Hardcover, Cengage
Long known for its focus on step-by-step skill building, Ebbing/Gammon/Koenigsmann/Wu's GENERAL CHEMISTRY, 12th Edition, has been thoroughly updated. Redesigned in-text worked examples and solutions offer a new scaffolded approach to help students develop problem-solving skills through a new “given, goal, guidance, reflection” framework. Updates throughout the text reflect the concerns of modern chemists with new coverage of materials in chemistry, nanotechnology, renewable energy, biochemistry and more. New biographical highlights of historical chemists from a variety of cultural backgrounds help students learn more about the diversity of scientists. Powered by Cengage’s WebAssign platform, easily customizable homework assignments help students master core concepts and understand their mistakes.
What's New
- NEW for this edition, assignments in WebAssign help students master core concepts and understand their mistakes with answer-specific feedback and flexible support resources.
- NEW digital workbooks, available in WebAssign, integrate text, interactives and questions, offering a guided reading experience that helps students engage with the text.
- NEW four-part scaffolding of in-text examples use proven pedagogical strategies to help students develop problem-solving skills that can be applied to homework.
- NEW biographical highlights of historical chemists, along with photographs, appear throughout the text, introducing students to a diverse group of scientists.
- Revisions introduce examples of current research in chemistry, including nanoscience, renewable energy, materials in chemistry and biochemistry.
- A NEW flowchart helps students solve stoichiometry problems. The flowchart is introduced when students first encounter stoichiometry and expands as they learn more.
Features
- Textbook problems offer variety: Conceptual Problems focus on basic concepts, Strategy Problems challenge students, and Capstone Problems recall skills from previous chapters.