Book excerpt: Reviews from the First Edition: "Excel® for Chemists should be part ofany academic library offering courses and programs in chemistry.There is no other book on the market that deals so thoroughly withthe application of Excel for analyzing chemical data. Highlyrecommended, for upper-division undergraduates throughprofessionals." -Choice "I highly recommend this book; treat yourself to it; assign itto a class; give it as a gift." -The Nucleus Chemists across all subdisciplines use Excel to record data intabular form, but few have learned to take full advantage of thescientific calculating power within this program. Excel is capableof helping chemists process, analyze, and present scientific data,from the relatively simple to the highly complex.Excel® for Chemists, Second Edition has beenrevised and updated, not only to take into account the changes thatwere made in Excel, but also to incorporate an abundance of newexamples. Arranged in a user-friendly format, this book containsillustrations and examples of chemical applications, useful "Howto" boxes outlining how to accomplish complex tasks in Excel, andstep-by-step instructions for programming Excel to automaterepetitive data-processing tasks. In addition, tips are provided tospeed, simplify, and improve your use of Excel. Included is aCD-ROM, usable in either Macintosh or IBM/Windows environments withmany helpful spreadsheet templates, macros, and other tools. Entirely new chapters contained in this Second Editionfeature: Array formulas covered in depth in a separate chapter, alongwith a comprehensive review of using arrays in VBA How to create a worksheet with controls, such as optionbuttons, check boxes, or a list box An extensive list of shortcut keys-over 250 for Macintosh orPC-is provided in the appendix Whether as a text for students or as a reference for chemicalprofessionals in industry, academia, or government,Excel® for Chemists, Second Edition providesa valuable resource for using Excel to manage various chemicalcalculations.