What is chemistry?
Most people remember chemistry from their schooldays as a subject that was largely incomprehensible, fact-rich but understanding-poor, smelly, and so far removed from the real world of events and pleasures that there seemed little point, except for the most introverted, in coming to terms with its g...
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Formato: | Libro electrónico |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford, UK :
Oxford University Press
2013.
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Edición: | 1st ed |
Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
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Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b35590294*spi |
Sumario: | Most people remember chemistry from their schooldays as a subject that was largely incomprehensible, fact-rich but understanding-poor, smelly, and so far removed from the real world of events and pleasures that there seemed little point, except for the most introverted, in coming to terms with its grubby concepts, spells, recipes, and rules. Peter Atkins wants to change all that. In What is Chemistry? he encourages us to look at chemistry anew, through a chemist's eyes, to understand its central concepts and to see how it contributes not only towards our material comfort, but also to human cul. |
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Notas: | Incluye índice. |
Descripción Física: | 122 p. |
Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780191508097 |