https://www.amazon.fr/Slow-Death-Days-Radiation-Sickness/dp/1942993544 read this. It’s a book about the slow death of a Japanese guy who got exposed to high doses of radiation after an nuclear accident. The book follows his battle that lasted 83 days. There is a picture of him on his last days and you don’t want to see that. It’s horrifying. On a side note, radiation sickness is fascinating. What it can do to the body is terrifyingly interesting.
This is the book that was used in my physical chemistry class. I enjoyed it quite a bit as it is written very well and the practice problems help quite a bit. The book is extremely thorough when going through all of the derivations of equations and give pretty good logical explanations while going through the problems as long as you understand how the algebra and calculus works. The biggest con with it however is that the figures which go along with some of the book can be quite difficult to understand the first time you are looking at them. The book can also be quite dry at times. Because of this, I had also picked up the Atkins book because I found it used for cheap on amazon. The Atkins book is a bit less dry and the figures are way more pleasant to look at, however it seems to be a little less in depth than the McQuarrie book.
No matter which book you choose to go with just be aware that the class can be extremely difficult for people and the most important thing is to make sure you are putting a lot of time into the class. It might be worthwhile to find a decent calculus review and to go through it before taking the class if you feel at all lacking in that department. If you do this you will succeed and possibly even really enjoy the class. I was incredibly nervous going in to the class but it turned out to be one of my favorite classes I took my entire undergrad.
I used this book when I took the course, and got me through it without problems. I never read another EC book tho, but I liked this one.
https://www.amazon.com/Electrochemical-Methods-Fundamentals-Allen-Bard/dp/0471043729
Quantum chemistry is part of physical chemistry. In fact, this textbook starts off with quantum and then progresses to statistical mechanics/thermo. Some schools put quantum and stat mech/thermo together as part of a year-long physical chemistry sequence:
Physical Chemistry 1 - Statistical Mechanics/Thermodynamics
Physical Chemistry 2 - Quantum Chemistry
Other schools, like yours, have a single physical chemistry course and a separate "Quantum Chemistry" course.
At my school, we had the year-long physical chemistry sequence. "Quantum chemistry" is a senior elective for chemistry majors specializing in physical chemistry, where they learn the intense math theory about computational chemistry calculations (Hartree-Fock, DFT) and use software like Gaussian to simulate chemical processes at the molecular level. It's research-y stuff.
In college, after I took gen-chem, I worked at a tutor for the school. The best text book I came across was Trio's "Chemistry: A Molecular Approach." here is the link for a $12 older edition.
I would recommend getting a cheap text book and use it as a reference while watching Khan Academy videos.
There’s a book that goes into this too, saying the family wanted to continue with treatment is only a fraction of the story when the DRs had their motivations too.
At one point he received a stem cell transplant from his sister and was actively improving before declining again. And there were three men who were exposed to radiation. Two died, one lived.
https://www.amazon.com/Slow-Death-Days-Radiation-Sickness/dp/1942993544
Molecular Orbitals and Organic Chemical Reactions by Fleming is a great overview, saved my ass many times. https://www.amazon.com/Molecular-Orbitals-Organic-Chemical-Reactions/dp/0470746599
It's available from LibGen for free: https://libgen.lc/index.php?req=Molecular+orbitals+fleming
A Slow Death: 83 Days of Radiation Sickness https://www.amazon.com/dp/1942993544/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_i_YWFHJPMCVS0C6X1DK7WK
Here is an excellent book on the subject. It was very engrossing. One I read the first few pages, it was ON!!
Greg Noonan recommends 7–12 days per each 2 °Plato (0.008) of original gravity. By this rationale, that'd be 70-120 days (2-4 months) for a 1.080 OG. However, at the tail end of the timelines, it's basically diminished returns and your beer would probably taste pretty similar at 70 days versus 90 days, for example (unless tasted side-by-side).
I typically tell people to lager as long as you can handle it or until your beer tastes good enough to you to drink. Taste and acceptability is obviously subjective.
The Feynman Lectures on Physics, boxed set: The New Millennium Edition
$129.04
I am not. It was a Japanese man and it was not a scientist, just a random low level employee at the nuclear plant. The book was A Slow Death: 83 Days of Radiation Sickness.
Do you have this book? We called it the red bible, and I used for both undergrad and grad thermo/quantum courses.
The Dancing Wu Li Masters
https://www.amazon.com/Dancing-Wu-Li-Masters-Overview/dp/0060959681
An eastern take on Physics that's more like physics from the perspective of Shaolin monk than a collegiate professor.
There are a few heavily referred to texts for physical chemistry/quantum.
I have never seen a physical chemistry/quantum chemistry class taught at the university level without one of these books. At one point they split the Physical chemistry by Mcquarrie and simon into two different books, but they lost a few chapters on kinetics along the way. That's the book I would suggest getting first as it goes through physical chemistry, THEN the introduction to quantum. Then you can read the same author's quantum chemistry book.
It's been a while, but it's worth noting that quantum mechanics is generally taught using two different methods of notation. The first is Dirac notation (or Bra Ket notation), and I forget the other one. They SEEM completely different, but they solve the same problems using similar math. I prefer the other one, I just can't seem to remember the name right now. Operators maybe?
Basically it was the same topic approached by two equally smart scientists from different views, so they teach it differently.
One, I'm not attacking anyone and particularly not the youngsters. I'm trying to speed their progress. I provided plenty of directions on what they should be reading. Go up to my initial comment here. I didn't dismiss Graham completely; instead I suggested people read Zhang first for some proper framework. In particular, his approach is compatible with efficient markets so the premiums are there to be earned by everyone. (More broadly I like to live with an abundance mindset. It's not always zero sum, mi amigo, especially since we are not talking about alpha here.)
You present yourself as a thinking man and professional, but sometimes I wonder if you have a reading comprehension problem or alternatively your reading ability is fine but you are so resistant to the viewpoints of others that you fail to understand them properly before you lash out. I'm no psychologist so I will leave that to your therapist.
Second, go knock yourself out with his lectures (https://www.amazon.com/Feynman-Lectures-Physics-boxed-set/dp/0465023827/) . Not a real test since you are smarter than the average /r/investing bear but give it an honest effort and report back in a month.
Perhaps this?:
Modern Quantum Chemistry: Introduction to Advanced Electronic Structure Theory
Attila Szabo and Neil S. Ostlund
I always liked Physical Chemistry: A Molecular Approach.
But it sort of depend on what you're looking to get out of it. Any particular part of p-chem that you wanted to focus on? (Stat mech, thermo, quantum, ect.?)
A book was written about the third guy called A Slow Death: 83 Days of Radiation Sickness. He was left alive for research purposes and until this we really didn't know that much about severe radiation sickness.
It's a thoroughly good book and I'd recommend it to anyone who's interested in the subject.
If you are looking for resources to help you learn electronic structure theory, I recommend the textbook by Szabo and Ostlund here.
It's not free but maybe you can find it in your library
https://www.amazon.com/Molecular-Orbitals-Organic-Chemical-Reactions/dp/0470746599
This book explains very well how to construct molecular orbitals, starting with H2, "H4", Methane,...
Have you had any physics? It's normally required for a P-Chem class. Perhaps starting with physics would help you with the regular p-chem textbooks? The P-Chem textbook I see recommended the most here is probably this one, but it isn't really biology based.
Hi, I'm actually a Chemist major who wants to understand Quantum Mechanics better. I studied this one in my senior year: http://www.amazon.com/Physical-Chemistry-A-Molecular-Approach/dp/0935702997. If I want to get more intensive on it, which one should I go for?
I recommend the Feynman Lectures on Physics, they are very clear and reaches up to quantum theory. If you feel that you don't know enough mathematics then you can read Schaum's Outline series on Calculus, and whatever other topic you feel is stopping you.
What this guy said. Electrochemical Methods is good if you want to really get into the physics/chemistry and is a standard electrochemistry text. http://www.amazon.com/Electrochemical-Methods-Fundamentals-Allen-Bard/dp/0471043729
Bottled Lightning by Seth Fletcher is also very good and provides a lot of history and background. http://www.amazon.com/Bottled-Lightning-Superbatteries-Electric-Lithium/dp/0809030640/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1434260420&sr=1-1&keywords=bottled+lightning
@m3wolf: Where are you doing your PhD? What are your plans after finishing? Just wondering. I just got my BS and am working in industry
You'll probably be all set after Diff Eq's though Linear Algebra might be helpful too. My FAVORITE book on quantum chemistry is McQuarrie and Simon's Physical Chemistry: A Molecular Approach
http://www.amazon.com/Physical-Chemistry-A-Molecular-Approach/dp/0935702997
It is a massive tome but it is essential for anyone interested in physical chemistry. It is the most clear and thorough reference I have ever found and most awesomely (and most relevant to your question), it includes mini-chapters throughout that give you a primer on the math you will need best to understand the next section.
Check out the side bar. There are a list of resources broken down by subject. In terms of basics this book is a classic and generally very highly regarded. I can't speak too much about specifics of polymer chemistry, as my background is corrosion based.
Well, I've heard that Allen Bard's book is the best around for electrochemistry. Here's the link: http://www.amazon.com/Electrochemical-Methods-Fundamentals-Allen-Bard/dp/0471043729/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1430806181&sr=8-1&keywords=allen+bard
Hi, while your description of redox chemistry is good, it is necessary to include sources other than yourself for answers in /r/askscience. Bard and Faulkner or even wikipedia are sufficient for your redox equations and to explain what overpotential is.
If anyone's taking general chemistry, I have this book:
in perfect condition. It's not the same edition used this year but they don't actually assign homework from it (they do hw on mastering chemistry and blackboard - at least they did when I took it).
It's 100 bucks used on Amazon and I'm willing to sell it for 70 bucks.
I also have this organic chemistry solution manual:
also in good condition. Amazon sells it used for 87 bucks. I'm willing to sell it for 60.
PM me if interested about either of them. I'm at south campus every day. =]
Take home exam is a week long. This professor is notorious for writing questions that simply cannot be solved (not because its too hard, there simply is no solution to it). And its not the only PChem test I have next week. (Sometimes I wonder if I'm suicidal or masochistic). But yea, McQuarrie breaks everything down to the point where he assumes you have only a decent math/chemistry/physics background and things are explained quite well. It's a great buy if you want to actually learn the stuff and its cheaper than most textbooks. Amazon listing