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Quantitative Chemical Analysis

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I just took a class that required this textbook, and I used the 6th edition instead of the 7th, and there was only one difference.... in the 6th edition, 2 topics were seperated into 2 different chapters, and in the 7th the two topics were combined into one chapter... If your a student and need this book for class, save yourself some money and buy the 6th edition. The word and homework problems are identical.

My "Quant" class used the 6th edition. After it was over, I bought the 7th edition (the university I attend rents textbooks to students). The editions weren't that different (except a rearrangement of a few chapters and addition of a new chapter). The 7th edition has 663 pages of reading and problems. The back of the book contains a long list of references and comprehensive, easy-to-use appendicies.

I use it often to refresh my memory of analytical chemistry.

This gem will continue to serve Chemistry students (myself included) well after their first analytical chemistry class is over.

So, you're considering either buying or adopting this text for intro analytical chemistry? Good choice!

This is the easiest, most straightforward, book on the market for students. It's been that way through many editions. It was a breath of fresh air (in comparison to Skoog) when it was first published in 1982.

Your other choices are "Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry" by Skoog et al.(ISBN 0534417965) and "Analytical Chemistry" by Gary D. Christian (ISBN 0471214728). Can also use the book by Day & Underwood.

Skoog is good it's just that he can't match Harris for clarity.

Christian doesn't change much. The end-of-chapter problems are usually just re-numbered. It's OK, though.

Fortunately, whichever you choose, none can be considered deficient.

One thing I don't like about these books: Why do they include all this material on instrumental analysis? The advanced/Instrumental texts do a much better job with these topics anyway. The extra chapters make the intro books needlessly heavy.

The first course analytical books should just stick to the basics like acid/base/complexometric/redox titrations, gravimetric analysis, sample prep., extractions, etc.

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Daniel Harris (along with Bertolucci) has also written a true classic in the field of molecular spectroscopy: "Symmetry and Spectroscopy: An Introduction to Vibrational and Electronic Spectroscopy". Get that too for your advanced phys chem courses.

Check out my other reviews for other chem books

Its a necessary book for me. Its fairly basic but a good resource to have. If you are taking this class at any college, make sure you kept you Gen Chem book because this has pretty much been a review of Gen Chem for the first semester.

This is a good book...I can't think of any complaints that I had with it. It gave good examples and comparisons throughout the chapters for better understanding of the material.

This is a decent book for Analytical chem I recommend it to students if you professor allows you to use older versions of this text

The text is an easy read, with a lot of statistical tables to reference for lab write ups. One of the better chemistry books I have ever had to use.

This review refers to the fourth edition of this book.
I bought this book at the Stanford University Bookstore as a reference text for quantitative analytical chemistry. Overall, I'd say it's an excellent book which covers all the fundamentals of the subject. It also contains a great deal of useful data. The editing is excellent (I didn't notice any typos) and so are the graphics (tables, charts, pictures).
Mind you, this subject is so big that only a small fraction can be covered even in a large tome like this. But the author has used the space available to him well.

I note that the reviewers who do not like this book seem to be students while those who love it are teachers or experienced engineers (like myself). I suppose that means that the author is assuming a certian level of knowledge on the part of his readers and is not spending a large amount of time explaining basic concepts.

The analytical chemistry textbook arrived on time and in great condition. The supplier was especially friendly and helpful. If they have another item that I need, I would shop with them again.

the book arrived quickly. Condition is just as described. no complaints. Would buy from this seller again.