Basic chemistry

By:

Daub, G. William

Contributor(s):

Seese, William S

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c1992.Edition: 6th editionDescription: xviii, 576 p. : ill. (some col.)ISBN:

9780130591715
0130591718

Subject(s):

Chemistry

DDC classification:

540 DAU

Summary: Written in a style and language that users without science backgrounds can understand. This best-selling introduction to the basic principles of chemistry draws on the reader's own experiences through analogies and cartoons to learn difficult concepts. The clear, systematic, thinking approach to problem solving has also been highly praised by reviewers and users alike. Countdown sections in each chapter, consisting of five review questions keyed to previous material provide readers with a basis for material introduced in the new chapter. Study exercises, found immediately after new topics are introduced, reinforce chapter problem material. â You and Chemistryâ marginal application icon relates chemistry to the real world. End-of-chapter essays entitled â Elements and Compoundsâ relate the applications of specific elements or compounds to the readers' life.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Lending Books	Main Library Stacks	Reference	540 DAU (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		012958

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Seese's name appears first on the earlier edition.

Includes index.

Written in a style and language that users without science backgrounds can understand. This best-selling introduction to the basic principles of chemistry draws on the reader's own experiences through analogies and cartoons to learn difficult concepts. The clear, systematic, thinking approach to problem solving has also been highly praised by reviewers and users alike. Countdown sections in each chapter, consisting of five review questions keyed to previous material provide readers with a basis for material introduced in the new chapter. Study exercises, found immediately after new topics are introduced, reinforce chapter problem material. â You and Chemistryâ marginal application icon relates chemistry to the real world. End-of-chapter essays entitled â Elements and Compoundsâ relate the applications of specific elements or compounds to the readers' life.

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