BOOK REVIEWS structures nor methods of synthesis. I t is a very useful reference book for t h e physicim, pharmacologist, and pharmacist. The chemist rr-ill find this volume a valuable r~ferenrrsource for information conrerning therqx?nbically active s u b stances.
Basic Mathematics of Science and Engineering
Reuben E. Wood, George Washington University, Kashington, D.C. Thp Sigma P r e a ~ , Washington, D.C.. 1960. 192 pp. Figs. 18 X 13.5 em. $'2.50. According to the author's preface this book is designed t o provide a n etiirimt tool far students to use in overcoming their basic mathrrnntical shortcomings. The author has collected between the covers of z book a serips of review cards with cpstions on one side of the page and answers on the other. The boak is divided into eight sections which tourh on topics from arithmetic, logarithms, algebra, trigonometry, graphical mpthods, infinite series, calculus, and mi~cellaneom problems. In the opinion of thr reviewer the hook has neither the merits of a well-organized discussion m r h as i, found in Daniel's "Mathematicnl Preparation for Physical Chemistry" nor the advantages of a wrlldrsigned "progmm" of instruction. The format, while unconventional, provides a series of questions w h o ~ eanswers are to he learned instc3;td of n coherent presentation of subject matter. Despite the presence of a numher i,f interesting problems, the student for whom the boak is designed will have to rarrsult mar? then thir to xns~vrrhis needs. ROBERT11. ROSENBERG Lawenre C'ollegr .Ippleton, Wi.seonsi,,
Advancer in Analytical Chemistry and Instrumentation. Volume I
Edited h>-Charles \'. R e i l l ~ y Univcnity , of S o r t h Cnrolinn, Chapel Hill. Intprsrirnrc Puhlishrrs. In?., S e w Yo&, 1960. i 5 p i . F i y . :d tnhl~s. 16 X Z X j cm. $12.
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The first volumc in this wries of "Advances in An:tlytir:~I Chcmi~trya n d 1nstrumrnt:~tian"contains sewn chapters on widely difrring suhjerts and u r i t t m hy people n?ll quelificd in earl, of these fields. A.5 t h r editor points out in thc introdurtion, the purpose of thir wries is to provide n m ~ d i u mfor the exchange of ideas in analyticd rhcmistry and there1~~possil)ly rlwrmse th? time rlsga~~rl1,c-
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BOOK REVIEWS tween the evolution of an idea and its adoption in practice. The first chapter on Tetraphenylboron as an Analytical Reagent gives by far the mast complete coverage of the application of this new precipitant for potasaium, ammonium and substituted ammonium ions that has appeared in print. The next chapter on Recent Advances in Gas Chromatography Detectors surveys the innovations in the well-established detectors and describes the principles and operating conditions of the deteeton that have been introduced in the last live years. The third chapter on Trends in the Determination of Fluorine not only discusses the many methods suggested for the determination of fluorine hut points out same of t,he limitations of these methods as well as some possibilities for future developments. The fourth chapter deals with New Ideas in Organic Microanalysis and pays particular attention to carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur and the halogens. The Theory of Eleetrade Processes is the subject of the next chapter which surveys the recent work in this field that is of particular interest to the elertroandyticel chemist. The sixth chapter discusses The Analytical Chemistry of Thioltcetamide in terms of t,he kinetics of t,he reactions of this reagent, the analyticnl procedures for the precipitation of metal sulfides and the analysis of the reagent. itself. The final chapter deals with the instrumentation and the qualitative and quantitative application of Near-Infrared Spect,rophotometry. As with any hook of this type, there is considerable disparity in the various chapters and some of the chapters lack the critical evaluation of the recently suggested methods that is so very useful to the practicing analyst. Furthermore, some chapters are written in the style that is usually found in articles in Chemical Rnn'ms with the result that some widely adopted and useful methods are given only a w r y cursory coverage. Each chapter begins with a n outline of the material covered and ends with a complete bihliamaphy. In addition, there is a very useiul index for the entire volume. Even with its limitations, this volume provides a convenient source of material on the subjects included and can be recommended as a worthwhile reference hook. C L ~ E. H BRICXER
College of Wooster Woostn; Ohio
Cryrtalliration
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M d h n , University College, London, England. Butterworth, Inc., Washington, D. C., 1961. ix 268 pp. Figs. nnd tnhles. 16 X 25.5 cm. $11.
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