idea that focusing on the concepts behind chemical equations helps readers become more proficient problem solvers.
What Is Chemistry?, The Numerical Side of Chemistry, The Evolution of Atomic Theory, The Modern Model of the Atom 1, Chemical Bonding and Nomenclature, The Shape of Molecules, Chemical Reactions, Stoichiometry and the Mole, The Transfer of Electrons from One Atom to Another in a Chemical Reaction Intermolecular Forces and the Phases of Matter, What If There Were No Intermolecular Forces?, The Ideal Gas Solutions, When Reactants Turn into Products, Chemical Equilibrium, Electrolytes, Acids, and Bases.
For all readers interested in introductory chemistry.
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Introductory Chemistry Essentials And Cw Access Card
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Introductory Chemistry: Essentials
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In 1938, an alert young South African museum curator named Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer came upon a curious specimen in a fisherman's nets: a fish with "four limb-like fins and a strange little puppy dog tail," one that she thought resembled not a living being so much as a china ornament. When she could turn up no written descriptions of the find, she turned to other scientists for help, touching off a worldwide wave of interest in the creature that would come to be called the "coelacanth," long thought to be extinct, and now celebrated as one of the world's oldest species.
That interest took many forms, writes journalist Samantha Weinberg in her entertaining and instructive case study in scientific detective work. It spurred the development of new deep-sea craft to explore the farthest reaches of the ocean; it touched off more than one controversy over the coelacanth's lineage, and even over which nation claimed sovereignty over its oceanic haunts; and it launched or advanced the careers of dozens of researchers. The coelacanth continues to make news. In 1998, a young American scholar found a specimen in Indonesia, far from the western Indian Ocean waters where the coelacanth was thought to dwell. Although some scientists decried the discovery as a hoax at worst and an aberration at best, the find showed that the creature's range was widespread. It demonstrated, too, that international cooperation was necessary if the coelacanth were to be protected in the future, "continuing to exist," as Weinberg writes, "after this extraordinary duration of time." --Gregory McNamee
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Just before Christmas in 1938, the young woman curator of a small South African museum spotted a strange-looking fish on a trawler's deck. It was five feet long, with steel-blue scales, luminescent eyes and remarkable limb-like fins, unlike those of any fish she had ever seen. Determined to preserve her unusual find, she searched for days for a way to save it, but ended up with only the skin and a few bones.
A charismatic amateur ichthyologist, J.L.B. Smith, saw a thumbnail sketch of the fish and was thunderstruck. He recognized it as a coelacanth (pronounced see-la-kanth), a creature known from fossils dating back 400 million years and thought to have died out with the dinosaurs. With its extraordinary limbs, the coelacanth was believed to be the first fish to crawl from the sea and evolve into reptiles, mammals and eventually mankind. The discovery was immediately dubbed the "greatest scientific find of the century."
Smith devoted his life to the search for a complete specimen, a fourteen-year odyssey that culminated in a dramatic act of international piracy. As the fame of the coelacanth spread, so did rumors and obsessions. Nations fought over it, multimillion-dollar expeditions were launched, and submarines hand-built to find it. In 1998, the rumors and the truth came together in a gripping climax, which brought the coelacanth back into the international limelight.
A Fish Caught in Time is the entrancing story of the most rare and precious fish in the world--our own great uncle forty million times removed.
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it's entertaining........2006-03-22
if you are not into fish and paleontology (like me), it is unlikely you are going to even pick up the book and have a look in a bookshop. but get it and read it anyway. it will be a wonderful entertainment. and unknowingly, you will learn something as well. i believe every subject can be interesting, it just depends who is the writer or who is the teacher. weinberg is great in this regard. try her "pointing from the grave". it is also brilliant, but a warning: it is disturbing.
Full of interesting history and information in a VERY readable form.......2006-03-08
This is one of those little books that take a topic readers are curious about and provides them a very readable story that not only satisfies, but surprises. When these books are well done, I find them quite interesting and a way to read for fun and still learn new things.
The Coelacanth is a fish many of us saw as children and it is so weird looking that it immediately captures one's imagination. We have all heard the tale of how science had seen fossils of the creatures and had surmised that it had been extinct from tens of millions of years. Then in 1938 a specimen was caught off South Africa. The book recounts the first realization of what was found by Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer of the East London Museum near the port. We also learn about the involvement of the famous (infamous?) J. L. B. Smith and his book "Old Four Legs" with his early and largely incorrect surmises about the fish.
We learn about other discoveries and some real curiosities such as the remarkably accurate silver model of the fish that appears to have come from pre-Columbian meso-America. This book most helpfully, also tells us what scientists have learned about these fish and it is quite stunning.
The is a website dedicated to this fish called dinofish and there are many articles about this amazing creature on the web, but NONE of them are as fun or as informative as this book. Although, a special I saw on one of the educational channels that showed live coelacanths in their environment, which is one of the cooler things I have ever seen.
Still, get and read this book for a fun couple of evenings read. It has helpful pictures and maps. Enjoy!
Wonderful read; even for a non-ichthyologist .......2004-09-17
The subject of this story is pretty far removed from my usual reading material. After reading it, I was not disappointed that I broadened my horizons.
Samantha Weinberg is a terrific writer who effectively conveyed to me the passion and excitement of science. For anyone who thinks scientists are dull and boring (especially ichthyologists, I mean, come on...!), read this book, you will have a much beter understanding of what makes them tick.
I was particularly taken with the idea that the true unexplored frontier is not outer space, but the vast oceans of this planet. The potential for discovery seem endless.
This book also was very encouraging. Just think, in spite of humankind's seemingly best efforts to pollute and exploit the oceans, a life form stretching back 400 million years could survive. We really aren't in charge here are we?
All in all, a very engaging story.
A wonderful book.......2004-04-25
This is a wonderfully written book, which blends science with excellent character development and story telling. If you enjoy books that teach you about science, but read like a good novel, then this is a perfect book for you.
It is the story of a serendipitous discovery, and how the passion and perseverance of a few overcame politics, personal egos, and various challenges to preserve a fish. Weinberg wrote a wonderful book; I learned a great deal, and I cannot wait to read her next book.
Good book about a fish........2004-02-02
An interesting story about a fish that was thought to be extinct. An easy read.
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Multivariate Methods in High Energy Physics
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ASIN: 0345391810
Release Date: 1995-09-27 |
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"DOUGLAS ADAMS IS A TERRIFIC SATIRIST."
--The Washington Post Book World
Facing annihilation at the hands of the warlike Vogons is a curious time to have a craving for tea. It could only happen to the cosmically displaced Arthur Dent and his curious comrades in arms as they hurtle across space powered by pure improbability--and desperately in search of a place to eat.
Among Arthur's motley shipmates are Ford Prefect, a longtime friend and expert contributor to the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy; Zaphod Beeblebrox, the three-armed, two-headed ex-president of the galaxy; Tricia McMillan, a fellow Earth refugee who's gone native (her name is Trillian now); and Marvin, the moody android who suffers nothing and no one very gladly. Their destination? The ultimate hot spot for an evening of apocalyptic entertainment and fine dining, where the food (literally) speaks for itself.
Will they make it? The answer: hard to say. But bear in mind that the Hitchhiker's Guide deleted the term "Future Perfect" from its pages, since it was discovered not to be!
"What's such fun is how amusing the galaxy looks through Adams' sardonically silly eyes."
--Detroit Free Press
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Not Free SF Reader.......2007-09-03
Meat isn't murder if it likes it, and loud music nearby can be bad for real estate a well as for the prices. Also, even the biggest and most expensive computer projects are easy to screw up, right up until the end.
Anyway, the sequel to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is almost as enjoyable as the first book, which is a fairly impressive achievement.
Gotta love Douglas Adams!.......2007-06-04
This is a very clever scenario. The end of the universe is a one time event, but thanks to technology, you can witness it from a safe distance every night, if you can get reservations... Adams, once again, shows us world where the ridiculous is common, and sensibility is the rarity. Like talking cows who beg you to eat them? Truly sublime! This book is a segment in the Hitch-hiker's series, and a must read for anyone who loves his irreverent humor. It isn't as strong as some of his other books, but if you can avoid comparing him to himself, it's still a great read.
Also, have you read Steve Hershey yet? 'Lunch With God' is right up there if you're looking for this kind of insane humor.
another great part of the hitchhiker series.......2007-01-04
not quite as good as parts 1 and 3, but great none the less.
Quite... strange?.......2006-08-29
This book follows the odd journey of Arthur Dent, Tricia McMillian (Trillian), Ford Prefect, Zaphod Beeblebrox, and Marvin's journey through Douglas Adam's insane (and funny) universe.
It all starts off with Arthur and the other Characters aboard the Heart of Gold, the only spaceship powered on improbability. Arthur has been continuously trying to get a high-tech, and somewhat retarded vending machine to make a cup of tea. Because the task of making a decent cup of tea is so daunting, the computer links circuits with the machine. Of course, the Vogons show up, notorious for their bad poetry. The Heart of Gold is immobilized, because the Computer is busy with making Tea. Right before their ship is carbonized, Zaphod's grandfather teleports them to different places. Following this event, the book describes Arthur, Trillian, Zaphod, Ford, and Marvin and their visits to some of the stranger regions of the galaxy.
Jason's review .......2006-05-09
More like 3.5 stars.
The first book was great! When it ended I couldn't wait to to start reading this one. I wanted to find out more details about the conspiracy to make Zaphod the Galactic President, and who the six people who ruled the universe were.
This book doesn't do much to address any of that. It is still funny, and all the great characters from the first book are back. There are some interesting stories going on, but the original plot is largely ignored.
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"DOUGLAS ADAMS IS A TERRIFIC SATIRIST."
--The Washington Post Book World
Facing annihilation at the hands of the warlike Vogons is a curious time to have a craving for tea. It could only happen to the cosmically displaced Arthur Dent and his curious comrades in arms as they hurtle across space powered by pure improbability--and desperately in search of a place to eat.
Among Arthur's motley shipmates are Ford Prefect, a longtime friend and expert contributor to the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy; Zaphod Beeblebrox, the three-armed, two-headed ex-president of the galaxy; Tricia McMillan, a fellow Earth refugee who's gone native (her name is Trillian now); and Marvin, the moody android who suffers nothing and no one very gladly. Their destination? The ultimate hot spot for an evening of apocalyptic entertainment and fine dining, where the food (literally) speaks for itself.
Will they make it? The answer: hard to say. But bear in mind that the Hitchhiker's Guide deleted the term "Future Perfect" from its pages, since it was discovered not to be!
"What's such fun is how amusing the galaxy looks through Adams' sardonically silly eyes."
--Detroit Free Press
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Contents: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy; The Restaurant at the End of the Universe; Life, the Universe and Everything; So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish; Mostly Harmless.
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Books, not Movie........2005-10-21
The books are wonderful, but if you think that the books are gonig to be like any other version of The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy, you are dead wrong. If you read the introduction to the books you know that each version is meant to be different than the others. That is the beauty of Douglas Adams work. They are all unique but all worth you time.
your guide.......2005-10-13
Okay, for those of you who haven't read the book yet but did watch the movie you guys missed out on a lot the movie didn't include all the scenes that I personally though was very well.
Now that that's out of the way. Douglas Adams in his one of his possibly best know books really out did himself. In this adventure a boring simpleton named Arthur Dent living on the planet we call earth has befriended a guy named Ford Perfect, who is not as he claimed from earth but from a planet called Betelgeuse. Where he was sent from to do research for "The Hitchhikers Guide to the Universe" (it's a book where it has everything and anything that you could possibly need to know about the universe). Ford tells Arthur that he isn't from around here. He isn't from Earth. In telling Arthur this he also tells him that the earth is about to end.
And since they have gotten to be really close friends he takes Arthur with him when he hitches a ride with the Vogan ships (these are what the aliens are called that destroyed our planet earth). Vogan's in particular don't like hitchhikers very much. So they kick them off the ship, shortly after they get on. And by pure chance they get picked up. And the story goes from there.
Now that I've told you how the book starts I'll leave it up to you to read the rest of the book. And if you read this book, then watch the movie. You'll see that the movie is hardly based on this incredible book .
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The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Gollancz)
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When all the questions of space, time, matter and the nature of being have been resolved, only one question remains: Where shall we have dinner? The Restaurant at the End of the Universe is the obvious answer, as it provides the ultimate gastronomic experience, and for once, there is no morning after to worry about . . . The Restaurant at the End of the Universe was the first sequel to the cult bestseller The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, continuing the crazy adventures of Arthur Dent, Marvin the Paranoid Android, Zaphod Beeblebrox and, of course, the Vogons.
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