Introduction to General, Organic, and Biochemistry, 8th Edition

by Morris Hein (Mount San Antonio College); Leo R. Best (Mount San Antonio College); Scott Pattison (Ball State University); Susan Arena (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)

• ISBN13: 9780471451969
• ISBN10: 0471451967
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-03-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Reach your peak with Hein/Best/Pattison/Arena! Now updated and revised, Hein, Best, Pattison, and Arena's highly successful text provides a strong foundation for a future career in allied health or nursing-a foundation built on fundamental principles and solid problem-solving skills. Recent developments and advances in the field: The new edition is revised and updated throughout, particularly in the area of biochemistry. Cutting-edge topics include cancer chemotherapy, programmed cell death, and herbal dietary supplements. Strong general chemistry coverage: Hein, Best, Pattison, and Arena offer the most thorough general chemistry coverage in any general, organic, and biochemistry text. An emphasis on problem-solving skills: Throughout, the focus is on problem solving over rote memorization. The text provides a variety of exercises, including new practice exercises and end-of-chapter exercises, as well as challenge exercises and worked examples. A clear, engaging, and highly accessible presentation: The authors skillfully anticipate areas of difficulty and pace the text accordingly. The new edition is even more student friendly with improved explanations, a new design, and an updated illustration program with new molecular art. Real-world relevance: The text relates chemistry to everyday life. Several new Chemistry in Action essays discuss the impact of chemistry in a variety of applications. Additional support for students: eGrade (online): homework management and additional opportunities for practice. Interactive LearningWare (online): A step-by-step problem-solving tutorial with over 40 interactive problems. Student Solutions Manual (0-47-141139-3): Solutions to all end-of-chapter questions & Exercises. Lab Manual (0-471-45194-0): 48 experiments, 6 study aids, 26 exercises, and appendices.

Author Biography

Morris Hein is professor emeritus of chemistry at Mt. San Antonio College, where he regularly taught the preparatory chemistry course and organic chemistry. He is the original author of Foundations of College Chemistry and his name has become synonymous with clarity, meticulous accuracy, and a step-by-step approach that students can g=follow. Over the years, more than three million students have learned chemistry using a text by Morris Hein. In addition to Foundations of College Chemistry, Eleventh Edition, he is co-author of Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry. He is also co-author of Foundations of Chemistry in the Laboratory, Eleventh Edition, and Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry in the Laboratory, Eighth Edition.

Leo R. Best taught chemistry for twenty-four years at Mt. San Antonio College, He has been a collaborator and co-author with Morris Hein since the first edition of Introduction to General, Organic, and Biochemistry. He is also co-author of Foundations of Chemistry in the Laboratory and Introduction to General, Organic, and Biochemistry in the Laboratory.

Scott E. Pattison lives in Muncie, Indiana, where he is a professor of chemistry at Ball State University. He maintains active, current research involving zinc metabolism that provides laboratory experience for both undergraduate and graduate students. A dedicated teacher at the university level for twenty-seven years, his primary area of instruction is biochemistry; however, he greatly enjoys teaching medical/nursing chemistry and general chemistry. Scott became a co-author with Morris Hein on the third edition of Introduction to General, Organic, and Biochemistry, and he brings his knowledge of students, subject matter, and current research to the text. In addition to his professional career, he volunteers in local schools from preschool through high school, providing extra science experiences for tomorrow’s university students.

Susan Arena has taught chemistry to students at many levels including middle school, high school, community college and most recently at University of Illinois, Urban-Champaign. She especially focuses on using active learning techniques to improve the understanding of concepts in chemistry. Susan currently authors chemistry texts and electronic media, and presents workshops for teachers in using active learning and electronic media to teach chemistry. She collaborated with Morris Hein on the seventh edition of Foundations of College Chemistry and becomes a co-author on the eighth and subsequent editions.

Table of Contents

An Introduction to Chemistry	p. 1
Standards for Measurement	p. 10
Classification of Matter	p. 44
Properties of Matter	p. 64
Early Atomic Theory and Structure	p. 82
Nomenclature of Inorganic Compounds	p. 101
Quantitative Composition of Compounds	p. 126
Chemical Equations	p. 149
Calculations from Chemical Equations	p. 173
Modern Atomic Theory and the Periodic Table	p. 198
Chemical Bonds: The Formation of Compounds from Atoms	p. 219
The Gaseous State of Matter	p. 258
Water and the Properties of Liquids	p. 300
Solutions	p. 330
Acids, Bases, and Salts	p. 369
Chemical Equilibrium	p. 402
Oxidation-Reduction	p. 434
Nuclear Chemistry	p. 465
Organic Chemistry: Saturated Hydrocarbons	p. 492
Unsaturated Hydrocarbons	p. 529
Polymers: Macromolecules	p. 571
Alcohols, Ethers, Phenols, and Thiols	p. 590
Aldehydes and Ketones	p. 626
Carboxylic Acids and Esters	p. 658
Amides and Amines: Organic Nitrogen Compounds	p. 694
Stereoisomerism	p. 725
Carbohydrates	p. 749
Lipids	p. 785
Amino Acids, Polypeptides, and Proteins	p. 814
Enzymes	p. 852
Nucleic Acids and Heredity	p. 869
Nutrition	p. 905
Bioenergetics	p. 934
Carbohydrate Metabolism	p. 952
Metabolism of Lipids and Proteins	p. 973
Appendixes
Photo Credits	p. 1
Index	p. 1
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