Exploring Chemical Analysis (Paperback)

by Daniel C. Harris (Author)

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Exploring Chemical Analysis provides an ideal one-term text for both chemistry majors and non-majors. Its coverage of analytical and problem-solving methods teaches students how to understand analytical results and how to use quantitative manipulations, preparing them for the problems they will encounter in fields from biology to chemistry to geology. The book contains coverage of chemical equilibrium in the areas of activity, systematic treatment of equilibrium, solubility, EDTA titration curves, and redox titration curves.

 

The new Third Edition contains a new chapter on Quality Assurance/Quality Control, and enhanced coverage of spectrometry and chromatography. In addition to giving students the fundamentals of chemical analysis, the book has an abundance of new applications and research in the field, making Exploring Chemical Analysis, Third Edition a text that students will be able to use and draw upon again and again in all future science courses.

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DANIEL C. HARRIS, Michelson Laboratory, China Lake California, USA --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details Paperback: 600 pages Publisher: W. H. Freeman; 3 edition (May 7, 2004) Language: English ISBN-10: 0716705710 ISBN-13: 978-0716705710 Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 8 x 1.1 inches Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #371,710 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 books cite this book:

• Principles of Analytical Chemistry: A Textbook by Miguel Valcarcel on page 281
• The Age of the Molecule (Royal Socity of Chemistry) on page 71
• A Primer on Quality in the Analytical Laboratory by John Kenkel in Back Matter

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Great Analytical Chem book/Chem ref, March 2, 2006 By  Iacobus (IL, USA) - See all my reviews This book was a required text for my analytical chemistry class. I was at first a bit worried about it, I tend to be picky about chemistry textbooks, but I quickly fell in love with this one. The chapters are short and to the point (most between 20 and 30 pages). Harris tells you what you need to know and gives some good examples in those 20 pages. Other books I have had to use took in excess of 50 pages to describe what Harris does (much better at that) in under 30. This is a nice feature for the time pressured college student. The formating is also really nice. At the end of each chapter, all of the equations discussed are printed with text telling what each variable is. This is nice for when working on problem sets as you don't have to flip throughout the chapter trying to find one relationship and then search for an hour finding out what each variable means (We all forget at least once). It also makes studying for the exams easier and proofing notes to make sure you have the right equations has never been easier. The book is directed at either a chem or non-chemistry student. At most schools analytical is low enough to get non-chemistry or even science majors in it. This book walks this line rather well. It doesn't bore the students that are "really excited" about chemistry and it doesn't confuse the "normal" kids. It is easy to read and also, like mentioned before, has little jokes in it. A few other minor things I liked were the sections on statstical analysis and the paper on which it was printed. I took a stats 100 level class while in highschool and I knew most of the stuff still. However, some parts I forgot and had to relearn. I had to do it for bio and for chem, the bio book and prof made it so boring and drawn out. Harris, on the other hand, jumps into it and makes math and stat analysis, almost, fun. The most minor of my comments is about the paper the book is printed on. A lot of textbooks are printed on overly gloss paper and filled with "look at this picture" images. Harris has color plates, but the majority of the book is composed of greens and blacks. The paper isn't glossy and light doesn't glare on it. This just makes the sitting down and reading part much easier on the eyes. I would recommand this text for someone wanting to brush up on analytical chemistry, or even just general chemistry. I, as well as most of my peers, intend to keep it as a reference book because it is so well formated and written. In that way, it is almost hard to outgrow. 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful: 4.0 out of 5 stars What do you expect?, October 1, 2005 By  M. Evans "super deluxe corn shucker" (Long Beach, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    This is an analytical chemistry textbook, not exactly the most thrilling of chemical disciplines. (unless you are an analytical chemist). It explains things fairly well, and the problems are at the end of the chapters are pretty similar to what you would find on the ACS test for analytical chemistry. The author has a sense of humor and randomly inserts jokes in some of the material. I believe this is the most popular of textbooks for analytical/quantitative chemistry courses. 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful: 4.0 out of 5 stars Good examples, hidden humor, August 14, 2003 By A Customer This review is from: Exploring Chemical Analysis (Hardcover) Step by step examples help tremendously with learning the problem-solving techniques used in this book. I also love the random goofiness found at points in the text. It made me almost want to read the whole thing just to find the funny stuff!		Ad feedback   Most Recent Customer Reviews 5.0 out of 5 stars Thank you You're a great, responsible seller. The book looks like new and arrive very early. Thank you!!! Published 5 months ago by Dao Q. Ngo 5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent This book is great. Its a good learning tool and can be understood by anyone. Published 5 months ago by Diana Brindusan 5.0 out of 5 stars One of the better chem books I've had... Harris presents the material needed for Analytical chemistry in an entertaining and very clear way. I do believe that he could have gone more in depth into most of the topics,... Read more Published 8 months ago by Christina D. Cowman 5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT Item arrived on time and in great shape and much cheaper than I would have had to pay at my university. Great transaction. Published 10 months ago by M. 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Published on September 29, 2005 by Michael Manley Jr. 3.0 out of 5 stars kinda confusing, okay overall i read this book for a chemistry class, and although it was usually fairly clear, which helped a lot, at times the author broke into the first person and started making jokes in... Read more Published on May 13, 2004 Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews

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Product Details

• Paperback: 600 pages
• Publisher: W. H. Freeman; 3 edition (May 7, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0716705710
• ISBN-13: 978-0716705710
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 8 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #371,710 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Analytical Chem book/Chem ref, March 2, 2006

By	Iacobus (IL, USA) - See all my reviews

This book was a required text for my analytical chemistry class. I was at first a bit worried about it, I tend to be picky about chemistry textbooks, but I quickly fell in love with this one. The chapters are short and to the point (most between 20 and 30 pages). Harris tells you what you need to know and gives some good examples in those 20 pages. Other books I have had to use took in excess of 50 pages to describe what Harris does (much better at that) in under 30. This is a nice feature for the time pressured college student.

The formating is also really nice. At the end of each chapter, all of the equations discussed are printed with text telling what each variable is. This is nice for when working on problem sets as you don't have to flip throughout the chapter trying to find one relationship and then search for an hour finding out what each variable means (We all forget at least once). It also makes studying for the exams easier and proofing notes to make sure you have the right equations has never been easier.

The book is directed at either a chem or non-chemistry student. At most schools analytical is low enough to get non-chemistry or even science majors in it. This book walks this line rather well. It doesn't bore the students that are "really excited" about chemistry and it doesn't confuse the "normal" kids. It is easy to read and also, like mentioned before, has little jokes in it.

A few other minor things I liked were the sections on statstical analysis and the paper on which it was printed. I took a stats 100 level class while in highschool and I knew most of the stuff still. However, some parts I forgot and had to relearn. I had to do it for bio and for chem, the bio book and prof made it so boring and drawn out. Harris, on the other hand, jumps into it and makes math and stat analysis, almost, fun. The most minor of my comments is about the paper the book is printed on. A lot of textbooks are printed on overly gloss paper and filled with "look at this picture" images. Harris has color plates, but the majority of the book is composed of greens and blacks. The paper isn't glossy and light doesn't glare on it. This just makes the sitting down and reading part much easier on the eyes.

I would recommand this text for someone wanting to brush up on analytical chemistry, or even just general chemistry. I, as well as most of my peers, intend to keep it as a reference book because it is so well formated and written. In that way, it is almost hard to outgrow.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars What do you expect?, October 1, 2005

By	M. Evans "super deluxe corn shucker" (Long Beach, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is an analytical chemistry textbook, not exactly the most thrilling of chemical disciplines. (unless you are an analytical chemist). It explains things fairly well, and the problems are at the end of the chapters are pretty similar to what you would find on the ACS test for analytical chemistry. The author has a sense of humor and randomly inserts jokes in some of the material. I believe this is the most popular of textbooks for analytical/quantitative chemistry courses.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good examples, hidden humor, August 14, 2003

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This review is from: Exploring Chemical Analysis (Hardcover)

Step by step examples help tremendously with learning the problem-solving techniques used in this book. I also love the random goofiness found at points in the text. It made me almost want to read the whole thing just to find the funny stuff!