"Instant Notes in Inorganic Chemistry" provides a concise yet comprehensive introduction to inorganic chemistry, providing easy access to the core information in the field. Inorganic chemistry can claim to be a peculiarly broad subject, dealing with the descriptive chemistry of all the elements, together with some general principles which provide a framework and enable the detailed facts to be seen in context. The early parts of the book cover background materials including atomic structure, bonding in molecules and solids, and general principles of reactivity.
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Orientalism, Postmodernism and Globalism
This book represents a remarkable synthesis of recent discussion and debate regarding crucial aspects of postmodernization, religious change and the globalization of world society.
'... this stimulating and provoking collection of essays which, using various conceptual templates, explores the relationship between critiques of orientalism, postmodernism, and the changing role of intellectuals in an increasingly globalized world. Turner is a fine organizer and sifter of the history of sociological thought' - Ecumene
German Orientalism: The Study of the Middle East and Islam from 1800 to 1945 (Culture and Civilization in the Middle East)
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During the nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth, German universities were at the forefront of scholarship in Oriental studies. Drawing upon a comprehensive survey of thousands of German publications on the Middle East from this period, this book presents a detailed history of the development of Orientalism.
Offering an alternative to the view of Orientalism as a purely intellectual pursuit or solely as a function of politics, this book traces the development of the discipline as a profession.
An introductory course in differential geometry and the Atiyah-Singer index theorem
This is a lecture-based class on the celebrated Atiyah-Singer index theorem, proved in the 60's by Sir Michael Atiyah and Isadore Singer. Their work on this theorem lead to a joint Abel prize in 2004. Requirements: Knowledge of topology and manifolds.