General Chemistry - Softcover

McQuarrie, Donald A.; Rock, Peter A.; Gallogly, Ethan B.; Mcquarrie, Carole H.

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ISBN 10: 1891389750 ISBN 13: 9781891389757

Publisher: Univ Science Books, 2010

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This Fourth Edition of McQuarrie's classic text offers a thorough revision and a quantum-leap forward from the previous edition. Taking an atoms first approach, it promises to be another ground-breaking text in the tradition of McQuarrie's many previous works. This outstanding new text, available in a soft cover edition, offers professors a fresh choice and outstanding value.

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"Instructors looking for a no-nonsense yet comprehensive and pedagogically balanced general chemistry textbook need look no further than General Chemistry, 4th edition by McQuarrie, Rock, and Gallogly." -Journal of Chemical Education, 2011, 88, 1030-1031 "McQuarrie is a genius." -Harry Gray, Caltech "The many worked examples help students understand challenging calculations. The problems are terrific: many good problems at a range of levels. My students appreciate the price and appear to be understanding things better this year." -Sally Chapman, Barnard College “Atoms First seems to be the flavor of the year in chemistry textbooks, but many of them seem to be little more than rearrangement of the chapters. It takes a master like McQuarrie to go back to the drawing board and create a logical development from smallest to largest that makes sense to students." -Hal Harris, University of Missouri-St Louis "This book leaves us wondering why we have waited so long to teach chemistry as a story, rather than as an illogical sequence of concepts." -Kim Waldron, Regis University "Because I have long appreciated McQuarrie's writing style and straightforward approach in his classic Physical Chemistry text, I naturally jumped at the chance to use his General Chemistry text in my classes. The new book does not disappoint; McQuarrie's elegant, yet step-by-step manner permeates the text." -Tom Kuntzleman, Spring Arbor University "McQuarrie's book is extremely well-written, the order of topics is logical, and it does a great job with both introductory material and more advanced concepts. Students of all skill levels will be able to learn from this book." -Mark Kearley, Florida State University "Just as McQuarrie led intimidated seniors through the depths of physical chemistry, he now guides freshmen through the snares of general chemistry in this brilliantly written text." -J. W. Barr, Freed Hardeman University "A good resource for a first course in chemistry. Summing up: Recommended!" -Choice, March 2011

About the Author:

Donald McQuarrie's name is synonymous with excellence in chemical education. As the author of landmark chemistry books and textbooks, from his classic text on Statistical Mechanics to his quantum-first tour de force on Physical Chemistry, McQuarrie's best selling textbooks are highly acclaimed by the chemistry community. McQuarrie received his PhD from the University of Oregon, and is Professor Emeritus from the Department of Chemistry at the University of California, Davis. Ethan Gallogly, right, has joined McQuarrie as co-author on this new edition. He earned his BS from the University of Connecticut and his PhD from the University of California, Davis. Following completion of his doctoral studies, Gallogly, who is bilingual, worked as a foreign expert in Mainland China. Afterward, he accepted a position at the University of California at Berkeley as a Chemistry Lecturer and Laboratory Coordinator for three years before joining the faculty of Santa Monica College in 1999. Most recently, Gallogly has been awarded a sabbatical to research fuel cell technology at Sichuan University.

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