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This profusely illustrated book by a world-renowned chemist and award-winning chemistry teacher provides a complete introduction to atomic and molecular structure and bonding for science students. Parts of the book are revised and expanded versions of sections from Basic Principles of Chemistry by Gray and Haight, Jr. 

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Of URFs and ORFs: A Primer on How to Analyze Derived Amino Acide Sequences 

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Doolittle's little book is a very readable primer and is strongly recommended to those entering the field. The computer algorithms, chemistry, and immunology are remarkable products of the technology revolution in biology.

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Mathematical Methods for Scientists and Engineers

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From best-selling author Donald McQuarrie comes his newest text,Mathematical Methods for Scientists and Engineers. Intended for upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses in chemistry, physics, math and engineering, this book will also become a must-have for the personal library of all advanced students in the physical sciences.  Comprised of more than 2000 problems and 700 worked examples that detail every single step, this text is exceptionally well adapted for self study as well as for course use.  Famous for his clear writing, careful pedagogy, and wonderful problems and examples, McQuarrie has crafted yet another tour de force.  

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Designed for use in inorganic, physical, and quantum chemistry courses, this textbook includes numerous questions and problems at the end of each chapter and an Appendix with answers to most of the problems.

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Lasers is both a textbook and a general reference book with an emphasis on basic laser principles and theory. A unique feature is that it gives a complete, detailed, and accurate treatment of laser physics, building only on classical models, without requiring the reader to have a quantum mechanical background. It is for all scientists and engineers who work with lasers.

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Evolved from McQuarrie and Simon's best-selling textbook, Physical Chemistry: A Molecular Approach, this text focuses in on the thermodynamics portion of the course. Although many of the chapters in Molecular Thermodynamics are similar to chapters in the larger physical chemistry text, new material has been added throughout along with three entirely new chapters on "The Energy Levels of Atoms and Molecules,"  "Thermodynamics of Electrochemical Cells," and "Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics."  The text also includes five short "MathChapters," each with a special set of problems that will help students review and summarize the mathematical tools required to master the material. Worked examples and chapter-ending problems with solutions are also included throughout the book.

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Naturally Dangerous: Surprising Facts About Food, Health and the Environment 

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Full of surprising anecdotes, curious facts and historical oddities, this remarkable little book connects observations from our everyday lives to the scientific principles that explain them. You will find information on organic produce, irradiated foods, trans fat and fat substitutes, natural herbs, designer drugs, smallpox, Mad Cow Disease, Prions, Anthrax, cancer, DNA testing, global warming, acid rain, aphrodisiacs, pheromones, and much more.  Chances are if there is something you were wondering about, you will find it covered here.  Should you be eating margarine?  Are cell phones safe?  Read on!

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The Physical Universe: An Introduction to Astronomy

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This is a truly astonishing book, invaluable for anyone with an interest in astronomy and surely the bargain of the year.

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Nucleic Acids: Structure, Properties, and Functions

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Nucleic Acids presents an up-to-date and comprehensive account of the structures and physical chemistry properties of nucleic acids, with special emphasis on biological function. With a targeted audience of 1)molecular biologists, 2)physical biochemists, and 3)physical chemists, the book has been carefully organized to reach three different audiences while requiring only introductory physical chemistry and molecular biology as prerequisites. Nucleic Acids will serve as a textbook in physical biochemistry and biophysical chemistry classes, as well as a supplemental text in courses on nucleic acid biochemistry or molecular biology, and as a personal reference for students and researchers in these fields.

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Jr, Victor A. Bloomfield, Donald M. Crothers, Ignacio Tinoco

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Molecular Physical Chemistry for Engineers

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Offering a distinct emphasis on the behavior of matter from the molecular viewpoint, this book is designed for a one-semester undergraduate course on physical chemistry for engineers and materials scientists. After a brief introductory review of the basic thermodynamic foundations, the book covers three core areas of physical chemistry -- quantum chemistry, statistical mechanics, and kinetics.  A final chapter provides case histories that use molecular modeling to solve engineering problems.  The book includes a broad range of exercises throughout, and an Instructor's Manual is available for adopting professors. 

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Informational Biopolymers of Genes and Gene Expression

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Full of novel insights informed by years of research and teaching, R.D. Blake has written a new text that examines the biophysics and biochemistry of nucleic acids and proteins. This book carves out the dynamic interface between chemistry and molecular biology, and provides a detailed picture of nucleic acids and proteins, their structures, biological properties, and origins and evolution. While pitched at a level that is accessible to upper-level undergraduate students of biology, the book will likewise be of keen interest to researchers and graduate students in biology, chemistry and the physical sciences. A broad range of topics accompanied with extensive references, footnotes, boxed asides, chapter ending problems, and detailed illustrations throughout combine to make this an ideal choice for courses on advanced biochemistry, physical biochemistry, nucleic acids and proteins, biophysics and biochemistry, molecular evolution, and protein-nucleic acid interactions.

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The perfect blueprint for science teachers who want to bring one of the most remarkable research tools of the 20th century into their classrooms: the laser. Requiring only a low-cost, low-power laser (easily available for under $100) the book presents a series of experiments for in-class demonstrations or student activities. Quick-reference instructions identify needed equipment, recommend safety practices, and help select desired experiments. The book is designed to enhance existing courses in chemistry, physics, and biology.

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Based on the very popular liberal arts course Bob Bless has taught at University of Wisconsin for many years, this book provides a rich, historical approach to introductory astronomy. It is ideal for use in an introductory astronomy course for nonmajors. In the fifteen years since the first edition of this text was published, several new concepts such as dark matter, dark energy,  and an incredible expansion of the universe (inflation) have been developed. Furthermore, many of the exotic effects predicted by General Relativity (e.g. black holes, warped space) have gone from being interesting theoretical speculations to useful practical tools for understanding the universe. This book aims to give an overview of astronomy, but in such a way that the non-science major can get a feeling for how science actually developed with its false starts and wrong turns, which observational evidence eventually corrected, and also to describe the incredible recent developments in our understanding of the physical universe.  Several chapters of this 2nd edition have been extensively revised to include these recent developments. 

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Binding and Linkage: Functional Chemistry of Biological Macromolecules

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This textbook covers functional chemistry and biological macromolecules.

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 Written by a practicing scientist, this book is directed to scientists, engineers, and others who want to improve their writing and communication. 

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This is the first modern textbook, written in the 21st century, to make explicit the many connections between physical organic chemistry and critical fields such as organometallic chemistry, materials chemistry, bioorganic chemistry, and biochemistry.  In the latter part of the 20th century, the field of physical organic chemistry went through dramatic changes, with an increased emphasis on noncovalent interactions and their roles in molecular recognition, supramolecular chemistry, and biology;  the development of new materials with  novel structural features; and the use of computational methods.  Contemporary chemists must be just as familiar with these newer fields as with the more established classical topics.

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Techniques and Experiments for Organic Chemistry Edition 6

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Those familiar with previous editions of Addison Ault's book will be pleased to see that the sixth edition is still an excellent text for the introductory organic chemistry laboratory.  Ault's book is full of experiments that use "interesting" compounds, compounds with which students are likely to be familiar.  Those new to Ault's text will find a well written laboratory manual that clearly reflects that author's years of experience.

" Those familiar with previous editions of Addison Ault's book will be pleased to see that the sixth edition is still an excellent text for the introductory organic chemistry laboratory...Ault's book is full of experiments that use "interesting" compounds, compounds with which students are likely to be familiar.  Those new to Ault's text will find a well written laboratory manual that clearly reflects that author's years of experience.  It is thorough, describing all the common lab techniques in Part 1 and giving concise, well-written directions for experiments in Part 2.  The experiments provide an excellent representation of all the important reactions in a typical course. In fact, for most types of reactions there are several experiments from which to choose. Most experiments are written at the few- to several-gram scale, so that waste is minimized, but the esthetics of organic chemistry is maintained... Ault's book is an excellent text."  Journal of Chemical Education

Key Features of This Edition:

Provides information on safety, glassware, lab cleanup, collection and disposal of waste, preparation of the laboratory notebook, and use of the chemical literature.
Provides clear instructions on how to perform the procedures that are used.
Appeals to the esthetic dimension by offering experiments in a variety of scales from micro scale to semi-micro and to 5- and 10-gram scale.
Includes descriptions of the interpretation of IR, UV/Vis, NMR and mass spectra.
Gives procedures for the isolation of organic compounds from familiar materials such as nutmeg, cloves, citrus rind, tea, cola, NoDoz, aspirin, ibuprofen, milk and gallstones.
Gives "recipes" for the preparation of organic compounds that illustrate many of the reactions that are discussed in the lecture part of the course.
Gives procedures for the preparation of compounds with interesting properties: compounds that produce light, change color when heated, have different colors in different solvents, or turn blue in the sun.
Includes the famous "bootstrap synthesis": the preparation of two molecules from one.
Includes procedures for the preparation of 7 different compounds from vanillin.

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Java Methods: Object Oriented Programming and Data Structures

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Once again, the Litvins bring you a textbook that expertly covers the subject, is fun to read, and works for students with different learning styles.  In one volume, this new edition covers both the introductory Java/OOP material tested on the AP Computer Science exams and more advanced topics (data structures).  The focus is on object-oriented programming and design from the start.  Several labs and exercises are based on the GridWorld case study developed by the College Board for AP CS courses.  What has not changed is the authors' respect for students, clear explanation of concepts, and realistic and fun case studies and labs.  By choosing this book, you have joined the many thousands of students who have received high grades on AP CS exams and mastered computer science fundamentals using the Litvins' C++, Java, and Python books. 

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Over the years, Nobel laureate Arthur Kornberg  regaled his children and grandchildren with rhyming tales of the tiny beasties in the germ parade.  Arthur's poems and stories are now available for all in this beautifully rendered children's picture book.  Germ Stories will bring the microscopic world to life for the very youngest readers and grown ups alike with its richly imaginative narrations and its vividly rendered art and color photos.

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The field of asymmetric catalysis plays an increasingly large role in chemical synthesis as the demand for single-enantiomer starting materials, intermediates, and products rises. This book describes the essential aspects of enantioselective catalysis in a clear, logical fashion, with chapters organized by concept rather than by reaction type. Each concept is supported by carefully selected examples to give the reader broad exposure to a wide range of catalysts, reactions, and reaction mechanisms. 