Giant Molecules: Essential Materials for Everyday Living and Problem Solving (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780471273998)

The Second Edition of Giant Molecules presents an introductory textbook on large molecules that exhibit specific physical and biological properties related to their size, orientation, and environment, making this subject accessible to students from high school to universities.
Written by Charles Carraher, author of more than forty books on the subject, this up-to-date guide presents material in an integrated fashion, marrying fundamentals with illustrative applications. The text assumes no previous formal scientific training, and includes new and updated questions and answers, a glossary of relevant terms, bibliographies, visual aids, and related Web links in every chapter. Giant Molecules, Second Edition will appeal to individuals who have a personal or professional interest in polymers, as well as to college chemistry and materials science students who study polymers.

Author: Charles E. Carraher
ISBN-10: 0471273996
ISBN-13: 9780471273998
Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
Language: English
Published: 07/03/2003
Pages: 500
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.81lbs
Size: 9.66h x 6.10w x 1.11d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 03/01/2004 pg. 1323