--- product_id: 1940547 title: "Building Scientific Apparatus" price: "€ 346.75" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 12 url: https://www.desertcart.es/products/1940547-building-scientific-apparatus store_origin: ES region: Spain --- # Building Scientific Apparatus **Price:** € 346.75 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Building Scientific Apparatus - **How much does it cost?** € 346.75 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.es](https://www.desertcart.es/products/1940547-building-scientific-apparatus) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Building Scientific Apparatus [Moore, John H., Davis, Christopher C., Coplan, Michael A., Greer, Sandra C.] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Building Scientific Apparatus Review: Absolutely essential for every science grad student - This book is an amazing compendium of information essential to being a great scientist. Unlike most science related books, which teach only the theory behind instrumentation, the authors of "Building Scientific Apparatus" took the time to discuss both the basic theory AND the practical logistics of building and maintaining different types of scientific instrumentation. The book is written for someone with a science background, but not an engineering one. It is often too easy for scientists to duct tape and WD40 our way to some temporary apparatus that will suit a single experiment. However, all too often this "temporary" (aka jury rigged) set-up ends up being used for years. Unfortunately, when problems arise (which they ALWAYS will with jury rigged equipment) scientists (especially graduate students) have a tenancy to ignore the issues either because they "don't have the time" or don't have a clue how to fix them. That's where this book comes in handy. Whether you are fixing one of these temporary systems, or building some apparatus for an experiment - this book has the information necessary to transform that jury rigged set-up into one that wont have to be rebuilt over and over. It has a great description of machine shop capabilities (and the basics of how to machine parts), and an intro to glass blowing. After that is where the book really takes off and discusses more directly related topics: Building/maintaining vacuum chambers, optics, lasers, and electronics each of which are given adequate space in the book. The authors include a lot of the basic theory of each chapter in an easily understandable manner (which is not necessarily unique to this book). But the real treasure trove in this book is the practical, almost hands-on information that is so often overlooked in science labs. For instance the the chapter on electronics starts out with the theory of electronics and description of different components, but then moves on to discusses the intricacies of grounds and grounding, different sources of noise and info specific to power supplies, and data acquisition. Finally, the last part of the electronics chapter discusses logistics and practical information such as component selection, printed circuit boards, board design, and even a primer on essential techniques like how to solder electrical components correctly. All in all, this is a great book for anyone, equally helpful for someone starting out as a young scientist or an experienced scientist beginning a new scientific endeavor. All you have to do is look through the table of contents and I'm sure you'll agree. Review: An excellent textbook to begin a journey into experimental physics. - This textbook provides an excellent introductory coverage of most things needed by the experimental physicist. Each section is written on the introductory level, but many of the important topics are covered, and the text contains many references to facilitate further study. There is a lot of practical data presented so one might use this a reference book for many years. This text is ideal for students of physics, though many of the topics may also be relevant to students of physical chemistry, if not other areas of science of which I know little. The coverage is broad enough that post-grads may find this text useful for areas outside of their specialisation, especially since the text contains so many references. The scientific hobbyist would find this text to be a joy to read and use. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #109,197 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #3 in Scientific Instruments (Books) #20 in Industrial Manufacturing #535 in Physics (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (90) | | Dimensions | 8.5 x 1.4 x 9.3 inches | | Edition | 4th | | ISBN-10 | 0521878586 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0521878586 | | Item Weight | 3.75 pounds | | Language | English | | Print length | 658 pages | | Publication date | June 25, 2009 | | Publisher | Cambridge University Press | ## Images ![Building Scientific Apparatus - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81RVRjPjeML.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Absolutely essential for every science grad student *by S***N on October 9, 2012* This book is an amazing compendium of information essential to being a great scientist. Unlike most science related books, which teach only the theory behind instrumentation, the authors of "Building Scientific Apparatus" took the time to discuss both the basic theory AND the practical logistics of building and maintaining different types of scientific instrumentation. The book is written for someone with a science background, but not an engineering one. It is often too easy for scientists to duct tape and WD40 our way to some temporary apparatus that will suit a single experiment. However, all too often this "temporary" (aka jury rigged) set-up ends up being used for years. Unfortunately, when problems arise (which they ALWAYS will with jury rigged equipment) scientists (especially graduate students) have a tenancy to ignore the issues either because they "don't have the time" or don't have a clue how to fix them. That's where this book comes in handy. Whether you are fixing one of these temporary systems, or building some apparatus for an experiment - this book has the information necessary to transform that jury rigged set-up into one that wont have to be rebuilt over and over. It has a great description of machine shop capabilities (and the basics of how to machine parts), and an intro to glass blowing. After that is where the book really takes off and discusses more directly related topics: Building/maintaining vacuum chambers, optics, lasers, and electronics each of which are given adequate space in the book. The authors include a lot of the basic theory of each chapter in an easily understandable manner (which is not necessarily unique to this book). But the real treasure trove in this book is the practical, almost hands-on information that is so often overlooked in science labs. For instance the the chapter on electronics starts out with the theory of electronics and description of different components, but then moves on to discusses the intricacies of grounds and grounding, different sources of noise and info specific to power supplies, and data acquisition. Finally, the last part of the electronics chapter discusses logistics and practical information such as component selection, printed circuit boards, board design, and even a primer on essential techniques like how to solder electrical components correctly. All in all, this is a great book for anyone, equally helpful for someone starting out as a young scientist or an experienced scientist beginning a new scientific endeavor. All you have to do is look through the table of contents and I'm sure you'll agree. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An excellent textbook to begin a journey into experimental physics. *by A***R on September 16, 2017* This textbook provides an excellent introductory coverage of most things needed by the experimental physicist. Each section is written on the introductory level, but many of the important topics are covered, and the text contains many references to facilitate further study. There is a lot of practical data presented so one might use this a reference book for many years. This text is ideal for students of physics, though many of the topics may also be relevant to students of physical chemistry, if not other areas of science of which I know little. The coverage is broad enough that post-grads may find this text useful for areas outside of their specialisation, especially since the text contains so many references. The scientific hobbyist would find this text to be a joy to read and use. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Written by practical people! *by S***E on January 20, 2025* The best book in this subject area, with lots of hard to find information. It's broad in scope, with excellent use of language and illustrations. The best practical reference for lab equipment builders and maintainers. 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