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Computational Chemistry Using the PC

Author: Donald Rogers
Publisher: Wiley-VCH
Genre: Computers & Internet
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: 1.0 (1 votes)
Location: IIT
Summary: Computational Chemistry Using the PC, Third Edition takes the reader from a basic mathematical foundation to beginning research-level calculations, avoiding expensive or elaborate software in favor of PC applications. Geared towards an advanced undergraduate or introductory graduate course, this Third Edition has revised and expanded coverage of molecular mechanics, molecular orbital theory, molecular quantum chemistry, and semi-empirical and ab initio molecular orbital approaches.
With significant changes made to adjust for improved technology and increased computer literacy, Computational Chemistry Using the PC, Third Edition gives its readers the tools they need to translate theoretical principles into real computational problems, then proceed to a computed solution. Students of computational chemistry, as well as professionals interested in updating their skills in this fast-moving field, will find this book to be an invaluable resource.

Computational Methods in Condensed Matter: Electronic Structure

Author: A. A. Katsnelson, V. S. Stepanyuk
Publisher: AIP Press
Genre: Professional & Technical
My Rating:

: 3.0 (1 votes)
Location: IIT
Summary: This current and comprehensive treatment of the physics of small- amplitude waves in hot magnetized plasmas provides a thorough update of the author's classic Theory of Plasma Waves. New topics include quasi-linear theory, inhomogeneous plasmas, collisions, absolute and convective instability, and mode conversion. Valuable for graduates and advanced undergraduates and an indispensable reference work for researchers in plasmas, controlled fusion, and space science.

Concepts in Solids: Lectures on the Theory of Solids

Author: P. W. Anderson
Publisher: World Scientific Pub Co Inc
Genre: Science
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: 5.0 (1 votes)
Location: IIT
Summary: compare to 'basic notions of condensed matter physics', this book is much easier to understand. u do not need background in solid state physics even. but a thorough mastery of quantum mechanics is assumed. otherwise, u will be turned to ur quantum book very often.

unlike the other solid state or condensed matter book, this book just treat those advanced level materials, like band theory in the presence of pertubrbing fields, elementary excitations, quasi-particles. all those concepts are intruduced in a comprehensive way that i can understand and the materials are arranged systematically (it is partly b/c prof. Anderson does not aim to cover everything in this thin book, just some concepts, as the title indicated).

another interesting thing about this book is that 2 Nobel prizes are related to it. prof. Anderson himself got oone. Sir Josephson, after attending Anderson's lecture in Cambridge with this note (the book is actually lecture note), got a Nobel prize as well.

Cooperative Phenomena in Jahn-Teller Crystals

Author: Michael D. Kaplan, Benjamin G. Vekhter
Publisher: Springer
Genre: Science
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Summary: This volume is the first detailed and comprehensive account of the cooperative Jahn-Teller effect-focusing on the qualitative side of the phenomena. In addition to covering all aspects of this phenomena, this well-illustrated volume features a discussion on the recent breakthroughs on how the properties of high-temperature superconductors may influence the cooperative Jahn-Teller effect. Researchers and students working in chemistry will find this volume to be an invaluable addition to their reference collection.

Course of Theoretical Physics : Mechanics

Author: E M Lifshitz, L D Landau
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Genre: Science
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: 4.5 (25 votes)
Location: IIT
Summary: Devoted to the foundation of mechanics, namely classical Newtonian mechanics, the subject is based mainly on Galileo's principle of relativity and Hamilton's principle of least action. The exposition is simple and leads to the most complete direct means of solving problems in mechanics.

The final sections on adiabatic invariants have been revised and augmented. In addition a short biography of L D Landau has been inserted.

CRC Standard Mathematical Tables

Author: Samuel M. Selby
Publisher: CRC Press
Genre: Science
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CRC Standard Mathematical Tables and Formulae, 30th Edition

Author: Daniel Zwillinger
Publisher: CRC-Press
Genre: Writing
My Rating:

: 4.5 (12 votes)
Location: IIT
Summary: The handbook covers, as it always has, numbers, geometry, trigonometry, calculus, special functions, numerical methods, probability, and statistics. New in the 30th edition: Communication Theory, Control Theory, Design Theory, Differential Analysis, Graph Theory, Group Theory, Integral Equations, Markov Chains, Operations Research, Optimization Techniques, Partial Differential Equations, Queuing Theory, Scientific Computing, Tensor Analysis, Wavelets, More Topics for Anyone and Everyone Who Uses Mathematics

Critical Assembly : A Technical History of Los Alamos During the Oppenheimer Years, 1943-1945

Author: Lillian Hoddeson, Paul W. Henriksen, Roger A. Meade, Catherine L. Westfall
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Genre: Science
My Rating:

: 4.5 (6 votes)
Location: IIT
Summary: This volume is a lucid and accurate history of the technical research that led to the first atomic bombs. The authors explore how the "critical assembly" of scientists, engineers, and military personnel at Los Alamos, responding to wartime deadlines, collaborated to create a new approach to large-scale research. The book opens with an introduction laying out major themes. After a synopsis of the prehistory of the bomb project, from the discovery of nuclear fission to the start of the Manhattan Engineer District, and an overview of the early materials program, the book examines the establishment of the Los Alamos Laboratory, the implosion and gun assembly programs, nuclear physics research, chemistry and metallurgy, explosives, uranium and plutonium development, confirmation of spontaneous fission in pile-produced plutonium, the thermonuclear bomb, critical assemblies, the Trinity test, and delivery of the combat weapons.

Crystal Structure Analysis: A Primer

Author: Jenny P. Glusker, Kenneth N. Trueblood
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Genre: Science
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Summary: This practical guide explains how and why the architecture of molecules can be determined by analysis of the diffraction patterns produced by X-ray crystallography. Thoroughly illustrated, it is intended for nonspecialists who want to understand the fundamentals of this widely used method of structure determination. The new second edition has been revised and expanded to take account of the many recent advances in the field.

Crystal Structure Determination

Author: William Clegg
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Genre: Science
My Rating:

: 5.0 (2 votes)
Location: IIT
Summary: This informative book explains the principles and practice of one of the most important methods of determining the structures of molecules, a subject of central interest in modern chemistry. It includes a set of case studies to illustrate how the method works. Mathematical treatment is kept at a relatively low level and is complemented by extensive graphical illustrations.

CVS Pocket Reference, Second Edition

Author: Gregor N Purdy
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
Genre: Computers & Internet
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: 2.5 (12 votes)
Location: APS
Summary: The beauty of open source is making code freely available. The curse is trying to organize the chaos that code development can evolve into. CVS, the Concurrent Version System, is an open source tool for managing and distributing source code. It allows multiple users dispersed over a wide geographic area to work on the same file at the same time, using a shared directory. Under CVS, multiple users can check out files from a directory tree, make changes, and then commit those changes back into the directory. CVS is a pivotal tool on many projects involving information or software, whether in-house or conducted over the Internet. The "CVS Pocket Reference" is a quick reference guide to help administrators and users set up and manage source code development. This small book delivers the core concepts of version control along with a complete command reference and guide to configuration and repository set up. The book includes: A version control primer that teaches the general concepts of version control and how it applies to CVS. Instructions on how to install and configure CVS for Unix®-like operating systems. Administrator and user sections, with complete listings of their respective commands and options for configuring and using CVS. Details on how to import files from RCS and SCCS directories into CVS. References to related useful materials. Much more than a quick list of commands and options, this little book is packed with a surprising amount of detail--including an overview of background concepts, thorough descriptions on how to use and administer a CVS repository, and discussions of CVS-related files and how to manage them--all in a convenient reference format. This edition covers the CVS 1.11 and includes new commands for querying a central CVS repository, new configuration parameters, and new options for setting up a server for remote access. The book is a perfect companion for open source developers. The "CVS Pocket Reference" also contains tips on common tasks, such as converting projects from other revision control formats to CVS. It's an absolute must for developers who need an on-the-job guide for quick answers to CVS dilemmas.

d-Block Chemistry

Author: Mark J. Winter
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Genre: Science
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Summary: This concise and accessible Primer covers the d-block metal complexes, an area many students find bewildering due to the large number of structural types these complexes display. Numerous molecular structures are presented, and the clear progression of chemistry employed will lay the foundations for more advanced courses, while the reader-friendly nature of the text ensures students will come to terms with the subject matter quickly and easily.

The Day the Sun Rose Twice: The Story of the Trinity Site Nuclear Explosion, July 16, 1945

Author: Ferenc Morton Szasz
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Genre: History
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: 3.5 (4 votes)
Location: IIT
Summary: First published in 1984, this prize-winning history of the Manhattan Project is now available in paperback for the first time, fifty years after the explosion of the first atomic bomb.
"This tightly focused, lucidly written and thoroughly researched book. . . describes the events, personalities and scientific processes that led to the detonation of the first atomic bomb in an isolated stretch of New Mexican desert. . . . Mr. Szasz provides fascinating details. . . . The Day the Sun Rose Twice is concise and cogent, a valuable introduction to how our nuclear dilemma began."—New York Times Book Review
"May be the definitive account of the days and hours leading up to the first nuclear explosion in history and the legacy it left. He vividly reconstructs the story: the industrious atmosphere of the scientists and technicians; the grave considerations of those making key decisions; the sense of wonder, and twinges of conscience, at what had been achieved."—Los Angeles Times

Diffraction from Materials

Author: L. H. Schwartz; J. B. Cohen
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Genre: Professional & Technical
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Digital and Microprocessor Electronics for Scientific Application

Author: Dennis Barnaal
Publisher: Waveland Press
Genre: Computers & Internet
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Summary: Nicely balanced and workable, this introductory book emphasizes practical application of instrumentation, offers clear explanations with a minimum of mathematical analysis, includes a large number of review exercises and problems in every chapter, and shows many examples that are worked out, clearly marked, and set off from the text. Topics are covered in an easy-to-read format and explanations are lucid.

Electrodynamics of Continuous Media, Second Edition: Volume 8

Author: E M Lifshitz, L D Landau, L P Pitaevskii
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Genre: Science
My Rating:

: 4.5 (5 votes)
Location: IIT
Summary: Covers the theory of electromagnetic fields in matter, and the theory of macroscopic electric and magnetic properties of matter. There is a considerable amount of new material particularly on the theory of the magnetic properties of matter and the theory
of optical phenomena with new chapters on spatial dispersion and non-linear optics.

Electronic Structure and the Properties of Solids: The Physics of the Chemical Bond

Author: Walter A. Harrison
Publisher: Dover Publications
Genre: Professional & Technical
My Rating:

: 5.0 (2 votes)
Location: APS
Summary: This innovative text offers basic understanding of the electronic structure of covalent and ionic solids, simple metals, transition metals and their compounds. It also explains how to calculate dielectric, conducting and bonding properties for each. With a useful "Solid State Table of the Elements."

Electronic Structure and the Properties of Solids: The Physics of the Chemical Bond

Author: Walter A. Harrison
Publisher: Dover Publications
Genre: Professional & Technical
My Rating:

: 5.0 (2 votes)
Location: IIT
Summary: This innovative text offers basic understanding of the electronic structure of covalent and ionic solids, simple metals, transition metals and their compounds. It also explains how to calculate dielectric, conducting and bonding properties for each. With a useful "Solid State Table of the Elements."

Electronic Structure: Basic Theory and Practical Methods

Author: Richard M. Martin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Genre: Professional & Technical
My Rating:

: 4.0 (3 votes)
Location: IIT
Summary: The study of the electronic structure of materials is at a momentous stage, with the emergence of new computational methods and theoretical approaches. This volume provides an introduction to the field and describes its conceptual framework, the capabilities of present methods, limitations, and challenges for the future. Many properties of materials can now be determined directly from the fundamental equations of quantum mechanics, bringing new insights into critical problems in physics, chemistry, and materials science.

Electrons and Crystals

Author: Theodore Wolkenstein
Publisher: Firebird Pubns
Genre: Science
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Electrons in Solids

Author: Richard H Bube
Publisher: Academic Press Inc.,U.S.
Genre: Science
My Rating:

: 3.0 (3 votes)
Location: IIT
Summary: This Third Edition of ELECTRONS IN SOLIDS: AN INTRODUCTORY SURVEY, is the result of a thorough re-examination of the entire text, incorporating suggestions and corrections by students and professors who have used the text. Explanations and descriptions have been expanded, and additional information has been added on high Tc superconductors, diamond films, "buckminsterfullerenes," and thin magnetic materials. Adopted by many colleges and universities, this text has proven to be a solid introduction to the electrical, optical and magnetic properties of materials.

Key Features
* Contains comprehensive coverage of electronic properties in metals, semiconductors, and insulators at a fundamental level
* Stresses the use of wave properties as an integrating theme for the discussion of phonons, photons, and electrons
* Includes a complete set of illustrative problems along with exercises and answers
* Features a careful indication of both Gaussian and SI unit systems

Elementary Electronic Structure

Author: Walter A. Harrison
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Genre: Professional & Technical
My Rating:

: 4.0 (1 votes)
Location: IIT
Summary: This is a revised edition of the 1999 text on the electronic structure and properties of solids, similar in spirit to the well-known 1980 text Electronic Structure and the Properties of Solids. The revisions include an added chapter on glasses, and rewritten sections on spin-orbit coupling, magnetic alloys, and actinides. The text covers covalent semiconductors, ionic insulators, simple metals, and transition-metal and f-shell-metal systems. It focuses on the most important aspects of each system, making what approximations are necessary in order to proceed analytically and obtain formulae for the properties. Such back-of-the-envelope formulae, which display the dependence of any property on the parameters of the system, are characteristic of Harrison's approach to electronic structure, as is his simple presentation and his provision of all the needed parameters.
In spite of the diversity of systems and materials, the approach is systematic and coherent, combining the tight-binding (or atomic) picture with the pseudopotential (or free-electron) picture. This provides parameters — the empty-core radii as well as the covalent energies — and conceptual bases for estimating the various properties of all these systems. Extensive tables of parameters and properties are included.
The book has been written as a text, with problems at the end of each chapter, and others can readily be generated by asking for estimates of different properties, or different materials, than those treated in the text. In fact, the ease of generating interesting problems reflects the extraordinary utility and simplicity of the methods introduced. Developments since the 1980 publication have made the theory simpler and much more accurate, besides allowing much wider application.

The Elements Beyond Uranium

Author: Glenn T. Seaborg, Walter D. Loveland
Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
Genre: Science
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Summary: Written by Glenn T. Seaborg, Nobel Laureate and pre-eminent figure in the field, with the assistance of Walter D. Loveland, it covers all aspects of transuranium elements, including their discovery, chemical properties, nuclear properties, nuclear synthesis reactions, experimental techniques, natural occurrence, superheavy elements, and predictions for the future. Published on the fiftieth anniversary of the discovery of transuranium elements, it conveys the essence of the ideas and distinctive blend of theory and experiment that has marked their study.

Elements of Green's Functions and Propagation: Potentials, Diffusion, and Waves

Author: G. Barton
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Genre: Science
My Rating:

: 4.5 (2 votes)
Location: IIT
Summary: This text takes the student with a background in the standard undergraduate courses in physics and mathematics towards the skills and insights needed for graduate work in theoretical physics. The author uses Green's functions to explore the physics of potentials, diffusion and waves. These are important phenomena of classical physics in their own right, but this study of the partial differential equations describing them also prepares the student for more advanced applications in many-body physics and field theory. Calculations are carried through in enough detail for self-study, and case histories illustrate the interplay between physical insight and mathematical formalism. The aim is to develop the habit of dialogue with the equations and the craftsmanship this fosters in tackling problems.

Elements of Modern X-ray Physics

Author: Jens Als-Nielsen, Des Mcmorrow
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Genre: Science
My Rating:

: 5.0 (1 votes)
Location: APS
Summary: The availability of intense X-ray beams from synchroton storage rings has revolutionised the field of X-ray science. This is illustrated by the cover pictures: Von Laue's first observation of X-ray diffraction from a single crystal of ZnS used an exposure time of around 1000 seconds, whereas the diffraction from a single crystal of myoglobin using modern X-ray synchroton radiation was obtained within the duration of a single pulse lasting only 0.00000000001 seconds.
In this book the basics of X-ray physics, as well as the completely new opportunities offered by synchrotron radiation, are viewed from a modern perspective. The style of the book is to develop the basic physical principles without obscuring them in too much mathematical rigour. This approach should make the book attractive to the wider community of material scientists, chemists, biologists and geologists, as well as to physicists who use synchrotron radiation in their research. The book should be useful both to students taking course in X-rays, and to more experienced professionals who have the desire to extend their knowledge into new areas.

Elements of Quantum Mechanics

Author: Michael D. Fayer
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Genre: Science
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: 4.5 (2 votes)
Location: APS
Summary: This is a textbook in Quantum Mechanics designed for courses taught in Chemistry, Physics, Chemical Engineering, and Materials Science. The course is commonly taken by advanced undergraduate and first year graduate students. The book is intended to be taught in one semester or in one quarter or extended lectures, and is designed to treat the major topics in some depth. The text is challenging and includes exercises aimed to encourage thought and provide a solid grounding in the fundamentals of many aspects of quantum mechanics. It's emphasis is on a general approach that does not focus mainly on the Schrodinger representation of quantum theory, as well as a more extensive consideration of time dependent problems that is usually provided in a first graduate course. Throughout the book, a sufficient amount of mathematical detail and classical mechanics background is provided to enable readers to follow the quantum mechanical developments and analysis of physical phenomena. The book will provide a solid grounding in the fundamentals of quantum mechanics, and it explicates a variety of physical problems that are key components to understanding broad areas of physical science. This book will bring readers to the point where they can focus their future efforts on more specialized topics in quantum theory.

Elements of the Scientific Paper: A Step-by-Step Guide for Students and Professionals

Author: Michael J. Katz
Publisher: Yale University Press
Genre: Reference
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Energy, Physics, and the Environment

Author: Ernest L. Mcfarland
Publisher: Wuerz Publishing Ltd
Genre: Science
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Summary: Energy, Physics and the Environment provides a foundational quantitative account of energy and related environmental issues for university students in science who have a first-year preparation in Physics. The text discusses the numbers involved in the various dimensions of the overall energy issue in order to help the reader develop a quantitative grasp on them. This third edition book features an expanded section on uranium resources and the most updated data available. Energy, Physics and the Environment gives students the opportunity to study current energy supply concerns and the impact that energy supply shortage has on the environment.

Environmental Inequalities: Class, Race, and Industrial Pollution in Gary, Indiana, 1945-1980

Author: Andrew Hurley
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Genre: Nonfiction
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Summary: By examining environmental change through the lens of conflicting social agendas, Andrew Hurley uncovers the historical roots of environmental inequality in contemporary urban America. Hurley's study focuses on the steel mill community of Gary, Indiana, a city that was sacrificed, like a thousand other American places, to industrial priorities in the decades following World War II. Although this period witnessed the emergence of a powerful environmental crusade and a resilient quest for equality and social justice among blue-collar workers and African Americans, such efforts often conflicted with the needs of industry. To secure their own interests, manufacturers and affluent white suburbanites exploited divisions of race and class, and the poor frequently found themselves trapped in deteriorating neighborhoods and exposed to dangerous levels of industrial pollution.
In telling the story of Gary, Hurley reveals liberal capitalism's difficulties in reconciling concerns about social justice and quality of life with the imperatives of economic growth. He also shows that the power to mold the urban landscape was intertwined with the ability to govern social relations.

Experiments in Modern Physics, Second Edition

Author: Adrian C. Melissinos, Jim Napolitano
Publisher: Academic Press
Genre: Science
My Rating:

: 5.0 (1 votes)
Location: IIT
Summary: A revision of the leading text on experimental physics. The feature of this book that has made it one of the most loved texts on the subject is that it goes far beyond a mere description of key experiments in physics. The author successfully provides the reader with an understanding and appreciation of the 'physics' behind the experiments. The second edition will be an extensive revision introducing many new devices, including the use of computers and software programs, that have come into use since the publication of the first edition. In addition the important areas of condensed matter physics and optical physics will be added, including two entirely new chapters on lasers and optics.

· Modern analysis and acquisition techniques
· Integration with matlab for data analysis and display
· New experiments include fundamentals of lasers

The f Elements

Author: Nikolas Kaltsoyannis, Peter Scott
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Genre: Science
My Rating:

: 5.0 (2 votes)
Location: APS
Summary: The lanthanides and actinides (the f elements) are rarely studied in detail by chemistry undergraduates. More often they appear as an afterthought in bonding, spectroscopy, magnetism, coordination chemistry, and organometallics courses. This is largely because of a lack of an accessible text treating the chemistry of these elements in one cover. Moreover, the placement of lanthanides and actinides in the closing pages of standard inorganic chemistry text books serves to marginalise these elements further. The f elements has therefore been written to fill a gap in the undergraduate chemistry textbook market. It covers much of the fundamental chemistry of the lanthanide and actinide elements, including coordination chemistry, solid state compounds, organometallic chemistry, electronic spectroscopy, and magnetism. Many comparisons are made between the chemistry of the lanthanides and actinides and that of the transition elements, which is generally much more familiar to undergraduate chemistry students. The book uses the chemistry of the f elements as a vehicle for the communication of several important chemical concepts that are not usually discussed in detail in undergraduate courses, for example the chemical consequences of relativity and the lanthanide and actinide contractions. Many important modern applications of f element chemistry, e.g. the use of actinides in nuclear power generation and of the lanthanides in magnetic resonance imaging and catalytic converters in motor vehicle exhausts, are also discussed in depth.

The Facts on File dictionary of mathematics

Author: Carol Gibson
Publisher: Facts on File
Genre: Science
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Location: IIT
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The Feynman Lectures on Physics: Commemorative Issue, Three Volume Set

Author: Richard P. Feynman, Robert B. Leighton, Matthew Sands
Publisher: Addison Wesley
Genre: Science
My Rating:

: 4.5 (94 votes)
Location: IIT
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The Feynman Lectures on Physics: Commemorative Issue, Three Volume Set. Feynman's effective classroom style remains intact in these volumes, a valuable work by a remarkable educator. The volumes are an edited version of Richard Feynman's lectures, taped and transcribed specifically for the books. The three volume commemorative issue is either available hardbound and packaged in a specially designed slipcase, or in a paperbound edition. This three volume work was originally designed for a two-year introductory physics course given at the California Institute of Technology — a course designed to take advantage of readers' increasing mathematical prowess and to provide a more comprehensive view of modern-day physics. It is a rigorous undertaking that resulted in a classic reference work for anyone interested in physics.

Fortran77 and Numerical Methods for Engineers

Author: Garold J. Borse
Publisher: PWS Publishing Co.
Genre: Computers & Internet
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Fundamental Transition Metal Organometallic Chemistry

Author: Charles M. Lukehart
Publisher: Thomson Brooks/Cole
Genre: Professional & Technical
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Fundamentals of Chemistry

Author: James E. Brady, John R. Holum
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Genre: Science
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Fundamentals of Molecular Spectroscopy

Author: Walter S. Struve
Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
Genre: Science
My Rating:

: 5.0 (2 votes)
Location: IIT
Summary: A concise introduction to the spectroscopy of atoms and molecules. Treatment emphasizes an intuitive understanding of topics and the development of problem-solving techniques. Provides background material on time-dependent perturbation theory and second quantization, and incorporates many illustrative spectra from the literature. Examines electronic band spectra and polyatomic rotations, which makes accessible the energy levels and selection rules that govern microwave spectroscopy without recourse to detailed rotational eigenstates. Also covers triatomic molecules, aromatic hydrocarbons, lasers, multiphoton spectroscopies, and diagrammatic perturbation techniques.

Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics

Author: Frederick Reif
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
Genre: Professional & Technical
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: 3.5 (16 votes)
Location: IIT
Summary: Reif reads like thermodynamics is a brand new result and he has written the first giant paper on it. Not only does this book cover every area under the Sun, from the law of mass action to kinetic theory, but he develops each topic in a formal way, with logical consistency and that curious, gray-haired insight.

I continually look to Reif when more "advanced" books fumble explanations. With the firm conceptual grounding I get there, I can then intuit what other authors are trying to convey. How many astute readers of other thermodynamics textbooks have any idea when Boltzmann's canonical distribution can be used? Or who know the difference between this and Boltzmann's equation?

If you are an instructor, the illuminating end-of-chapter problems will be a boon. If you are a student, they will also be, yet less appreciated likely. No matter who you are, if you want to really know thermo and stat mech and are willing to _think_, then buy this book before some competing, flashy, colorized textbook drives it out of print.

General Chemistry 2/E

Author: Donald A Mcquarrie, Peter A. Rock
Publisher: W.H. Freeman & Company
Genre: Science
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: 5.0 (13 votes)
Location: IIT
Summary: Extensive revised and updated 3rd edition of classic first-year text by Nobel Laureate. Atomic and molecular structure, quantum mechanics, statistical mechanics, thermodynamics correlated with descriptive chemistry. Problems. 75 pages of appendixes. "An excellent text, highly recommended."—Choice.

GRE Chemistry

Author: Staff Of Research And Education Association
Publisher: Research & Education Association
Genre: Reference
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: 3.0 (5 votes)
Location: IIT
Summary: This test preparation book includes five full-length exams with explanations modeled after the actual GRE in Chemistry. Analytical, inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry are tested. Includes a general chemistry review for all topics covered on the exam. For chemistry students bound for graduate school.

Groups and Symmetry: A Guide to Discovering Mathematics

Author: David W. Farmer
Publisher: American Mathematical Society
Genre: Science
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: 4.5 (2 votes)
Location: IIT
Summary: In most mathematics textbooks, the most exciting part of mathematics--the process of invention and discovery--is completely hidden from the reader. The aim of Groups and Symmetry is to change all that. By means of a series of carefully selected tasks, this book leads readers to discover some real mathematics. There are no formulas to memorize; no procedures to follow. The book is a guide: Its job is to start you in the right direction and to bring you back if you stray too far. Discovery is left to you.
Suitable for a one-semester course at the beginning undergraduate level, there are no prerequisites for understanding the text. Any college student interested in discovering the beauty of mathematics will enjoy a course taught from this book. The book has also been used successfully with nonscience students who want to fulfill a science requirement.

The Handbook of Astronomical Image Processing

Author: Richard Berry, James Burnell
Publisher: Willmann-Bell
Genre: Science
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: 5.0 (1 votes)
Location: Home
Summary: I participated in a beta test of the photometry software program and proof-read a draft of this excellent book. The book alone is worth the price, but the amazing value is the powerful software package included, AIP4WIN. It does so many image processing tasks- photometry, astrometry, spectroscopy, color pictures, image sharpening - with several deconvolution routines. This is much more than a toy (but you certainly can have fun with it) as it supports routine image processing of hundreds of images per night. The software alone is worth several times the price of the book. Anyone interested in putting a CCD camera to serious work - or serious fun - will certainly get their money's worth with this package! Berry and Burnell have a really excellent effort here.

Handbook of Chemistry & Physics

Author: Robert C. Weast
Publisher: Reader's Digest Young Families
Genre: Professional & Technical
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Handbook of Computational Quantum Chemistry

Author: David B. Cook
Publisher: Dover Publications
Genre: Science
My Rating:

: 5.0 (1 votes)
Location: IIT
Summary: This comprehensive text provides upper-level undergraduates and graduate students with an accessible introduction to the implementation of quantum ideas in molecular modeling, exploring practical applications alongside theoretical explanations. Topics include the Hartree-Fock method; matrix SCF equations; the implementation of the closed-shell case; and an introduction to molecular integrals that extends to their implementation. Other subjects include open shells; population analysis; molecular symmetry; linear multi-determinant methods; time-dependent perturbations; density functional theory; and implementing the Kohn-Sham equations. The text concludes with suggestions for additional reading. 1998 ed.

Handbook of Health Physics and Radiological Health

Author: Bernard Shleien, Lester A., Jr. Slaback, Brian Birky, Bernard. Shleien
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Genre: Medicine
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: 5.0 (2 votes)
Location: IIT
Summary: Scinta, Inc The first trade edition of this compilation of health and health physics data meant to be used as a daily reference by practitioners, technologists, and students. 11 U.S. contributors.

Handbook of Mathematical Functions: with Formulas, Graphs, and Mathematical Tables

Author: Milton Abramowitz
Publisher: Dover Publications
Genre: Science
My Rating:

: 4.5 (11 votes)
Location: IIT
Summary: Vast compendium: 29 sets of tables, some to as high as 20 places.

Here It Is! The Route 66 Map Series

Author: Jim Ross; Jerry Mcclanahan
Publisher: Ghost Town Press
Genre: Travel
My Rating:

: 4.5 (32 votes)
Location: Home
Summary: Newly updated! Includes reverse driving directions (west-to-east). This is the 2006 Edition of the original, acclaimed Route 66 Map Series by Mother Road historians Jerry McClanahan and Jim Ross. In print continuously since 1994, the Route 66 Map Series remains the #1 choice for roadies worldwide when it comes to functionality and precise, accurate, turn-by-turn driving directions. Designed for today’s tourists, this packaged set of eight roadmaps, one for each Route 66 state, provides an easy to follow “through route” aimed at keeping you on track and maximizing your Mother Road experience. Designed with a “treasure map” theme and generously illustrated with original art, points of interest and historical text, the Route 66 Map Series is the most trusted guide material available and the only “must have” you will need as you explore America’s legendary highway, regardless of where you begin or what direction you travel.

High Resolution X-Ray Diffractometry Topography

Author: D.K. Bowen, Brian K. Tanner
Publisher: CRC
Genre: Science
My Rating:

: 5.0 (1 votes)
Location: APS
Summary: The application of electronic materials has created a demand for reliable techniques for examining these materials. This book looks at the area of x-ray diffraction and the modern techniques available for deployment in research.

Homemade Holograms: The Complete Guide to Inexpensive, Do-It-Yourself Holography

Author: John Iovine
Publisher: Tab Books
Genre: Children's Books
My Rating:

: 4.5 (3 votes)
Location: IIT
Summary: Holography-the recording of three-dimensional images using a laser light source-is a young and rapidly expanding science that offers hobbyists involved in electronics and photography the opportunity to greatly expand their creative horizons. Aimed at those with little or no laser experience, this book covers the basic methodology and equipment required to make an array of holograms. John Iovine describes all-new procedures-using equipment readers can make themselves, rather than expensive commercial systems-that take the complexity out of producing simple white-light-reflection and transmission holograms of people, computer graphics, and solid objects. And once those holograms are mastered, experimenters can follow Iovine's instructions for more advanced spilt-beam, color, and stereographic holography. The book even offers guidelines for disposing of chemical waste, and a complete list of equipment suppliers is included.

Homemade Lightning: Creative Experiments in High Voltage Electronics

Author: R.A. Ford
Publisher: Tab Books
Genre: Home & Garden
My Rating:

: 4.5 (10 votes)
Location: IIT
Summary: Explore the history and the future of the science of electrostatics. Homemade Lightning: Creative Experiments in Electricity - 2nd Edition Learn about electrostatic generators--in this experimenter's guide. Filled with practical, as well as theoretical information, the book contains complete information on how to build your own Wimshurst and Van de Graaff electrostatic generators. Classic generator designs are discussed and illustrated with many original pieces of artwork from turn-of-the-century patent applications and other scientific resources. Extensive experiments including electrohorticulture, gravitation and electricity, cold light and electric tornadoes are presented in this fully updated edition. Throughout the book electrical anomalies, which represent the future of electrostatic research, are presented and explored.

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