Product Description

This unique book provides a comprehensive course text for undergraduates taking introductory Chemistry courses, covering organic, inorganic and physical chemistry components. Now in full colour and with a supporting Web site, this second edition takes into account feedback from lecturers and students.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #516048 in Books
• Published on: 2001-12-13
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 1158 pages

From the Back Cover
This unique book provides a comprehensive course text for undergraduates taking introductory Chemistry courses, covering organic, inorganic and physical chemistry components. Now in full colour, this second edition takes into account feedback from lecturers and students.
Pedagogical features-
- Topic boxes throughout relating chemistry to real-life examples from biology, the environment and commercial and laboratory applications, e.g. anti-cancer drugs, air pollution monitoring using spectroscopy, polymers for contact lenses
- Assumes minimal mathematical background, using graphical descriptions wherever possible, especially for kinetics and thermodynamics. Where mathematical background (e.g. calculus) is required, the accompanying Mathematics Tutor provides student support
- End-of-chapter summaries and key words
- End-of-chapter problems, with answers on the companion website
- Highlighted key points, and carefully worked examples and solutions placed in the main text
- Four-colour throughout with 3D artwork, supported by Chime viewable graphics on the website
- Improved index
Written for introductory chemistry courses in undergraduate chemistry degrees and for students taking chemistry within biology, biochemistry, and environmental sciences courses.
Catherine E. Housecroft is Professor of Chemistry and Director of Education, and Edwin C. Constable is Professor of Chemistry and Head of School, both at the School of Chemical Sciences at the University of Birmingham, UK. They have extensive teaching experience internationally and their research interests include supramolecular chemistry, nanotechnology, organometallic and cluster chemistry. In 1997 Professor Constable was awarded the prestigious Howard lectureship for pre-eminence in organic chemistry or related disciplines by the University of Sydney, Australia.

Customer Reviews

Best book ever
This book is fantastic for chemistry university undergrads. Fantastic book easy to follow and develops basic concept into more complicated ideas. Everythings in colour and has lovely pictures made by the latests graphics so that you can see the 3D structure of atoms and other stuff really easily. This book is recommended by university lecturers at manchester uni (we get a free copy yipee!)- it is one of the core texts. This book is a must have - to ease transition from A-level to degree and beyond into furthur chemistry. Also has worked answers and questions for you to try. Such a good book in every way. It makes chemistry so fun and intersting with all the really good graphics and pictures.
GET THIS BOOK - IT IS A CHEMISTRY UNDERGRAD MUST HAVE

Bible of chemistry
Fantastic book, if you are doing coures such as chemistry, pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences. it covers everything