00000cam a22000003i 4500 UP-1685594773862158533 Buklod 20240215121346.0 g||| | || || ta 190521s2014 xx a rb |||1 u|eng d 9780199689095 (pbk.) (iLib)UPBAG-00033864923 BC-70982 Forefront Book Co. Php826.00 DPS Faculty DLC BAG rda eng QD 453.3 A882 2014 Atkins, P. W. (Peter, William) 1940- author. Physical chemistry a very short introduction Peter Atkins. Oxford, United Kingdom Oxford University Press 2014. xvii, 128 pages illustrations 18 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Very short introductions 385 Includes bibliographical references and index. Matter from the inside -- Matter from the outside -- Bridging matter -- States of matter -- Changing the state of matter -- Changing the identity of matter -- Investigating matter. "With the development of a variety of exciting new areas of research involving computational chemistry, nano- and smart materials, and applications of the recently discovered graphene, there can be no doubt that physical chemistry is a vitally important field. It is also perceived as the most daunting branch of chemistry, being necessarily grounded in physics and mathematics and drawing as it does on quantum mechanics, thermodynamics, and statistical thermodynamics. With his typical clarity and hardly a formula in sight, Peter Atkins' Very Short Introduction explores the contributions physical chemistry has made to all branches of chemistry. Providing insight into its central concepts Atkins reveals the cultural contributions physical chemistry has made to our understanding of the natural world."--Publisher's description. Chemistry, Physical and theoretical. FO UPBAG UPBAG-MAIN QD 453.3 A882 2014 Book