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Atkins' Physical Chemistry | 
 enlarge | Authors: Peter Atkins, Julio De Paula
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Category: Book
List Price: £40.99
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 18788
Media: Paperback
Edition: 8
Pages: 1064
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.9
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 8.6 x 1.7
ISBN: 0198700725
EAN: 9780198700722
ASIN: 0198700725
Publication Date: March 9, 2006
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 A great book, less of the maths than in previous editions February 12, 2002
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
A very good, comprehensive book, covers all of the subject matter for physical chemistry in a degree course. This edition is better than the previous editions as it doesn't consentrate on the maths as heavily, making it more understandable for those of us that find the maths harder. I would recommend this book to anyone doing a chemistry degree, it should be the only physical chemistry book you need.
Not for the complete novice, but invaluable for everyone else interested in the subject June 20, 2007
Io
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Let's start with saying that the authors pull no mathematical punches. They assume a fair amount of maths and use it throughout, and not in the watered-down fashion, so often seen.
Optically, the book is a gem, and the authors have gone to great pains to use all the tricks at the modern printer's disposal.
Despite being, perhaps, somewhat heavy going if you lack the prerequisites, they manage to clarify almost anything for the reader willing to spend the effort.
One amazing thing is, that one does not require a stiff background in chemistry itself. Possible stumbling blocks lie in the maths, and the autors are extremely generous with worked examples and justifications.
A very useful feature is that the reader can cover one of two tracks, the traditional approach and the molecular approach in either order he or she chooses. The molecular approach doesn't start until chapter 8, but if you wish, you can jump in right there and hardly feel a loss not having read the previous seven. (It is heartily recommended that you do anyway -the classical approach is a beautiful subject in its own right.)
So, Mr. Atkins and Mr. de Paula, continue improving your shining work, if you can come up with ways to do so. As the book is now, I imagine new ideas are getting hard to come by, but if someone buys just one book on physical chemistry, this should be it.
Helpfull book July 18, 2007
F. Ghaffur (Manchester, UK)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book is excellent for chemistry undergrads and postgrads. It is quite a hard read and you need to pick out the small part that you need to know about because it is written in detail. However the small details you select from this book aid your overall understanding of physical chemistry and is very helpfull. I think this book is written to a level which is higher than a chemistry degree. I used this book in my first year at university as an chemistry undergrad and found it extremly helpful. It is one of the core texts required for chemistry students at the university of manchester. If i found this book helpful so can you
It's simple November 8, 2003
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
I totally agree with the review givig by another reader!Most people find Physical chemistry quite tough. Although I don't promise this book will solve all their problems, but it aint a bad start! But this book is simply the defacto undergraduate text in Physical chemistry. Pretty much everything in one book! During my time as a student, almost all the lecturers follow the content covered in the Atkins book. Provides all the information and goes as far as including the mathematical derviations of the all principles in the book. If you are serious about physical chemistry, you have to buy this book! Don't waste your money on his inorganic chemistry book, but I think this book is a must and will last the whole duration of a 4 year european chemistry degree course.
An excellent text for the undergraduate March 10, 2005
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
The fact that I've had the author as a lecturer for part of my physical chemistry course is helpful enough, but every topic that an undergraduate may requuire for their physical chemistry course should be found in here, and in my opinion, all are represented in reasonable detail. Occasionally, you may need to consult a more specialist textbook on a particular sub-topic, but even if you were to soley use this book as a guide, you could expect a comfortable pass. Probably the only physical chemistry textbook you should consider.
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