Synopses & Reviews
The main goals of this text are to develop students' appreciation for the molecular world and stress the fundamental role it plays in our daily lives. It also strives to help students understand the major scientific, technological, and environmental issues affecting our society. To accomplish these goals, the author has made extensive efforts to clearly identify and explain connections between the molecular world and macroscopic world as well as between principles and applications. The Third Edition of CHEMISTRY IN FOCUS adds new pedagogy and technological resources, such as OWL for Liberal Arts, that further enhance learning and appreciation of the molecular world.
Synopsis
Updated with the latest research developments, CHEMISTRY IN FOCUS: A MOLECULAR VIEW OF OUR WORLD, 4e develops readers' appreciation for the microscopic world by stressing the fundamental role it plays in daily life. It helps readers understand the major scientific, technological, and environmental issues affecting today's society by clearly identifying and explaining connections between the molecular world and microscopic world?as well as between principles and applications. The text's comprehensive coverage includes unique chapters on Nanotech, Light/Color, and more.
About the Author
Nivaldo J. Tro received his B.A. degree from Westmont College and his Ph.D. from Stanford University. He went on to a post-doctoral research position at the University of California at Berkeley. In 1990, he joined the chemistry faculty at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California. Professor Tro was honored as Westmont's outstanding teacher of the year in 1994 and 2001, and he was named Westmont's outstanding researcher of the year in 1996. Professor Tro lives in the foothills of Santa Barbara with his wife, Ann, and their four children, Michael, Alicia, Kyle, and Kaden. In his leisure time, Professor Tro likes to spend time with his family in the outdoors. He enjoys running, camping, surfing, and snowboarding.
Table of Contents
1. Molecular Reasons. 2. The Chemist's Tool Box. 3. Atoms and Elements. 4. Molecules and Compounds. 5. The Bonds that Change. 6. Organic Chemistry. 7. Light and Color. 8. Nuclear Chemistry. 9. Energy for Today. 10. Energy for Tomorrow: Solar and Other Renewable Energy Sources. 11. The Air Around Us. 12. The Liquids and Solids Around Us: Especially Water. 13. Acids and Bases: The Molecules Responsible For Sour and Bitter. 14. Oxidation and Reduction. 15. The Chemistry of Household Products. 16. Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 17. Drugs and Medicine: Healing, Helping, and Hurting. 18. The Chemistry of Food. 19. Nanotechnology. Appendix 1: Significant Figures. Appendix 2: Answers to Selected Problems. Glossary. Credits. Index.