Basic Mathematics for Chemists - Hardcover

Tebbutt, Peter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471972835 ISBN 13: 9780471972839

Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell, 1998

Synopsis

This text aims to teach the maths that chemists need to know through the use of applications, data, examples and problems all drawn from chemistry. It seeks to de-mystify the maths, and shows how, where and why it is used in chemistry. The text assumes little prior knowledge of maths and starts from basic mathematical principles, including understanding equations, notation, basic functions and their priorities. It then covers more specialized functions such as logarithms and trigonometric functions before presenting chapters on calculus. In this second edition, there is also a new chapter on vectors and matrices. The book includes fully worked examples provided within each chapter, and an increased number of problems, with answers provided at the end of the book.

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Review

"Anybody - not just chemists - whose mathematics are rusty will welcome this book. It explains basic and advanced concepts with great clarity,," Laboratory News, October 1999 #

From the Back Cover

Basic Mathematics for Chemists, Second Edition is an introductory textbook aimed at students in the chemical sciences. Written by a chemist for chemists, this textbook demystifies the mathematics that chemists need to know and shows how, where and why it is used in practice. Through many examples, problems and applications, this book guides the reader from basic mathematical principles to complex numbers, vectors, determinants and matrices. The philosophy of the second edition remains the same as the first, to introduce basic concepts in the context of the chemistry in which they are used. Basic Mathematics for Chemists, Second Edition features:
* A carefully structured text, assuming little prior knowledge of mathematics.
* A clear and direct approach leading chemists through the mathematics they need to know.
* Many examples, problems and applications relating the mathematics to real-world chemistry.
* New and expanded coverage of complex numbers, vectors, determinants and matrices.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471972835
• ISBN 13: 9780471972839
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 292