Maths for chemistry : a chemist's toolkit of calculations / Paul Monk.
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TextPublication details: Oxford : New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.Description: xiii, 310 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN: - 0199277419
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Mathematical skills and concepts lie at the heart of chemistry, yet they are an aspect of the subject that students fear the most.Maths for Chemistry recognizes the reality of chemical education today, and the challenges faced by many students in equipping themselves with the maths skills necessary to gain a full understanding of chemistry. Working from basic yet fundamental principles, the book builds the student's confidence by leading them through the subject in a steady, progressive way.Opening with an introduction to the 'language' of maths and essential rules of algebra, the book goes on to cover powers, indices, logs and exponential functions, graphical functions, and trigonometry, before leading the student through both differentiation and integration. With its modular structure, the book presents material in short, manageable sections to keep the content as accessible and readily digestible as possible. Maths for Chemistry is the perfect introduction to the essential mathematical concepts which all chemistry students should master.Online Resource Centre:The companion web site features:For lecturers (password-protected):· Figures from the book available to download, to facilitate lecture preparation· Solutions to end of chapter problems, to aid assessment
Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-303) and indexes.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Preface
- Instructions for the tutor
- Instructions for the student
- List of symbols
- 1 The Display of Numbers: Standard factors, scientific notation, and significant figures
- 2 Algebra I: Introducing notation, nomenclature, symbols, and operators
- 3 Algebra II: The correct order to perform a series of operations: BODMAS
- 4 Algebra III: Simplification and elementary rearrangements
- 5 Algebra IV: Rearranging equations according to the rules of algebra
- 6 Algebra V: Simplifying equations: brackets and factorizing
- 7 Graphs I: Introducing pictorial representations of functions
- 8 Graphs II: The equation of a straight-line graph
- 9 Graphs III: Straight lines that intersect
- 10 Powers I: Introducing indices and powers
- 11 Powers II: Functions of exponentials and logarithms
- 12 Powers III: Obtaining linear graphs from non-linear functions
- 13 Trigonometry
- 14 Differentiation I: Rates of change, tangents, and differentiation
- 15 Differentiation II: Differentiating other functions
- 16 Differentiation III: Differentiating functions of functions: The chain rule
- 17 Differentiation IV: The product rule and the quotient rule
- 18 Differentiation V: Maxima and minima on graphs second differentials
- 19 Integration I: Reversing the process of differentiation
- 20 Integration II: Separating the variables, integration with limits, and area determination
- 21 Statistics I: Averages and simple data analysis
- 22 Statistics II: Treatment and assessment of errors
- Answers to self-test questions
- Bibliography
- Chemical index
- Chemistry index
- Mathematical index