What a delightful book! Perhaps this seems a strange way to describe a text, but that is exactly the feeling one emhraces after reading through it. The bits of historical background and general related information at unexpected and unusual places give interest and context to ideas beins develooed. The discussion concernine the sources of ~ ~~~~~~ ~p~ . me&, the d~scuven of the nohlr gasrs, and thediscowry of the nlphn particle are raws in point. Fur thiq rmsm, studwts would find 11 helptul as n reference whrn a s s~d n~d pnperl ctr for supplemental reading.While most texts in chemistry use proportionality constants-and many call them just t h a c f e w explain them. The authors of this bwk took the space to define them and give a related example which lends clarity and understanding to a term which is often vague. This and most of the footnotes in the text are trulv beneficial and well worth Thi.; hook is wry wadable. The format is uncrowded sc, that diagrams, illuslrations, and tnbles sMnd out. 'The organi~at~un and order &e unique but logical and easy to follow. This is especially noticeable with the early introduction of equivalent weight in an early chapter with and the sequence followed in studying organic compounds in a later chapter. The explanations are usually very clear and well illustrated. The approach to a subject is often from a different perspective from that found in many texts. For this reason, this is an excellent book to supplement a class text which might prove difficult for some students. The explanation of bond energy and bond length illustrates the point. These are ideas often hard far students to assimilate, but the vivid discussion given by these authors should clarify the matter for them.The backmound reading which this hwk ~rovides would he useful " for nnv teacher: new wavs to aooroach an exolanation (or re-exnla-
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