Overview
This title is intended to be partnered with Introduction to General, Organic, and Biochemistry, 9th Edition by Morris Hein, for use in the two-term, freshman-level General, Organic, and Biochemistry course taken by Allied Health students, the Ninth Edition of this widely adopted text includes improved explanations, updated materials, cutting-edge developments, emerging technologies, and revisions to the popular Chemistry in Action sections. Hein, Pattison, Best, and Arena is a market-proven text that provides the most comprehensive coverage of general, organic, and biochemistry available at this level.
Experienced authors, Hein, Pattison, Best, and Arena, recognize that both science and mathematics can be daunting subjects to students. They skillfully anticipate areas of difficulty and pace the text accordingly. Particular emphasis is placed on the understanding of how chemical principles relate to their lives and future careers. The authors focus on problem solving over rote memorization and provide a variety of exercises to aid in the development of this essential skill.
While the authors have revised and updated sections on inorganic and organic chemistry throughout the text, they particularly focused on incorporating many of the recent developments in biochemistr
Synopsis
This title is intended to be partnered with Introduction to General, Organic, and Biochemistry, 9th Edition by Morris Hein, for use in the two-term, freshman-level General, Organic, and Biochemistry course taken by Allied Health students, the Ninth Edition of this widely adopted text includes improved explanations, updated materials, cutting-edge developments, emerging technologies, and revisions to the popular Chemistry in Action sections. Hein, Pattison, Best, and Arena is a market-proven text that provides the most comprehensive coverage of general, organic, and biochemistry available at this level.
Experienced authors, Hein, Pattison, Best, and Arena, recognize that both science and mathematics can be daunting subjects to students. They skillfully anticipate areas of difficulty and pace the text accordingly. Particular emphasis is placed on the understanding of how chemical principles relate to their lives and future careers. The authors focus on problem solving over rote memorization and provide a variety of exercises to aid in the development of this essential skill.
While the authors have revised and updated sections on inorganic and organic chemistry throughout the text, they particularly focused on incorporating many of the recent developments in biochemistr
Booknews
New edition of a text that presents chemistry in a clear manner that will stimulate students to further their scientific knowledge as they prepare for health science, nursing, and other careers. Hein and Leo R. Best (both of Mount San Antonio College), Scott Pattison (Ball State U.) and Susan Arena (U. of Illinois) present 35 chapters that discuss the discovery of nitinol, and the benefits and risks of science in our high-tech world; basic mathematics and the language of chemistry; chemical properties; basic atomic theory; nomenclature, composition of compounds, and reactions; modern atomic theory; the periodic table; organic chemistry; and biochemistry. Contains many color illustrations. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)