Publisher's Synopsis
The latest edition of this text presents an introduction to the basic principles of general, organic and biological chemistry in a style easy to understand and read. Its student-oriented approach provides motivation by illustrating chemical principles with applications to the students' life. Each chapter begins with a striking case history that relates the chapter topic to medical and environmental problems familiar to students, e.g. the Chernobyl disaster, Ethiopean refugees, and acid rain. Also included are worked examples to illustrate those concepts involving mathematical operations. It provides end-of-chapter summaries and exercises, a comprehensive glossary and reviews mathematical skills for weaker students, offering optional topics for the more advanced. Special ''integrated problems'' are featured that require students to understand and use concepts from earlier chapters. Revisions include 12 new chapter-opening stories, new exercises, six new sections of ''integrated problems'', an expanded glossary, and extensive updating of the entire text.
