book reviews Competilicnt for eledrons by species he- comes central rsthel. than the ease with which species lose electroua. Aside from keeping with the trend, frmdame~ital and ample reason can he m~~s te red to jrntify ~wirwtion potentinls.

Chapters 18 in bath books have the same title, The Chemistry of Carbon Compounds. Similarity of content exists. The new, t,ellingly presented and better organized, shows that certain physical evidences such as nuclear magnetic resonance are effective in establishing molecolar stroctore.

Some omissions or slights remain in t,he new. The concept of pH broached in old and new receives little attention. Al- though terminology in the new is our- rent, i t devotes neither time nor spaces to syat,emntic nomenclature. Lewis acid base theory got and gets short shrift,. The terms "equivalents" and "normality" lack existence in either text. Random- nws, treated in the old, gets far better lreatment in the new and even becomes known as "entropy." Free energy change as a. criterion of spont,aneity for chemical reaction in a chemical system gets no ment,ion. Students, however, have been brought near the point where free energy is a short step away, Questions a t the ends of chapters are, by and large, good, thought provoking exercises, but more of them cast in x qusot,it,ative vein would have been valuable.

The baok, wit,h the same lateral dimen- sions as t,he original CHEM Rudy, con- t,ains 620 nnmbered pages sturdily bound in a soil resistant cover. Except for italics and bold t,ype which emphasize key words and principles, standard print oc- cnpies about two-thirds of each page. The paper, not sl,srrk white is good quality. A second color augments many well-con- eeived illnstrations.

Illnstrations, figures, tables, and so on find locat,ion near related t,ext,ual material. These locations are usually on the on- pitded margins but occx.iianally encroach npon amx usually reserved for print. Eleven appeudices and au extensive index make references sore, and easy. With pmctieally nil typographical errors, the reading level appears to be easily within the grasp of nverwe high school students and certainly is easier to comprehend than the original.

The first eighteen ehapt,ers with in- tended laboratory activities constitute xn excellent, first,-year course. They include t,he necessary concepts, principles, and knowledge for fnrther study. If t,he teacher has permit,tcd, st~tdent,s will ~under- stand how seient,ists work. The remain- ing five chapters while extending knowl- edge afford st,udents an opportunit:)i t,o apply coneopts m d principles already learned.

I n conclusion, t,he originxtms of CHEM Study intended that. their text, "Chemis- trv: An Exoerimental Sciewe," be one of several i,~&wnent,s oscd in teaching chemist,ry. Three of the four aot,hors of this t,ext were major eontribut,ors to CHEM Study. Certainly they and the fourth aubho~ look upon "Chemistry: Experimental Foundations" as the original

authors viewed "Chemist,ry: An Experi- ment,al Science." Qui1.e obviolmly I com- mend this work to any teacher who teaches first-year chemistry to average and above average high school s t~~denls . I t ranks with the very best.

C H . \ ~ ~ L I ~ S W. HENDRICKSON Shakcr Heights High School Shaker H~ights, Ohio 44180

General Chemislry

Willoim H . Nebergall and Frederie C . Schmidt, both of Indiana University, Bloomington, and Henry F. Hollzclaw, Jr., University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Under the editorship of John C. Bailm. Jr., University of Illinois, Urbane, 3rd ed. D.C. Health and Co. (a division of Raytbeon Education, Co.), Lexington, Massachusetts, 1968. 693 pp. Figs. and tables. 20 X 24 cm. $10.95.

Basic Laboralory Studies in College Chemistry with a supplemenl in Scmimirro Qualitative Analysis

William He~ed, Indiana University, Northwest Campus, Gary, and Wil- liam H . Nebergall. 3rd ed. Raytheon Education Co., Boston, 1968. 242 pp. 20.5 X 23.5 cm. Softbound. $4.95.

Chemistry Study Guide: for use with General Chemistry and College Chemistry

Nomon E. Griswold, Nebraska Wesleym University, Lincoln. 3rd. ed. Raytheon Education Co., Lexington, Massachusetts. 212 pp. 16.5 X 23.5 em. Softbound. $2.95.

Insbudor's Guide: for use with General Chemistry and College Chemistry

Noman E. GriszuoM and Donald E. Walker, Northeast Missouri State Col- lege. Kirsksville. Under the editor- ship of Henry F. Holtzelaw, Jr. Ray- theon Edueation Co., Lexington, Mas- sachusetts. 53 pp. Figs. and tables. 18 x 23 cm. Softbound. No charge to professor using text in his classroom.

The same revisions mentioned in the review of the Third Edition of "College Chemistry" by the same authors apply to the Third Edition of "General Chemis- try" [see J. CHEM. EDUC. 46, 258 (1969)l. The first thirty-three chzpters are iden- tical, butin this textthestudy of themetals is organized according to their periodic relationships rather than according to qualitative analysis groups, and qualita- tive analysis procedures are omitted.

A complete package of auxiliary paper- backs is available. An "Instructor's Guide" has been written by Norman E. Griswold and Donald E. Walker. I t in- cludes suggestions for scheduling, a chapter-by-chapter guide to emphasis of topics of primary importance, supple- mental materials, and sample examination questions. A "Chemistry Study Guide" by Norman E. Griswold serves to assist the student by providing chapter over- views and self-help tests. "Basic Labor*

tory Studie.~ irt (:ollegr Ch~rnistry" by William Hered n8.d William 11. Neirergdl, alco in its Third Edition, place* irrrreasing emphasis on the quantitative treatment of kinetics and equilbrium, molecular oribtal theory, elementary thermodynam- ics. and instrumental techniaues. The plnnniny of laboratory work is farilitated by timpe<timatesgiven forearhexercisr. A semimirm qualitarive analysis supplement is included.

It appears that the authon have ex- pended a great deal of effort to provide a modern, clearly written group of intro- ductory chemistry books which should be welcomed by both students and teachers.

ALBERTINE KROHN University of Toledo

Toledo, Ohio

'Basic Biochemical Calculolions

J. S. Finlayson, Foundation for Ad- vanced Education in the Sciences. Ad- disan-Wesley Publishing Co., Read- ing, Massachusetts, 1969. 329 pp. Figs. and tables. 15.5 X 23 cm. Soft- bound. $4.95.

Through the years there has been a characteristic void in biochemistry texe books of the quantitat,ive aspects of bio- chemical principles and techniques. As a eanseauence the student eomoletes formal

try-but in many instances is incapable of sueeessfully dealing with practical, quanti- tative problems.

Students with this type of background should find "Basic Biochemical Calclculai tions" an excellent instrumentwhich can be used independent,ly-lo help remove any such deficiencies. Due to the basio and fundamental nature of the subject matter and the excellent manner in which i t is presented, those students with a weak background in chemistry, physics, and msthem~t,ics should profit most by wine the book. However. the coveraee

ture and laboratory courses confers a general utility for all students of the bio- chemical sciences including those in graduate school.

A rather comprehensive survey of funda- menlals and seleded pl.inciples relevant l o tho biological scienew is made, hut the comprehensive chamcter does not signifi- cantly dilute the effectiveness of the baok in terms of providing only a skeletal ~nnlysis of a maximum amount of ma- terial. On the contrary, many it,ems are given an extremely thorough and det,ailed analysis. This, perhaps, is t,he main characteristic of "Basio Biochemical Cd- culations," which is a consequence of Finlayson's objective to write a readable and useful book about quantitative con- siderations. The general approach to the solut,ion of examples is to both indicate and discuss the mechanics of the opera- t,ions in order to illustrate the logic behind the complete solution. The user of the

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