Get a better grade in General Chemistry
Even though General Chemistry may be challenging at times; with hard work and the right study tools, you can still get the grade you want. With David Klein's General Chemistry as a Second Language, you'll be able to better understand fundamental principles of chemistry, solve problems, and focus on what you need to know to succeed.
Here's how you can get a better grade in General Chemistry:
Understand the basic concepts
General Chemistry as a Second Language focuses on selected topics in General Chemistry to give you a solid foundation. By understanding these principles, you'll have a coherent framework that will help you better understand your course.
Study more efficiently and effectively
General Chemistry as a Second Language provides time-saving study tips and problem-solving strategies that will help you succeed in the course.
Improve your problem-solving skills
General Chemistry as a Second Language will help you develop the skills you need to solve a variety of problem types--even unfamiliar ones!
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Höhe: 233 mm
Breite: 154 mm
Dicke: 15 mm
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978-0-471-71662-4 (9780471716624)
Schweitzer Klassifikation
David Klein is a lecturer at Johns Hopkins University where he teaches Organic and General Chemistry. He is a dynamic and creative teacher and uses analogy to help students grasp difficult topics. Klein's unique informal voice and manner of presentation help students truly master key topics in this course. He is also the author of Organic Chemistry as a Second Language; response to this book has been phenomenal.
Numbers in Chemistry
* Units - dimensional analysis
* Significant figures in calculations
* Orders of Magnitude
Drawing Molecules
* Chemical formulas
* Lewis Structures (Octet Rule)
* Resonance Structures
* Molecular Masses from Chemical Formulas
Naming Molecules
* Molecular
* Ionic
The Mole
* Molar mass
* Interconverting moles, mass, and number of chemical entities
* Mass % from the chemical formula
Stoichiometry
* Balancing equations
* Limiting reactant
* Theoretical, actual and % yields
Gases
* Ideal Gas Law
* Solving Gas problems
* Real Gases: the van der Waals Equation
Energy
* Heat and Work
* State Functions vs. Pathways
* Enthalpy
* Hess's Law
* Enthalpy of Formation
Phases of Matter
* Intermolecular Forces
* Hydrogen Bonding
* Phase Diagrams