Synopses & Reviews
The fourth edition of General, Organic, and Biochemistry is designed to help undergraduate health-related majors and students of all other majors understand key concepts and appreciate the significant connections between chemistry, health, disease, and the treatment of disease. This text strikes a balance between theoretical and practical chemistry, while emphasizing material that is unique to health-related studies.
About the Author
Kate Denniston is a biochemist in the Biology Dept. of Towson State University. At Towson, she has been honored with such awards as the "Outstanding Faculty Award" and the "Faculty Merit Award". Her previous employment record is literally a list of some of the best biochemistry institutions in the world: Univ. of Wisconsin as a post-doc, Georgetown University School of Medicine as research professor, National Cancer Institute as a Senior Staff Fellow, the Argonee National laboratory in their research program, and as an Invited Instructor by the European Molecular Biology Organization. She has written for such noteworthy publications as Nature, Science.Joe Topping currently is a professor of analytical chemistry at Towson State University. He did his post-doc at Iowa State Univeristy in Ames. At Towson, he has been honored with such awards as the "Outstanding Faculty Award" and the "Faculty Merit Award". He has written ancillaries for an outstanding text, Atkins - General Chemistry and is heavily involved with the American Chemical Society.Bob Caret is currently Provost and Executive Vice President of Towson State University and an associate professor of chemistry. He has written an Organic Chemistry text previously. Professor Caret's Focus in the textbook is in organic chemistry.
Table of Contents
General Chemistry1 Chemistry: Methods and Measurement2 The Composition and Structure of the Atom3 Elements, Atoms, Ions, and the Periodic Table4 Structure and Properties of Ionic and Covalent Compounds5 Calculations and the Chemical Equation6 States of Matter: Gases, Liquids, and Solids7 Reactions and Solutions8 Chemical and Physical Change: Energy, Rate, and Equilibrium9 Charge-Transfer Reactions: Acids and Bases and Oxidation-Reduction10 The Nucleus, Radioactivity, and Nuclear MedicineOrganic Chemistry11 An Introduction to Organic Chemistry: The Saturated Hydrocarbons12 The Unsaturated Hydrocarbons: Alkenes, Alkynes, and Aromatics13 Alcohols, Phenols, Thiols, and Ethers14 Aldehydes and Ketones15 Carboxylic Acids and Carboxylic Acid Derivatives16 Amines and AmidesBiochemistry17 Carbohydrates18 Lipids and Their Functions in Biochemical Systems19 Protein Structure and Function20 Enzymes21 Carbohydrate Metabolism22 Aerobic Respiration and Energy Production23 Fatty Acid Metabolism24 Introduction to Molecular GeneticsAppendixesA A Review of Mathematics Applied to Problem Solving in ChemistryB Table of Formula WeightsC Determination of Composition and Formulas of CompoundsD Stereochemistry and Stereoisomers RevisitedE Lipid-Soluble VitaminsF Water-Soluble VitaminsG Energy Yields from Aerobic Respiration: Some AlternativesH Minerals and Cellular Function