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| View Larger Image | Inorganic Electronic Structure and Spectroscopy: Methodology
by Edward I. Solomon, A. B. P. Lever
| | List Price: | $105.95 |  | | Available: | In stock soon. Order now to get in line. First come, first served. | | | | | Sales Rank: | 726804 | | Studio: | Wiley-Interscience | | | Binding: | Paperback | | Number Of Pages: | 732 | | Publication Date: | February 17, 2006 | | Publisher: | Wiley-Interscience |
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Product Description
-Journal of Chemical Education
This newly available paperbound edition of Inorganic Electronic Structure and Spectroscopy includes all the material from the original clothbound edition published in 1999. Consisting of articles contributed by outstanding scientists from around the world, Volume I, Methodology presents the state of the art in this field, written in a style accessible to the well-read senior undergraduate, and yet still of superior value to the senior researcher.
The first of a two-volume set, Volume I provides a thorough review of methodologies in transition metal spectroscopy and theoretical modeling, including:
* Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
* IR, Raman, and Resonance Raman Spectroscopy
* Newer techniques used in inorganic chemistry, such as polarized absorption spectroscopy
* Luminescence spectroscopy
* Laser spectroscopy, X-ray and absorption spectroscopy, and EXAFS
* Three important chapters on traditional ligand field theory
This work assumes a basic understanding of quantum chemistry and group theory and reflects the current state of development for many of the techniques used by practicing inorganic chemists. Although written by multiple contributors, the editors' holistic approach to the manuscript has ensured a uniform presentation. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 1 review)
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Many Useful and Authoritative Chapters 
This is a multiauthored volume, which generally creates the expectation that it will be more disjointed and uneven in depth than most single-author books. However, the advantage of multi-author books, when done well, is that the authors usually make fewer errors and present their material as experienced practitioners. This book is done well - and I found several chapters useful in preparing a set of lecture notes in a "Physical Methods" course for inorganic chemists. The depth of the chapters is, as I've indicated, uneven. Chapter 1 (Ligand Field Theory...), for example, is beyond the level of most first-year chemistry graduate students, but will be a useful reference for more advanced students and seasoned investigators. Most of chapters 2, 3 and 4 (EPR, Mössbauer, and polarized electronic spectroscopies) and more accessible and very appropriate for graduate student beginners. I've not had occasion to study the remaining chapters (luminescence, laser, IR, Raman, resonance-Raman, photoelectron, X-ray absorption & EXAFS spectroscopies & Electronic Structure calculations) as closely, but most seem to be very well done.
One major complaint - with both the hardcover and paperback editions: the binding is GLUE! I borrowed a copy of this book from a colleague and a page fell out while scanning a figure for a class! Embarrassing and Annoying! There is no excuse for Wiley to produce books that aren't cheap so cheaply!
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