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9780131486843

Fundamentals of General, Organic and Biological Chemistry, Media Update Edition

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    9780131486843

  • ISBN10:

    0131486845

  • Edition: 4th
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2006-01-01
  • Publisher: Prentice Hall

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Summary

For two-semester/three-quarter courses in General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry, primarily for majors in Allied Health, and occasionally in Environmental Technology, Agriculture, and other majors. Having secured the loyalty of both instructors and students, this best-selling, highly student-oriented text offers clear and concise use of language, thoughtful attention to problem-solving, and engaging discussions of relevant applications. Readable without sacrificing depth of content, it effectively covers the essentials of allied health chemistry without becoming bogged down in excessive and unnecessary detail, and puts chemistry in the context of everyday life. Maintaining interest and promoting student confidence, it offers a relaxed and friendly writing style that is highly accessible to the student with no scientific background and encourages analytic skill-building throughout with numerous problems, worked-out examples, and conceptual exercises.

Table of Contents

Matter and Life
Measurements in Chemistry
Atoms and the Periodic Table
Ionic Compounds
Molecular Compounds
Chemical Reactions: Classification and Mass Relationships
Chemical Reactions: Energy, Rates and Equilibrium
Gases, Liquids, and Solids
Solutions
Acids and Bases
Nuclear Chemistry
Introduction to Organic Chemistry: Alkanes
Alkenes, Alkynes, and Aromatic Compounds
Some Compounds with Oxygen, Sulfur, or a Halogen
Amines
Aldehydes and Ketones
Carboxylic Acids and their Derivatives
Amino Acids and Proteins
Enzymes and Vitamins
Chemical Messengers: Hormones, Neurotransmitters, and Drugs
The Generation of Biochemical Energy
Carbohydrates
Carbohydrate Metabolism
Lipids
Lipid Metabolism
Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis
Genomics
Protein and Amino Acid Metabolism
Body Fluids
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