Atkins‎'‎ Physical Chemistry remains the benchmark of achievement for a chemistry degree throughout the world‎.‎ The judicious choice of topics‎,‎ the clear writing style of both authors‎,‎ and the careful exposition of maths‎,‎ reaffirm the book‎'‎s position as market leader‎.‎ In the eighth edition the authors provide a more compact presentation through the careful restructuring and redistribution of material‎.‎ The coverage of introductory topics has been streamlined‎,‎ and later topics rationalized‎,‎ bringing into sharper focus the scope of the text to mirror the needs of today‎'‎s students and lecturers‎.‎ Mathematics remains an intrinsic yet challenging part of physical chemistry‎;‎ the new edition offers greater explanation and support‎,‎ to ensure that students can master the important mathematical principles‎,‎ without sacrificing the rigour and depth of its mathematical content‎.‎The pedagogical framework‎,‎ which is a hallmark of Atkins‎'‎ writing‎,‎ has been strengthened further‎:‎ new ‎'‎Notes on good practice‎'‎ provide guidance on the use of terminology and help students to avoid common pitfalls‎;‎ short ‎'‎Commentaries‎'‎ remind students of the applications of mathematical and physical concepts‎,‎ and provide useful cross‎-references to related resources in the book and on the accompanying companion web site‎.‎ The eighth edition introduces new ‎'‎Impact on‎'‎ sections which integrate the impact of physical chemistry on modern applications such as biology‎,‎ biochemistry‎,‎ medicine‎,‎ nanoscience and astrophysics‎.‎ All these exciting new features and innovations are presented within a new full colour text design‎,‎ to stimulate and engage students still further‎.‎ Online Resource Centre‎:‎ The companion web site contains Living Graphs‎,‎ illustrations from the book‎,‎ and web links‎.‎ An Instructor‎'‎s Solutions Manual ‎(‎free to adopters‎)‎ and a Student‎'‎s Solutions Manual are also available‎.‎The book is also complemented by a new edition of the ‎'‎Explorations in Physical Chemistry‎'‎ CD‎,‎ which contains interactive Excel worksheets and exercises related to the Living Graphs‎,‎ allowing students to visualise‎,‎ actively explore and test their understanding of the subject‎.‎

• Author‎:‎ Peter Atkins‎,‎ Julio de Paula
• Puplisher‎:‎ Oxford University Press
• ISBN‎:‎ 9780198700722