• ISBN13: 9780199683970
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: Chemistry
• Publisher: Oxford UP
• Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP
• Publication Date: December 12, 2015
• Pages: 144
• Original Price: INR 350.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 90 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): Chemistry / General

Most people remember chemistry from their schooldays as largely incomprehensible, a subject that was fact-rich but understanding-poor, smelly and so far removed from the real world of events and pleasures that there seemed little point, except for the most introverted, in coming to terms with its grubby concepts, spells, recipes and rules. Peter Atkins wants to change all that. In this Very Short Introduction to Chemistry, he encourages us to look at chemistry anew, through a chemist's eyes, in order to understand its central concepts and to see how it contributes not only towards our material comfort, but also to human culture. Atkins shows how chemistry provides the infrastructure of our world, through the chemical industry, the fuels of heating, power generation and transport, as well as the fabrics of our clothing and furnishings. Salient Features: First published as the hardback What is Chemistry? The infrastructure of the modern world A lively authoritative introduction, celebrating the importance of chemistry Explains its basic structures, principles and applications Demonstrates the vital place chemistry plays in cutting-edge developments, such as nanotechnology and smart materials Part of the bestselling Very Short Introductions series - over seven million copies sold worldwide Table of Contents:Preface 1: Its origins, scope and organization 2: Its principles: atoms and molecules 3: Its principles: energy and entropy 4: Its reactions 5: Its techniques 6: Its achievements 7: Its future Further reading Glossary Index

Peter Atkins is Fellow of Lincoln College, University of Oxford. He is the author of almost 60 books, which include the world-renowned textbook Physical Chemistry (published in its ninth edition in November 2009). His other textbooks include Inorganic Chemistry: Chemical Principles and Molecular Quantum Mechanics. He has also written a number of books for a general readership, including Galileo's Finger: The Ten Great Ideas of Science, The Periodic Kingdom, Molecules, and The Laws of Thermodynamics: A Very Short Introduction. He has been a visiting professor in France, Israel, New Zealand, and China, and continues to lecture widely throughout the world.