Introduction to General, Organic, and Biochemistry

By Shawn O. Farrell, Mary K. Campbell, Frederick A. Bettelheim, et al.

Book Overview

Intended for use in the two-term, freshman-level General, Organic, and Biochemistry course taken by Allied Health students, the Ninth Edition of this widely adopted text includes improved explanations, updated materials, cutting-edge developments, emerging technologies, and revisions to the popular Chemistry in Action sections. Hein, Pattison, Best, and Arena is a market-proven text that provides the most comprehensive coverage of general, organic, and biochemistry available at this level. Experienced authors, Hein, Pattison, Best, and Arena, recognize that both science and mathematics can be daunting subjects to students. They skillfully anticipate areas of difficulty and pace the text accordingly. Particular emphasis is placed on the understanding of how chemical principles relate to their lives and future careers. The authors focus on problem solving over rote memorization and provide a variety of exercises to aid in the development of this essential skill. While the authors have revised and updated sections on inorganic and organic chemistry throughout the text, they particularly focused on incorporating many of the recent developments in biochemistry.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470129255
• ISBN13: 9780470129258
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: WILEY
• Length: 1184 Pages
• Weight: 4.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 0.1"

Customer Reviews

Meet my expectations

Item was delivered within the estimated delivery time in an excellent packing condition. I am very satisfied with the product as well as with the seller service and will consider him again for future purchases.

FAST AND EASY

EVEN THOUGH ITS AN EDITION EARLIER IT IS THE SAME EXACT AS THE NEW ONE PLUS THIS ONE HAS A PERIODIC TABLE. THKS FOR FAST SHIPMENT AND A GREAT BOOK THAT WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION JUST AS DESCRIBED

Excellent Text For Allied Health

I used this book for a year-long course in chemistry as a nursing major. It is excellent for the clear and concise way topics are presented. It is also good because it provides numerous practical examples of how chemistry applies to allied health sciences. The section on biochemistry presents difficult topics in an easy fashion. At least one semester of Introductory Chemistry is assumed in order to use this book. An excellent book overall!

Makes Complicated Ideas Easy

I checked this book out at my local college and kept renewing it so I could finish more chapters. Finally I ran out of renewing times and decided I really needed to own my own copy.The book is detailed and precise. It is relatively hard yet light on math and what there is is explained well. It has great graphics and clear explanations that make the most advanced topics easy to visualize and understand. The problems at the end of the chapter are great for review.It's the best introductory chem book I've ever seen. Better than any chem course.

Simple learning for an advanced class

This book is excellent for the Bioorganic chemistry. I went into my class terrified and overwhelmed. I was actually able to follow along better with the book than my actual teacher. The diagrams are clear cut and gives many examples. I love the factual clips in every chapter about nature or medicine and how this all relates to bioorganic chemistry. I found the clips a breather and a break from the complicated matter. This book finds a way to explain one thing in many different ways so that even the beginner can comprehend it at an advanced level. This book got me through the class with an A.