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The concept of evolutionary change is a fundamental thread linking the sciences. An evolutionary perspective can provide one framework for unifying and advancing the sciences, and chemistry has made important contributions to our understanding of evolution. Chemists today use principles of evolution and take lessons from chemistry in nature to advance modern chemistry in areas such as agriculture, energy, new materials, and pharmaceuticals. The book explores the evolutionary nature of chemistry and the scientific evidence that supports it, and is a source of ideas for integrating these concepts in chemistry courses. The publication will be of interest to chemists, instructors and students of chemistry, and all others with an interest in the evolution of the universe in which we live. This volume continues the theme of Chemical Change Across Space and Time: From the Big Bang to Prebiotic Chemistry. This second volume begins with origins of life and culminates with applications of the concept of chemical evolution in modern society.

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Author:   Lori Zaikowski (Associate Professor of Chemistry and Natural Sciences) ,  Jon Friedrich (Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor, Fordham University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 16.10cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 23.70cm
Weight:   0.836kg
ISBN:  

9780841274310

ISBN 10:   0841274312
Pages:   448
Publication Date:   30 April 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   No Longer Our Product
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1: The Emergence of Chemical Complexity PART I: Chemical Evolution in Astrophysics 2: Chemical Origins: Nuclear Chemistry in the Early Universe 3: Origin of the Elements: Nucleosynthesis in Stars 4: Circumstellar Chemistry and Dust from Dead Stars in Meteorites 5: Chemical Evolution in the Interstellar Medium: Feedstock of Solar Systems 6: Identifying Molecules in Space: Exploring Astrochemistry Through High Resolution Spectroscopy PART II: Geochemical Evolution: Solar System and Earth 7: Chemical Diversity and Abundances across the Solar System 8: Photochemistry in the Early Solar System 9: Lessons from Meteorites 10: Chemistry and Composition of Planetary Atmospheres 11: Hafnium-Tungsten Chronometry of Planetary Accretion and Differentiation PART III: Prebiotic Chemistry 12: Cosmic Carbon Chemistry 13: Extraterrestrial Organic Chemistry as Recorded in Carbonaceous Chondrites 14: Earth's Early Atmosphere, Biosphere, Lithosphere, and Hydrophere 15: Prebiotic Organic Synthesis in Neutral Planetary Atmosphere 16: The RNA World Scenario for the Origin of Life Summary 17: Systems Chemistry Evolution PART IV: Teaching Chemical Evolution 18: Science and the Concept of Evolution 19: Online Tools for Understanding Galactic Chemical Evolution 20: Spectroscopy and the Cosmos: Applications in the Chemical Sciences 21: Development of Laboratories for Teaching Chemical Properties using Radio Astronomy 22: Chemistry of Life: Chemical Evolution as a Theme for Teaching Undergraduate Chemistry Afterword

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Lori Zaikowski is Chemistry Department Chair at Dowling College. Jon M. Friedrich is Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Fordham University.

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