Introductory Chemistry: Concepts and Connections (4th Edition) [Hardcover]

Charles H Corwin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 25, 2004 | ISBN-10: 0131448501 | ISBN-13: 978-0131448506 | Edition: 4th

For one-semester courses in Basic Chemistry, Introduction to Chemistry, and Preparatory Chemistry, and the first term of Allied Health Chemistry. This text is carefully crafted to help students learn chemical skills and concepts more effectively. Corwin covers math and problem-solving early in the text; he builds student confidence and skills through innovative problem-solving pedagogy and technology formulated to meet student needs.

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This comprehensive book gives readers easy access to the basic concepts and their relevant connections of the chemical principles operating in everyday life. Numerous examples and real-world applications provide chemistry enthusiasts with long-term, meaningful understandings. Chapter topics include scientific measurements, matter and energy, models of the atom, chemical reactions, the mole concept, liquids and solids, acids and bases, oxidation and reduction, chemical equilibrium, nuclear and organic chemistry, and biochemistry. For those who understand that knowledge of chemistry constitutes an empowering life skill. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

CHARLES H. CORWIN, educated at San Jose State University, has been perfecting his approach to teaching students chemistry for the past two decades. Through special National Science Foundation funding, he studied creative learning systems early in his career, focusing specifically on the introductory chemistry course. It is from these early seeds that Introductory Chemistry: Concepts & Connections has grown. At present, his active areas of research are web-based chemical education, conceptual and algorithmic learning models, and collaborative learning and group work.

Currently, Charles Corwin is a professor of chemistry at American River College, where he was recognized with a teacher of the year award for innovative teaching in 1994. He was also the recipient of an alumni teaching award from Purdue University in 1998.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 656 pages
• Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall; 4th edition (March 25, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0131448501
• ISBN-13: 978-0131448506
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #421,477 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I like this book so much I am buying copies for my students!, January 11, 2005

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J. Ellis "alchemist405" (Eastern WA state) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Introductory Chemistry: Concepts and Connections (3rd Edition) (Hardcover)

I have been a college student and subsequently a teacher of chemistry for a number of years now and this is the first book that has really impressed me enough so that I want to continue teaching from it for years to come. I think the writing is clear and at the appropriate level for junior college students in a general introductory course. We only cover the first 11 chapters in our quarter, but the content, problems, and photography are superb.

I detest the racket of publishers putting out new editions every other year or so, forcing poor college students to fork over $120 per book for a course that may require more than one textbook! So I have taken it upon myself to buy up used copies of this edition (no way will the college bookstore buy them back from the students!) and distribute them to my students on a loaner basis for the duration of the course. Sure wish I had had a teacher like me! This book is a 1000 times better than the text I used at the University of California in the year-long sequence! The new edition (4th) is essentially the same book, just a nice new cover and an inflated price. My only complaint about the book is that it was not glued together well at the plant when they made them, as all of the first pages tend to fall out or pull out with too much use when students refer to the periodic table inside the front cover.

So that's my 2 cents, just please don't compete with me for the reasonably priced used 3rd editions. I already have bought over 50, though, so you really wouldn't hurt my program, but I intend to keep snatching them up!

3.0 out of 5 stars it is useful, March 25, 2011

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This review is from: Introductory Chemistry: Concepts and Connections (4th Edition) (Hardcover)

I really like this book, it helps me with my homework. In the class we were suppose to use the newest edition, but this is very similar to the new book.

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for what I wanted., September 12, 2010

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This review is from: Introductory Chemistry: Concepts and Connections (4th Edition) (Hardcover)

I bought this text used to teach myself chemistry. I never got to take it in school and always wanted to learn. The book came with the cd-rom but I have yet to use it. It's a good entry level book into chemistry. With a little patience I was able to understand and retain the information. My only complaint is that the math isn't always shown and the steps are not always laid out to ease understanding. The book is cumulative. What you learn in chapter 1, you will need to apply to chapter 2. 1 and 2 apply to chapter 3. By the 15th chapter, the book no longer reminds you of the previous concepts, so at times I had to go back to earlier chapters to he remind myself how they came to certain formula conclusions. Obviously, this would have been more clear with a teacher or professor instructing along with the book. So for a classroom text, I assume there would be no complaints. I think the book is worth the buy and I'll hold on to it.