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Introductory Chemistry: An Active Learning Approach

By Mark S. Cracolice, Edward I. Peters

7th Edition © 2021
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Known for its modular and active learning approach, the updated 7th edition of INTRODUCTORY CHEMISTRY: AN ACTIVE LEARNING APPROACH allows you to tailor the order of chapters to accommodate student needs and instructional direction. By threading topics throughout to never assume prior knowledge, including preview or review information, you remain empowered to choose your pedagogy. Through “Learn It Now!” call-outs, students encounter focused, fundamental concepts that set the stage for future learning. It is ideal for an introductory/prep chemistry course or for the first-term general portion of a two-term, general, organic, and biological chemistry course. This text is enhanced with interactive resources available in OWLv2, a powerful online learning system with richly dynamic problems and newly enhanced content that features a wider range of quality feedback and point-of-use remediation.

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Known for its modular and active learning approach, the updated 7th edition of INTRODUCTORY CHEMISTRY: AN ACTIVE LEARNING APPROACH allows you to tailor the order of chapters to accommodate student needs and instructional direction. By threading topics throughout to never assume prior knowledge, including preview or review information, you remain empowered to choose your pedagogy. Through “Learn It Now!” call-outs, students encounter focused, fundamental concepts that set the stage for future learning. It is ideal for an introductory/prep chemistry course or for the first-term general portion of a two-term, general, organic, and biological chemistry course. This text is enhanced with interactive resources available in OWLv2, a powerful online learning system with richly dynamic problems and newly enhanced content that features a wider range of quality feedback and point-of-use remediation.

FLEXIBLE FORMAT: P/Review Cross-References Icons are Marginal explanations placed at key points throughout the text and serve as both a preview and a review of key concepts, making it easy to teach the topics in the order you prefer.

ACTIVE EXAMPLES: Teaching core chemical skills, these two-column examples allow students to first actively work through and complete steps in the right column, and then see the answer to each step in the left column - receiving immediate feedback about their understanding of the concept as it is being formed.

CHAPTER SUMMARIES: This section at the back of the book includes summaries of each chapter's goals and key concepts, as well as chapter-specific self-tests and answers for extra practice.

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Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Introduction to Chemistry and Introduction to Active Learning*Preview this chapter
Chapter 2. Matter and Energy
Chapter 3. Measurement and Chemical Calculations
Chapter 4. Introduction to Gases
Chapter 5. Atomic Theory: The Nuclear Model of the Atom
Chapter 6. Chemical Nomenclature
Chapter 7. Chemical Formula Relationships
Chapter 8. Chemical Reactions
Chapter 9. Chemical Change
Chapter 10. Quantity Relationships in Chemical Reactions
Chapter 11. Atomic Theory: The Quantum Model of the Atom
Chapter 12. Chemical Bonding
Chapter 13. Structure and Shape
Chapter 14. The Ideal Gas Law and Its Applications
Chapter 15. Gases, Liquids, and Solids
Chapter 16. Solutions
Chapter 17. Acid–Base (Proton Transfer) Reactions
Chapter 18. Chemical Equilibrium
Chapter 19. Oxidation–Reduction (Electron Transfer) Reactions
Chapter 20. Nuclear Chemistry
Chapter 21. Organic Chemistry
Chapter 22. Biochemistry
Media Index
Appendix I. Chemical Calculations
Appendix II. The SI System of Units
Summary of Nomenclature System
Periodic Table of the Elements
Appendix III. Solutions to Practice Exercises
Appendix IV. Answers to Concept-Linking Exercises
Appendix V. Answers to Target Check Questions
Appendix VI. Solutions to Blue-Numbered Questions, Exercises, and Problems
Appendix VII. Problem-Classification Exercises
Appendix VIII. Equation-Classification Exercise
Appendix IX. Equation-Balancing Exercise
Appendix X. Electrolyte-Classification Exercise
Appendix XI. Lewis Diagram Recognition Exercises
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Introduction to Chemistry: Lavoisier and the Beginning of Experimental Chemistry ↗
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Introduction to Chemistry: Science and the Scientific Method ↗
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Introduction to Chemistry: The Science of Chemistry Today ↗
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Introduction to Active Learning: Learning How to Learn Chemistry
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Thinking About Your Thinking ↗
Key Terms ↗
Frequently Asked Questions ↗
Concept-Linking Exercises ↗
Small-Group Discussion Questions ↗
End-of-Chapter Questions, Exercises, and Problems ↗
Appendices ↗
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A Choice ↗
1.7
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