An introduction to the fundamentals of chemistry, this text is suited to students who need help with mathematical manipulations, as well as reading and writing scientific material. The book features: extensive use of everyday analogies to introduce chemical principles; use of the periodic table in chapters 4 and 5 for deducing electronic configurations makes configurations closer to physical reality (this approach de-emphasizes mathematics in learning to write electronic configurations); flowcharts in the margin aim to help students work through dimensional analysis and stoichiometry problems, as well as inorganic nomenclature; "items for special attention" at the end of each chapter emphasize the points students often confuse, such as similar sounding chemical terms; end of chapter problems are graduated in difficulty, and of three types - self-tutorial, sectional and general; and algebra review and hints on calculator use can be found in appendix 1.
- ISBN10 0697127990
- ISBN13 9780697127990
- Publish Date 1 January 1994
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 12 December 2011
- Publish Country US
- Publisher McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
- Imprint Brown (William C.) Co ,U.S.
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 544
- Language English