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With its emphasis on the physical principles, conveyed through lucid explanations and careful exposition of the essential mathematical concepts, and enhanced by enriched pedagogy and a new two-colour text design, this is the perfect text for opening up the fascinating subject of physical chemistry ... More

Summer in San Francisco and a killer is on the loose. Twelve victims so far. Scrawled in each victim's blood, a single word: "Morningstar." Two innocents suddenly find their lives swept up in a maelstrom of madness and murder. Shelley Masterton -- her dreams invaded by a dead friend, one of the kill... More

Molecular Quantum Mechanics, an accessible introduction to thefoundations of quantum chemistry, established itself as a classic as soon as theoriginal best-selling edition appeared. This new edition will ensure itsplace is maintained in the forefront of its field. Entirely rewritten to presentthe su... More

Why Galileo's finger? Galileo, one of whose fingers is preserved in a vessel displayed in Florence, provided much of the impetus for modern science, pointing the way out of medieval ignorance. In this brilliant account of the central ideas of contemporary science, Peter Atkins celebrates the effecti... More

Written for calculus-based general chemistry courses, particularly honors-level or accelerated courses, "Chemical Principles helps students develop chemical insight by showing the connections between fundamental chemical ideas and their applications. Unlike other texts, it begins with a detailed pic... More

In science we learn that from 100 or so elements everything tangible is made, whether a planet or a microscopic organism. With vivid imagery, text cleverly arranged like a travel guide, and easy for the general reader to understand, Oxford's P.W. Atkins describes the organization of the kingdom of t... More

Das Periodensystem der Elemente mag bei manchem unangenehme Erinnerungen an den Chemieunterricht der Schule wecken - ein merkwA1/4rdig gestaltetes Ordnungsschema aus lauter KAsten, in denen eine verwirrende FA1/4lle von BuchstabenkA1/4rzeln und Zahlenwerten die natA1/4rlichen ZusammenhAnge zwischen ... More

Jung's theory of psychological type distinguishes between the four functions of sensing, intuition, thinking and feeling. This book uses type theory to explore 26 passages from Matthew's Gospel as they appear in the Revised Common Lectionary. The insights gained provide an invaluable resource for te... More