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Readership: First year undergraduates studying chemistry, or chemistry-related foundation, Bachelors, or MChem degree programmes.
Paul Monk, Manchester Metropolitan University
"This book brings something new to the market: a student-friendly text with discussion on the use of mathematical tools in chemistry. I will be recommending it to undergraduates." - Annette Taylor, Chemistry World, June 2006
"This is a 'must buy' book for any chemistry undergraduate who finds mathematics a challenge. In contrast to some of the other 'mathematics for scientists' books on the market, the material is presented in a manner that does not intimidate. The book is well written and each mathematical step, however small, is clearly explained." - Education in Chemistry, January 2007
Introduction Ways of displaying numbers Algebra I: Notation, nomenclature, symbols and operators Algebra II: The order of performing an operation: BODMAS Algebra III: Simple rearrangements and cancelling Algebra IV: Rearranging equations according to the rules of algebra Algebra V: Brackets and factorising Graphs I: Introduction to the pictorial representations of relationships Graphs II: The equation of a straight line Graphs III: Straight lines that intersect Powers I: Introducing indices and powers Powers II: Exponentials and logarithms Powers III: Curved graphs Trigonometry and geometry Differentiation I: Introduction, tangents, rates of change, and first principles Differentiation II: Other functions Differentiation III: The chain rule Differentiation IV: The product and quotient rules Differentiation V: Maxima and minima, second differentials Integration I: Introduction and indefinite integrals Integration II: Definite integrals, separating variables and areas Appendices Averages and data analysis Assessment and treatment of errors Answers to self-assessment questions (SAQs) List of abbreviations and symbols Bibliography I: The mathematics Bibliography II: The chemistry Index
