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Published by Pearson (7 November 2024) © 2025
Relate chemistry to health-related careers. Chemistry: An Introduction to General, Organic and Biological Chemistry, Global Edition is the ideal resource for today's allied health and nursing students. Author Karen Timberlake fosters development of problem-solving skills while helping students visualise and understand concepts. She assumes no prior knowledge of chemistry, engaging students in seeing the connections between chemistry, their world around them and future careers.
The 14th Edition presents new problem-solving strategies, current Chemistry in Health topics and updated content to reflect the diversity of the health care community.
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Karen Timberlake is Professor Emerita 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 40 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 An Introduction to General, Organic and Biological Chemistry, 14th Edition, she is also the author of General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry, with the accompanying Study Guide and Selected Solutions Manual, Laboratory Manual, and Essentials Laboratory Manual, and Basic Chemistry, with the accompanying Study Guide and Selected Solutions Manual.
Professor Timberlake belongs to numerous scientific and educational organisations, including the American Chemical Society (ACS) and the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA). She speaks at conferences and educational meetings on the use of student-centred teaching methods in chemistry to promote the learning success of students.
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