Excel for Chemists

Book excerpt: Reviews from previous editions: "Excel for Chemists should be part of any academiclibrary offering courses and programs in Chemistry." —Choice "I highly recommend the book; treat yourself to it; assign it toa class; give it as a gift." —The Nucleus The newly revised step-by-step guide to using the scientificcalculating power of Excel to perform a variety of chemicalcalculations Chemists across all subdisciplines use Excel to record data intabular form, but few have learned to take full advantage of theprogram. Featuring clear step-by-step instructions, Excelfor Chemists illustrates how to use the scientificcalculating power of Excel to perform a variety of chemicalcalculations. Including a CD-ROM for Windows, this new edition provideschemists and students with a detailed guide to using the currentversions of Excel (Excel 2007 and 2010) as well as Excel 2003. Additional features in this third edition include: How to perform a variety of chemical calculations by creatingadvanced spreadsheet formulas or by using Excel’s built-intools How to automate repetitive tasks by programming Excel’sVisual Basic for Applications New chapters show how to import data from other languageversions of Excel, and how to create automatic procedures The accompanying CD contains a number of Excel macros tofacilitate chemical calculations, including molecular weight,nonlinear regression statistics, and data interpolation Several appendices provide extensive lists of useful shortcutkeys and function descriptions