Fundamentals of General, Organic and Biological Chemistry : Media -Alternate

by John McMurry

For two-semester/three-quarter courses in General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry, primarily for majors in Allied Health, and occasionally in Environmental Technology, Agriculture, and other majors. Having secured the loyalty of both instructors and students, this best-selling, highly student-oriented text offers clear and concise use of language, thoughtful attention to problem-solving, and engaging discussions of relevant applications. Readable without sacrificing depth of content, it effectively covers the essentials of allied health chemistry without becoming bogged down in excessive and unnecessary detail, and puts chemistry in the context of everyday life. Maintaining interest and promoting student confidence, it offers a relaxed and friendly writing style that is highly accessible to the student with no scientific background and encourages analytic skill-building throughout with numerous problems, worked-out examples, and conceptual exercises.

Genres: Textbooks

912 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1992

Reviews

[˚✧⁎Sayurii⁺˳✧༚ {Arbores loqui latine} ~Aurora Vacreen ver.]

I wouldn’t recommend it… it’s kinda chaotic.

[Clara Winding]

A quite okay chemistry book- though quite a bit of irrelevant and reapeted information

[Sara]

This is not a chemistry textbook that I'd recommend. As other reviewers have commented, its organization of topics by chapter is unusual and sometimes confusing. The writing is often dense and unclear, in a way that much overly "academic" writing can be (but doesn't have to be, if the writer is skilled enough to explain complex topics in clear English). While the book covers all the basic chemistry concepts, and often helpfully ties them to topics in medical/health science, it rarely goes into much depth, especially when it comes to calculations. This is almost a mathematical formula-free introduction to chemistry, which isn't helpful for those who plan to take more difficult classes later. In contrast, the Tro "Chemistry: A Molecular Approach" textbook is much more in-depth and also provides many more examples of worked problems with helpful explanations.

[Melissa]

It's a chemistry text book....

[Leah]

Silly groupings in chapters. I don't understand the order in which they're teaching the material (which is mostly not new to me).