Chemistry for Today: General, Organic, and Biochemistry (with GOB ChemistryNow™ and InfoTrac®) (Hardcover)

~ (Author), Michael R. Slabaugh (Author)

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Distinguished by its superior allied health focus and integration of technology, Seager and Slabaugh's CHEMISTRY FOR TODAY: GENERAL, ORGANIC, and BIOCHEMISTRY, Fifth Edition continues to lead the market on both fronts through numerous allied health-related applications, examples, boxes, and a new Companion Web Site, GOB ChemistryNow™. In addition to the many resources found in GOB ChemistryNow, this powerful new Web site contains questions modeled after the "Nursing School and Allied Health Entrance Exams" and NCLEX-LPN "Certification Exams." The authors strive to dispel users' inherent fear of chemistry and to instill an appreciation for the role chemistry plays in our daily lives through a rich pedagogical structure and an accessible writing style that provides lucid explanations. In addition, Seager and Slabaugh's CHEMISTRY FOR TODAY, Fifth Edition, provides greater support in both problem-solving and critical-thinking skills. By demonstrating how this information will be important to a reader's future career and providing important career information online, the authors not only help readers to set goals but also to focus on achieving them.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 896 pages
• Publisher: Brooks Cole; 5 edition (January 12, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 053439969X
• ISBN-13: 978-0534399696
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.5 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #677,924 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This is not a good textbook, December 16, 2006

By	Carolyn (San Ramon, CA USA) - See all my reviews

I am not finding this textbook helpful whatsoever. I am in a prenursing program at Mills College. Explanations are not thorough and I need frequent help through private tutoring, other chemistry help books and textbooks, workshops. The questions at the end of the chapter asked are not even discussed within the text. It should be understood that the majority of people entering the health field especially nursing are resumers and have not touched chemistry in decades. At least that is the case in my program, it seems like a lot of them are resumers.
More explanations needed. More basic background needed. More examples. Corrections needed to be made for the problems. Plus if the problems are tricky then they should not be in black but in red. A lot of inconsistencies.
The online website program needs to be improved with more interactive demonstrations, videos etc.
I took intro to chem with this book and now i have to take survey of chem with organ and biochem next semester with it.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Frustrating, April 23, 2006

By	Christopher R. Swalley "crswalls" (Carmel, IN United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The explanations provided in this text book are decent; although, on occasions the book's breadth is insufficient. Unfortunately, the answer keys and test questions that accompany this text are riddled with inaccuracies. After my Organic Chemistry class gets back each test, we spend a half hour eliminating faulty questions. Further, while this book is egregiously expensive, one must pay extra to access the online features.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Chemistry for Today: General, Organic, and Biochemistry Text, July 12, 2009

By	A. Linton (Oakland, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Chemistry for Today: General, Organic, and Biochemistry (with CengageNOW 2-Semester Printed Access Card) (Hardcover)

Required reading text for Inorganic Chemistry (Chem 30A), easy to read and understand, makes class much less difficult.