Introduction to Basic Chemistry, International Edition

The Seventh Edition of INTRODUCTION TO BASIC CHEMISTRY, 7e, International Edition includes the first 16 chapters of INTRODUCTION TO CHEMISTRY: A FOUNDATION, 7e, International Edition. This new edition of Zumdahl/Decoste's best-seller features a more explicit problem-solving pedagogy to help students develop critical thinking tools they can use in the introductory course and beyond. Capturing student interest through early coverage of chemical reactions, accessible explanations and visualizations, and an emphasis on everyday applications, the authors explain chemical concepts by starting with the basics, using symbols or diagrams, and concluding by encouraging students to test their own understanding of the solution. This step-by-step approach has already helped hundreds of thousands of students master chemical concepts and develop problem-solving skills. The book is known for its focus on conceptual learning and for the way it motivates students by connecting chemical principles to real-life experiences in chapter-opening discussions and "Chemistry in Focus" boxes. The Seventh Edition now adds a "questioning" pedagogy to in-text examples to help students learn what questions they should be asking themselves while solving problems, offers a revamped art program to better serve visual learners, and includes a significant number of revised end-of-chapter questions. The book's unsurpassed teaching and learning resources include a robust technology package that is now fully supported by OWL: Online Web Learning.

List of contents

1. CHEMISTRY: AN INTRODUCTION.
Chemistry: An Introduction. Chemistry in Focus: Dr. Ruth-Cotton Hero. What Is Chemistry? Solving Problems Using a Scientific Approach. Chemistry in Focus: A Mystifying Problem. The Scientific Method. Learning Chemistry. Chemistry in Focus: Chemistry: An Important Component of Your Education.
2. MEASUREMENTS AND CALCULATIONS.
Scientific Notation. Units. Chemistry in Focus: Critical Units! Measurements of Length, Volume, and Mass. Chemistry in Focus: Measurement: Past, Present, and Future. Uncertainty in Measurement. Significant Figures. Problem Solving and Dimensional Analysis. Temperature Conversions: An Approach to Problem Solving. Chemistry in Focus: Tiny Thermometers. Density.
3. MATTER.
Matter. Physical and Chemical Properties and Changes. Elements and Compounds. Mixtures and Pure Substances. Chemistry in Focus: Concrete-An Ancient Material Made New. Separation of Mixtures. Cumulative Review for Chapters 1-3.
4. CHEMICAL FOUNDATIONS: ELEMENTS, ATOMS, AND IONS.
The Elements. Chemistry in Focus: Trace Elements: Small but Crucial. Symbols for the Elements. Dalton''s Atomic Theory. Chemistry in Focus: No Laughing Matter. Formulas of Compounds. The Structure of the Atom. Chemistry in Focus: Glowing Tubes for Signs, Television Sets, and Computers. Introduction to the Modern Concept of Atomic Structure. Isotopes. Chemistry in Focus: Isotope Tales. Introduction to the Periodic Table. Chemistry in Focus: Putting the Brakes on Arsenic. Natural States of the Elements. Ions Compounds That Contain Ions.
5. NOMENCLATURE.
Naming Compounds. Chemistry in Focus: Sugar of Lead. Naming Binary Compounds That Contain a Metal and a Nonmetal (Types I and II). Naming Binary Compounds That Contain Only Nonmetals (Type III). Naming Binary Compounds: A Review. Naming Compounds That Contain Polyatomic Ions. Naming Acids. Writing Formulas from Names. Cumulative Review for Chapters 4-5.
6. CHEMICAL REACTIONS: AN INTRODUCTION.
Evidence for a Chemical Reaction. Chemical Equations. Balancing Chemical Equations. Chemistry in Focus: The Beetle That Shoots Straight.
7. REACTIONS IN AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS.
Predicting Whether a Reaction Will Occur. Reactions in Which a Solid Forms. Describing Reactions in Aqueous Solutions. Reactions That Form Water: Acids and Bases. Reactions of Metals with Nonmetals (Oxidation-Reduction). Ways to Classify Reactions. Chemistry in Focus: Do We Age by Oxidation? Chemistry in Focus: Oxidation-Reduction Reactions Launch the Space Shuttle. Other Ways to Classify Reactions. Cumulative Review for Chapters 6-7.
8. CHEMICAL COMPOSITION.
Counting by Weighing. Chemistry in Focus: Plastic That Talks and Listens! Atomic Masses: Counting Atoms by Weighing. The Mole. Molar Mass. Percent Composition of Compounds. Formulas of Compounds. Calculation of Empirical Formulas. Calculation of Molecular Formulas.
9. CHEMICAL QUANTITIES.
Information Given by Chemical Equations. Mole-Mole Relationships. Mass CalculationsChemistry in Focus: Methyl Alcohol: Fuel with a Future? Calculations Involving a Limiting Reactant. Percent Yield. Cumulative Review for Chapters 8-9.
10. ENERGY.
The Nature of Energy. Temperature and Heat. Exothermic and Endothermic Processes. Thermodynamics. Measuring Energy Changes. Chemistry in Focus: Coffee: Hot and Quick(lime). Chemistry in Focus: Nature Has Hot Plants. Chemistry in Focus: Firewalking: Magic or Science? Thermochemistry (Enthalpy). Chemistry in Focus: Methane: An Important Energy Source. Hess''s Law. Quality Versus Quantity of Energy. Energy and Our World. Chemistry in Focus: Veggie Gasoline? Energy as a Driving Force.
11. MODERN ATOMIC THEORY.
Rutherford''s Atom. Electromagnetic Radiation. Chemistry in Focus: Light as a Sex Attractant. Chemistry in Focus: Atmospheric Effects 307. Emission of Energy by Atoms. The Energy Levels of Hydrogen. The Bohr Model of the Atom. The Wave Mechanical Model of the Atom. The Hydrogen Orbitals. The Wave Mechanical Model: Further Develop

About the author

Steve Zumdahl is the author of market-leading textbooks in introductory chemistry, general chemistry, honors-level chemistry, and high school chemistry. Recently retired from his long-time position as Director of Undergraduate Programs at the University of Illinois, he has received numerous awards for his contributions to chemical education. These include the National Catalyst Award in recognition of his contribution to chemical education, the University of Illinois Teaching Award, the UIUC Liberal Arts and Sciences Advising Award, and the School of Chemical Sciences Teaching Award (five times). He earned his B.S. in Chemistry from Wheaton College (IL), and his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois.Donald J. DeCoste is Associate Director of General Chemistry at the University of Illinois, Urbana–Champaign and has been teaching chemistry at the high school and college levels for 26 years. He earned his BS in Chemistry and PhD from the University of Illinois, Urbana–Champaign. At UIUC he has developed chemistry courses for nonscience majors, preservice secondary teachers, and preservice elementary teachers. He teaches courses in introductory chemistry and the teaching of chemistry and has received the School of Chemical Sciences Teaching Award four times. Don has led workshops for secondary teachers and graduate student teaching assistants, discussing the methods and benefits of getting students more actively involved in class. When not involved in teaching and advising, Don enjoys spending time with his wife and three children.

Summary

The Seventh Edition of INTRODUCTION TO BASIC CHEMISTRY, 7e, International Edition includes the first 16 chapters of INTRODUCTION TO CHEMISTRY: A FOUNDATION, 7e, International Edition. This new edition of Zumdahl/Decoste’s best-seller features a more explicit problem-solving pedagogy to help students develop critical thinking tools they can use in the introductory course and beyond. Capturing student interest through early coverage of chemical reactions, accessible explanations and visualizations, and an emphasis on everyday applications, the authors explain chemical concepts by starting with the basics, using symbols or diagrams, and concluding by encouraging students to test their own understanding of the solution. This step-by-step approach has already helped hundreds of thousands of students master chemical concepts and develop problem-solving skills. The book is known for its focus on conceptual learning and for the way it motivates students by connecting chemical principles to real-life experiences in chapter-opening discussions and "Chemistry in Focus" boxes. The Seventh Edition now adds a "questioning" pedagogy to in-text examples to help students learn what questions they should be asking themselves while solving problems, offers a revamped art program to better serve visual learners, and includes a significant number of revised end-of-chapter questions. The book’s unsurpassed teaching and learning resources include a robust technology package that is now fully supported by OWL: Online Web Learning.

Product details

• Authors: Donald J. DeCoste, Donald J. (University of Illinois DeCoste, Steven Zumdahl, Steven (University of Illinois Zumdahl, Steven S. Zumdahl
• Publisher: Cengage Learning EMEA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.04.2010
• EAN: 9780538736640
• ISBN: 978-0-538-73664-0
• No. of pages: 688
• Weight: 1260 g
• Subjects: Education and learning > Schoolbooks, general education schools; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Chemistry > General, dictionaries