New and Forthcoming Titles for Chemists! Available from VCH Publishers, Inc. BUCKMINSTERFULLERENES W. Edward Billups and Marco A. Ciufolini, Rice University, Houston, Editors May 1993. xv + 339 pages. Figures, references, index. ISBN 1-56081-608-2. Hardcover $59.00 "The authors... have done an excellent job of summarizing the current state of knowledge of this new class of nanoscale materials, and have captured much of the sense of excitement..." - R. E. Smalley, Rice University The world's leading investigators contribute their expertise to this new volume which presents the most current and comprehensive research on spheroidal carbon clusters (fullerenes). Buckminsterfullerenes reveals new insights into fullerenes and discusses possible directions for future research.
ENCYCLOPEDIC DICTIONARY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY Dorit Noether, Formerly Associate Editor of CHEMTECH and Herman Noether, Formerly at Celanese Corporation January 1993. 297 pages. ISBN 0-89573-329-3. Hardcover $59.50 This vital reference tool offers quick and easy access to the essential terminology of chemical technology. Through illustrations and brief descriptions of technical terms, chemical processes, and products, the volume defines the language of specialists, making it understandable to the lay public and to scientists in other specialties. Offering encyclopedic coverage suitable for all levels, this reference is ideal for communicators, educators, professionals in plants and research laboratories, chemical engineers, and scientists.
DATA ANALYSIS FOR THE CHEMICAL SCIENCES: A Guide to Statistical Techniques CHEMICAL TRADENAME DICTIONARY Richard C. Graham, Towson State University, Maryland April 1993. xx + 536 pages. Tables, figures, references, appendixes, index. ISBN 1-56081-048-3. Hardcover $49.50 This volume presents statistical and data analysis tools by providing an introduction to univariate, bivariate, and multivariate statistical techniques. Discussed are ways to calculate the true value, dispersion, and frequency distribution of data points; calibration of instruments; and cluster analysis. This book is replete with worked-through problems, with each concept covered having a minimum of one worked example. Also included are extensive statistical tables, lists of software useful for statistical analysis, over thirty pages of exercises which can be solved by several of the statistical techniques. Addressing non-parametric data analysis, an area rarely covered, this book will be of great interest to chemists, chemical engineers, as well as advanced undergraduate and graduate students dealing with data analysis.
Michael Ash and Irene Ash, Synapse Information Resources, Inc. January 1993. xi + 529 pages. ISBN 1-56081-625-2. Hardcover $85.00
This indispensable reference tool should never be further than arms reach of anyone involved in the purchasing, manufacturing, and utilizing of tradename chemicals. The Chemical Tradename Dictionary contains a wealth of valuable leads and will guide you in identifying and locating products in the international chemical marketplace. Convenient to use, the book will save you time and money by providing you with all the necessary contact information you will need to locate the product quickly and easily.
INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL THESAURUS 2 Volumes, Second Edition Michael Ash and Irene Ash, Synapse Information Resources, Inc.
EXPLORING CHAOS AND COMPLEXITY
Volume 1: Chemical to Tradename Reference Brian H. Kaye, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Volume 2: Tradename to Chemical Cross Canada Reference and Manufacturers Directory August 1993. vi + 612 pages Tables, figures, index. ISBN 1-56081-799-2. Hardcover $100.00 ISBN 1-56081-798-4. Paperback $50.00
1992. Two Volumes, xviii + 1,287 pages. ISBN 1-56081-615-5. Hardcover $295.00
Written in a non-mathematical style with great emphasis on graphical display of data, Exploring Chaos and Complexity is the first introductory volume to fractals and chaos using simulation techniques. The book explains the concepts of fractal geometry and chaos theory, as well as introduces the reader to the infinitely varied structure of the Mandelbrot set, dimensional analysis, and new techniques for coping with complex systems. Applied scientists in ceramics, metallurgy, physics, chemistry, chemical engineering, biology, geology, and polymer science who need to use fractal geometry in their work will find this book an invaluable addition to their library.
This unique two-volume reference contains 40,000 of the most up-to-date international tradenames, of which more than 6,000 generic chemicals are known and marketed worldwide. The Industrial Chemical Thesaurus enables the user to locate tradename equivalents of generic chemicals as well as providing extensive information about the generic chemicals. Included are separate listings of tradename products containing the chemical entry as a major factor and a Manufacturers Directory listing approximately 1,200 chemical producers with important contact information. The volumes provide indispensable information for anyone working in the surfactant, paint, agriculture, cosmetic, food, plastics, elastomer, and the specialty chemical industries.
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