Fundamentals of General, Organic and Biological Chemistry - Hardcover

John McMurry

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0133422887 ISBN 13: 9780133422887

Publisher: Prentice Hall College Div, 1996

Synopsis

This second edition continues with the formula adopted in the first: student accessibility, readability, an effective problem-solving programme, and flexibility. The authors understand that most students have their sights set beyond the chemistry laboratory. Thus, they have put chemistry in the context of applications and everyday life - making the book and course student accessible. With the intent of gaining student confidence, the writing style is informal and readable for the student with no scientific background. The problem-solving programme maintains a range of problems and worked examples, including questions that test the student's understanding of concepts and develop their analytical thinking skills. The authors have made the text as flexible as possible. This is especially evident in the biological chemistry chapters, where structure and function are integrated.

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From the Back Cover

Key Benefit: The second edition of this best-selling book builds upon what made the book so widely adopted in the first place: reader accessibility, readability, an effective problem-solving program, and flexibility. The authors understand that most readers have their sights set beyond the chemistry laboratory. Thus, they have put chemistry in the context of applications and everyday life — making the book reader accessible. Key Topics: With the intent of gaining reader confidence, the writing style is relaxed, friendly — and readable for anyone without scientific background. The problem-solving program maintains a wealth of problems and worked-out examples, including McMurry's innovative ballpark questions that test the reader's understanding of concepts and develop their analytical thinking skills. The authors have made the book as flexible as possible. This is especially evident in the biological chemistry chapters, where structure and function are integrated. Computer generated molecular models are used in the organic and biological chapters to portray three-dimensional structures of molecules accurately for accuracy and for visual appeal.

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice Hall College Div
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0133422887
• ISBN 13: 9780133422887
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 854