{"product_id":"practical-forensic-microscopy-9781119154495","title":"Practical Forensic Microscopy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn applied approach to teaching forensic microscopy in educational settings, featuring new experiments and an up-to-date overview of the field\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePractical Forensic Microscopy: A Laboratory Manual\u003c\/i\u003e, 2nd Edition, is a unique resource that brings the microscopic procedures used by real-world forensic investigators to the college laboratory, providing hands-on knowledge of the microscopes and microscopic techniques used in the field. Presenting a balanced, skills-based approach to the subject, this student-friendly lab manual contains dozens of experiments designed to cover the various microscopic evidence disciplines, including examinations of fingerprints, firearm, toolmark, shoeprint and tire impressions, gunshots, fibers, soil, glass breakage, drugs, semen, and human hair.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003esecond edition\u003c\/i\u003e includes revised and updated experiments that reflect current technologies and techniques used in forensic science, including new experiments examining plastic fi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLaboratory Safety xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMicroscope Maintenance xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Micro Kit xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Companion Website xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExperiments 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Stereomicroscope 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExperiment 1A: Familiarization with the Stereomicroscope 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Compound Light Microscope 13\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExperiment 2A: Familiarization with the Compound Light Microscope 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExperiment 2B: Measurements Using the Ocular Micrometer 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExperiment 2C: Microscopic Mounting Techniques 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExperiment 2D: Determining Refractive Index 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Polarized Light Microscope 47\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExperiment 3A: Familiarization with the Polarized Light Microscope 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExperiment 3B: Determining Refractive Index of Anisotropic Materials 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExperiment 3C: Determining Sign of Elongation and Birefringence 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Fluorescence Microscope 69\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExperiment 4A: Familiarization with the Fluorescence Microscope 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Phase Contrast Microscope 77\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExperiment 5A: Familiarization with the Phase Contrast Microscope 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eApplication Experiments 85\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Experiment 6: Physical Match Examinations 87\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Experiment 7: Construction Examinations of Evidence 93\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Experiment 8: Lamp Filament Examinations 103\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Experiment 9: Fingerprint Examination and Comparison 113\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Experiment 10: Tool Mark Examinations 121\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Experiment 11: Firearms Examinations 127\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExperiment 11A: Gunshot Residue Examinations 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Experiment 12: Shoe and Tire Impression Examinations 145\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Experiment 13: Botanical Examinations 151\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Experiment 14: Paint Examinations 159\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15 Experiment 15: Cigarette Butt Examinations 165\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16 Experiment 16: Document Examinations 173\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e17 Experiment 17: Hair Examinations 183\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExperiment 17A: Animal Hair Examinations 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExperiment 17B: Determination of Racial and Somatic Origin Characteristics of Human Hair 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExperiment 17C: Human Hair Examinations and Comparisons 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExperiment 17D: Evaluation of Human Hair for DNA 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e18 Experiment 18: Feather Examinations 231\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e19 Experiment 19: Glass Breakage Determinations 239\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExperiment 19A: Glass Examinations 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e20 Experiment 20: Fiber Examinations 257\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExperiment 20A: Natural Fiber Examinations 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExperiment 20B: Man-made Fiber Examinations 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExperiment 20C: Fiber Comparisons 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e21 Experiment 21: Soil Examinations 295\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExperiment 21A: Identification of Minerals in Soil 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e22 Experiment 22: Microchemical Testing – Inorganic Ions 317\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e23 Experiment 23: Building Material Examinations 329\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e24 Experiment 24: Explosive Residue Examinations 337\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e25 Experiment 25: Food Condiment Examinations 345\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e26 Experiment 26: Plastic Film Examinations 355\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e27 Experiment 27: Microscopic Examination of Controlled Substances 363\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e28 Experiment 28: Semen Examinations 377\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eApplication Experiments, Instrumental Microscopy 383\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e29 Experiment 29: Fourier Transform Infrared Microspectrometry Examinations 385\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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