Guest hornet Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 Hi all! Next year I`ll begin my Ph.D. studies in med.chem. at one of the unis in US. Probably in a position of TA or RA. Thus, I feel that it`d be nice to refresh some basics esp. of physical and org.chem. In add, being an int.student, I`ve never learned chemistry in English. So, I also badly need to learn chemical vocab. Could u suggest which books should buy? I went through the amazon, and shortlisted McQuarrie for physical chem, but am in the dark about orgo. Wade, Bruice, Carey, two parts of Sundberg or perhaps Clayden which is the closest to my background (I took a degree in pharma)? What do you say? Any feedback would be welcome. Thanks, M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hornet Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 Hey chemistry enthusiasts are u there???? Plzzz help me with this choice..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed84c Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 get one of those massive ones full of various constants etc. They usually have pleanty of vocab for indirect learning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budullewraagh Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 check around digital libraries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hornet Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 Thanks guys! but, I rather though about some practical experience suggestion. Have u used these books? What do ya think of them? Especially Wade, Clayden and Loudon in orgo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budullewraagh Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 can't say i have. i should look into them though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schlieffen Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 I am currently using Carey for my orgo class, and hate that book. The prof is constantly correcting it, and its in a very illogical order! I've heard people say some decent things about Hornback's textbook... you can always look into that. All I know for sure is to stay away from Carey, its a trainwreck. For pchem, I enjoy Silbey, Alberty et al's Physical Chemistry book. Its a little dry, but its good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hornet Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 Hi schlieffen! Thanks for recos! Could u compare Silbey, Alberty with Mcquarrie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schlieffen Posted March 6, 2005 Share Posted March 6, 2005 I actually haven't heard of that textbook, sorry hornet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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