General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (With CD-ROM) [Hardcover]

Karen C. Timberlake (Author), Karen Timberlake (Author)

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Publication Date: January 15, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0321042832 | ISBN-13: 978-0321042835

General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry provides a readable, uncomplicated and accessible introduction to those in allied health and other fields who have little or no background in chemistry. The author uses the same style and integrated pedagogy that have made her one-semester book so successful, balancing technical accuracy and everyday examples to help chemistry come to life for readers. For college instructors and students.

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General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry provides a readable, uncomplicated and accessible introduction to those in allied health and other fields who have little or no background in chemistry. The author uses the same style and integrated pedagogy that have made her one-semester book so successful, balancing technical accuracy and everyday examples to help chemistry come to life for readers. For college instructors and students.

About the Author

Karen C. Timberlake is a Professor of Chemistry at Los Angeles Valley College where she has taught chemistry for over 30 years. She has been writing textbooks for more than 20 years and was the regional winner of the 1985 Award for Excellence in Teaching from the Chemical Manufacturers Association. Her educational interests include the investigation, development, and utilization of teaching methods that successfully impact the learning of chemistry. She has provided numerous workshops on student-centered learning strategies for teaching chemistry over the last decade. For ten years, she has been a visiting professor at UCLA where she has taught a preparatory class using non-traditional teaching methods.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 832 pages
• Publisher: Benjamin Cummings (January 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0321042832
• ISBN-13: 978-0321042835
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #267,773 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Read, November 20, 2006

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This review is from: General, Organic and Biological Chemistry: Structures of Life with Student Access Kit for MasteringGOBChemistry(TM) (MasteringChemistry Series) (Hardcover)

I have to admit that this is the most interesting books I've ever read. If you want to know how the basics of life all tie together and form the world and existance around you then this is for you. This book has seriously opened up the world to me. I cannot look at anything around me like I used to. I recommend getting and reading this book solo. The way it is written makes it perfectly understandable without a teacher or professor of any kind. Everything is spelled out clearly with simple everday comparisons and examples. There are a ton of useful problems to work on to assist in cementing your knowledge in place. Seriously though I really can't think of any other book I've ever read that was more interesting than this one. Pick it up and prepare to see your world unfold in front of you as a new and chaotic, complex and beautifully organized universe.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE BEST, February 4, 2009

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This review is from: General, Organic and Biological Chemistry: Structures of Life with Student Access Kit for MasteringGOBChemistry(TM) (MasteringChemistry Series) (Hardcover)

This book is amazing. Easy to get an A in a class that uses this text. Everything that is in the book is easily understood, its unbelieveable, so easy to follow.
If you purchase the study guide you will be even better off.
Hope this is useful.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to Follow, July 25, 2008

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This review is from: General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry: Structures of Life (2nd Edition) (Hardcover)

I am taking Chemistry over summer, so I have alot of material to sort through, this book makes it easy to do that. It also explains things simply but it very thorough.