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Introduction to Mass Spectrometry: Instrumentation, Applications, and Strategies for Data Interpretation

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This book is clear and fairly complete, but it tends to introduce a lot of historical information about obsolete techniques, before telling you that it is historical and obsolete. Full citations are listed in the back of each chapter which is helpful.

This is a fantastic mass spectrometry book! I have the previous edition and this edition is far superior. It does cover a lot of the politics/history of mass spec, but I found that interesting. It is well-organized, easy to read, and thorough. If you are only going to purchase one MS book, I would recommend this one.

An indispensable reference for any MS user; however this book should not be used an introductory text. Although up-to-date and thorough, the book has questionable organization and is a bit difficult to simply read from cover to cover.

If you are interested in doing a detailed study of Mass Spec together with how the instrument works, this book is good. It has much historical background that may be boring to some people, but I don't have a problem with that. The book is for advanced and detailed study on mass spec and how the instrument works. It answers many questions on Why? and How? of Mass Spec

I totally agreed with the other reviewer, this is one of most detailed books on mass spectrometry. The presentation is very clear. It also discusses recent advances. I strongly recommend this book to anybody who wants to have a good understanding of MS. However, this book is full of typos. The following is a partial list of all the typos.

On P273 Hg is identified as a transition element. It is well known that Hg is not a transition metal. Metals that have unpaired d electrons in their elemental state or common oxidation states are considered as transition metals. Hg is not a transition metal.

P338, one of the arrows in Scheme 6-14 is not correct in the formation of [H2C=OH]+

On P371, the last paragraph, the statement " the ion with m/z 112 produced by the 1,2-elimination of water, and then ethene..." should be " the ion with m/z 112 produced by the 1,2-elimination of water and then propene"

P424, the ion [H2C=SiOMe2]+ has an m/z of 88 rather than 89 as shown in the book.

Despite the fact it has so many typos, it is still one of the best books on MS.