Introduction to crystallography (Physical chemistry monograph series) (Paperback)

by Donald Sands (Author)

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Clear, concise explanation of the logical development of basic crystallographic concepts. Extensive discussion of crystals and lattices, symmetry, crystal systems and geometry, x-ray diffraction, determination of atomic positions and more. Well-chosen selection of problems, with answers. Ideal for a course in crystallography or as a supplement to physical chemistry courses. "This is truly a delightful monograph"—Canadian Chemical Education. 1969 edition. 114 illustrations.
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 165 pages
• Publisher: W. A. Benjamin (1969)
• Language: English
• ASIN: B0006BYRDY
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #4,070,691 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great book for beginners !, March 19, 1999

By	"akdogan" (NJ/USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Introduction to Crystallography (Dover Classics of Science and Mathematics) (Paperback)

This book is definitely a good starting point to learn Crystallography. As a matter of fact the title is in my opinion a little misleading since the book really introduces the reader to X-ray Crystallography... The book starts with a concise yet elementary discussion of crystal lattices, point groups and space groups. The chapters are nicely woven together so that the reader easily develops a sense of continuity as the the concepts are introduced. Principles of diffraction phenomena and determination of atomic positions are very densely discussed. However the treatment is "crystal" clear and no vital details are ignored for the sake of "simplicity". The overall treatment is very elementary and requires an extremely modest amount of mathematical background. Fourier series a briefly introduced in the discussion of electron density and structure factors in an effective manner. The effect of glide planes and screw axes on the structure factor (systematic absences) are elegantly described in the examples. I wish D. Sands would have written an longer book and have included more material in structure determination as well as powder diffractometry itself (that's why the books is rated 4 stars only). He certainly has the ability to effectively get the points across throughout his book in a elegant fashion making the book easily readable. The book is ideally suited for those who would like to make their first steps into X-ray crystallography. In addition, the price is so right (as is the case with all Dover Series) you can not go wrong. I highly recommend it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great intro to crystallography for material scientists, October 17, 2007

By	John W. Foltz IV (Columbus, OH) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Introduction to Crystallography (Dover Classics of Science and Mathematics) (Paperback)

This book is an excellent introduction to crystallography. If you aren't interested in group theory, which most material scientists aren't, this is the book for you. The book covers the international crystallography notation well, describes some x-ray diffraction and reciprocal lattice topics, and overall conveyed the topics better than some professors can.

For the price, I highly recommend picking this up!

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars 230 reasons to buy this book, August 27, 2007

By	R. Bagula "Roger L. Bagula" (Lakeside, Ca United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Introduction to Crystallography (Dover Classics of Science and Mathematics) (Paperback)

Together with Group Theory and Chemistry this book makes a good guide to the world of chemical,and geological crystals. Crystalography has a very bad notation problem between Schoenflies symbols for point groups and Hermann-Mauguin symbols for space groups ( and several other types of notation that are used like Miller indices). A basic grounding in symmetry groups used in point groups helps to understand the unit cell symmetries used in space groups. Both of these books fails in the larger Mathematical picture of Lie algebras for two and three dimensions. One can't reward a book or author for making his students intellectual cripples when faced with the more general mathematical groups.