For courses in 2-semester general chemistry.
Built for student success in general chemistry
Chemistry: The Central Science approaches general chemistry with unrivaled problem sets, scientific accuracy, currency and clarity. The author team's expertise and experience as leading researchers and award-winning teachers guide students to develop conceptual understanding and think about the real-world use of chemistry.
The 15th Edition makes learning...
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For courses in 2-semester general chemistry.
Built for student success in general chemistry
Chemistry: The Central Science approaches general chemistry with unrivaled problem sets, scientific accuracy, currency and clarity. The author team's expertise and experience as leading researchers and award-winning teachers guide students to develop conceptual understanding and think about the real-world use of chemistry.
The 15th Edition makes learning chemistry more effective than ever with new student-friendly learning objectives and follow-up self-assessment exercises. New descriptions of problem-solving strategies and revised end-of-chapter problems enhance student understanding of chemistry.
Hallmark features of this title
- Visualizing Concepts exercises help students develop a conceptual understanding of key ideas in the chapter, using models, graphs, and other visual materials.
- Analyze/Plan/Solve/Check is the unique problem-solving process used consistently in the text to guide students in practicing problem solving.
- Design An Experiment activities ask students to propose an experiment around a concept from the chapter. This inquiry-based, open-ended approach fosters thinking like a scientist.
- How To features offer step-by-step guidance for solving specific problem types, such as Drawing Lewis Structures, Balancing Redox Equations and Naming Acids.
- Molecular illustrations show the molecular level in the sample exercises through computer-generated molecular illustrations that visually represent matter at the atomic level.
New and updated features of this title
- NEW: Learning Objectives for each section use a student-friendly approach to focus students on smaller pieces of information and skills they should be able to perform when checking their mastery.
- NEW: Exam Prep questions in the end-of-chapter material provide multiple-choice exam-style problems that test the student's understanding of the chapter material.
- NEW: Self-assessment exercises at the end of each section provide author-written, answer-specific feedback to help students gauge their understanding of the content.
- NEW: Chemistry and Sustainability boxes help students connect chemistry to world events, scientific discoveries, and medical breakthroughs.
- REVISED: 10 End-of-Chapter problem sets are revised using real data, modern applications, and creative new problems. Problems are paired, single-concept and organized by section from the chapter.
- UPDATED: Content throughout the text covers entropy, titrations, diffusion and chemistry of the environment.
Features of Mastering Chemistry for the 15th Edition
Learn more about Mastering Chemistry.
- NEW: The Chemistry Diagnostic assesses students' levels of understanding in the context of math relevant to their chemistry course and creates personalized plans to help them remediate the math skills necessary to succeed in the chemistry sequence.
- Smart Figures convert a static figure from the text into a dynamic process, Narrated by one of the authors, each figure walks students through complex visuals and dispels common misconceptions.
- 50 Interactive Sample Exercises bring key Sample Exercises to life with animation. Author Matt Stoltzfus narrates and guides students through problem solving with the Analyze/Plan/Solve/Check technique.
- Ready-to-Go Study Tools help students master the toughest chemistry topics, as identified by professors and fellow students who completed homework and practiced for exams.