please recomennd an Organic Chemistry text

Gould is quite advanced. It is usually used as a level II Organic book after the introductory courses using the textbooks given above.

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Photo Engineer said:

Gould is quite advanced. It is usually used as a level II Organic book after the introductory courses using the textbooks given above.

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LOL! just my luck.

Oh well, I'll wade through a ways and put it up on the shelf. I'm halfway through the first chapter and there isn't anything new yet (I wondered around in the Physics department for a few years in Grad school before returning to Math - my real area).

I loved Gould. I got out my copy in a fit of nostalgia when you posted. It is a good book, but hard. I aced the first exam from Gould with nearly 100%, but my average was a B. I was a slacker.

My minor was math.

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brianmquinn said:

... not all photo Chemistry is Organic Chemistry.
AgX has no carbon neither does KI, etc.
So don't write off an inorganic chemistry text.

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True.
However, someone might benefit by the knowledge that "Photo Chemistry"
and "Photographic Chemistry" are terms that describe very different disciplines.


Kirk-
I am a Morrison and Boyd man too... probably the same edition.
IIRC it was thicker than any of my other books, with the exception possibly of the MERCK Index.

Ray

My CRC Handbook was thicker than Morrison and Boyd. I think I had a 57th Ed CRC in college. For work, I prefer the older ones, I had a 32nd Ed at home and an 18th Ed. for work. The 18th Ed. is from 1932 I think. And it's almost as thick as M&B.

Photo Chemistry generally referes to the physical chemistry going on in the crystal and at the crystal-light interface. It is generally inorganic chemistry, but not always. George Byrd (of Princeton?) was one of the most prominent researchers in this. There are some physical chemistry texts on this.

Photographic Chemistry usually referes to the chemistry of processing. Haist, Henn and Lee are examples of B&W R&D here. Mees and James and Haist are good texts here.

Emulsion Chemistry or Engineering usually refers to making or designing emulsions. No textbooks worth anything. Many internal EK texts.

Photo Engineering usually refers to overall system design or someone who has had experience in all of the above. No textbooks worth anything. Many internal EK texts.

Coating Engineering is a side topic that refers to engineers who design coating equipment or design specs for making coatings of products. Many internal EK texts.

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Photo Engineer said:

Coating Engineering is a side topic that refers to engineers who design coating equipment or design specs for making coatings of products. Many internal EK texts.

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....and, from what I saw at 3M, lots of pointy black hat stuff.

seems that at each coating plant, they had a guy who, seemingly instinctively, knew how to turn the knobs (so to speak) to tune the process. It always seemed like so much black magic to me....of course, I was working in the maintenance shop back then.

Brad - I just remembered that Morrison and Boyd has an "answers" book that goes along with it. It's paperback, but still about as thick as the textbook. I'm sure you can find both online.