Introductory Chemistry Essentials Plus Mastering Chemistry with eText -- Access Card Package (5th Edition) - Hardcover

Tro, Nivaldo J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0321918738 ISBN 13: 9780321918734

Publisher: Pearson, 2014

Synopsis

NOTE: Make sure to use the dashes shown on the Access Card Code when entering the code. Rentals does not include Access card ALERT: Before you purchase, check with your instructor or review your course syllabus to ensure that you select the correct ISBN. Several versions of Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products exist for each title, including customized versions for individual schools, and registrations are not transferable. In addition, you may need a CourseID, provided by your instructor, to register for and use Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products. Packages Access codes for Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products may not be included when purchasing or renting from companies other than Pearson; check with the seller before completing your purchase. Used or rental books If you rent or purchase a used book with an access code, the access code may have been redeemed previously and you may have to purchase a new access code. Access codes Access codes that are purchased from sellers other than Pearson carry a higher risk of being either the wrong ISBN or a previously redeemed code. Check with the seller prior to purchase. -- See how chemistry is relevant to your life Now in its fifth edition, Introductory Chemistry Essentials continues to foster deep engagement in the course by showing how chemistry manifests in your daily life. Author Nivaldo Tro draws upon his classroom experience as an award-winning instructor to extend chemistry from the laboratory to your world, with relevant applications and a captivating writing style. Closely integrated with the fifth edition of Introductory Chemistry Essentials, MasteringChemistry gives you the tools you need to succeed in this course. This program provides you a better learning experience. It will help you to: · Personalize learning with MasteringChemistry: This data-validated online homework, tutorial, and assessment program helps you quickly master concepts, and enables instructors to provide timely intervention when necessary. · Achieve deep conceptual understanding: Several new Conceptual Checkpoints and Self- Assessment Quizzes help you better grasp key concepts. · Develop problem-solving skills: A step-by-step framework encourages you to think logically rather than simply memorize formulas. Additional worked examples, enhanced with audio and video, reinforce challenging problems. · Maintain interest in chemistry: The inclusion of concrete examples of key ideas throughout the program keeps you engaged in the material. This Package Contains: · Introductory Chemistry Essentials, 5/e — 9780321919052 / 032191905X · MasteringChemistry with Pearson eText ValuePack Access Card for Introductory Chemistry Essentials, 5/e — 9780321933515 / 0321933516

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About the Author

Nivaldo Tro is currently chair of the department of chemistry at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California, where he has been a faculty member since 1990.   He received his B.A degree in chemistry from Westmont College and earned a Ph.D. in chemistry from Stanford University, for work on developing and using optical techniques to study the adsorption and desorption of molecules to and from surfaces in ultrahigh vacuum. He then went on to the University of California at Berkeley, where he did post-doctoral research on ultra-fast reaction dynamics in solution.  Since coming to Westmont, Professor Tro has been awarded grants from the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund, from Research Corporation, and from the National Science Foundation to study the dynamics of various processes occurring in thin adlayer films adsorbed on dielectric surfaces.  Honored as Westmont’s outstanding teacher of the year in 1994, 2001, and 2008, he was also named the college’s outstanding researcher of the year in 1996. Professor Tro lives in Santa Barbara with his wife, Ann, and their four children, Michael, Alicia, Kyle, and Kaden. For leisure, he enjoys reading, writing, snowboarding, biking, and other outdoor activities with his family.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0321918738
• ISBN 13: 9780321918734
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 744