BOOK
Practical Skills in Chemistry
John Dean | David A Holmes | Alan M Jones | Allan Jones | Jonathan Weyers | Prof Author
(2017)
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Abstract
Practical skills form the cornerstone of chemistry. However, the diversity of skills required in the laboratory means that a student’s experience may be limited. While some techniques do require specific skills, many of them are transferable generic skills that are required throughout the subject area. Limited time constraints of the modern curriculum often preclude or minimise laboratory time.
Practical Skills in Chemistry 3rd edition provides a general guidance for use in and out of practical sessions, covering a range of techniques from the basic to the more advanced. This ‘one-stop’ text will guide you through the wide range of practical, analytical and data handling skills that you will need during your studies. It will also give you a solid grounding in wider transferable skills such as teamwork, using information technology, communicating information and study skills.
This edition has been enhanced and updated throughout to provide a complete and easy-to-read guide to the developing skills required from your first day through to graduation, further strengthening its reputation as the practical resource for students of chemistry and related discipline areas.
Table of Contents
Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
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Cover\r | Cover | ||
Title Page | iii | ||
Copyright Page\r | iv | ||
Contents\r | v | ||
List of boxes\r | viii | ||
Preface to the third edition\r | xi | ||
Guided tour | xii | ||
For the student | xiv | ||
Acknowledgements | xv | ||
List of abbreviations | xvi | ||
The investigative approach | 1 | ||
1. Essentials of practical work\r | 3 | ||
2. Health and safety | 6 | ||
3. Making measurements | 36 | ||
4. SI units and their use | 40 | ||
5. Scientific method and design of experiments | 46 | ||
6. Making notes of practical work | 52 | ||
7. Project work | 56 | ||
Fundamental laboratory techniques\r | 61 | ||
8. Working with liquids\r | 63 | ||
9. Basic laboratory procedures I | 70 | ||
10. Basic laboratory procedures II | 82 | ||
11. Principles of solution chemistry | 102 | ||
12. pH and buffer solutions | 113 | ||
Laboratory techniques | 121 | ||
13. Melting points\r | 123 | ||
14. Recrystallisation | 128 | ||
15. Solvent extraction | 139 | ||
16. Distillation | 145 | ||
17. Reflux | 155 | ||
18. Evaporation | 161 | ||
19. Inert atmosphere methods | 166 | ||
20. Combinatorial chemistry | 173 | ||
Classical techniques\r | 177 | ||
21. Qualitative techniques for inorganic analysis | 179 | ||
22. Gravimetry | 184 | ||
23. Molecular formulae | 187 | ||
24. Procedures in volumetric analysis | 190 | ||
25. Acid–base titrations | 199 | ||
26. Complexometric titrations | 203 | ||
27. Redox titrations | 208 | ||
28. Precipitation titrations\r | 211 | ||
Instrumental techniques \r | 215 | ||
29. Basic spectroscopy\r | 217 | ||
30. Atomic spectroscopy | 226 | ||
31. X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy | 243 | ||
32. Chromatography | 250 | ||
33. Electrophoresis | 287 | ||
34. Electroanalytical techniques | 302 | ||
35. Using radioisotopes | 309 | ||
36. Infrared and Raman spectroscopy | 318 | ||
37. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometry | 332 | ||
38. Mass spectrometry | 353 | ||
39. X-ray diffraction | 362 | ||
40. Thermal analysis | 370 | ||
Information technology and library resources\r | 373 | ||
41. Finding and citing published information\r | 375 | ||
42. Evaluating information | 382 | ||
43. Using online resources | 389 | ||
44. Internet resources | 399 | ||
45. Using spreadsheets | 421 | ||
46. Using word processors, databases and other packages | 428 | ||
Analysis and presentation of data | 435 | ||
47. Fundamental principles of quantitative chemical analysis\r | 437 | ||
48. Calibration and quantitative analysis | 441 | ||
49. Using graphs | 447 | ||
50. Presenting data in tables | 459 | ||
51. Hints for solving numerical problems | 463 | ||
52. Manipulating and transforming raw data | 472 | ||
53. Descriptive statistics | 476 | ||
54. Choosing and using statistical tests | 487 | ||
55. Drawing chemical structures | 501 | ||
56. Chemometrics | 507 | ||
57. Computational chemistry | 514 | ||
Study and examination skills\r | 521 | ||
58. The importance of transferable skills\r | 523 | ||
59. Managing your time | 529 | ||
60. Working with others | 534 | ||
61. Taking notes from lectures and texts | 538 | ||
62. Learning effectively | 544 | ||
63. Revision strategies | 551 | ||
64. Assignments and exams | 556 | ||
65. Preparing your curriculum vitae\r | 566 | ||
Communicating information\r | 573 | ||
66. Organising a poster display\r | 575 | ||
67. Giving a spoken presentation\r | 581 | ||
68. General aspects of scientific writing | 587 | ||
69. Writing essays | 594 | ||
70. Reporting practical and project work | 597 | ||
71. Writing literature surveys and reviews | 606 | ||
Answers to study exercises | 609 | ||
Index\r | 627 |