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best undergraduate analytical chemistry books
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Quantitative Chemical AnalysisQuantitative Chemical Analysis by Daniel C. Harris
Buy new: $126.31 / Used from: $48.65
currently, the best quant book available
Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry (with CD-ROM and InfoTrac )Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry (with CD-ROM and InfoTrac ) by Douglas A. Skoog
Buy new: $175.86 / Used from: $80.00
competitor to Harris
Analytical ChemistryAnalytical Chemistry by Gary D. Christian
Buy new: $132.18 / Used from: $29.13
competitor to Harris
Quantitative Analysis (6th Edition)Quantitative Analysis (6th Edition) by R.A. Day
Buy new: $133.00 / Used from: $8.16
competitor to Harris. not widely used.
Analytical ChemistryAnalytical Chemistry by Seamus P. J. Higson
Buy new: $65.95 / Used from: $22.19
Statistics and Chemometrics for Analytical ChemistryStatistics and Chemometrics for Analytical Chemistry by James N. Miller
Buy new: $85.31 / Used from: $69.94
you should have a good stats book for analytical chemistry like this one - better yet, take a 1 semester course in basic stats. buy used since new copy is very expensive.
The Art and Science of Chemical AnalysisThe Art and Science of Chemical Analysis by Christie G. Enke
Buy used from: $10.05
motivational material
Instrumental Methods of Analysis (Chemistry)Instrumental Methods of Analysis (Chemistry) by Hobarth Willard
Buy used from: $2.48
currently, the best instrumental analysis book. It may be OOP. If so, you'll have to get Principles of Instrumental Analysis by Skoog et al. or Chemical Analysis by Francis & Annick Rouessac
Principles of Instrumental AnalysisPrinciples of Instrumental Analysis by Douglas A. Skoog
Buy new: $172.71 / Used from: $120.00
Chemical Analysis: Modern Instrumentation Methods and TechniquesChemical Analysis: Modern Instrumentation Methods and Techniques by Francis Rouessac
Buy new: $43.33 / Used from: $42.00
competitor to Principles of Instrumental Analysis by Skoog et al. and Instrumental Methods of Analysis by Hobarth Willard et al.
Undergraduate Instrumental Analysis, Sixth EditionUndergraduate Instrumental Analysis, Sixth Edition by James W. Robinson
Buy new: $66.82 / Used from: $59.99
competitor to Skoog and Willard
Chemical Instrumentation: A Systematic ApproachChemical Instrumentation: A Systematic Approach by Howard A. Strobel
Buy new: $193.94 / Used from: $5.90
not a true textbook - a reference book that is very instrumentation oriented. very good, though.
Chemical Instrumentation (Oxford Chemistry Primers, 24)Chemical Instrumentation (Oxford Chemistry Primers, 24) by Richard P. Wayne
Buy new: $29.00 / Used from: $5.87
Basic Gas Chromatography (Techniques in Analytical Chemistry)Basic Gas Chromatography (Techniques in Analytical Chemistry) by Harold M. McNair
Buy new: $51.96 / Used from: $51.09
Basic Liquid ChromatographyBasic Liquid Chromatography by Robert Stevenson
Buy used from: $3.48
Chemical Equilibrium and Analysis (Addison-Wesley series in chemistry)Chemical Equilibrium and Analysis (Addison-Wesley series in chemistry) by Richard W. Ramette
Buy new: $37.95 / Used from: $2.55
Quantitative Chemical AnalysisQuantitative Chemical Analysis by Isaak M. Kolthoff
Buy used from: $17.99
Probably the finest book on quantitative analysis ever published. contains many tables of data for analytical chemists found nowhere else.
Modern Methods for Trace Element DeterminationModern Methods for Trace Element Determination by C. Vandecasteele
Buy new: $180.00 / Used from: $94.07
survey book for those who aren't analytical chemists but need a quick overview of elemental analysis
Chemistry Experiments for Instrumental MethodsChemistry Experiments for Instrumental Methods by Donald T. Sawyer
Buy new: $102.50 / Used from: $15.00
for instructors when choosing experiments for lab portion of course
An Introduction to Chemical AnalysisAn Introduction to Chemical Analysis by Walter E. Harris
Buy used from: $0.93
older but still good
Practical Guide to Instrumental AnalysisPractical Guide to Instrumental Analysis by Erno Pungor
Buy new: $99.95 / Used from: $37.19
book of lab experiments
An Introduction to Analytical Atomic SpectrometryAn Introduction to Analytical Atomic Spectrometry by L. Ebdon
Buy new: $95.00 / Used from: $29.99
Analytical Instrumentation Handbook, Second EditionAnalytical Instrumentation Handbook, Second Edition
Buy new: $202.46 / Used from: $251.25
Analysis: What Analytical Chemists Do (RSC Paperbacks)Analysis: What Analytical Chemists Do (RSC Paperbacks) by Julian Tyson
Buy new: $54.95 / Used from: $15.69
motivational material
Laboratory Instrumentation, 4ELaboratory Instrumentation, 4E
Buy new: $155.00 / Used from: $111.99
Analytical Instrumentation: Performance Characteristics and QualityAnalytical Instrumentation: Performance Characteristics and Quality by Dr. Graham Currell
Buy new: $75.39 / Used from: $45.79
Chromatography and Separation Science, Volume 4 (Separation Science and Technology)Chromatography and Separation Science, Volume 4 (Separation Science and Technology) by Satinder Ahuja
Buy used from: $287.97
Analytical Chemistry: Theoretical and Metrological FundamentalsAnalytical Chemistry: Theoretical and Metrological Fundamentals by K. Danzer
Buy used from: $64.39
advanced
Ionic Equilibrium: Solubility and pH CalculationsIonic Equilibrium: Solubility and pH Calculations by James N. Butler
Buy new: $136.00 / Used from: $108.01
very advanced book.
Solubility and pH Calculations (Addison-Wesley Series in the Principles of Chemistry)Solubility and pH Calculations (Addison-Wesley Series in the Principles of Chemistry) by James N. Butler
Buy used from: $2.98
Modern Instrumental Analysis, Volume 47 (Comprehensive Analytical Chemistry)Modern Instrumental Analysis, Volume 47 (Comprehensive Analytical Chemistry)
Buy new: $420.00 / Used from: $359.03
for practicing analytical chemists. ridiculously expensive.