{"product_id":"practical-skills-in-chemistry-9781292139920","title":"Practical Skills in Chemistry","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn R Dean is Professor in Analytical and Environmental Sciences at the University of Northumbria at Newcastle\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlan M Jones was Head of Chemical Sciences at the University of Northumbria at Newcastle, \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDavid Holmes is Associate Dean of the Keith B. Taylor Global Scholars Programme, St George's University School of Medicine (Grenada), based at the University of Northumbria at Newcastle\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRob Reed is Adjunct Professor (Education \u0026amp; Science) at Central Queensland University, Australia\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJonathan Weyers is Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Dundee \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAllan Jones is Chancellor's Award Fellow in Ecology, Environmental Science and Zoology at the University of Dundee. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of boxes viii\u003cbr\u003ePreface to the second edition xi\u003cbr\u003eGuided tour xii\u003cbr\u003eFor the student xiv\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements xv\u003cbr\u003eList of abbreviations xvi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudy and examination skills \u003cbr\u003e1. The importance of transferable skills \u003cbr\u003e2. Managing your time \u003cbr\u003e3. Working with others \u003cbr\u003e4. Taking notes from lectures and texts \u003cbr\u003e5. Learning and revising \u003cbr\u003e6. Curriculum options, assessments and exams \u003cbr\u003e7. Preparing your curriculum vitae \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInformation technology and library resources\u003cbr\u003e8.  Finding and citing published information \u003cbr\u003e9.  Evaluating information \u003cbr\u003e10. Using online resources \u003cbr\u003e11. Internet resources for chemistry \u003cbr\u003e12. Using spreadsheets \u003cbr\u003e13. Word processors, databases and other packages \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommunicating information \u003cbr\u003e14. Organising a poster display\u003cbr\u003e15. Giving a spoken presentation \u003cbr\u003e16. General aspects of scientific writing\u003cbr\u003e17. Writing essays \u003cbr\u003e18. Reporting practical and project work \u003cbr\u003e19. Writing literature surveys and reviews \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFundamental laboratory techniques \u003cbr\u003e20. Your approach to practical work \u003cbr\u003e21. Health and safety \u003cbr\u003e22. Working with liquids \u003cbr\u003e23. Basic laboratory procedures I \u003cbr\u003e24. Basic laboratory procedures II \u003cbr\u003e25. Principles of solution chemistry \u003cbr\u003e26. pH and buffer solutions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe investigative approach\u003cbr\u003e27. Making and recording measurements\u003cbr\u003e28. SI units and their use \u003cbr\u003e29. Scientific method and design of experiments \u003cbr\u003e30. Project work \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLaboratory techniques\u003cbr\u003e31. Melting points \u003cbr\u003e32. Recrystallisation \u003cbr\u003e33. Solvent extraction \u003cbr\u003e34. Distillation \u003cbr\u003e35. Reflux \u003cbr\u003e36. Evaporation \u003cbr\u003e37. Inert atmosphere methods \u003cbr\u003e38. Combinatorial chemistry \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClassical techniques \u003cbr\u003e39. Qualitative techniques for inorganic analysis \u003cbr\u003e40. Gravimetry\u003cbr\u003e41. Procedures in volumetric analysis \u003cbr\u003e42. Acid–base titrations \u003cbr\u003e43. Complexometric titrations \u003cbr\u003e44. Redox titrations \u003cbr\u003e45. Precipitation titrations \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInstrumental techniques \u003cbr\u003e46. Fundamental principles of quantitative chemical analysis \u003cbr\u003e47. Calibration and quantitative analysis \u003cbr\u003e48. Basic spectroscopy \u003cbr\u003e49. Atomic spectroscopy \u003cbr\u003e50. X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy \u003cbr\u003e51. Chromatography – basic principles \u003cbr\u003e52. Gas and liquid chromatography \u003cbr\u003e53. Electrophoresis\u003cbr\u003e54. Electroanalytical techniques\u003cbr\u003e55. Radioactive isotopes and their uses\u003cbr\u003e56. Infrared spectroscopy\u003cbr\u003e57. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy\u003cbr\u003e58. Mass spectrometry\u003cbr\u003e59. Thermal analysis \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnalysis and presentation of data \u003cbr\u003e60. Using graphs \u003cbr\u003e61. Presenting data in tables\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e62. Hints for solving numerical problems \u003cbr\u003e63. Descriptive statistics \u003cbr\u003e64. Choosing and using statistical tests \u003cbr\u003e65. Drawing chemical structures \u003cbr\u003e66. Chemometrics \u003cbr\u003e67. Computational chemistry \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswers to study exercises \u003cbr\u003eIndex \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pearson Education Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48866516599127,"sku":"9781292139920","price":60.62,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781292139920.jpg?v=1722279026","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/practical-skills-in-chemistry-9781292139920","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}