4 comments about Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry.

1. The text is filled with tons of info, yet written so that almost anyone can understand. This text is excellent for an intro course in inorganic or a first year undergraduate chemistry/biochemistry program. However, what it lacks in depth it gains for in it's user friendlyness. A must for students who don't plan on doing any adavnced inorganic chemistry.



2. In my opinion, this text is vastly inferior to something like the, often used, inorganic text by Rogers. The text did not seem logically composed, and the questions often seem to have little to do with the chapter at hand thus requiring copious back and forth between other diverse chapters. In a nutshell, the book is simply badly organized. If this were not bad enough, even in the fourth addition, typos are not that uncommon in both the book and its thin, yet expensive, solutions manual.



3. This is a very informative and readable introductory text to inorganic chemistry, and a good choice for those not needing a full semester of coordination, organometallic or solid state inorganic chemistry. We've used this and previous editions for several years for our sophomore-level course, which students pursuing a B.A. degree are required to take (it is also an elective for chemistry minors). This textbook is not comprehensive as "Cotton & Wilkinson" or "Greenwood & Earnshaw" and is probably not suitable for an Advanced Inorganic Chemistry course, which is the one our B.S. chemistry majors take. Overall, we're very satisfied with this textbook.



4. Decent chemistry book. Not terribly well written or that in depth. I bought it for a class, but probably would not buy it for "general reference." Completely black and white, no color.

1 comments about Catalysis by Ceria and Related Materials (Catalytic Science Series).

1. This book provides a summary of previously published work on ceria (cerium oxide) and related materials used in catalysis. The goal is to provide a thorough overview of material properties and technological uses of this material. The book basically takes previously published peer review articles and organizes them together by subject to form chapters. The articles cover the electrical, mechanical, thermodynamic and chemical properties, along with synthesis, characterization, and uses. The book covers both pure ceria, and materials containing ceria, such as ceria - zirconia alloys, ceria - metal interfaces, and impurity atoms in ceria.
   
   This book gives a very comprehensive summary of ceria though it has two major drawbacks. First, for a book dedicated to one system, it should have included an extended table of properties (experimental and calculated) for this system. Second, there is very little data on Ce2O3, which is unfortunate given that the primary use of ceria in catalysis relies on the CeO2 - Ce2O3 phase transition. But overall, a good book on this topic; probably the only one worth buying.

3 comments about The Elements (Oxford Chemistry Guides).

1. This is the book that I tell my students is my "bible." I use it in class in and in the preparation of my exams. The information in it is well organized and as up-to-date at it can be for the subject matter. Some of the "elements" are not there but that is because they were discovered after the publication date. I highly recommend this book to my colleagues.



2. For the first time all the key facts about the 100 or so elements that make up the world. Easy-to-use in about 300 pages. This is the best book of this type that I have ever seen. "The Elements" is a handy reference for chemistry students and teachers and for the lay person who wants to learn more. You will learn the history and structure of each element and much more.



3. I bought this book not realizing that is nothing more that two sheets for each element, collecting useful, but quite easily found data. Do not expect any written text. In the internet era, just look at the NIST site, I hardly see the need of such compilation.

No comments about Inorganic and Organometallic Macromolecules: Design and Applications.

No comments about Surface Complexation Modeling: Hydrous Ferric Oxide.

No comments about Organometallic Chemistry and Catalysis.

1 comments about Methods of X-ray and Neutron Scattering in Polymer Science (Topics in Polymer Science).

1. Ryoung-Joon Roe presents a handy reference and introduction to x-ray and neutron scattering, where emphasis is placed on using a terminology that helps the reader learn about both the techniques simultaenously. Scattering has served as one of the most important characterization tools for polymer community. This book outlines the basic mathematics and experimental details required to understand the structure and properties as revealed by these scattering methods in: crystalline and amorphous polymers, polymer solutions and blends, polymer dynamics and block copolymers. While emphasis is placed on demonstrating how all scattering shares similar theories and philosophy, the choice of several examples and applications of either techniques is used to remark on aspects peculiar to either X-ray studies or Neutron Scattering.
   
   Since most serious students of polymer science are familiar with light scattering, the book would appeal them as perfect guide to familiarize themselves with limits and use of neutron and X-ray scattering. A more detailed discussion on Polymers and Neutron Scattering is found in the classic text by Julia S. Higgins and Henry C. Beno^it, while for Light Scatttering texts by Pecora & Berne and by Wyn Brown are essential references. Compared to those classic references, Roe's text will appear as more accessible to people seeking introduction to scattering methods. By the same token, it contains only the essence, the flavor of aspects of polymer behavior, say crystallization, surface studies or dynamics, and one will need to delve into the other texts if he seeks exhaustive discussion.

2 comments about Principles of Bioinorganic Chemistry.

1. Overall, this book is a useful reference for anyone engaging in a Bioinorganic course at the upper undergraduate or early postgraduate level. This book is sufficiently informative and can be used as a recommemded text for the upper undergraduate level in a course in Bioinorganic Chemistry.



2. Principles of Bioinorganic Chemistry is a very useful introductory textbook for chemists who are interested in such field.

No comments about NMR Spectroscopy in Inorganic Chemistry (Oxford Chemistry Primers).

No comments about Bioinorganic Chemistry: A Short Course.