BOOK REVIEWS Probability and Statistics for Engineers
Irwin Miller, Arthur D. Little, Inc., and John E. F r e u d , Arizona State 432 pp. University, Tempe. x Figs. and tables. 16 X 23.5 cm. $16.
as a text (the authors' objective), but will not serve the experimenter very well either as a self-atudy or reference work. LLOYD S. NELSON Genwal Electric Lamp Dividon Cleveland. Ohio
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The chemist or chemical engineer who is striving to learn something about the methods of statistics will not 6nd this book designed for his needs. The coverage is wide: probability; statistical d i e tributions; operations research; inferences concerning means, variances, and proportions; short-cut methods; curve fitting; analysis of variance; experimental design; quality control; and reliability. The depth is necessarily shallow. The authors follow the classical pattern in introducing their subject. Indeed, it might be said that this book hsa been written several times previously by different authors. The practicing experimenter will wish to know eertt~indetails that the autlnm ~ U V ~P i o lllud the 8 p w 1~ ) s~urler#t is u, read a number of books o ~ st single topic at a time, preferably one related to his experimental work. A fairly large number of exercises (answers to the odd-numbered ones given) are provided and, 8s is the usual practice, many of these introduce additional ideas. Inshort, this book could be used effectively
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Speetroseopic Problems in Organic Chemistry. Volume 1
T. Cairns, University of Glasgow, Scotland. Heyden and Son, Ltd., Landon, 1964. 60 problems. Figures. 21.5 X 28 cm. $3. In the past two years several books have been published to provide prohlems in the field of structure determinations of organic compounds. "Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy," by Nakanishi (THIS JOURNAL, 40, 616 [November, 1963]), gives a d e tailed discussion of infrared structure assignments (85 examples to illustrate the use of infrared data in structure determinations). The other book, "Spectrometric Identification of Organic Com41, A806 [Ocpounds," (THISJOURNAL, tober, 1964]), gives infrared, NMR, UV, and mass spectra for a given compound in order to allow the student to solve the riddle of structure determinations. (There are only 20 problems but the brief discussion of each type of spectra allows its use as a textbook.) The problem manual here reviewed
differs slightly from the two previously mentioned books. Each page gives the NMR, IR, and UV spectra, often with the molecular formula or molecular weight. There are 60 such problems of varying difficulty presented. The correct structures (answers) are not provided but may be obtained free of charge by writing the publishers. These problems should prove useful in giving students further practice in the spectral determinstion of structure. The content of this manual does not duplicate to any great extent that of the previously published texts.
T. R. WILLIAMS College of wooster Wmster, Ohio
Combustion Theory: The Fundamental Theory of Chemically Reacting Flow Systems
F o m A . Wzlliam, University of California, Siln Diega. AddisanWesley Publishing Co., Inc., Reading, 447 pp. Xassachusetts, 1965. xvi Figs. and tables. 16 X 23.5 cm. $15.
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This book is designed as a reference or a graduate test. It presents a systematic development of modern combustion theory, including the general RankineHugoniot equations, reactions in nozale flow and in sound waves, laminar flame theory, and reactions in boundary layers. The coverage of types of combustion
systems is extensive. Ignition, quenching, and stability limits; turbulent flames; detonations; diffusion flames and burning of droplets and sprays; and deflagration of solids are all analysed. Only the theoretical aspects of these are considered, and no attempt is made t,o summarize experimental results except in those fielda for which no comprehensive theory is yet available. The treatment of topics is thus largely mathematical. Knowledge of calculus and differential equations, of thermodynamics and atatistical mechanics, of chemical kinetics, and of molecular transport t,heory is assumed. Appendices are provided for reviewing the last three of these, plus also the continuum and molecular derivations oi conservation equations. The physical chemist can find here an interesting glimpse of the widely varying aspects of chemical reactions in flawing systems. (As is the case for any field which must combine theories from chemistry, mathematics, and physics; he must he prepared to spend a modicum of time just on notation-to recognize for example h = u p/p the familiar H = E PV.) In general, however, the hook is written for specialists rather t,hxn far the general reader in chemistry.
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Thermal Methods of Analysis
Wesley W . Wendlandt,Texas Teehnological College, Lubbock, Texas. Interscience Publishers (a division of John Wiley andso ns, Inc.), New York, 1964. x 424 pp. Figs. and tables. 15.5 X 23.5 cm. $16.50.
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This hook is volume 19 in the chemical analysis monographs edited by Elving and Kolthoff. I t has the unique objective of reviewing the methodology and applicability of the major techniques of thermal analysis. Chapter 1 is a brief general introduotion of 3 pages. Chapter 2 is devoted to the technique of thermogravimetry (TGA) and includes a discussion of operational practice, aourees of error, different,ial TGA, isothermal and non-isothermal reaetion kinetics, fmct,ional TGA, and procedural decomposition temperatures. Automatic balances and thermohalances are thesubjectsin Chapter3. After a brief discussion of principles, the major commercial and "on-commercial equipments, differential thermohalances, and multipurpose equipment are discussed. The applications of TGA are thoroughly covered in Chapter 4. Sample holders, thermocouples and their positioning, heating rate, furnace atmosphere, particle size, sample size, diluents, quantitative analysis, reaction kinetics, derivat,ive DTA, and correlation of DTA and TGA are some of the iscets nf DTA di~russedin Chapter 5. DTA
instrumentation constitutes the subject matter of Chapter 6, while applications are discussed in Chapter 7. The very useful, but much neglected, technique of thermometric titrations is reviewed in Chapter 8. Pyrolytic techniques, including thermal conductivity, gas chromatography, mass spectrometry, and infrared spectrophometry techniques, constitute the subject matter of Chapter 9. Dynamio reflectance spectrometry is discussed in Chapter 10. Thermal andy&, better described as thermometric analysis, is treated in Chapter 11. Chapter 12, IMiseellaneous Thermal Methods, includea sections on thermoluminescence, oxyluminescence, dilatometry, electricsl conductivity, automatic melting point determination, heated infrared gas cells, and high-temperature x-ray diffraction. Over 50% of the book is devoted to DTA and TGA. These are undoubtedly major techniques in the field of thermal analysis, and deserve the coverage extended to them. However, it was surprising to find that high-temperature x-ray diffraction was cursorily treated in 6.5 pages (including figures) under miscellaneous thermal methods in a chapt,er similarly named. The hook is very legible, well illustrated, and thorourhlv documented. For the convenieneebi-the reader, references are cited at the end of each chapter. The organisation of some of the material might he questioued. For example, simultalle-
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