cavhons, nlcohols(snd phenols), oihers, orgnuir hnlidcs, nldchydes and kcinnen, m~.hoxylir acids nnd arid derivaiivcs, ~ m i n c sand aminc de~ival.ives,cmbohydl.ntcs, pn,icins, lipids, and nndcir arid.;. size and minimum of descriplive materinl. Thc n p p ~ x ~ aisdgenwally ~ ihlwn~lrnomow I t contains no photographs and only n ~ l e l w e ,physicnl ptvpcl.iies, pl.epamli,m, small number of drawings (19 figores). ~.cnrliww, impol.lani rompmmds, m d The author has designed the hook for %onew e s . h'lechnnisms are added in R. fow semester course bnt,, with pasfiible deletion places. of the few chapters of organic rhemistxy T3iorhemist1.ysla~.tswilh cell hioche~nand hiochemistt.y, it. would serve for a oneis1,l.y and high energy compounds then quarter preparatory course for future proceeds llr~.cn~gh enzymes, earhohydl.ale science majors. melabolism, lipid meiaholism, p~.oieiu The text a m m e s no previous expwienco meinholism and body fluids io drug hioin the stodv of chemistrv and liitle knowlehcmistry. The treatmeni. is descl.iptive edge of nmthemetics. Problems are exand incl~~des such recent, developments plained in a step-by-step procedure and as the use of L - l h p a in Psrkinson's i m p d a n t relalionships are stated both in disease. The drug chapter, the hook's the text and in the tables. Each chapter last., would prohahly catch the sttention contains a glossary and exercises. The latof the avorage freshman more than any ter are well-spaced and in Inrge type to other pnri of the book. give them a pl.orninent position in the text. Only three 1ypogl.aphica.l errors were They eliminate the need of a soparate prohfound; rantenis of pages ix and xi were lems hook. switched, page 83 bare a rate equation There is much en~phasison nomenclawith a plus instead of an equal sign, and tore. The Slock system for common cston page 324 a positive charge was missing ions is used as well as ihe classical names. from a. farrnuls. Other el.rors we1.e The Stock nomenclature is not given for KICNNIITT G. MELGAARU oversights in tho process of shortening anions,. orohably to keeo the material sin~. New Maziea Slale University the longer book; quest,ianfi on pages ple. 91 and 2l.i dealt with material not included Every type of chemical calculation for in the one semester text. On page 223, eeneral chemistrv seems ta he included. the mechanism for sulfonation of benzene Stoichiometry is taken up in two separate is incorrect. chanters. The chapter-end q~lestionsranged from The section on organic chemistry wneasy to challenging. The reading selectains too much material for theshort chapA Brief lntroduclion to Generol. tions were from available references ters allocated for it. The chapters on 0rgonir.ond Biochemistry such as JOURN.LL OF CIII:MIC.\LEDUCAbiochemistry are limited to cxrbohydrat,es, TION, Scientific American, paperbacks, fats, and proteins and should he easily unJoseph I . Ronlh, Dmrell P . Eyman, and textbooks, and were well chosen derstandable to the chemist,ry beginner, and Donald J . Burlon, all of the Univerto stimulate interest. The appendices include const,ants, consity of lows. W. B. Saunders Co., This text should he considered by version units, four-place logarithms and Philadelphia, 1971. xv 459 pp. those looking for a book giving a brief answers to odd-numbered questions in the 25.5 X 17.5 em. $9. treatment to a vast number of topics toxt which cover much of the field of chemistry. The authors have designed their text A laboratory manual is eo-aothored by for a one semester course for beginning George W. Slemmer. The laboratory S. L. Buason students who are not chemistry majors, topics do not correspond with chapters in Uniucmily of Norlh Carolina and who need not have had previous the text hut shift,ing of order of topics at Charlolle study of math, physics, or chemistry. could remedy this problem somewhat. It should lead to understanding of "curThe experiments are followed by answer rent developments in medical research, sheets that can be easily removed. There drug research, plastics, insecticides, heris a suggested list of equipment for each bicides, nuclear power plants, the applistudent. Also included in the manual is a cations of radioactive isotopes, and Introduction to Molecular Spectroscopy list of equipment and mitterials for each structure1 metal alloys." experiment. Supplementary problems E. F . H . Brillain, W . 0 . George, and As the general chemistry course has and worksheets are in the appendix. The C . H. J. Wells, Kingston Polytechnic, become more rigorous and more theoretilahoratory manual contains twenty-two Kingston-upon-Thames, England. oally orient,ed increasing fikepticism has exeraises, five of which :hare concerned with Academic Press, Inc., New York, developed about the value of the course organio and hioohemistry. and London 1970. xi 387 pp. far the non-major. One attempt to Figs. and tahles. 23.5 X 16 cm. E ~ E L R E LAUGHLIN DA resolve t,he problem has been the case120s. Cuyahoga Communilg College stndv " annrosch and its variations which Western Campus emphasise intensive scrutiny of a limited M y initial reaction t o the title was, Parma, Ohio 44130 ares of chemist,ry. Routh, Eyman, and "What? Another book on molecular Burton have taken the opposite approach spectroscopy?!" However, the fresh apby adding organic and biochemistry to proach which has been achieved justifies general chemistry in a survey of all three careful attention to this work. areas. Thermodynamics and molecular The authors state that the object orbital theory have been omitted, along of the text is to present a balanced treatChemical Calculations with aumtitstive treatment of colligative ment of theory and experiment primarily for undergraduates. The coverage includes electronic, vibrational, nmr and mass spectrometry. The level of rigor and detail is about equal to Barrow's book with the same title, and very little mathemat,ical background is required. of general chemistry in narrative form, slightly from the second edition. ChapEach chapter is made up of balanced with added sample caleulabions. ters I through IV, and Chapters IX, XII, porlions of theoretical principles, typical The organic portion covers alkanes, XIV, XV, and XVI appear to be identical (Cmlinued m page A10S) slkenes, dienes, alkynes, aromatio hydroin the two editions.
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The chapter on the llates of Chemical lteactions has been extensively rowt.ii.ten and expanded. A chnpi.el. dealing wit,ll entropy and Gihhs f1.e~enwgy hxs been added. Oi.her rhxp1.et.s we1.r changed simply by inserling a. new pnmgmph inlo Ihe exis1,ing ierl,. These inclrtde ilr
