Introductory Chemistry, 3/E
Steve Russo, Cornell University
Michael E. Silver, Hope College

ISBN-10: 0805382984
ISBN-13: 9780805382983

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2007
Format: Cloth; 864 pp
Published: 05/11/2006

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Introductory Chemistry, Third Edition helps students master the quantitative skills and conceptual understanding they need to gain a deep understanding of chemistry. Unlike other books on the market that emphasize rote memory of problem-solving algorithms, Introductory Chemistry takes a conceptual approach with the idea that focusing on the concepts behind chemical equations helps students become more proficient problem solvers.

 

The Third Edition retains the engaging narrative and stunning illustrations that have made Russo/Silver so popular with students, while adding a powerful new media package and expanded problem-solving pedagogy designed to help students master the material.  An Audible™ MP3 workbook allows busy students to study on the go, interactive “clicker” questions written specifically for the Third Edition enable faculty to quiz and test students during lecture, and InterAct Math exercises on the text-specific website help students get up to speed on important quantitative topics. New end-of-chapter visualization and group problems foster student understanding and collaboration, while hundreds of new worked examples and problems provide students more practice opportunity than ever before.

  • The text focuses students on comprehension of the core concepts as the basis for solving quantitative and qualitative problems and frees students from dependence on rote mathematical manipulation.
  • WorkPatches and Practice Problems break students out of passive learning. Built into the narrative, WorkPatches require students to practice their understanding of key concepts, for example drawing a picture of what is happening on the molecular level. Practice Problems strengthen students' grasp of mathematical and problem-solving skills before they continue to new material.
  • Problem Solving Guide and Workbook features 350 additional problems and  worked examples, as well as a comprehensive math review, for even more student practice. 
  • Skills to Know feature summarizes the quantitative and problem-solving skills covered in each chapter and includes worked examples.
  • End-of-chapter material features hundreds of problems, including a section of problems that synthesizes material across chapters.
  • Comprehensive media package features a text-specific web site that enhances learning in and outside the classroom. The Chemistry Place (www.aw-bc.com/chemplace) offers tutorials, tools, quizzing, and animations for students and course management capabilities for instructors. The Instructor Resource CD-ROM for Introductory Chemistry provides figures from the text and additional animations for instruction.
  • Abundant atomic and molecular depictions embedded into the narrative help students visualize concepts.
  • Applications are woven directly into the text's conversational narrative, to evoke powerful images in the students' minds and help them grasp and retain concepts. Examples from such areas as nutrition, the atmosphere, DNA modification, and corrosion, show that chemistry is a fascinating science.
  • Organic and biological examples important to allied health and life science students are used throughout.
  • Selected solutions at end of text.

  • Expanded problem-solving pedagogy:
    • 60 new end-of-chapter problems based on interpretation of visual models reinforce quantitative and conceptual understanding.
    • New end-of-chapter teamwork problems help instructors establish a collaborative learning environment in the classroom.
    • Problem Solving Guide and Workbook features 350 additional problems and worked examples, as well as a comprehensive math review, for even more student practice.
  • Powerful new media package:
    • Hear from the Author is an audio overview of each chapter. This new feature allows busy students to study on the go.
    • Clicker Questions written specifically for the Third Edition allow faculty to quiz and test students during lecture.
    • InterAct Math exercises have been added to The Chemistry Place website to provide students who need help in basic math the tools they need to get up to speed on quantitative topics covered in each chapter.
  • Revised content:
    • Increased coverage of polymers, titrations, and the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics.
    • Reduce coverage of Bohr model to focus more on orbitals.
    • The treatment of VSEPR has been revised to make the material more intuitive to students.

 

  1. What Is Chemistry?
  2. The Numerical Side of Chemistry
  3. The Evolution of Atomic Theory
  4. The Modern Model of the Atom 1
  5. Chemical Bonding and Nomenclature
  6. The Shape of Molecules
  7. Chemical Reactions
  8. Stoichiometry and the Mole
  9. The Transfer of Electrons from One Atom to Another in a Chemical Reaction
  10. Intermolecular Forces and the Phases of Matter
  11. What If There Were No Intermolecular Forces?
  12. The Ideal Gas Solutions
  13. When Reactants Turn into Products
  14. Chemical Equilibrium

  15. Electrolytes, Acids, and Bases

  16. Nuclear Chemistry

  17. The Chemistry of Carbon 

  18.  Synthetic and Biological Polymers

Steve Russo is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Chemistry at Cornell University and the Director of Organic Laboratories. Prior to that, he was an Assistant Professor at Indiana University. While there, he designed and implemented a state-of-the-art computer resource center for the undergraduate chemistry curriculum. He received his B.S. in chemistry from St. Francis College and his Ph.D. in physical organic chemistry from Cornell University. He is a member of the American Chemical Society and has been a recipient of the Dupont Teaching Award, Clark Teaching Award, and the Amoco Distinguished Teaching Award.

Mike Silver is a Professor of Chemistry at Hope College. He received his B.S. in chemistry from Fairleigh Dickinson University and his Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry from Cornell University. He is a member of the American Chemical Society, past president of the West Michigan Section, and a member of the Council of Undergraduate Research. He has received the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award for excellence in teaching and research and the Provost's Award for Teaching Excellence. Currently he is involved in collaborative research with the Dow Corning Chemical Company.


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