50 de mest populära böckerna i Sverige●Kemi

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER From the creator of the wildly popular xkcd.com, hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask. Millions visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe's iconic webcomic. Fans ask him a lot of strange questions: How fast can you hit a speed bump, driving, and live? When (if ever) did the sun go down on the British Empire? When will Facebook contain more profiles of dead people than living? How many humans would a T Rex ram...

Releasedatum: 2014-09-04 Genre:Vetenskap och natur 65,00 kr

“ Mendeleyev’s Dream is a wonderfully entertaining and stimulating journey from alchemy to chemistry in search of the elements of our universe. It is a book of great clarity and depth.” Jim Crace “A wonderful historical romp through mankind’s attempts to understand the constituents of matter.”   The Observer “What stuff is the world made up of? It is the history of this question which Paul Strathern tackles, and he brings to it two qualities unusual in the history of chemistry...

Releasedatum: 2018-01-25 69,00 kr

This is a chemistry book like no other. This is your virtual consultant. If you work in any chemical company, our aim is to make this your survival guide. This is your portable consultant, available 24/7, and offering advice that cannot be obtained by cursory use of search engines. This consultant doesn't charge an hourly rate, has no ego, and is being constantly updated and improved upon. At no additional cost. In Part 1, The Portable Chemist's Consultant places particular emphasis on heterocyc...

Releasedatum: 2013-03-11 105,00 kr

"Chemistry is scientific study of matter, its properties, and interactions with other matter and with energy. Very important point is that chemistry is a science, which means its procedures are systematic and reproducible and its hypotheses are tested using the scientific method. Chemistry Glossary provides you a comprehensive list of 1000+ terminologies and its short description/meaning which guides you in understanding the Chemistry in better way."

Releasedatum: 2011-04-20 9,00 kr

A sweeping history of tragic genius, cutting-edge science, and the Haber-Bosch discovery that changed billions of lives—including your own. At the dawn of the twentieth century, humanity was facing global disaster: Mass starvation was about to become a reality. A call went out to the world’ s scientists to find a solution. This is the story of the two men who found it: brilliant, self-important Fritz Haber and reclusive, alcoholic Carl Bosch. Together they discovered a way to make bread out ...

Releasedatum: 2008-09-09 109,00 kr

See the world, one molecule at a time. Chemistry helps us understand not only the world around us, but also our own bodies. CHEMISTRY MADE SIMPLE makes it fun. Each chapter has practice problems with complete solutions that reinforce learning. A glossary of chemical terms, the modern periodic table, and detailed illustrations throughout make this the best introduction to one of the most studied of all sciences. Topics covered include: *the Scientific Method *the structure and properties of matte...

Releasedatum: 2005-01-11 129,00 kr

Randall Munroe is . . . 'Nerd royalty' Ben Goldacre 'Totally brilliant' Tim Harford 'Laugh-out-loud funny' Bill Gates 'Wonderful' Neil Gaiman AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The world's most entertaining and useless self-help guide, from the brilliant mind behind the wildly popular webcomic xkcd and the million-selling What If? and Thing Explainer For any task you might want to do, there's a right way, a wrong way, and a way so monumentally bad that no one would ever try it. How To is a ...

Releasedatum: 2019-09-03 Genre:Vetenskap och natur 75,00 kr

Seventy years ago, Erwin Schrödinger posed a profound question: 'What is life, and how did it emerge from non-life?' Scientists have puzzled over it ever since. Addy Pross uses insights from the new field of systems chemistry to show how chemistry can become biology, and that Darwinian evolution is the expression of a deeper physical principle.

Releasedatum: 2012-09-27 129,00 kr

There are hundreds of terms which sound alien to you and you have to look for their definitions and meanings. To save you from the trouble, this concise dictionary has been composed. You can download it on your device and be ready for the terms which might confuse you. All the best!

Releasedatum: 2011-08-16 39,00 kr

Why did Gandhi hate iodine (I, 53)? Why did the Japanese kill Godzilla with missiles made of cadmium (Cd, 48)? How did radium (Ra, 88) nearly ruin Marie Curie's reputation? And why did tellurium (Te, 52) lead to the most bizarre gold rush in history? The periodic table is one of our crowning scientific achievements, but it's also a treasure trove of passion, adventure, betrayal and obsession. The fascinating tales in The Disappearing Spoon follow carbon, neon, silicon, gold and every single elem...

Releasedatum: 2011-04-14 115,00 kr

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'If only chemistry had been like this at school' Matt Ridley, Prospect ________________ Elements. Everything in the universe is made of them, including you. And like you, the elements have personalities, attitudes, talents, shortcomings, stories rich with meaning. Here you'll meet iron that rains from the heavens. You'll learn how lead can tell your future while zinc may one day line your coffin. You'll discover what connects the bones in your body with the Whitehouse...

Releasedatum: 2011-02-03 115,00 kr

När är det rätt tid för dagens första kaffe? Varför finns det fluor i tandkräm och kan kaoset på kontorets skrivbord vara helt normalt? Den unga forskaren och journalisten Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim delar upp bekanta vardagliga företeelser i sina kemiska element och förklarar vilka kemiska reaktioner som i hemlighet äger rum runt oss varje dag. Mai Thi börjar med nivåer av melatonin och kortisol vid morgonens uppvaknade och fortsätter med hemligheten bakom kvällens perfekta men förbjudna...

Releasedatum: 2021-01-04 Genre:Vetenskap och natur 79,00 kr

Författaren till boken Organisk-kemisk nomenklatur - En introduktion till det kemiska språket vänder sig i sin framställning främst till alla studerande och yrkesverksamma som behöver en handbok i grundläggande organisk-kemisk nomenklatur. Det genomgående temat i boken är IUPAC:s substitutiva nomenklatur, men även mer speciella områden, t.ex. ringsystem och isotopiskt modifierade föreningar, behandlas. Organisk-kemisk nomenklatur är främst avsedd som vägledning vid översättning ...

Releasedatum: 2020-05-25 75,00 kr

The Inorganic Chemistry Study Brief is intended as a quick reference for students of Chemistry and lifelong learners interested in advanced scientific topics. It offers a concise overview of Inorganic Chemistry, including a brief history, definitions of key terms, notable chemists and their discoveries and a reduced-size Periodic Table of Elements chart. This Study Brief contains informative sections on matter, units of measurement, chemical reactions, physical processes, chemical equilibrium an...

Releasedatum: 2015-11-02 25,00 kr

In this Very Short Introduction Peter Atkins inspires us to look at chemistry through new eyes. Considering the remarkable achievements chemistry has made, he presents a fascinating, clear, and rigorous exploration of the world of chemistry - its structure, core concepts, and contributions to the material comfort and culture of the modern world.

Releasedatum: 2015-02-26 119,00 kr

"An excellent text, highly recommended." — Choice When it was first published, this first-year chemistry text revolutionized the teaching of chemistry by presenting it in terms of unifying principles instead of as a body of unrelated facts. Those principles included modern theories of atomic and molecular structure, quantum mechanics, statistical mechanics and thermodynamics. In addition, Dr. Pauling attempted to correlate the theories with descriptive chemistry, the observed properties of sub...

Releasedatum: 2014-11-24 139,00 kr

In this essential guide for students of chemistry, Peter Atkins' Very Short Introduction explains the principles and phenomena of physical chemistry. Using few formulas, Atkins shows how physical chemistry draws its ideas from physics, quantum mechanics, and mathematics, and how it has contributed to our understanding of the natural world.

Releasedatum: 2014-04-24 119,00 kr

What killed Charles II? Who thought he had discovered the perfect poison? Why did hatters go mad? And what made Victorian floral wallpaper dangerous? John Emsley combines history, chemistry, and true crime in this compelling account of murderous chemical elements. Through vividly told stories of innocent blunders, poisoners of various hues - cold, cunning, desperate - and deaths that remain a mystery, this book uncovers the dark side of the Periodic Table.

Releasedatum: 2005-04-28 149,00 kr

La concisión, amenidad y eficacia didáctica características de Isaac Asimov hacen de esta Breve historia de la química un instrumento inmejorable para todo aquel que esté interesado en aproximarse a esta ciencia. Asimov traza la evolución de este dominio de conocimiento desde el momento en que el hombre comenzó a efectuar alteraciones en la naturaleza de las sustancias de una forma intuitiva, hasta la edad moderna, momento en el que, a través de la adquisición progresiva de rigor metodo...

Releasedatum: 2013-10-08 45,00 kr

"Ace Organic Chemistry Mechanisms with E.A.S.E." is designed to teach organic chemistry students of all levels how to understand and write organic chemistry mechanisms and reaction problems.  Using a step-wise and methodical approach, the EASE method shows students how to properly assess each reagent and the reaction conditions to determine what the proper product or mechanism of the reaction should be.  The EASE method can even be applied to solve problems that students might not have...

Releasedatum: 2013-04-22 39,00 kr

Ever wonder how water molecules know when to evaporate or when to condense? Or how salt ions know when there is no more “room” for them to dissolve? Chemistry from the Ground Up explains how fundamental local mechanisms, such as molecular motion and electrostatic attraction, lead to the macroscopic physical and chemical properties we observe in the real world. Topics include: states of matter, characteristic properties of pure substances, valence electrons and chemical properties, chemical r...

Releasedatum: 2012-07-02 9,00 kr

Finding organic chemistry hard? Well, learn organic chemistry the way it should be learnt. This interactive book, will allow you to learn reactions with ease, as most reactions and mechanisms are provided in a flashcard-like setup. Organic chemistry is really only one thing, reactions. If you understand the reactions, know the reagents, and learn the mechanism, you will do well on your exams. Throughout organic chemistry, you mainly learn reactions and mechanisms. You are then tested on that inf...

Releasedatum: 2012-02-25 25,00 kr

Multimedia organic chemistry help, using videos, flashcards, and practice problems. Not organic chemistry for dummies, but organic chemistry for everyone. Learn the top 86 organic chemistry test tricks that your professors will not tell you. From how to ace synthesis problems, to little-known helpful reactions, to interpreting spectra, this book is designed to help organic chemistry students of all levels.  Containing mechanism movies, practice problems, and useful hints with a touch of hum...

Releasedatum: 2012-04-02 55,00 kr

This concise, elementary treatment illustrates the ways in which an atomic-molecular perspective yields new insights and powers operative in the realms of macroscopic thermodynamics. Starting with an analysis of some very simple microcanonical ensembles, it proceeds to the Boltzmann distribution law and a systematic exploration of the proper formulation, evaluation, and application of partition functions. The concepts of equilibrium and entropy thus acquire new significance, and readers discover...

Releasedatum: 2012-03-08 55,00 kr

Open this book and you will - Make sense of the elements - Grasp critical concepts - Fill gaps in your knowledge - Pass Chemistry!

Releasedatum: 2011-10-28 19,00 kr

When you're cooking, you're a chemist! Every time you follow or modify a recipe, you are experimenting with acids and bases, emulsions and suspensions, gels and foams. In your kitchen you denature proteins, crystallize compounds, react enzymes with substrates, and nurture desired microbial life while suppressing harmful bacteria and fungi. And unlike in a laboratory, you can eat your experiments to verify your hypotheses. In Culinary Reactions , author Simon Quellen Field turns measuring cups, s...

Releasedatum: 2011-11-01 99,00 kr

Amadeo Avogadro , born in Turin Italy in 1776, was a famous physicist best known today by “Avogadro’s Constant”, the number of atoms or molecules in a mole, and “Avogadro’s Law”, i.e. V/n = k, a volume of gas V divided by n the number of atoms or molecules in it, equals some constant k.     This essay, Essay on a Manner of Determining the Relative Masses of the Elementary Molecules of Bodies , and the Proportions in Which They Enter Into These Compounds , is Avogadro’s mo...

Releasedatum: 2011-11-08 5,00 kr

Discover and understand the key ideas that underpin the core science of chemistry and learn about the great minds who uncovered them. Written in plain English, The Chemistry Book includes short, pithy explanations of some of the most historic moments in science, from the birth of atomic theory to the discovery of polythene and the development of new vaccine technologies to combat COVID-19. Simple graphics, such as flowcharts and mind maps, support the text and make the explanation of key concept...

Releasedatum: 2022-07-07 95,00 kr

WHAT IF... one man decided to answer all the unanswerable questions, using science. The Sunday Times -bestselling author and xkcd creator, Randall Munroe is here to provide the best answers yet to the important questions you probably never thought to ask. The millions of people around the world who read and loved What If? still have questions, and those questions are getting stranger. Planning to ride a fire pole from the moon back to Earth? The hardest part is sticking the landing. Hoping to co...

Releasedatum: 2022-09-13 Genre:Vetenskap och natur 125,00 kr

In the bestselling tradition of Stuff Matters and The Disappearing Spoon : a clever and engaging look at materials, the innovations they made possible, and how these technologies changed us. In The Alchemy of Us , scientist and science writer Ainissa Ramirez examines eight inventions—clocks, steel rails, copper communication cables, photographic film, light bulbs, hard disks, scientific labware, and silicon chips—and reveals how they shaped the human experience. Ramirez tells the stories of ...

Releasedatum: 2020-03-03 149,00 kr

Das Konzept der Chemie ist eines der amüsantesten Konzepte, die für eine bessere Lebenserhaltung unerlässlich sind. Die Chemie hat der Menschheit immer viele wichtige Komponenten verliehen. Es sind immer noch Suchkomponenten, die für eine bessere Zukunft sehr hilfreich sein können. Die Chemie hat der Menschheit seit so vielen Jahren geholfen, zu wachsen, und mit Hilfe des Konzepts der Chemie kann viel gelernt werden. Es ist wichtig, die Vielfalt der Bereiche zu kennen und zu verstehen, in d...

Releasedatum: 2020-05-30 39,00 kr

In this fresh and engaging guide to chemistry, Dr. Kate Biberdorf, aka "Kate the Chemist," reveals the fascinating science we experience every day  Have you ever wondered what makes dough rise? Or how your morning coffee gives you that energy boost? Or why your shampoo is making your hair look greasy? The answer is chemistry. From the moment we wake up until the time we go to sleep (and even while we sleep), chemistry is at work—and it doesn't take a PhD in science to under...

Releasedatum: 2021-07-13 169,00 kr

Uniquely presented with visually stunning and interesting representations to help students review text material, students learn the basics of atomic theory; e.g., how to deduce numbers of protons, neutrons, and electrons, atomic number, isotopes, atomic mass, cations, anions, and basic quantum theory to develop orbitals, electron configurations, and the four quantum numbers for any electron.  Using the aufbau principle, Pauli Exclusion Principle, and Hund’s rule students also learn how to...

Releasedatum: 2018-06-07 55,00 kr

With atoms and molecules seamlessly floating and interacting with background shots filmed around the world (in the Amazon Rainforest, Hawaii, and other exotic locations) students learn bonding principles for ionic and covalent bonds and rules for drawing Lewis structures.  In addition, there is a bonus chapter detailing Lewis structures for over forty organic molecules.  Uniquely presented, the visuals found within this text have helped label this text, “ a must have ” to enhance t...

Releasedatum: 2018-06-07 55,00 kr

One of the perennial limiting factors for students learning chemistry is their inability to imagine molecules in three-dimensions.  We have bridged this gap by employing new technologies to create state of the art three-dimensional animations within our text.  Uniquely presented, students learn how to take a two-dimensional molecule off the blackboard during lecture and fold it into three-dimensions or envision a molecule in three-dimensions from a page in a book, which is arguably the...

Releasedatum: 2018-06-10 55,00 kr

BY THE AUTHOR OF THE BESTSELLING, PRIZE-WINNING STUFF MATTERS Sometimes explosive, often delightful, occasionally poisonous, but always fascinating: the secret lives of liquids, from one of our best-known scientists ________________ A series of glasses of transparent liquids is in front of you: but which will quench your thirst and which will kill you? And why? Why does one liquid make us drunk, and another power a jumbo jet? From the bestselling author of Stuff Matters comes a fascinating tour ...

Releasedatum: 2018-09-06 115,00 kr

An entertaining and digestible volume that demystifies science, from the author of 16 bestselling popular science books Crave answers?  A Feast of Science  demystifies the chemistry of everyday life, serving up practical knowledge to both inform and entertain. Guaranteed to satiate your hunger for palatable and relevant scientific information, Dr. Joe Schwarcz proves that “chemical” is not necessarily synonymous with “toxic.” Are there fish genes in tomatoes? Can snail-slime cr...

Releasedatum: 2018-05-22 89,00 kr

Understanding the composition and chemistry of the Earth's atmosphere is essential to global ecological and environmental policy making and research. Atmospheric changes as a result of both natural and anthropogenic activity have affected many of the Eart

Releasedatum: 2017-02-22 329,00 kr

This work aims to familiarize students with the fundamentals of colloid and surface science, from various types of colloids and colloidal phenomena, and classical and modern characterization/measurement techniques to applications of colloids and surface science in engineering, technology, chemistry, physics and biological and medical sciences. The Journal of Textile Studies proclaims "High praise from peers . . .contains valuable information on many topics of interest to food rheologists and...

Releasedatum: 2016-10-04 699,00 kr

Tidels makes way for Exceptional Learners. With over a million books downloaded worldwide, Tidels empower kids to learn, read and explore the world.   This ibook on periodic table is an excellent point of reference as it contains the table of the chemical elements arranged in order of atomic number, in rows, so that elements with similar atomic structure (and hence similar chemical properties) appear in vertical columns. The periodic table is organized in such a way that  you can ...

Releasedatum: 2016-09-16 5,00 kr

'The most important advance of our era. One of the pioneers of the field describes the exciting hunt for the key breakthrough and what it portends for our future' Walter Isaacson World-famous scientist Jennifer Doudna - winner of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for creating the revolutionary gene-editing technique CRISPR - explains her discovery, describes its power to reshape the future of all life and warns of its use. A handful of discoveries have changed the course of human history. This b...

Releasedatum: 2017-06-15 115,00 kr

UNLOCK THE SECRETS OF CHEMISTRY with THE PRINCETON REVIEW. High School Chemistry Unlocked  focuses on giving you a wide range of key lessons to help increase your understanding of chemistry. With this book, you'll move from foundational concepts to complicated, real-world applications, building confidence as your skills improve. End-of-chapter drills will help test your comprehension of each facet of chemistry, from atoms to alpha radiation. Don't feel locked out! Everything You Need to Kno...

Releasedatum: 2016-10-18 69,00 kr

In  Molecules, bestselling author Theodore Gray demonstrates, through stunning, never-before-seen images and illustrations, how the elements of the periodic table combine to form the molecules that make up our world. Everything physical is made up of the elements and the infinite variety of molecules they form when they combine with each other. In Molecules , Theodore Gray takes the next step in the story that began with the periodic table in his best-selling book, The Elements: A Visu...

Releasedatum: 2016-10-04 129,00 kr

This book introduces modern readers to Michael Faraday’s great nineteenth-century lectures on The Chemical History of a Candle. This edition is a companion book to the popular EngineerGuy YouTube series of the lectures. This books contains supplemental material to help readers appreciate Faraday’s key insight that “there is no more open door by which you can enter into the study of science than by considering the physical phenomena of a candle.” Through a careful examination of a burning...

Releasedatum: 2016-05-20 29,00 kr

Chemistry For Dummies, 2nd Edition (9781119293460) was previously published as Chemistry For Dummies, 2nd Edition (9781118007303). While this version features a new Dummies cover and design, the content is the same as the prior release and should not be considered a new or updated product. See how chemistry works in everything from soaps to medicines to petroleum We're all natural born chemists. Every time we cook, clean, take a shower, drive a car, use a solvent (such as nail polish remover), o...

Releasedatum: 2016-05-26 119,00 kr

Aunque no lo creas, la química está presente en todo lo que nos rodea, desde los detergentes hasta obviamente los medicamentos, y lo ha estado desde los inicios de la humanidad. Sin embargo, es una palabra que asusta a la mayoría de personas ya que la asocian a una ciencia compleja. Gracias a esta guía, podrás por fin entender de manera fácil y divertida la diferencia entre protones y electrones, las leyes de la materia y la energía, de los átomos y las moléculas, de los ácidos y las b...

Releasedatum: 2016-05-31 85,00 kr

“Сумма биотехнологии” Александра Панчина – это увлекательный научно-популярный рассказ о генетически модифицированных организмах (ГМО), их безопасности и методах создания, а также о других биотехнологиях, которые оказались в центре общественных дискуссий. Из книги вы ...

Releasedatum: 2015-12-01 49,00 kr

L’evoluzione dell’alchimia ha visto sovrapporsi nei secoli concetti che hanno aperto la strada alla scienza moderna, malgrado essa, abbia conservato a lungo connotati mistici ed esoterici, al punto che perfino i processi e i simboli alchemici acquistavano significati astrusi e altisonanti, spesso senza nessuna connessione con quelli prettamente chimici e fisici. Il libro presenta la storia dell’alchimia e dei suoi sviluppi nei secoli, partendo dalle ricerche dei saggi cinesi e indiani e de...

Releasedatum: 2015-12-13 105,00 kr

The Elements has become an international sensation, with over one million copies in-print worldwide. The highly-anticipated paperback edition of The Elements is finally available. An eye-opening, original collection of gorgeous, never-before-seen photographic representations of the 118 elements in the periodic table. The elements are what we, and everything around us, are made of. But how many elements has anyone actually seen in pure, uncombined form? The Elements provides this rare opportunity...

Releasedatum: 2012-04-03 159,00 kr

Chemistry Lecture Notes Series, including slides and videos that I have used over the past several years for teaching chemistry courses.  I have published these notes to provide chemistry help for college chemistry students.  These chemistry lecture notes include the entire curriculum that is normally covered in college chemistry.  I hope you will use these notes for chemistry help and for developing a better understanding of general chemistry concepts

Releasedatum: 2014-10-08 49,00 kr