This is a 206 page paperback giving an excellent introduction to modern chemistry for those who presently have a general background in chemistry and physics

Troxel, Verne A.

University of Northern Iowa

Iowa Science Teachers Journal Volume 3 Number 1 Article 25 1965 Review - An Introduction to Modern Chemistry Verne A. Troxel University of Iowa Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/istj  Part of the Science and Mathematics Education Commons Let us know how access to this document benefits you Copyright © Copyright 1965 by the Iowa Academy of Science Recommended Citation Troxel, Verne A. (1965) "Review - An Introduction to Modern Chemistry," Iowa Science Teachers Journal: Vol. 3 : No. 1 , Article 25. Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/istj/vol3/iss1/25 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Iowa Academy of Science at UNI ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Iowa Science Teachers Journal by an authorized editor of UNI ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact scholarworks@uni.edu. OCTOBER, 1965 23 REVIEWS E. RUSSELL TePASKE Science Department, State College of Iowa, Cedar Falls Face of North America. Peter Farb, Har-per & Row 1963. Lib. Cong. Cat. No.: 62-14598 In this day of Molecular Biology and Space Travel the teacher and student in-terested in natural history find it hard to pick up a library book that isn't slanted in this direction. This book by Peter F arb provides a sound natural history of our continent and a welcome break from this above mentioned trend. It is more than a story book, it is Ecologically and Geologically oriented with the details well documented by the scientist author. The universal theme of "dynamic equilibrium" underlying both geological and ecologic phenomena is pre-sent throughout the book. Here is a book that offers every teach• er of Biology and Earth Science as well as their students a chance to gain a solid understanding of our continent's long his-tory and its diverse land, water and life forms . The phenomen of water falls, for-mation of mountains, lakes and sandy . beaches, coral reefs and forest succession are discussed. The areas covered .v~rv from the north woods to the Florida kevs. through sea coasts, rivers, prairies and mountains. The book is well illustrated with both photographs and drawings_ There is an outstanding appendix listing and describ-ing the Outstanding Natural Areas of North America by State and Province. In summary, this is not a text. it is really a guide to the natural history of our continent. It deals la rgely with g-eol-ogy and ecology of the country but it is done in such a way that everyone who reads this book or even sections of it about areas in which he is living or inter-ested. will come away with an under-standing and above all respect for the fabulous natural phenomena about him. I would like to see this book in every High School Library. P erhaps you already have two of Peter Farbs' previous books, Liv-in,r Earth and The Forest; both equally fine. Reviewed by D. J . Schmidt University of Iowa, Iowa City An Introduction To Modern Chemistry, Michael J . s. Dewar, Oxford University Press, 1965, New York. This is a 206 page paperback giving an excellent introduction to modern chem-istry for those who presently have a gen-eral background in chemistry and physics. A basic knowledge of algebra and trigono-metry is necessary in all chapters and a basic knowledge of calculus is needed in the last chapter. Included in the book are discussions of wave mechanics, atomic and molecular structure, statistical me-chanics, thermodynamics, and rates of chemical reactions. This book is a result of several lec-tures given to freshman students while Professor Dewar was at the University of London. Reviewed by Verne A. Troxel University of Iowa, Iowa City Musical Acoustics, Charles A. Culver, Ph.D., McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc. New York, 1956. "Musical Acoustics'' by Charise A. Cul-ver is a good reference book which gives excellent and comprehensive explanations of the physical aspects of sound. Culver's presentation eliminates most of the quan-titative descriptions which usually com, plicate the subject for persons with limit-ed backgrounds in this area. Each chapter includes definitions and explanations of common acoustical terms and concludes with a set of questions or problems wherever applicable. Although the book is slanted towards the musical applications of sound, the book would be invaluable to a teacher of one of the physical sciences. Reviewed by Jerry Underfer University of Iowa, Iowa City In-Service Institutes There may still be time to enroll in one of the In-Service classes at Drake University, Iowa State, or Iowa Univer-sity. Write a letter of inquiry today if you are interested. 

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