Basic Chemistry Plus MasteringChemistry with eText -- Access Card Package (3e)

Karen C. Timberlake, Los Angeles Valley College

Title Basic Chemistry Plus MasteringChemistry with eText -- Access Card Package

Edition 3rd

ISBN 9780321706164

ISBN 10 0321706161

Published 22/01/2010

Published by Pearson Higher Ed USA

Pages 752

Format Cloth Book With Pin

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Description

Basic Chemistry gives students the problem-solving tools and techniques they need to succeed in future chemistry
courses and in the work force. In the clear, approachable writing style characteristic of her texts, Karen Timberlake
continues to make chemistry relevant and engaging. Her unique “Guide to Problem-Solving” strategy provides a visual,
step-by-step plan that helps students solve a wide variety of problems. Sample and practice problems throughout each
chapter allow students of various levels and learning styles to practice and master quantitative skills.
Real-world applications cover modern, interesting topics in helping students connect chemical principles to events in their
world, while interviews with engineers, doctors, veterinarians, and biochemists show students the importance of
chemistry in future careers. Along with a host of in-text enhancements, the Third Edition can now be packaged with
MasteringChemistry®—the most advanced chemistry homework and tutorial system available.

Chapter 1- Chemistry in Our Lives
Chapter 2- Measurements
Chapter 3- Matter and Energy
Chapter 4- Atoms and Elements
Chapter 5- Electronic Structure and Periodic Trends
Chapter 6- Inorganic and Organic Compounds: Names and Formulas
Chapter 7- Chemical Quantities
Chapter 8- Chemical Reactions of Inorganic and Organic Compounds
Chapter 9- Chemical Quantities in Reactions
Chapter 10- Structures of Solids and Liquids
Chapter 11- Gases
Chapter 12- Solutions
Chapter 13- Chemical Equilibrium
Chapter 14- Acids and Bases
Chapter 15- Oxidation and Reduction
Chapter 16- Nuclear Radiation
Chapter 17- Organic Chemistry—AVAILABLE ONLINE
Chapter 18- Biochemistry—AVAILABLE ONLINE

New to this edition

Concept Checks throughout each chapter allow students to check their understanding of new chemical terms and ideas.
Learning Goals at the beginning of each chapter section clearly identify the key concept of the section, providing a road map for studying. All information contained in that section relates back to the Learning Goal. The Learning Goals for each section are also repeated in the Chapter Review so students can make sure they have mastered the key concepts.
Chem Notes Boxes now appear as one of the following, depending on content:
—Chemistry and Health
—Chemistry and the Environment
—Chemistry and History
—Chemistry and Industry

Organic and Biochemistry concepts from chapters 17 and 18 are now also woven through the text. Content of the last two chapters (that has not already been reorganized into other parts of the text) will appear online only.
MasteringChemistry^®can now be packaged with the text. MasteringChemistry steps students through problem solving while promoting understanding of chemical concepts outside of the classroom.
—The program enables professors to compare their class performance against the national average on specific questions or topics. At a glance, professors can see class distribution of grades, time spent, most difficult problems, most difficult steps and even the most common answer.
—Narrated worked examples from the text are housed within MasteringChemistry’s eText.
—The enhanced eText available in MasteringChemistry is fully searchable with note delivering capabilities. MasteringChemistry icons are located throughout the text.
—Study Area provides a unique approach to engage students through use of:
o    Learning Goals
o    Self Study Activities
o    Career Focus
o    Case studies

Features & benefits

An innovative and intuitive approach to problem solving

A unique, color-coded Guide to Problem-Solving is given for each problem type discussed in the text. In each Sample Problem, solutions are mapped out step-by-step using color blocks that visually guide students through each problem-solving strategy.
Study Check questions included with each sample problem immediately engage students and test their understanding of the problem-solving strategy.
Paired problem sets after each section encourage active learning and allow students to practice the concepts they have just learned before moving on to new material.
Answers to study check questions and odd-numbered problems are included at the end of each chapter to give students immediate feedback and help them monitor their understanding of the content.

Applications that engage and motivate students

Career Focus interviews and Chapter Openers with anthropologists, doctors, pharmacists, and biochemists make chemistry relevant to students and show them why learning about chemistry is important to their career plans.
Special-interest boxes throughout show students how chemistry is related to important health and environmental topics such as smog, global warming, and mercury poisoning.
Illustrations containing macro-to-micro artwork provide students with a visual representation of chemical phenomena on the atomic level. Questions that accompany the figures help students focus on the illustrated concepts.

Student-friendly study tools

Looking Ahead outlines clearly state the topics covered in each chapter.
Chapter review, key terms, additional problems, and summary of reactions are included in the end-of-chapter material to help students review their comprehension of the material.
Learning goals clearly defined at the start of each section help students focus on the most important topics.
—The MasteringChemistry Study Area promotes the varied learning styles of students with case studies, self-study activities, PowerPoint slides, review questions and quizzes, videos and animations, and more.SMP/TOC Page http://hepm.pearsoned.com/corelayouts/smp.cfm?id=2494626

Author biography

Karen Timberlake is professor emeritus of chemistry at Los Angeles Valley College, where she taught chemistry for allied health and preparatory chemistry for 36 years. She received her bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the University of Washington and her Master’s degree in biochemistry from the University of California at Los Angeles.

Professor Timberlake has been writing chemistry textbooks for 30 years. During that time, her name has become associated with the strategic use of pedagogical tools that promote student success in chemistry and the application of chemistry to real-life situations. More than one million students have learned chemistry using texts, laboratory manuals, and study guides written by Karen Timberlake. In addition to Basic Chemistry, she is also the author of General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry, Structures of Life, Second Edition and Chemistry: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry, Ninth Edition with the accompanying Study Guide with Solutions for Selected Problems, Laboratory Manual, and Essentials Laboratory Manual.

Professor Timberlake belongs to numerous science and educational organizations including the American Chemical Society (ACS) and the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA). In 1987, she was the Western Regional Winner of Excellence in College Chemistry Teaching Award given by the Chemical Manufacturers Association. In 2004, she received the McGuffey Award in Physical Sciences by the Textbook Author Association, awarded for textbooks whose excellence has been demonstrated over time. In 2006, she also received the Texty “Textbook” Excellence Award from the Textbook Authors Association for the first edition of Basic Chemistry. She has participated in education grants for science teaching including the Los Angeles Collaborative for Teaching Excellence (LACTE) and a Title III grant at her college. She often speaks at conferences and educational meetings on the use of student-centered teaching methods in chemistry to promote the learning success of students.