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Introductory Chemistry: An Active Learning Approach, 8th Edition

Mark S. Cracolice, Edward I. Peters

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Introductory Chemistry: An Active Learning Approach 8th Edition by Mark S. Cracolice/Edward I. Peters
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Overview

The updated 8th edition of "Introductory Chemistry" is the ideal text to help your students take an active approach to developing quantitative skills, applying scientific reasoning, and learning study skills in chemistry. Active examples throughout the text model ways to approach problem-solving, while new problems at the end of each section give students the opportunity to immediately practice their new skills. A flexible organization allows instructors to adapt the text for any common approach to the introductory chemistry course, including atoms-first. The 8th edition is now available in WebAssign, a powerful online learning system with new tools for learning core concepts and dynamic problems that feature just-in-time feedback and point-of-use remediation.

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Meet the Authors

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Mark S. Cracolice

Mark S. Cracolice is a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Montana, where he teaches freshman-level chemistry courses, as well as graduate-level courses in teaching chemistry, theories of learning, and chemical education research. He directs a research group that seeks answers to questions about how students learn and is involved in conducting professional development workshops for high school, college, and university chemistry instructors.

Edward I. Peters

Ed Peters received his B.S. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1943 in Chemical Engineering and his M.S. from Northwestern University in 1947. He had a long and varied career. He worked as an engineer for the United States Navy and was employed as a chemistry teacher for various high schools and colleges in California. He retired in 1987.

What's New

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  • New for this edition, assignments in WebAssign help students understand core concepts and learn from mistakes with answer-specific feedback and flexible support resources.
  • New digital workbooks — available in WebAssign — integrate text, interactives and questions, offering a guided reading experience that helps students engage with the text.
  • New problems at the end of each section offer students immediate opportunities to practice what they learn.

Features

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  • Active examples throughout the text guide students through the process of solving chemistry problems with a four-part process: analyze, identify, construct and check.
  • How To features throughout the text offer just-in-time math remediation and can be used alongside Math Readiness Bootcamps on WebAssign that provide even more support.
  • Learn It Now boxes throughout the text encourage students to learn how to study efficiently, learn key concepts and develop active learning strategies.
  • Chapter introductions relate chemistry to real-world scenarios, showing students why the chemistry course matters.
  • A flexible organization allows instructors to teach topics in the order that makes sense for their course, including taking an atoms-first approach.

Table of Contents

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1. Introduction to Chemistry and Introduction to Active Learning.
2. Matter and Energy.
3. Measurement and Chemical Calculations.
4. Introduction to Gases.
5. Atomic Theory: The Nuclear Model of the Atom.
6. Chemical Nomenclature.
7. Chemical Formula and Relationships.
8. Chemical Reactions.
9. Chemical Change.
10. Quantity Relationships in Chemical Reactions.
11. Atomic Theory: The Quantum Model of the Atom.
12. Chemical Bonding.
13. Structure and Shape.
14. The Ideal Gas Law and Its Applications.
15. Gases, Liquids, and Solids.
16. Solutions.
17. Acid-Base (Proton-Transfer) Reactions.
18. Chemical Equilibrium.
19. Oxidation-Reduction (Electron Transfer) Reactions.
20. Nuclear Chemistry.
21. Organic Chemistry.
22. Biochemistry.
Chapter Summaries.
Appendix I: Chemical Calculations.
Appendix II: The SI System of Units.
Glossary.

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  • ISBN-10: 1535884983
  • ISBN-13: 9781535884983
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  • ISBN-13: 9781535884921
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