General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry / Edition 7

by H. Stephen Stoker

Overview

Succeed in chemistry with GENERAL, ORGANIC, AND BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY'S clear explanations, engaging visual support, and easy usability. Ideal for allied health majors, this Seventh Edition emphasizes the applications of chemistry. Early chapters focus on fundamental chemical principles while later chapters build on the foundation of these principles, developing the concepts and applications central to organic and biological chemistry. Mathematics is introduced at point-of-use and only as needed.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	2901285853917
Publisher:	Cengage Learning
Publication date:	01/01/2015
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	1232
Product dimensions:	8.70(w) x 11.00(h) x 1.70(d)

About the Author

Stephen Stoker of Weber State University in Ogden, Utah, has taught the gamut of introductory chemistry courses, specializing in GOB, for the past 30 years. Weber State University has had a very large Health Professions school, and GOB is geared at students with little or no experience in chemistry (notably Allied Health and Nursing majors).

Table of Contents

PART I: GENERAL CHEMISTRY. 1. Basic Concepts About Matter. 2. Measurements in Chemistry. 3. Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table. 4. Chemical Bonding: The Ionic Bond Model. 5. Chemical Bonding: The Covalent Bond Model. 6. Chemical Calculations: Formula Masses, Moles, and Chemical Equations. 7. Gases, Liquids, and Solids. 8. Solutions. 9. Chemical Reactions. 10. Acids, Bases, and Salts. 11. Nuclear Chemistry. PART II: ORGANIC CHEMISTRY. 12. Saturated Hydrocarbons. 13. Unsaturated Hydrocarbons. 14. Alcohols, Phenols, and Ethers. 15. Aldehydes and Ketones. 16. Carboxylic Acids, Esters, and Other Acid Derivatives. 17. Amines and Amides. PART III: BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY. 18. Carbohydrates. 19. Lipids. 20. Proteins. 21. Enzymes and Vitamins. 22. Nucleic Acids. 23. Biochemical Energy Production. 24. Carbohydrate Metabolism. 25. Lipid Metabolism. 26. Protein Metabolism. Answers to Selected Exercises Index Glossary