BOOK REVIEWS not every physioal chemist will wish it far his bookshelf, snd even persons interested in the general area of small systems would do well to look a t the book before purchssing it.
Eqvillbrivm Thermodynamics
James Coull and Edwad B. Stuart, both of the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 1964. xiv 483 pp. Figs. and tables. 16 X 23.5 cm. $9.95.
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This is a well planned text, and presents RICHARDJ. BEARMAN an engineering approach of classical University of Kansas thermodynamics for an undergraduate Lawrence course core curriculum and for some parts of advanced graduate courses. The presA Handbook for Technical Typis.fr entation of material embraces fundamental concepts and definitions, some Nelsa James Dunford. Gordon and thermodynamic processes, the First Law, Breach Science Publishers. Inc.. New one component and multicomponent sys136'pp. '16 X York, 1964. viii tems, heterogeneous phase-rule equilibria, 23.5 cm. $5.75. evaluation of thermodynamic properties The typing of technical manuscripts is from fundamental data, the Second Law the principal subject of this handbook. and Third Laws witb applications, chemiAny good typist equipped witb a "Notice cal reaction equilibria, and a brief chapter to the Author" or a copy of the journal to introduce non-equilibrium thermofor which she is typing would have little dynamics. need of the material included. The inA helpful feature is the "spiral tecbformation is either too basic or too innique" wherein the various topics and complete to be of great value to a. typist concepts are introduced early in the text who is professionally trained. and considered again later for developSeveral of the tables are handy to have ment in depth. The selection of problems and some ingenious ways of typing cerfor each chapter is good; and the examples b i n symbols with a standard typewriter for which the solutions are given in detail are included. If this material were propas illustrations in the text appear to be erly indexed and printed as a. real handvery well chosen and plentiful. I t is book, the text could be reduced and the regrettable to find, in this otherwise value of the book enhanced. sound book, a n improper designation of enthdpies of formation, namely-as H"B, J.V.D.
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and not AH'S.; the two are not the same and the former is a definite "misprsctice." Also it would have been preferrilble to see the symbol G rather than F far the Gibbs free energy, hut this still remains an author's licence. The book is recommended to the undergraduate and graduate student seeking an engineering viewpoint of the thermodynamio approach in principles and practice. GEORGEJ. JANZ Rmselaer Polytechnic Institvls Tmy, New Yolk Russian-English Dictionary of Chemistry a n d Chemical Technology Mordecai Hoseh, Fordham University, New Yark, and Melanie L. Hoseh. Reinhold Publishing Carp., New Yark, 522 pp. 16 X 23.5 cm. 1964. xiii $15.
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The need for specialized dictionaries of foreign languages is s l m y s with us, and of late this has become especially true for Russian. As a. result, a considerablk number of Russian dictionaries, both general and especially devoted to various sciences, have appeared. >lost of these try to present enough general words in addition to the technical vocabulary of the special field so that a user who is not a native speaker will he able to make a reasonably good translation without consulting other books. If the dictionary (Continued on page A43Z)
