Basic Concepts of Chemistry, 5th Edition [Hardcover]

Leo J. Malone (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471148784 | ISBN-13: 978-0471148784 | Publication Date: November 13, 1996 | Edition: 5

An accessible, student-friendly introduction to chemistry, the newest edition of this popular text helps students tackle the basics of chemistry. It has been revised to improve the logical and flexible flow of topics and to give more of an emphasis on chemical reactions. Extensive math reviews, unique to this text, include worked-out examples and exercises with answers provided to help students review necessary topics. Easy-to-follow examples help students develop the problem-solving skills necessary for chemistry. Frequent testing reinforces these concepts and study skills. The easy-to-read writing style and important pedagogical aids are continued in this edition to help instructors and students cover the basics.

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From the Back Cover

In photochemical reactions, such as photosynthesis, light energy initiates a chemical reaction. In the jellyfish we have just the opposite situation. That is, light energy is produced by a chemical reaction. The production of light energy by a chemical reaction is known as chemiluminescence. If it is produced by living organisms, such as the jellyfish, it is known as bioluminescence. This text emphasizes the relevance of chemistry to the world around us. Both within the text and in the essays entitled "Making It Real" you will find discussions of how the abstract subject of chemistry relates to the reality of our everyday lives. The Making It Real essay in Chapter 13 discusses bioluminescence that was first noticed in fireflies.

Discover a fascinating, living science!

From the mysteries of dark matter to the power of lightning, few subjects are more fascinating and relate more directly to everyday life than chemistry. Now redesigned and revised to promote visualization and enhance understanding, the new Seventh Edition of Leo Malone’s Basic Concepts of Chemistry captures the excitement of this dynamic field, and presents it in a way that is easy to learn.

Covering all the essential topics in a student-friendly style, this best-selling preparatory chemistry text provides students with all the help they need to master basic concepts, overcome common math difficulties, and develop strong problem-solving skills.

Highlights of the Seventh Edition

• NEW! Making It Real sections relate the subject at hand to high-interest topics that demonstrate applications and motivate learning.
• NEW! Redesigned artwork enhances visualization of key topics and illustrates the molecular nature of chemistry.
• NEW! The book’s Web site includes a new bonus chapter on Biochemistry as well as the chapter on Organic Chemistry.
• NEW! eGrade, Wiley’s online quizzing and homework management program, allows students to do practice tests and email assignments directly to the instructor.
• The author’s student-friendly writing style is enhanced with easy-to-understand analogies and examples of current topics of interest.
• Frequent testing through in-chapter Checking It Out sections, end-of-chapter problems (100 new to this edition!), and cumulative tests reinforces concepts and study skills on an ongoing basis.
• Interactive Learning problems on the Web show how to set up and solve problems, and provide immediate feedback.
• Extensive appendices help ease math anxieties and provide a quick and effective review of the mathematical concepts used in introductory chemistry.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 608 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 5 edition (November 13, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471148784
• ISBN-13: 978-0471148784
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,587,762 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Perfect Companion, January 7, 2000

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Chris Aldridge - See all my reviews

This review is from: Basic Concepts of Chemistry, 5th Edition (Hardcover)

This book is the perfect companion for those studying Chemistry at a beginner level (high school, and to a lesser extent first-year College study.) Its detailed explaination of ideas and concepts coupled with the lively and colorful diagrams all provides excellent back-up notes for one's course of study. Take it to class and have it ready to go when you study. Malone writes in a friendly and non-formal style, but still gives very good and up-to-date deatils of current chemistry techniques. The tag questions on each page will make you think about each chapter's contents and will reinforce the content of the book. Like chemistry, the ideas in this book are universal and will benefit your study no matter where in the world you are.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Barely the Basics 7th edition, July 20, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Basic Concepts of Chemistry (Hardcover)

CONS:
If your planning on taking college level chemistry, don't waste your time with this text. It's overly simplistic and is not able to explain many of the regular concepts that are required for completing a college chem. course. Although the simplicity appears appealing to the beginner level, the text will leave you hanging with numerous unanswered questions.
PROS:
The book is a "ok" "review" unless your in high school and still you'll need more then it offers. The math examples and color are probably it's best features. ...

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Worst text I have ever used, November 19, 2006

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Music Matt "mattintosh" (Baltimore, MD United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Basic Concepts of Chemistry (Hardcover)

This book does an extremely poor job of explaining basic concepts. The explanations lack even more clarity because of the absurd amount of typos that occur throughout (the study guide contains several typos per chapter...and we're not talking grammar, we're talking wrong answers/formulas). I actually bought a second textbook for my chemistry course and found it more helpful than this one (and the course was taught from this text). Someone needs to A.) PROOFREAD THE TEXT AND STUDY GUIDE, and B.) DEVELOP REAL, LUCID EXPLANATIONS, not relate molar mass to apples and oranges. For anyone who is interested the second book I purchased was the one published by McGraw-Hill(and no I do not work for them).