Conceptual Chemistry
Pearson Education (US)
978-0-8053-3228-5 (ISBN)
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John Suchocki's Conceptual Chemistry: Understanding Our World of Atoms and Molecules, Second Edition makes chemistry come alive for the nonscience readers through an engaging writing style, fun and easy-to-perform experiments, and a multimedia package that is as uniquely integrated as it is extensive. Building on the success of the First Edition, this revised book provides a fresh, insightful, and welcoming look into the concepts of chemistry. Suchocki uses his considerable experience to emphasize a conceptual understanding of our everyday world from the perspective of atoms and molecules. Real-world examples and activities for the reader are woven throughout the book, and calculations are incorporated in select instances where they assist in conceptual understanding.
John Suchocki received his Ph.D. in organic chemistry in 1987 from Virginia Commonwealth University, where his research focused on the isolation and characterization of natural products. After a two year post-doc in medicinal chemistry/pharmacology at the Medical College of Virginia, John became a visiting assistant professor of chemistry at the University of Hawaii at Manoa where he began working with his uncle, Paul Hewitt, on the liberal arts college textbook, Conceptual Physical Science, now in its Third Edition. After a couple of years at the Manoa campus, John transferred to and eventually received tenure from Leeward Community College, one of the University of Hawaii's community colleges. At Leeward CC, his research efforts turned to chemical education, with particular emphasis on liberal arts chemistry courses and distance learning technology. After a decade in Hawaii, John relocated to Vermont with his wife and three children, where he now teaches liberal arts chemistry at Saint Michael's College. Concurrent to his writing and teaching careers, John is also a producer of multimedia content for science education, including his Conceptual Chemistry Alive! CD-ROM series.
1. Chemistry is a Science: Looking at the world of atoms and molecules.
2. Elements of Chemistry: Understanding chemistry through its language.
3. Discovering the Atom and Subatomic Particles: Where we've been and what we now know.
4. The Atomic Nucleus: Know nukes.
5. Atomic Models: Virtual handles on the very real.
6. Chemical Bonding and Molecular Shapes: How atoms connect to one another.
7. Molecular Mixing: How molecules attract one another.
8. Those Incredible Water Molecules: Macroscopic consequences of molecular stickiness.
9. An Overview of Chemical Reactions: How reactants react to form products.
10. Acids and Bases: Exchanging protons.
11. Oxidations and Reductions: Transferring electrons.
12. Organic Compounds: A survey of carbon-based molecules.
13. Chemicals of Life: The nutrients that make up our bodies.
14. The Chemistry of Drugs: Understanding drug action.
15. Optimizing Food Production: From the good Earth.
16. Fresh Water Resources: Our roles and responsibilities.
17. Air Resources: One planet, one atmosphere.
18. Material Resources: A look at the materials of our society.
19. Energy Resources: Managing for the present and future.
Appendices.
A: Scientific Notation.
B: Significant Figures and Uncertainties.
C: Answers to Odd Exercises.
D: Glossary.
Index.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 9.4.2003 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Upper Saddle River |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Gewicht | 1852 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie ► Organische Chemie |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8053-3228-6 / 0805332286 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8053-3228-5 / 9780805332285 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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