General Chemistry: The Essential Concepts

By Raymond Chang and Kenneth A. Goldsby

Book Overview

The seventh edition of General Chemistry continues the tradition of presenting only the material that is essential for a one-year general chemistry course. It strikes a balance between theory and application by incorporating real-world examples; helping students visualize the three-dimensional atomic and molecular structures that are the basis of chemical activity; and developing problem-solving and critical thinking skills. Although the seventh edition incorporates many impressive features, such as conceptual idea review, animations correlated to the text, and hand-sketched worked examples, General Chemistry is still 200 to 300 pages shorter and much less expensive than other two-semester textbooks. Dr. Chang and Dr. Goldsby concise-but-thorough approach will appeal to efficiency-minded instructors and value-conscious students."

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0073402753
• ISBN13: 9780073402758
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Length: 848 Pages
• Weight: 3.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 8.2" x 10.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

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This book is not one of the easiest, but it explains the material fully, and examples are easy to understand.

General Chemistry: The Essential Concepts

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great book

The book is informative, covering all necessary aspects it should, great to understand Chemistry in depth. The hard cover makes the book sturdy.

Another Amazing Chang Text

This text serves its purpose perfectly. It is very well-written and succint. Prof. Chang realizes that there is more to chemistry than solving problems...he does a fantastic job of presenting the essential concepts and then solving many sample problems. There's no way that a chemistry book can show an example of every type of problem; that expectation is unreasonable. This text seeks to teach students chemistry with the examples falling into place.