Chemistry3: Introducing Inorganic, Organic and Physical Chemistry, 3/e (Paperback)

Chemistry is widely considered to be the central science: it encompasses concepts from which other branches of science are developed. Yet, for many students entering university, gaining a firm grounding in chemistry is a real challenge. Chemistry^3 responds to this challenge, providing students with a full understanding of the fundamental principles of chemistry on which to build later studies. Uniquely amongst the introductory chemistry texts currently available, Chemistry^3 is written by a team of chemists to give equal coverage of organic, inorganic and physical chemistry - coverage that is uniformly authoritative. The approach to organic chemistry is mechanistic, rather than the old-fashioned 'functional group' approach, to help students achieve a fuller understanding of the underlying principles. The expertise of the author team is complemented by two specialists in chemistry education, who bring to the book a wealth of experience of teaching chemistry in a way that students enjoy and understand, and who understand the challenges of the transition from school to university. The result is a text that builds on what students know already from school and tackles their misunderstandings and misconceptions, thereby providing a seamless transition from school to undergraduate study. The authors achieve unrivalled accessibility through the provision of carefully-worded explanations and reminders of students' existing knowledge; the introduction of concepts in a logical and progressive manner; and the use of annotated diagrams and step-by-step worked examples. Students are encouraged to engage with the text and appreciate the central role that chemistry plays in our lives through the unique use of real-world context and photographs. Chemistry^3 tackles head-on two issues pervading chemistry education: students' mathematical skills, and their ability to see the subject as a single, unified discipline. Instead of avoiding the maths, Chemistry^3 provides structured support, in the form of careful explanations, reminders of key mathematical concepts, step-by-step calculations in worked examples, and a Maths Toolkit, to help students get to grips with the essential mathematical element of chemistry. Frequent cross-references highlight the connections between each strand of chemistry and explain the relationship between the topics, so students can develop an understanding of the subject as a whole.

化學被廣泛認為是中心科學：它涵蓋了其他科學分支所發展的概念。然而，對於許多進入大學的學生來說，建立牢固的化學基礎是一個真正的挑戰。《化學^3》應對這一挑戰，為學生提供了對化學基本原理的全面理解，以便在以後的學習中建立。《化學^3》是目前可用的入門化學教材中唯一由一個化學家團隊撰寫的，它平等地涵蓋了有機、無機和物理化學，並且具有統一的權威性。有機化學的方法是機械的，而不是傳統的“官能團”方法，以幫助學生更全面地理解基本原理。作者團隊的專業知識得到了兩位化學教育專家的補充，他們在教授化學方面擁有豐富的經驗，能夠以學生喜歡和理解的方式教授化學，並且了解從學校到大學的過渡所面臨的挑戰。結果是一本建立在學生已有的學校知識基礎上，解決他們的誤解和誤解，從而實現從學校到本科學習的無縫過渡的教材。作者通過提供精心措辭的解釋和對學生現有知識的提醒，以及以邏輯和漸進的方式引入概念，以及使用註釋圖和逐步解題示例，實現了無與倫比的易讀性。通過獨特的使用現實世界的背景和照片，鼓勵學生參與教材，並欣賞化學在我們生活中的核心作用。《化學^3》直接解決了化學教育中兩個普遍存在的問題：學生的數學能力和他們將科目視為一個統一的學科的能力。《化學^3》不回避數學，而是提供結構化的支持，包括仔細解釋、關鍵數學概念的提醒、逐步計算的解題示例以及數學工具包，以幫助學生掌握化學的基本數學要素。頻繁的交叉引用突出了化學各個方面之間的聯繫，並解釋了各個主題之間的關係，使學生能夠全面理解這門學科。