Foundations of College Chemistry [Hardcover]

Morris Hein (Author), Susan Arena (Author)

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Publication Date: August 1, 2003 | ISBN-10: 0471328189 | ISBN-13: 978-0471328186 | Edition: 11

This is the book that defined the intro chemistry market 35 years ago! And it??s been a market leader ever since! Hein/Arena is known for its accuracy, clear no-nonsense approach, and direct writing style. Strong problem solving and carefully constructed problem sets make this book a stand-out among its many imitators. New to This Edition: "h 10-12 new problems at the end of each chapter "h new set of challenge problems throughout "h Updated Chapter 13 (Water and Properties of Liquids) ?P Updated Chapter 16 (Chemical Equilibrium) "h New Chemistry in Actions essays added to reflect current concerns

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Praised for its direct, no-nonsense presentation and step-by-step problem-solving approach, Hein and Arena’s Foundations of College Chemistry has helped countless students master the skills they need to succeed. Now this best-selling text is even better, with new problems, updated content, new Chemistry in Action essays, revised real-world examples, and a revamped art program featuring new molecular art.

Ask your bookstore manager for the student resources below, or order them online at www.wiley.com/college/hein.

• Students Solutions Manual (ISBN: 0-471-46812-6)—Features answers and complete solutions for all end-of-chapter questions and exercises.
• Foundations of College Chemistry in the Laboratory (ISBN: 0-471-45195-9)—The best selling lab manual for this course! Includes experiments to accompany the course, report sheets, study aids, review exercises, and directions for waste disposal for all experiments.
• Study Guide (ISBN: 0-471-46861-4)—Includes a review and self-evaluation section, challenge problems, and answers for all exercises in the study guide.
• Math Survival Guide (ISBN: 0-471-27054-7)—This workbook by Jeffrey Appling will help you quickly understand the basic mathematical concepts you’ll need in your chemistry course.

 

About the Author

Morris Hein is professor emeritus of chemistry at Mt. San Antonio College, where he regularly taught the preparatory chemistry course and organic chemistry. He is the original author of Foundations of College Chemistry and his name has become synonymous with clarity, meticulous accuracy, and a step-by-step approach that students can follow. Over the years, more than three million students have learned chemistry using a text by Morris Hein. In addition to Foundations of College Chemistry, Eleventh Edition, he is co-author of Introduction to General, Organic, and Biochemistry, Seventh Edition, and Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry. He is also co-author of Foundations of Chemistry in the Laboratory, Eleventh Edition, and Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry in the Laboratory, Seventh Edition.

Susan Arena has taught chemistry to students at many levels including middle school, high school, community college and most recently at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She especially focuses on using active learning techniques to improve the understanding of concepts in chemistry. Susan currently authors chemistry texts and electronic media, and presents workshops for teachers in suing active learning and electronic media to teach chemistry. She collaborated with Morris Hein on the seventh edition of Foundations of College Chemistry and became a co-author on the eight edition. She is also a co-author of Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry, Seventh Edition.

 

Product Details

• Hardcover: 672 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 11 edition (August 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471328189
• ISBN-13: 978-0471328186
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 8.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #442,344 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Morris Hein is professor emeritus of chemistry at Mt. San Antonio College, where he regularly taught the preparatory chemistry course and organic chemistry. He is the original author of Foundations of College Chemistry and his name has become synonymous with clarity, meticulous accuracy, and a step-by-step approach that students can follow. Over the years, more than three million students have learned chemistry using a text by Morris Hein. In addition to Foundations of College Chemistry, Eleventh Edition, he is co-author of Introduction to General, Organic, and Biochemistry, Seventh Edition, and Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry. He is also co-author of Foundations of Chemistry in the Laboratory, Eleventh Edition, and Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry in the Laboratory, Seventh Edition.Susan Arena has taught chemistry to students at many levels including middle school, high school, community college and most recently at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She especially focuses on using active learning techniques to improve the understanding of concepts in chemistry. Susan currently authors chemistry texts and electronic media, and presents workshops for teachers in suing active learning and electronic media to teach chemistry. She collaborated with Morris Hein on the seventh edition of Foundations of College Chemistry and became a co-author on the eight edition. She is also a co-author of Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry, Seventh Edition.

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A life preserver for struggling chemistry students, June 20, 2007

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J. McCrackan (Evanston, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Foundations of College Chemistry (Hardcover)

I took chemistry in high school and barely passed. Same for gen chem in college. After that, I swore I'd never take chemistry again. Ten years later, I decided to pursue medicine, so I'd have to master chemistry once and for all.

I don't know how I'd have made it into med school without this book. So many of the concepts that stymied me in undergrad--molar mass, acid-base reactions, orbitals--all are made crystal clear. This book is one of the very few undergrad books that I didn't sell back to the bookstore, as I'm sure that I will continue to refer back to it to review the basics.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Foundation College Chemistry Book, November 11, 2004

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Sami Farouk "A Reader" (CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Foundations of College Chemistry (Hardcover)

This book is well written and very easy to understand. The authors did a good job in relaying the basic concepts in chemistry. If you would like to have a career in Chemistry and did not like chemistry in high school, use this book. Reading and working through the problems of this book will improve your understanding of the subject and prepare you for future chemistry classes.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Contents of book relates directly to title, September 4, 2008

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This review is from: Foundations of College Chemistry (Hardcover)

This is a great book. As the title entails, FOUNDATIONS of college chem. and the contents of the book is exactly just that. I would have given the book five stars , but I think they should have done a better job of the solutions manual , explaining some of the answers more thoroughly when it comes to the practice questions, some of the answers you just , well , GET answers with no through explanation to why that is the answer, for SOME, not all. And when it comes to the "Putting it all together" test at the end of every couple of chapters when you solidify what you learned, they only give the ANSWER ONLY in the BACK of the textbook , and not the solutions manual where they should SHOW how all the problems are solved. The "Putting it together" portion of the book has the hardest questions and seriously NEEDS worked through answers to be put on the solutions manual( this is a very critical mistake, in part of the author, especially for someone priming for general chemistry without taking a chem class in his life. ) .

Other than that , the book is a fantastic read. I bought this book a month and a half ago and im on my final 3 chapters. I never took a chem class in my LIFE, and as I am preparing to go into my first class in General chemistry this January, I feel confident that I will have the foundation to get that a in class. One thing about this book , is that it doesnt cover thermo dynamics among other things, which may be just an advanced topic for gen chem and not that of this book, and a couple other topics, which regrettably I am going to purchase a real general chemistry book after this book before I hit my first gen chem class. But other than that GOOD BOOK. definitely need to buy the solutions manual with this book though.

Reasons to Buy this book :

- Easy reading compared to the more cryptic competitors

- Explains concepts in the simplest of terms so anyone can understand

- Gets straight to the point

- Explains ALL the fundamentals to get you ready for 1st year general chemistry. Depending on what university you go to, you actually learn most of the first semester of chemistry in this book also.

- The determined student with no prior chemistry like me can finish this book , casually within a 2 month or less period.

issues that author should fix :

- Better and more thorough explanation of problems in solutions manual for a serious amount of problems.( a lot of problems are explained thoroughly but just as many are not)

- Putting it together test at the end of every couple chapters need to have worked out problems in the solutions manual.

- should have a test at the end of the book to cover every single topic to solidify learning.

What should the student buy to accompany this book?

- Real first year general chemistry book to cover parts missed from this book if your a student majoring in chemistry.

- Flash cards

- Video tutorials

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