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9780470460610

Foundations of College Chemistry, 13th Edition

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  • ISBN13:

    9780470460610

  • ISBN10:

    047046061X

  • Edition: 13th
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2010-01-01
  • Publisher: Wiley
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Summary

Learning the fundamentals of chemistry can be a difficult task to undertake for health professionals. For over 35 years, this text has helped them master the chemistry skills they need to succeed. It provides them with clear and logical explanations of chemical concepts and problem solving. Theyrs"ll learn how to apply concepts with the help of worked out examples. In addition, Chemistry in Action features and conceptual questions checks brings together the understanding of chemistry and relates chemistry to things health professionals experience on a regular basis.

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 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, Twelfth Edition, he is co-author of Introduction to General, Organic, and Biochemistry, Eighth Edition, and Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry. He is also co-author of Foundations of Chemistry in the Laboratory, Twelfth Edition, and Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry in the Laboratory, Eighth Edition.

Susan Arena earned a BS and MA in Chemistry at California State University-Fullerton. She has taught science and mathematics at all levels, including middle school, high school, community college, and university. At the University of Illinois she developed a program for increasing the retention of minorities and women in science and engineering. This program focused on using active learning and peer teaching to encourage students to excel in the sciences. She has coordinated and led workshops and programs for science teachers from elementary through college levels that encourage and support active learning and creative science teaching techniques. For several years she was director of an Institute for Chemical Education (ICE) field center in Southern California. Susan enjoys reading, knitting, traveling, classic cars, and gardening in her spare time when she is not playing with her grandchildren.

Table of Contents

Standards for Measurement
Elements and Compounds
Properties of Matter
Early Atomic Theory and Structure
Nomenclature of Inorganic Compounds
Quantitative Composition of Compounds
Chemical Equations
Calculations from Chemical Equations
Modern Atomic Theory and the Periodic Table
Chemical Bonds: The Formation of Compounds from Atoms
The Gaseous State of Matter
Properties of Liquids
Solutions
Acids, Bases, and Salts
Chemical Equilibrium
Oxidation-Reduction
Nuclear Chemistry
Introduction to Organic Chemistry
Introduction to Biochemistry
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