Bonding, Structure & Solid-state Chemistry. By Mark Ladd. Oxford University Press, 2016. Pp. 527. GBP 32.50 (paperback), GBP 65.00 (hardback). ISBN 978-0-19-872995-2

摘要

According to the author, the book ‘should find its place in any year of the degree studies in the physical and biochemical sciences’ and it ‘presumes a background in science and mathematics of approximately A-level standard’. In fact, some more than basic knowledge of chemistry, physics and mathematics is required, such as integral calculus, symmetry notations and thermodynamics (free energy, entropy, enthalpy etc.). Also, many rather special terms are expected to be known, such as ‘Fourier space’, ‘dimension of an irreducible representation’ and ‘relativistic contraction’.