Anthropic awareness : the human aspects of scientific thinking in NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry

__Anthropic Awareness: The Human Aspects of Scientific Thinking in NMR Spectroscopy and Mass Spectrometry__ blends psychology, philosophy, physics, mathematics, and chemistry, describing a human-centered philosophy of the essence of scientific thinking in the natural sciences and in everyday life. It addresses the reasons why we are prone to make errors in our conclusions and how to avoid such mistakes, also exploring a number of the "mental traps" that can lead to both individual mistakes and mass misconceptions. The book advocates that by understanding the nature of these mental traps we can adopt tactics to safely evade them. It includes Illustrative examples of common scientific misunderstandings and mental traps in both the theory and real-life application of NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. * Provides strategies on how to deal with molecular challenges and instrument limitations * Presents multiple applications of small molecule structure elucidation using NMR, MS, IR, and UV * Explores critical topics, including anthropic awareness (AA), NMR Spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, scientific thinking, and more * Includes tactics on how to Improve quality control and data interpretation skills while minimizing data analysis time and increasing confidence in results * Presents coverage on tactics to optimize experimental NMR parameters and enhance NMR vocabulary Content: Front Matter,Copyright,Contributors,Preface,Editor’s Personal AcknowledgmentsEntitled to full textPart I: “Anthropic Awareness (AA)” (Mind Your Mind!)Chapter 1 - The Philosophy of “Anthropic Awareness” in Scientific Thinking, Pages 3-93 Chapter 2 - An “Anthropically” Flavored Look at Some Basic Aspects of NMR Spin Physics Using a Classical Description, Pages 97-140 Chapter 3 - The Ups and Downs of Classical and Quantum Formulations of Magnetic Resonance, Pages 141-171 Chapter 4 - The RF Pulse and the Uncertainty Principle, Pages 173-211 Chapter 5 - On the Nature of the RF Driving Field in NMR (with a Lookout on Optical Rotation), Pages 213-228 Chapter 6 - An “Anthropic” Modus Operandi of Structure Elucidation by NMR and MS, Pages 231-256 Chapter 7 - NMR Methodological Overview, Pages 257-289 Chapter 8 - MS Methodological Overview, Pages 291-315 Chapter 9 - Computer-Assisted Structure Elucidation in NMR, Pages 317-354 Chapter 10 - Structure Elucidation of a Mysterious Trace Component of Ulipristal Acetate, Pages 355-365 Chapter 11 - The Adventurous Discovery of the Structure of a Novel Vincristine Impurity, Pages 367-376 Chapter 12 - An Elusive Degradation Product of Ziprasidone, Pages 377-389 Chapter 13 - The Case of an Emotion- and Emotycs-Laden Structure Determination of a Small Synthetic Molecule with an Unexpected Structure, Pages 391-399 Chapter 14 - Self-Induced Recognition of Enantiomers (SIRE) in NMR Spectroscopy, Pages 401-415 Chapter 15 - Believe It or Not: Carbon Protonation of the Pyrimidine Ring, Pages 417-431 Epilogue, Page 433 Index, Pages 435-442