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3. Bridging matter
Peter Atkins
in Physical Chemistry: A Very Short Introduction
‘Bridging matter’ introduces statistical thermodynamics, which provides the link between the notional insides and outsides of atoms and molecules. It identifies the bulk properties of a ...
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Organic Chemistry: A Very Short Introduction
Graham Patrick
Organic chemistry is the chemistry of compounds of carbon. As well as being central to life, in the form of large molecules such as nucleic acids and proteins, organic compounds are ...
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1. Introduction
Graham Patrick
in Organic Chemistry: A Very Short Introduction
Organic chemistry is the study of carbon-based compounds in terms of their structure, properties, and synthesis. One reason for considering organic chemistry as a specialist field is ...
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3. The synthesis and analysis of organic compounds
Graham Patrick
in Organic Chemistry: A Very Short Introduction
The design of novel medicines, insecticides, perfumes, flavourings, or polymeric materials relies crucially on organic chemists. ‘The synthesis and analysis of organic compounds’ outlines ...
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6. Changing the identity of matter
Peter Atkins
in Physical Chemistry: A Very Short Introduction
A great deal of chemistry is concerned with changing the identity of matter by the deployment of chemical reactions. Physical chemists are interested in a variety of aspects of chemical ...
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4. The chemistry of life
Graham Patrick
in Organic Chemistry: A Very Short Introduction
From very simple molecular building blocks, life has created an astonishing diversity of molecules, some of which are extremely complex structures that prove very difficult to synthesize in ...
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7. The future of genomics
John Archibald
in Genomics: A Very Short Introduction
‘The future of genomics’ explores some of the ways in which genome science will continue to expand the frontiers of human knowledge, as well as change our world and the way we interact with ...
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5. Its techniques
Peter Atkins
in Chemistry: A Very Short Introduction
To bring about its reactions and to identify what has been produced, chemistry uses a wide variety of techniques. Similar techniques are used in analytical and forensic laboratories to ...
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5. Life: a genome's way of making more and fitter genomes
David C. Catling
in Astrobiology: A Very Short Introduction
‘Life: a genome's way of making more and fitter genomes’ provides a global perspective of terrestrial biology. The history of life on Earth can be deduced from the way that evolution has ...
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1. Darwin’s other big idea
Leigh W. Simmons
in Sexual Selection: A Very Short Introduction
The idea that males and females often look, sound, smell, and behave differently is uncontroversial. Where those differences came from, however, and what role they play in various ...
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Physical Chemistry: A Very Short Introduction
Peter Atkins
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 ...
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