- Paperback: 992 pages
- Publisher: Prentice Hall; 2 edition (Nov 19 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0130399132
- ISBN-13: 978-0130399137
- Product Dimensions: 27.2 x 21 x 3.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 2 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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- #37 in Books > Science > Chemistry > Inorganic
- #37 in Books > Professional & Technical > Professional Science > Chemistry > Inorganic
- #47 in Books > Science > Chemistry > Crystallography
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"To put it short, this is THE BOOK, that I would like to use in Inorganic Chemistry. The book contains all the information needed. Furthermore, it is well and logically presented. The problems related with each chapter are good; and the suggestions for further reading are highly relevant." Markku Sundberg, Helsinki University, Finland "I've had one of my students take a look at the book and I virtually had to tear it from his hands in order to get it back!" Professor Nikolaus Korber, University of Regensburg, Germany "Housecroft--Sharpe has been the far most superior contemporary inorganic chemistry textbook there is. It was the case of the 1st edition and it remains so for the 2nd edition. The book is also a very good comprehensive text for chemists in general, PhD students and researchers. Clearly, students may prefer the more colorful 2nd edition, and so will their teachers for pedagogical reasons." Pavel Karen, Oslo University, Norway "My tutorial group students... thought that the addition of colour was a major improvement relative to the 1st edition. I thought that the section on Group Theory and symmetry is much better handled in the 2nd edition." Mary Mahon, Bath University, UK "Undoubtedly, the new colour format makes the book seem more attractive to the reader; I noted that the descriptive chemistry has been updated also. It is pleasing that the authors continue to provide a broad coverage of chemistry throughout the Periodic Table while maintaining a reasonable size of book. One of the most important features (and one that recommended the book to us as a text) is that topics are presented in a straightforward manner, making them accessible to the less able students." Professor John Winfield, Glasgow University, UK
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A leading textbook which offers a fresh and engaging approach to the teaching of modern inorganic chemistry and gives a clear, well-balanced introduction to the key principles of the subject. The brand new full-colour text design with three-dimensional illustrations brings the subject to life. Students are able to relate the chemistry they learn to everyday life through numerous applications and topic boxes.
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I saw this browsing through a bookstore. First class all the way. I use it all the time as a professional research chemist. Really well organized.
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This review is from: Inorganic Chemistry (Paperback)
I realize that this is supposed to be an introductory book, however it does not provide enough detail to be very useful in my 2nd year inorganic chem class. I am extremely disappointed by this since the book costs so much money. I wonder how much more it would cost if it was hardcover.It does have a good layout and bright pictures and colors though. I guess this is supposed to stimulate the brain or something. 6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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I find this book frustrating.The presentation is very poor. Topics are broached willy-nilly with paltry discussion. Sometimes it's just plain laughable. For example, Box 1.3, discussing the particle in the box: "There is one further restriction that we shall simply state: the boundary condition for the particle in the box is that [the wavefunction] must be zero when x=0 and x=a." Instead of a simple statement of this and expecting the student to take it on authority, why not give the *reason* for these boundary conditions, which can be summarized in a single sentence, i.e. 'the wavefunction must be continuous with the region outside the box, which is also zero'? Another example from the first chapter: the section "Ground state electronic configurations: experimental data". After I read this section I couldn't help but think to myself "where's the experimental data? what was the point of this section?" Which leads to my second criticism: who is this book for? It's too advanced for undergraduates and not advanced enough for graduates. This book attempts to be all-things-to-all-people, in my opinion, which makes it good for no one. It's as though the authors took an undergraduate text and added a few more bits here and there, sporadically, without rhyme or reason. This may or may not be the reason that this book weighs SIX pounds. The authors tried to shoe-horn too much into this book. Finally, the aesthetics of the book are atrocious. The color scheme used is distracting and hard on the eyes. Dark primary colors and light pastels on the same page?!? On some pages you can count up to six different colors used for separate things. I feel like my eyes are being pulled every direction and find it difficult to concentrate on the text. However, I do feel like this book may be a good review book. Do you need to freshen up on a wide variety of inorganic chemistry topics without going too much into detail on every topic? This text may indeed suite that purpose very well. But, being a grad student and having been assigned this book, I have found that in reading it I'm viewing material that is either far too basic and general and therefore a waste of my time or I'm given insufficient details for true understanding when it comes to advanced material. This is why I find this text frustrating and have given it two stars. If it weren't for the encyclopedic nature of the text, it would have received only one star. 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Still Have Mine,
By LordStryker - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Housecroft Inorganic Chemistry (Paperback)
Housecroft and Sharpe do an excellent job writing this Inorganic Chemistry book. Its tough writing one of these that will please everyone. I used this book for both Inorganic and Advanced Inorganic chemistry classes. Simplified approach, bright/easily organized layout, plenty of diagrams, pictures, and tables. The LGO approach (as mentioned earlier) was a bit murky. Also, its written by British people so you'll see minor spelling inconsistencies with that of English (people actually had a pet peeve about this but whatever, I found it to be amusing). This book makes such a good source for reference material as well. I never sold this one back and its sitting right above my desk here ready and waiting.Side Note: I'm using Miessler's Inorganic Chemistry text this semester (for Graduate level Inorganic Chemistry) and looking through it I cringe at all the convoluted ways he presents even some of the most simple concepts. Thank goodness I kept my Housecraft and Sharpe version. |
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