General chemistry for colleges / by Alexander Smith.

  • Alexander Smith
Date:
1916
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Credit: General chemistry for colleges / by Alexander Smith. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    In preparing the second edition, the entire book has been re- written. The introduction to the subject has been improved and greatly simplified, and several difficult topics have been trans- ferred to later chapters. The explanations of the theoretical subjects, and of the methods of making calculations have been clarified and additional illustrations have been given. In view of its importance to prospective students of biology and medicine, osmotic pressure is treated in greater detail. To add greater interest to the study of the science, and because of their edu- cational value, the historical references have been expanded, many more applications of chemistry have been discussed, and the number of figures has been considerably increased. Exten- sive new sections on oxidation and reduction, and on various methods of writing equations, on radio-activity, and on electro- motive chemistry have been added. Briefer new sections on atomic numbers, colloids, foods, explosives, water treatment, and many other subjects, have been included. New pedagogical de- vices have been introduced. So far as recent advances can be apprehended and applied by first-year college students, the treat- ment has been brought up to date. The author is greatly indebted to Messrs. P. C. Haeseler, and Herbert E. Eastlack for much assistance in reading the proof and for many valuable suggestions. Alexander Smith. New York, January, 1916. Vll
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