Heilbronner, Edgar; Bock, Hans

The long awaited (7 years) translation of the first volume of the three-volume set by Heil- bronner and Bock has arrived. Though this treatise introdu...
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The HMO Model and Its Appllcatlon. Par( 1. Bas16 and Manlpulatlon Edgor Heilbronner. University of Basle and Hans Bock. University of FrankfurtIMain. Translated from German by William Martin and Antony J. Rackstmw. John Wiley & Sons, London, New York, Sydney, Toronto, 1968. xv 454 pages. Figuresand tables. 15.5 X 24 cm.

text is radable and captures the attentLon of ihc dudent wlth mcrcsiwg example, and problems I found 11 dcltghtful Rlohard S. Givens University of Kansa~ Lawrence, 66045

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The long awaited (7 years) translation of the first volume of the three-volume set by Heilbronner and Bock has arrived. Though this treatise introduces only the simplest oneelectron Huckel calculations, its superior presentation makes it mandatory asan introductory text. This book, which received a highly favorable review when the German edition appeared (R. Haffmann, J. Amer. Chem.Soc.. 91,4614 (1969)). has been faithfully translated by Martin and Rackstraw. Few errors were apparent. (One exception was the inversion of a fraction in problem 1.18. p. 26. making the solution impossible!) The translators have gone a step further, however, and added helpful explanations at the end of several af the chapters. Leading references to other works are also listed at the end of each chanter. Thechoice of addine" these fe3turer in thx manner wac a uiseonz fm the) do nu8 ~nicruptthe flow dnd ~1)lcofthcor~pnal work. The book is an excellent introduction to HMO theory and should find a widemarket for wurses and for those wishingself-taught approach to the HMO method. The background assumed is a knowledge of wllege calculus and physics. This

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