Physical chemistry
by Peter W. Atkins, Julio De Paula · first published 1978
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Physical Chemistry by Peter Atkins
on “Ask HN: What book is considered the bible of your field/industry?” ↗For Chemistry - Atkins' Physical Chemistry and Claydens' Organic Chemistry are the bibles. Will take you from undergrad to bits of grad school. Encompassing and clear. It was a bit harder to find as good a bible for inorganic chemistry. Softley'…
on “Ask HN: What, in your opinion, are the greatest and most useful textbooks?” ↗Alberts is very often held as the "standard text" (much like Grey's in Anatomy, Atkins in Physical Chemistry, or SICP). I would also recommend "Molecular Genetics of Bacteria" by Snyder and Champness (http://www.amazon.com/Molecular-Genetics-Bacteria-Snyder/dp/...). As you'd expect, it's very focused on Bacteria,…
on “Ask HN: Is there a SICP of biology?” ↗“University of Oxford chemist Peter Atkins has made the digital version of his book Concepts in Physical Chemistry free to download. The retired Oxford professor said he had opted to give the e-book away – as part of a special collaboration with the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) – as a ‘gift and a thanks to the…
on “Physical chemistry textbook now free to download as a 'gift' to the community” ↗