CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics: Special Student Edition, 77th Edition [Hardcover]

David R. Lide (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0849305969 | ISBN-13: 978-0849305962 | Publication Date: March 12, 1996 | Edition: 77

The Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, Student Edition is specially stamped and priced, making this international, best-selling reference affordable to students at all levels, from high school through graduate school. The Handbook compiles a massive amount of well-organized and easily accessible data in a single volume. After decades of providing scientific facts and figures, the Handbook continues to be the standard reference in the field. Revisions to the Handbook have kept up with semiconductors and high-temperature superconductors; addressed environmental concerns by providing data on pollutants, contaminants, global warming, and ground water contamination; and updated pertinent data to stay current with IUPAC standards.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 2608 pages
• Publisher: CRC Press; 77 edition (March 12, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0849305969
• ISBN-13: 978-0849305962
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 8.2 x 3.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #684,430 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Basic Necessity, January 2, 2002

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This review is from: CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics: Special Student Edition, 77th Edition (Hardcover)

This book is an absolute must for any college student who is serious about chemistry or physics. I have found this book to be especially helpful, so far, in the organic chemistry lab. You can find information about practically any organic compound including but not limited to molecular weight, boiling point, melting point, density, molecular formula, and molecular structure. Also as a physics student, I was pleased to find a wealth of formulas, conversion factors, and even tables of derivatives and literally hundreds of integrals, to help with the calculus aspect. This book is a basic necessity for chemistry and physics students because it provides just about all of the information that you need that you can't readily find in a textbook.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Things You Need, May 16, 2005

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This review is from: CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics: Special Student Edition, 77th Edition (Hardcover)

I knew that I was going to go in to some form of Chemistry in High School, and in College, I decided to go into Chemical Education. I am now a High School teacher who teaches Chemistry. It is with this background that I recommend that parents or students who plan to persue chemistry as a life-long ambition attain a copy (doesn't have to be the latest, get a cheap one) of the CRC or Lange's. This is because at some point in your life, you will need to look up the enthalpy of Al(OH)3 which can NOT be found on the net and not in most textbooks. Also, if you are going in to organic chemistry, get a Merck Index.

2 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent book for a student!, July 8, 1999

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This review is from: CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics: Special Student Edition, 77th Edition (Hardcover)

Well, it is a wonderful and a comprehensive handbook, but after reviewing it, I must suggest that this is the book, that one should buy!