Chemistry: Structure and Dynamics - Softcover

Spencer, James N.; Bodner, George M.; Rickard, Lyman H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471053872 ISBN 13: 9780471053873

Publisher: Wiley, 1998

Synopsis

Written in a core/modular format, this innovative text provides fundamental general chemistry concepts and principles as well as introducing new topics such as biochemistry, polymer chemistry, nuclear chemistry, etc. The book includes problems that require making observations and interpreting data, resulting in an improved understanding of seemingly difficult concepts.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Welcome to the Leading Edge in General Chemistry Education! Developed by three members of the American Chemical Society’s Task Force on the General Chemistry Curriculum, this innovative text represents an exciting new approach to teaching General Chemistry. It gives you the flexible materials you need to build a custom curriculum appropriate for your students. The Core/Modular Structure The Preliminary Edition of Chemistry consists of a short core text and a separate volume with various modules. This unique Core/Modules approach offers you maximum flexibility in structuring your course:

• The Core provides the fundamental concepts and principles that all students need to prepare them for the various degree programs for which general chemistry is a prerequisite. It contains all fundamental concepts found in traditional texts without the distraction of additional material. The authors develop core concepts using concrete models, then illustrate them with practical applications relevant to students’ experience.
• The Modules present stand-alone chapters that can be added to customize the course to fit the needs and interests of the students being served. The chapter appendices extend the core material, and the stand-alone chapters introduce new topics, such as biochemistry, polymer chemistry, nuclear chemistry, and more.

This arrangement also makes it easy to add your own material. The result is a complete course that is tailored to the specific make-up of your class. Some Other Outstanding Features of the Preliminary Edition:

• New models of chemical concepts not yet found in traditional texts introduce many chapters.
• Organic and biochemical examples are used throughout to provide a more balanced coverage of all areas of chemistry
• An increased emphasis on conceptual questions and problems at the end of the chapters— including problems that ask students to explain, describe, or suggest experiments— get students thinking like chemists.
• Major themes are used to link the core material into a unified whole.

Feedback from users of this Preliminary Edition will influence the development of the First Edition, to be published in 1997.

From the Back Cover

Promote a spirit of scientific discovery

New scientific discoveries do not usually begin with models; they begin with data and a spirit of intellectual curiosity. In much the same way, Spencer, Bodner, and Rickard’s Chemistry: Structure & Dynamics, Third Edition presents data, and challenges students to derive the models. Built on the recommendations of the American Chemical Society’s Task Force on the General Chemistry Curriculum, this innovative approach helps students get a feel for how chemists approach problems in the real world.

This Third Edition is now revised with a new chapter on materials science and increased coverage of nuclear chemistry.

Here’s how it works:

• Data-driven approach: Unlike traditional books that present theory, questions, and then applications, this text starts with the data and derives the theory from it. Students start with observations, just like scientists.
• Concise, flexible format: The text is briefer than most current general chemistry texts. Coverage focuses on the core topics of general chemistry, with optional coverage of special topics also available.
• An emphasis on core themes: These themes include the process of science, the relationship between molecular structure and physical/chemical properties, and the relationship between the microscopic and macroscopic levels.

Also available

Chemistry: A Guided Inquiry, 3rd Edition

By Richard S. Moog and John J. Farrell

ISBN: 0-471-69941-1

Using a classroom-guided inquiry approach, this ideal accompaniment to Chemistry: Structure & Dynamics features 62 ChemActivities covering all the core general chemistry topics. These ChemActivities provide a variety of ways to promote a student-focused, active classroom.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471053872
• ISBN 13: 9780471053873
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 864