Fundamentals of General, Organic and Biological Chemistry in SI Units, 8th edition

For courses in General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry

Active learning, an increased focus on clinical examples, updates based on current teaching and research findings, and digital innovations designed to engage and personalise students’ experience make Fundamentals of General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry simply the best choice for students with a future in allied health. With the 8th Edition, the authors make learning chemistry a more active experience through features designed to get students doing chemistry. Every chapter features Hands on Chemistry sections that deepen students’ understanding of chemistry by having them perform elementary experiments with everyday household items. Group Problemsat the end of every chapter are designed for in-class use and motivate students toward higher level thinking, such as how concepts fit together and how to apply these concepts in a clinical application. All of the chapter openers, including many of the Chemistry in Action boxes and end-of-chapter problems, have been rewritten for a stronger clinical focus that provides more relevance to allied health majors.

Hallmark Features

A fundamental problem-solving approach allows students to think strategically about core concepts

• Worked Examples offer students critical thinking strategies for problem types presented in the text. These are accompanied by an analysis, which carefully describes the best approach for solving problems of each kind.
  • Ballpark estimates give students a general idea of which relationships are needed to solve the problem when appropriate. This is often compared to the problem solution to show how and why it was a logical estimate.
  • Solutions present the worked out examples using the strategy proposed by the analysis, often followed by a discussion to increase student understanding.
• Key Concept Problems integrated throughout the chapter and Understanding Key Concepts at the end of each chapter allow students to assess their understanding of the material. Often accompanied by molecular-level art or graphics, they engage students by helping them apply what they’ve learned in each chapter.
• Comprehensive Problems within each chapter follow worked examples helping students get a better idea of their skill, knowledge and comprehension of important topics throughout the chapter.
• End of Chapter Problems tie back to chapter goals, allowing students to test their knowledge of emphasized topics.

Enhanced pedagogy engages students in complex material

• Color-keyed and Labeled Equations draw students’ attention to complicated chemical equations, often glossed over when reading the text, causing them to focus on and understand these fundamental elements.
• Chemistry in Action boxes extend the discussion of major chapter topics in new ways, providing students with enhanced perspective on core concepts.
• Mastering Reactions boxes discuss how important organic transformations occur—specifically addition reactions, elimination reactions, and carbonyl additions—allowing students to begin exploring the concept of mechanisms in organic chemistry.

New and updated features of this title

• NEW! Chapters now have a more focused roadmap that begins with specific learning objectives and ends with a summary study guide that revisits these initial goals and offers students targeted problems designed to help them assess their ability to understand those topics.
• NEW! Clinical examples provide a stronger clinical focus and more relevance to allied health majors in all of the chapter openers. Many of the Chemistry in Action boxes and end-of-chapter problems have been rewritten to provide a more clinical focus and relevance to allied health majors.
• NEW! Group Problems at the end of every chapter are ideally used in class to get students to a higher-level of thinking, such as how concepts fit together, or how to put the concepts they have learned to use in a clinical application.
• NEW! Hands on Chemistry boxes offer students an opportunity to solidify their understanding of chemistry through elementary experiments that can be safely done in their living spaces with household items. Students who learn from kinesthetic activities will benefit from the hands-on aspect of the experiments.