Atoms-First Organization
Chemical Principles presents the concepts of chemistry in a logical sequence that enhances student understanding. The atoms-first organization builds student understanding of the concepts of chemistry by starting with the fundamental building blocks of chemical understanding—the behavior of atoms and molecules—then moving to more complex properties and interactions.
Fundamentals Section
Fundamentals section preceding Chapter 1 provides a thorough treatment of basic principles for students’ review. These sections can be reviewed at the beginning of the course and referred to as needed throughout.
• New Diagnostic test helps students ascertain their level of comfort with basic concepts and refers them to sections for review
Flexible use of calculus:
• Calculus used to illustrate appropriate topics and provide alternate, streamlined, or more advanced problem-solving method.
• Calculus is clearly labeled (in "how do we do that" boxes); instructors have the option of whether to incorporate calculus in the coverage of topics.
• End of chapter problems requiring use of calculus are marked with a "C" icon
Emphasis On Problem Solving
• New! Anticipate/Plan/Solve/Evaluate strategy. This problem solving approach encourages students to anticipate or predict what a problem’s answer should be and to map out the solution before trying to solve the problem.
• Self-Tests occur as pairs throughout the book. They enable students to test their understanding of the material covered in the preceding section or Worked Example
• New! Thinking Points encourage students to speculate about the implications of what they are learning and to transfer their knowledge to new situations.
• Toolboxes show students how to tackle major types of calculations, starting from the problem’s conceptual basis and procedure. Each Toolbox is immediately followed by a related example or sample calculation.
• Integrated media provides students with a wealth of study help, animations, lab videos, electronic tools, living graph applets, and interactive versions of book features in a site created exclusively for Chemical Principles. No other book for the honors course offers this.
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