Chemistry Professional Basic English 2, Designing the Molecular World: Cutting-Edge Chemistry

Author: (USA) Paul
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Publish Date: 2001-04-01
Features: As a professional English reading textbook, this book is selected from the popular science bestseller "Designing the Molecular World—Frontiers of Chemistry" by Princeton University Press in the USA. The book consists of two parts: English (with color illustrations) and Chinese annotations. The English part has 10 chapters, organized into three major sections titled "Changing Traditions," "New Products·New Functions," and "Chemistry as a Process." The Chinese annotations are the fourth part of the book, organized by chapter, with each chapter including "Content Summary," "Vocabulary," and "Sentences and Paragraphs." The annotations mainly cover uncommon, obscure words and phrases, as well as specialized terminology. For complex sentences and certain paragraphs with high demands on professional knowledge, detailed annotations or translations are provided. This reader is rich in illustrations and explanations, introducing many new achievements in the field of chemistry today in an accessible way. It vividly describes the discovery process of fullerenes and conductive polymers—polyacetylene—and provides clear explanations of profound new concepts such as fractals and chaos. The editors recommend this book as a special selection for Basic English (II) for chemistry majors, hoping that students will embrace the challenge of continuous learning—improving their professional English proficiency while exploring the colorful frontiers of the chemical world through this book. This book can serve as an advanced professional English textbook or reference for chemistry, biology, materials science, and other related majors in colleges and universities, as well as a reference for graduate students, teachers, researchers, and general readers.