Please recommend "must read" chemistry books

[rjx]

I would like to start making my own AAS. Are there any books that would help a chemistry newbie like myself in getting started?

I know nothing about chemistry and would like to acquire some good knowledge rather than just buying powder and following the instructions while not really learning anything about chemistry.

How about this?
http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesTitle.rdr?productCd=0764554301

 

[Taurus50]

I'm not sure about books or online journals that you can refer to, but this board is a great place to start. If you have any questions...search through the threads and more than likely someone else has asked the same question you have...and they got a thorough answer, which will also answer your questions.

If you are like me you have a lot of questions...just be patient and the information will come to you with time. This is certainly an art to be mastered over time.

Good luck bro,
Taurus

 

[grafixLSUalum]

gp beat up a high school kid and steal his chemistry book... and his girlfriend

 

[pullinbig]

all the info is opn here somewhere. less reading than some chemistry book that is 45 years old anyway.

 

[xtinct]

I must agree with pullinbig. I have a degree in Molecular Biology, so I had my fair share of chemistry classes, and 99% of what you learn there is completely useless for this application.

The 1% that has some applicability can be summarized as follows: (1) long esters will dissolve more easily than short esters, and (2) heating the finished product to the temperature required for sterilization won't screw up the molecule. There -- I just saved you 6 semesters of chemistry.

 

[pullinbig]

lololololol ah another enlightened one.

 

[Tough Titty]

xtinct: molecular biology.... cool
I buddyied you ..ya gonna hear from me again
I'm in medical research
Lots of PCR, RT-PCR, NORTHERNS, SOUTHERNS
etc... but my favorite is histology.

rjx : forget books just read here and ask.
i did all the chemistry in college and i still don't get it ??