Feature Summary

Clear Consistent Methodology

Chapter Outline

Each chapter begins with an outline that introduces the students to the topics to be presented. This outline also provides the instructor with a quick topic summary for organizing lecture material.

Review Clues (New)

Most chapters have a set of Review Clues listed on the chapter’s opening page. The students can easily decide if they are ready for the concepts to be presented in the chapter or if they need to go to the clue areas and review material already presented.

Stop and Review (New)

At the end of each major section within the chapter, a Stop and Review appears. Students are provided a short synopsis of the section and then asked a question or two to test their comprehension of the concept(s). Answers for the Stop and Review questions are provided at the end of each chapter.

Chapter Objectives

A list of objectives, based on the major concepts covered in the chapter, enables the students to preview the material and become aware of the topics they are expected to master.

Summary

At the end of each chapter is a summary designed to help students identify important concepts and help them review for quizzes and tests.

Items for Special Attention

Appearing at the end of every chapter, this unique section highlights and emphasizes key concepts that often confuse students. This section anticipates students’ questions and problem areas and helps them avoid many pitfalls.

earning System

Engage Students with Analogy

Examples

Many of the examples used within the textual material draw on analogies to common everyday life events such as conceptually comparing dish towels and wet dishes to oxidizing and reducing agents.

Item of Interest

Real life applications of chemistry concepts are presented to demonstrate the use of chemistry for the students.

Learning System

Problem-Solving Methods

Self-Tutorial Problems

This end-of-chapter section presents problems in simple form designed as teaching devices. Many are from everyday life, and they emphasize the importance of identifying the information needed to answer questions, thus advancing analytical skills.

Side-by-Side Problem-Solving Method (New)

To understand and help apply a step-by-step problem-solving method to various problems, students will find examples with the general method for the problem-solving technique presented in the left column and a specific example of the method presented in the right column.

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