Contributors

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I would like to thank the following individuals, whose reviews and comments were of great help to me in writing and revising Essential Chemistry.

Reviewers for the Second Edition

Cathy Cobb, Augusta State University
John Goodman, Coastal Carolina University
Harriet Ades, University of Kentucky
Susan Henderson, Quinnipiac College
Bhairan Joshi, SUNY Geneseo
Nancy Gordon, University of Southern Maine
Lorraine Brewer, University of Arkansas
Mitchel Fedak, CCAC Boyce Campus
David Henderson, Trinity College
Frank Palocsay, James Madison University
Hong Xie, Florida International University
Joe Sprague, CUNY Cobleskill
David Hawkes, Lambuth University
Dahong Lu, Fitchburg State College
John Hartman, Western Illinois University
Roger Armstrong, Russell Sage College
Ernest Grisdale, Lord Fairfax Community College
Son Do, University of Southwestern Louisiana
James Hardy, University of Akron
Arthur Haber, Morrisville College
Chris Schnabel, Eckerd College
Daniel Pharr, Virginia Military Institute
Diana Malone, Clarke College
Rene Rodriguez, Idaho State University
Patricia Amateis, Virginia Technical University
Dilip Paul, Pittsburg State University
Douglas Cody, Nassau Community College

Reviewers for the First Edition

Lavoir Banks, Elgin Community College
Coran L. Cluff, Brigham Young University
Leslie Di Verdi, Colorado State University
Daryl Doyle, GMI Engineering and Management Institute
Anthony Guzzo, University of Wyoming
Grant N. Holder, Appalachian State University
Wyatt R. Murphy, Jr., Seton Hall University
Paul Poskozim, Northeastern Illinois University
David P. Richardson, Williams College
Chris D. Spindler, North Harris College
James B. Wood, Palm Beach Community College

It is also a pleasure to acknowledge the support and assistance given to me by the following people at McGraw-Hill: Jennifer Bensink, Kevin Kane, Craig Marty, Tami Petsche, and James Smith. In particular, I would like to mention Gloria Schiesl for supervising the production, Stuart Paterson for the book design, and Terrance Stanton for coordinating the project. My appreciation goes to Marty Lange, the marketing manager, for his constant support and valuable feedback. Finally, my special thanks go to my editor, Kent Peterson, for his unending enthusiasm, encouragement, and supervision at every stage of the writing of this edition.
-Raymond Chang

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