A mole of chemistry : an historical and conceptual approach to fundamental ideas in chemistry / Caroline Desgranges and Jerome Delhommelle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Desgranges, Caroline, author.

Delhommelle, Jerome, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chemistry.

Chemistry--History.

History.

Science--Methodology--History.

Science.

Science--Methodology.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xiv, 215 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2020.

Summary:

"A Mole of Chemistry: An Historical and Conceptual Approach to Fundamental Ideas in Chemistry is intended for students in their undergraduate years, including science, engineering and humanities majors, who need to learn the basics of chemistry. This is a companion textbook which provides a unique perspective on how the main scientific concepts describing nature were discovered and, eventually, how modern chemistry was born. The book makes use of context found in history, philosophy and the arts to better understand the development of chemistry, and contains as few mathematical equations as possible. The focus is then set on scientific reasoning, making this book a great companion and addition to traditional chemistry textbooks"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction to modern chemistry: The beginning of scientific reasoning

Introduction to the kinetic theory of gases : the ideal gas concept

Introduction to thermodynamics : the heat concept

Introduction to quantum mechanics : wave-particle duality concept

Introduction to electrochemistry : electron transfer

Introduction to chemical reactivity : proton transfer

Introduction to inorganic chemistry : role of symmetry.

Notes:

Includes index.

Other Format:

Online version: Delhommelle, Jerome. Mole of chemistry

ISBN:

9780367208240

9780367208288

0367208288

0367208245

OCLC:

1127937935

Publisher Number:

99984382887