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Chemistry
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 540
EAN: 9780471478119
Edition: 4
ISBN: 0471478113
Label: Wiley
Manufacturer: Wiley
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 1096
Publication Date: December 17, 2004
Publisher: Wiley
Studio: Wiley
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100% Pure Chemical Understanding
Every morning many of us are energized by a cup of coffee. Imagine if you were as energized by understanding the chemistry in your morning cup--from the coffee trees, which fill red coffee berries with caffeine and a variety of other chemical substances, to the feathery crystals formed by the caffeine molecules, to the decaffeinating machines, which use liquid solvents to remove this stimulant from some of the beans. Now, that's real chemical understanding!
Olmsted and Williams' Fourth Edition of Chemistry focuses on helping you see and think about the world (and even your coffee) as a chemist. This text helps you understand how chemical phenomena are governed by what happens at the molecular level, apply critical thinking skills to chemical concepts and problems, and master the basic mathematical techniques needed for quantitative reasoning. You'll see the world as chemists do, and learn to appreciate the chemical processes all around us.
A Fourth Edition with a lot of new perks!
* Revisions include a new, early energy chapter; revised coverage of bonding; expanded coverage of intermolecular forces; and increased coverage of multiple equilibria, including polyprotic acids.
* New pedagogy strengthens students' critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
* Visual Summaries at the end of each chapter use molecular and diagrammatic visual elements to summarize essential skills, concepts, equations, and terms.
* eGrade Plus provides an integrated suite of teaching and learning resources, including a complete online version of the text, links between problems and relevant sections in the online text, practice quizzes, the Visual Tutor, Interactive LearningWare problems, and lab demos, as well as homework management and presentation features for instructors.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Awesome General Chemistry Book
Learning Chem is like putting a jigsaw puzzle together. When I studied, my main source of knowledge was from the text books. Unfortunately, I didn't have this book when I took General Chem.
After reading this book, I realized that many authors(at least 3 of my other general chem books I own) don't emphasize on Atoms and Light(as in Ch6) much less know how to explain the topic. More over, they don't know how to arrange the material in an organized order. Comparing to this book, I'm surprised ... Read More
Rating: - Very organized textbook
The problems really helped me understand what to think about in chemistry without overwhelming me with information. However, the section on MO theory was a little unclear, I would recommend an instructor to explain that concept to students. I still countinue to use this textbook not only as a reference, but also in prepartion for taking advanced chemistry courses and possible preparation for med school.
Rating:  - A good chemistry book.
Wonderful book no doubt in terms of content. But a serious limitation is that it is without a chapter in Organic chemistry. Other chapters are easy to understand. Only due to the lack of organic chemistry discussions I am giving it 4 stars
Rating: - Why don't they use books by Wiley in high schools?
That is the gold question because Wiley Publishers put out some amazing books. A highly organized index, comprehensive tables for electron affinity, ionization energies, thermodynamic functions, equilibrium constants and standard redox potentions are all here for the intermediate/advanced reader while all the fundamentals from bonding to composition are here. The book focuses heavily on electron relationsips in bonding and the effects of intermolecular forces. Large colorful charts and diagrams ... Read More
Rating: - It may help to use additional resources with the book
The pros about this book:
1. I really enjoyed the sample problems in the book. It helped prepare me for the additional problems in the book.
2. For the most part, I understood everything. Reading it was not too difficult.
The cons about this book:
1. Some answers were incorrect. I had to speak with the instructor to get a couple of problems cleared.
2. The worst is that there is a solution manual available for only the Odd problems. I'd prefer a solution manual with ... Read More
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