Why do certain substances react together in the way that they do? What determines the shape of molecules? And how can we predict whether a particular reaction will happen at all?
Such questions lie at the heart of chemistry - the science of understanding the composition of substances, their reactions, and properties. While often fragmented into the strands of inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry, a full understanding of chemistry can only be gained by seeing the subject as a single, unified whole.
Chemical Structure and Reactivity rises to the challenge of depicting the reality of chemistry. Offering a fresh approach to undergraduate teaching, it depicts the subject as a seamless discipline, showing how organic, inorganic, and physical concepts can be blended together to achieve the common goal of understanding chemical systems.
With a lively and engaging writing style augmented throughout by purpose-drawn illustrations, and custom-developed online support, Chemical Structure and Reactivity alone makes taking an integrated approach in the teaching of chemistry a realistic proposition.
Online Resources:
For students:
? Custom developed multimedia content linked to the book, enabling students to investigate the concepts and phenomena presented in the book in a fully interactive way.
? Question sets to help students master concepts and gain confidence through hands-on engagement.
For lecturers:
? Fully worked solutions to the exercises available through the Online Resource Centre.
For registered adopters of the book:
? Figures from the book in electronic format.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
Review from previous edition This is the most innovative and impressive undergraduate chemistry textbook I have been exposed to in years; it is quite outstanding in its creative and imaginative approach.
The authors appear to have stood back and re-thought the whole approach to teaching chemistry at this level. The logical and innovative order in which material is developed and explained is all the more impressive when we take account of the fact that rigour and attention to detail is not compromised. * Dr David McGarvey, Keele University * The objective of the authors, to break down the barriers used to manage the teaching of chemistry, is laudable, and they achieve their aim, particularly in the first section of the book. They have assembled a teaching resource that is refreshing in its style and rigorous in its content. * Education in Chemistry, 2009 * It is a tremendous contribution to the teaching of the chemical sciences. The authors have adopted a new approach to the teaching of chemistry which cuts through physical, inorganic and organic chemistry as needed. This text is brilliant for students who want a book that explains difficult concepts in an accessible but still rigorous form. * Dr M. Crispin, Oriel College, Oxford *
Auflage
Sprache
Verlagsort
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Undergraduate students studying introductory courses in organic, inorganic, and physical chemistry.
Editions-Typ
Illustrationen
Numerous full-colour illustrations.
Maße
Höhe: 264 mm
Breite: 197 mm
Dicke: 38 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-0-19-960413-5 (9780199604135)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
James Keeler, Department of Chemistry and Selwyn College, University of Cambridge, and Peter Wothers, Department of Chemistry and St Catharine's College, University of Cambridge
Autor*in
Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge
Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge
PART I: THE FUNDAMENTALS; PART II: GOING FURTHER
