May 2008
2 posts
Mass Spectrometry
Mass Spectrometry: Principles and Applications by Edmond de Hoffmann and Vincent Stroobant Call Number: QD96.M3 H6413 2007
February 2008
1 post
Why the Sky is Blue
Why the Sky is Blue: Discovering the Color of Life by Götz Hoeppe Call Number: QC494.7 .H6413 2007
January 2008
2 posts
Why Science?
Why Science? by James Trefil Call Number: Q181 .T8195 2008
Journal of Chemical Education - EXPANDED COVERAGE!
We now have access to the Journal of Chemical Education from the very first Issue and Volume to the present! You may browse all issues of the Journal of Chemical Education here.
December 2007
4 posts
Kaleidoscope Sky
Kaleidoscope Sky by Tim Herd Call Number: QC981.2 .H47 2007
Modern Alchemy
Modern Alchemy: occultism and the emergence of atomic theory by Mark S. Morrisson Call Number: QD13 .M67 2007
The Emergence of a Scientific Culture
The Emergence of a Scientific Culture:Science and the Shaping of Modernity, 1210-1685 by Stephen Gaukroger Call Number: Q124.97 .G38 2006
Introduction to Polymer Chemistry
Introduction to Polymer Chemistry by Charles E. Carraher Jr. Call Number: QD381 .C37 2007 “Aiming his text mainly at an undergraduate audience, Carraher (Florida Atlantic U.) presents the basic science of polymers, covering factual, theoretical, and practical matters. Following the introduction, 15 chapters discuss polymer structure, molecular weight of polymers, naturally occurring...
November 2007
4 posts
Database Trial: Environment Complete
Environment Complete offers deep coverage in applicable areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, urban planning, and more. Environment Complete contains more than 1,590,000 records from 1,500 domestic and international...
New Database: Science Reference Center
Science Reference Center is a comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full text science-oriented content. Science Reference Center contains full text for nearly 640 science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, etc. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science,...
Biological Inorganic Chemistry: Structure and...
Biological Inorganic Chemistry: Structure and Reactivity edited by Ivano Bertini et al. Call Number: QP531 .B547 2007
Commenting On Chemistry
The Chemistry New Books & Media Blog now has commenting. If you wish to leave a comment, simply click on the title of the entry you want to comment on and type away!
October 2007
2 posts
Nontraditional Careers for Chemists
Nontraditional Careers for Chemists: New Formulas in Chemistry by Lisa M. Balbes Call Number: QD39.5 .B25 2007
Hawley’s Condensed Chemical Dictionary
Hawley’s Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 15th Edition, Edited by Richard J. Lewis, Sr. Call Number: QD5 .C5 2007 Reference
September 2007
4 posts
Practical Organic Synthesis: A Student's Guide
Practical Organic Synthesis: A Student’s Guide by Reinhart Keese, Martin P. Brandle and Trevor P. Toube Call Number: QD257.7 .K4313 2006
The Joy of Chemistry
The Joy of Chemistry: The Amazing Science of Familiar Things by Cathy Cobb and Monty L. Fetterolf Call number: Stacks: QD35 .C56 2005
Undergraduate Instrumental analysis
Undergraduate Instrumental analysis by James W. Robinson, Eileen M. Skell Frame and George M. Frame II Call Number: QD79.I5 R6 2005 The sixth edition of this undergraduate text has been completely rewritten and redesigned, with a much greater focus on chromatography and mass spectrometry. In order to add additional material the chapters are no longer stand-alone. Novel to the text is the...
Plutonium
Plutonium: A History of the World’s Most Dangerous Element by Jeremy Bernstein Call Number: QD181.P9 B47 2007 Summary from book jacket: In his new history of this complex and dangerous element, physicist Jeremy Bernstein describes the steps that were taken to transform plutonium from a laboratory novelty into the nuclear weapon that destroyed Nagasaki. This is the first book to weave...
August 2007
2 posts
The History and Use of Our Earth's Chemical...
The History and Use of Our Earth’s Chemical Elements: A Reference Guide, Second Edition by Robert E. Krebs Call Number: QD466 .K69 2006
Concepts and Models in Bioinorganic Chemistry
Concepts and models in bioinorganic chemistry edited by Heinz-Bernhard Kraatz and Nils Metzler-Nol Call Number: QP531 .C663 2006 Summary from book jacket: Destined to set the standard, this book meets the need for a didactic textbook focusing on the role of model systems in bioinorganic chemistry. The first part features concepts in bioinorganic chemistry such as electron transfer,...
July 2007
2 posts
Assessment in Science: Practical Experiences and...
Assessment in Science: Practical Experiences and Education Research edited by Maureen McMahon, Patricia Simmons, Randy Sommers, Diane DeBaets, and Frank Crawley Call Number: LB1585 .A785 2006 Description from NSTA Website: If you want the latest research about assessment techniques that really work, you want Assessment in Science. This collection of informative, up-to-date reports is by...
Two New Children's books on Chemistry
The library has received two new children’s books from “The Elements” series: Chromium by Nathan Lepora Call Number: QD181.C7 L47 2006 and Boron by Richard Beatty Call Number: QD181.B1 B47 2006
June 2007
5 posts
New Book: The Chemical Element
The Chemical Element: A Historic Perspective by Andrew Ede Call Number: QD466 .E34 2006
Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, Estuaries
The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry Volume 5, Water Pollution Part H, Estuaries Call number: QH541.5.E8 E88 2006
New Book: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics: From Air Pollution to Climate Change, 2nd edition by John H. Seinfeld and Spyros N. Pandis Call Number: QC879.6 .S45 2006
Reference Universe
The Sojourner Truth Library has recently bought Reference Universe! Reference Universe is a database that searches the article titles and indices of reference books. If you every wondered which encyclopedia, dictionary or handbook explains Gibbs Phase Rule or defines Organoboranes, here’s your solution! You can restrict your search to titles available in our library or search reference...
The Periodic Table by Eric R. Scerri
QD467 .S345 2007—The periodic table: its story and its significance / Eric R. Scerri. “The periodic table is one of the most potent icons in science. It lies at the core of chemistry and embodies the most fundamental principles of the field. This book provides a successor to van Spronsen’s classic book on the subject, but goes further in evaluating the extent to which...