Look Inside Look Inside Chemical Principles by Peter Atkins; Loretta Jones; Leroy Laverman - Seventh Edition, 2016 from Macmillan Student Store

Chemical Principles

The Quest for InsightSeventh Edition ©2016 Peter Atkins; Loretta Jones; Leroy Laverman

Written for calculus-inclusive general chemistry courses, Chemical Principles helps students develop chemical insight by showing the connections between fundamental chemical ideas and their applications. Unlike other texts, it begins with a detailed picture of the atom then builds tow...

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Look Inside Look Inside Chemical Principles by Peter Atkins; Loretta Jones; Leroy Laverman - Seventh Edition, 2016 from Macmillan Student Store

Written for calculus-inclusive general chemistry courses, Chemical Principles helps students develop chemical insight by showing the connections between fundamental chemical ideas and their applications. Unlike other texts, it begins with a detailed picture of the atom then builds toward chemistry’s frontier, continually demonstrating how to solve problems, think about nature and matter, and visualize chemical concepts as working chemists do. It also offers an exceptional level of support to help students develop their mathematical and problem-solving skills.

For the new edition, Chemical Principles now takes a modular approach, with coverage organized as a series of brief Topics within 11 major areas of focus, including a refresher on the fundamentals of chemistry and an online-only section on techniques.

Features

Fundamentals Section preceding Chapter 1 provides a thorough treatment of basic principles for students’ review. These sections can be reviewed at the beginning of the course and referred to as needed throughout.


Flexible Use of Calculus
Calculus is used to illustrate appropriate topics and provide alternate, streamlined, or more advanced problem-solving method.
How Is That Done mathematical derivations are set apart from the body of the text making it easy for instructors to avoid or assign this material. All the calculus in the text is confined to this feature, so it can be avoided if appropriate.

End of chapter problems requiring calculus are marked with a "C" icon
 


Thinking Points encourage students to speculate about the implications of what they are learning and to transfer their knowledge to new situations.


What Does This Equation Tell Us? helps students to understand mathematical equations by pointing out how changing each variable in the equation affects the outcome.


Toolboxes show students how to tackle major types of calculations, demonstrating how to connect concepts to problem solving. They are designed as learning aids and handy summaries of key material. Each Toolbox is followed immediately by a related Example, which applies the problem-solving strategy outlined in the Toolbox and illustrates each step of the procedure explicitly.


Cumulative worked examples give students the opportunity to solve problems that combine concepts from two or more areas in the context of applications to medicine, biology, pharmacology, engineering, and the environment.

New to This Edition

New Modular Format
The new edition presents its material in 85 Topics modules, organized into 11 Focus areas. This makes the text more flexible for instructors, who now can easily teach or skip topics as their course requires, and easier for student, with briefer Topics modules making homework assignments more manageable. The Focus section on techniques is available online.

Road Maps 
Each Focus begins with a map that illustrates the interconnectedness between each topic. Instructors can use this feature to determine how best to move through the text.

Interludes
The applications sections appear between Focuses and show how chemistry is put to work in a variety of modern contexts.

Two-Column Approach for Kinetics vs. Thermodynamics
Specific to Focus 5, a two-column approach juxtaposes kinetics vs. thermodynamics in the coverage of chemical equilibrium, equilibrium calculations, and the response of equilibria to changes in conditions.


Online Homework

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  • Fundamentals Diagnostic Quiz
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    Table of Contents

    Fundamentals
    Introduction and orientation
    A Matter and energy
    B Elements and atoms
    C Compounds
    D Nomenclature
    E Moles and molar masses
    F The determination of composition
    G Mixtures and solutions
    H Chemical equations
    I Precipitation Reactions
    J Acids and bases
    K Redox reactions
    L Reaction stoichiometry
    M Limiting reactants


    Focus 1: Atoms

    1A Investigating atoms

    1B Quantum theory

    1C Wavefunctions and energy levels

    1D The hydrogen atom

    1E Many-electron atoms

    1F Periodicity

     

    Focus 2: Molecules

    2A Ionic bonding

    2B Covalent bonding

    2C Beyond the octet rule

    2D The properties of bonds

    2E The VSEPR Model

    2F Valence-Bond theory

    2G Molecular Orbital theory

     

    Focus 3: Bulk matter

    3A The nature of gases

    3B The gas laws

    3C Gases in mixtures and reactions

    3D Molecular motion

    3E Real gases

    3F Intermolecular forces

    3G Liquids

    3H Solids

    3I Inorganic materials

    3J Materials for new technologies

    Interlude Ceramics and Glasses

     

    Focus 4: Thermodynamics

    4A Work and heat

    4B Internal energy

    4C Enthalpy

    4D Thermochemistry

    4E Contributions to enthalpy

    4F Entropy

    4G The molecular enterpretation of entropy

    4H Absolute entropies

    4I Global changes in entropy

    4J Gibbs free energy

    Interlude Free Energy and Life

     

    Focus 5: Equilibrium

    5A Vapor pressure

    5B Phase diagrams of one-component systems

    5C Phase equilibria in two-component systems

    5D Solubility

    5E Molality

    5F Colligative properties

    5G Chemical equilibrium

    5H Alternative forms of the equilibrium constant

    5I Equilibrium calculations

    5J The response of equilibria to changes in conditions

    Interlude Homeostasis

     

    Focus 6: Reactions

    6A The nature of acids and bases

    6B The pH scale

    6C Weak acids and bases

    6D The pH of aqueous solutions

    6E Polyprotic acids and bases

    6F Autoprotolysis and pH

    6G Buffers

    6H Acid-base titrations

    6I Solubility equilibria

    6J Precipitation

    6K Representing redox reactions

    6L Galvanic cells

    6M Standard potentials

    6N Applications of standard potentials

    6O Electrolysis

    Interlude Practical cells

     

    Focus 7: Kinetics

    7A Reaction rates

    7B Integrated rate laws

    7C Reaction mechanisms

    7D Models of reactions

    7E Catalysis

     

    Focus 8: Main-group elements

    8A Periodic trends

    8B Hydrogen

    8C Group 1: The alkali metals

    8D Group 2: The alkaline earth metals

    8E Group 13: The boron family

    8F Group 14: The carbon family

    8G Group 15: The nitrogen family

    8H Group 16: The oxygen family

    8I Group 17: The halogens

    8J Group 18: The noble gases

     

    Focus 9: The d-block

    9A Periodic trends of the d-block elements

    9B Selected d-block elements: A survey

    9C Coordination compounds

    9D The electronic structure of d-metal complexes

     

    Focus 10: Nuclear Chemistry

    10A Nuclear decay

    10B Radioactivity

    10C Nuclear energy

     

    Focus 11: Organic Chemistry

    11A Structures of aliphatic hydrocarbons

    11B Reactions of aliphatic hydrocarbons

    11C Aromatic compounds

    11D Common functional groups

    11E Polymers and biological macromolecules

    Interlude Impact on Technology: Fuels

     

    Major Techniques (Online Only)

    1 Infrared and microwave spectroscopy

    2 Ultraviolet and visible spectroscopy

    3 X-ray diffraction

    4 Chromatography

    5 Mass spectrometry

    6 Nuclear magnetic resonance

    7 Computation

    Peter Atkins

    Peter Atkins is a fellow of Lincoln College in the University of Oxford and the author of about 70 books for students and a general audience. His texts are market leaders around the globe. A frequent lecturer in the United States and throughout the world, he has held visiting professor­ships in France, Israel, Japan, China, and New Zealand. He was the founding chairman of the Committee on Chemistry Education of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry and was a member of IUPAC’s Physical and Biophysical Chemistry Division.

    Loretta Jones

    Loretta L. Jones is Emeritus Professor of Chemistry at the University of Northern Colorado. She taught general chemistry there for 16 years and at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for 13 years. She earned a BS in honors chemistry from Loyola University, an MS in organic chemistry from the University of Chicago, and a Ph.D. in physical chemistry as well as a D.A. in chemical education from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her physical chemistry research used electron paramagnetic resonance to investigate motion in liquids. Her chemical education research focuses on helping students to understand the molecular basis of chemistry through visualization. In 2001, she chaired the Gordon Research Conference on Visualization in Science and Education. In 2006 she chaired the Chemical Education Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS). She is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the coauthor of award-winning multimedia courseware. In 2012 she received the ACS Award for Achievement in Research in the Teaching and Learning of Chemistry

    Leroy Laverman

    Leroy E. Laverman is a senior lecturer in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He earned a B.S. in Chemistry from Washington State University and received his Ph.D. from U.C. Santa Barbara where he worked on ligand exchange reaction mechanisms in metalloporphyrins. He has been teaching chemistry at UCSB since 2000 and continues to instruct students in general chemistry and honors level courses.

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