Claire Vallance Livres

Focusing on chemical reaction rates, this primer distills content from a first-year undergraduate course at the University of Oxford. It examines the factors influencing reaction speed and outlines experimental techniques for measuring these rates. Additionally, the book delves into the connection between reaction rates and the underlying mechanisms of chemical processes, making it an essential resource for students in undergraduate chemistry programs.

Astrochemistry delves into the chemical processes that take place in stars, planets, and the interstellar medium, integrating chemistry, physics, astrophysics, and biology. It examines the chemical evolution of the Universe, our solar system, and Earth, highlighting the unique 'alien' chemistry in interstellar gas clouds and star-forming regions. Additionally, it discusses both theoretical and experimental approaches that facilitate Earth-based investigations of these cosmic chemical phenomena.

Focused on the fundamental concepts of the gas phase, this book serves as an accessible introduction for undergraduate scientists. It covers essential properties like temperature, pressure, and volume, while elucidating their molecular relationships. Simple models are presented to derive key gas laws from first principles. Additionally, the text explores gas-phase phenomena, including effusion, diffusion, and thermal conductivity, through the lens of collisional behavior, making it a comprehensive resource for understanding gas dynamics.

When you hear the word evangelical, do you think "good news"? That's what the word means, and it's what we are meant to be. Yet the surrounding culture often views us as exactly the opposite. Calling yourself an evangelical too often means you are seen through a negative stereotype; people are apprehensive when they hear that an evangelical family has moved into the neighborhood. But is this the way it has to be? What would it look like if evangelical Christians were joyfully living out the gospel in such a way that the culture had no choice but to recognize us as Good News people? Revangelical is a call to realign your heart with the things that most concerned Jesus--a bold message to get the Good News of the gospel of Jesus back into our heads, hearts, mouths, and feet. Full of stories of evangelicals who are living out the Good News and changing the world, Revangelical will inspire and equip us to relearn the heart of the gospel and to become the people God has called us to be.