General Organic and Biological Chemistry
This General, Organic and Biochemistry text is a shorter, lighter book with a new, integrated table of contents that develops general, organic, and biochemistry topics together, rather than in isolation.
In introducing GOB material, this text uses an integrated approach in which related general chemistry, organic chemistry, and biochemistry topics are presented in adjacent chapters. This approach helps students see the strong connections that exist between these three branches of chemistry, and allows instructors to discuss these, interrelationships while the material is still fresh in students' minds.
This integration involves the following sets of chapters:
- Chapter 3 (Compounds) and Chapter 4 (An Introduction to Organic Compounds). An introduction to bonding and compounds is followed by a look at the members of a few key organic families.
- Chapters 3, 4 and 6.(Reactions).. A study of inorganic.and organic compounds is followed (after a look at gases, liquids, and solids in Chapter 5) by an introduction to their reactions.
- Chapter 7 (Solutions) and Chapter 8 (Lipids and Membranes) A discussion.of solubility is followed by a look at the importance of solubility in biochemistry. Some reactions from Chapter 6 are reintroduced.
- Chapter 9.(Acids and Bases) and Chapter 10 (Carboxylic Acids, Phenols and Amines) Principles of acid/base Chemistry from an inorganic perspective are followed by a chapter on the organic and biochemical aspects of this topic.
- Chapter 11 (Alcohols, A1dehydes and Ketones) and Chapter 12 (Carbohydrates). An introduction to the chemistry of alcohols, aldehydes and ketones is followed by a presentation of related biochemical applications.
- Integrated approach to the Table of Contents - In introducing GOB material, the text uses a highly integrated approach, where related general, organic, and biochemistry topics are presented in the same or adjacent chapters. In this way, similarities can be exploited. The result is not only a more cohesive, streamlined course, but it also helps students see the strong connections that exist between these three branches of chemistry. This organization allows instructors to cover all topics during one semester, if they so choose.
- Math Skills - Of course, many students in this course may need additional math support. Chapter One is devoted entirely to helping students to develop and refresh their math skills, and contains numerous sample problems with suggested strategies. The text starts slowly and gradually builds on the material presented in previous chapters. This chapter will give students the foundation they need to be successful in the course.
- Applications - In A GOB course, it is essential to show how each topic relates to the students’ future careers. For this reason, the text presents the subject matter using real-life examples.
- Bite-Sized Text - Given that many of today’s students work, have families, and find study time to be at a premium, the material is arranged in concise, readable sections.
- Chapter Introductions and Conclusions - The chapter opening vignettes focus on showing the connection between chemistry and everyday topics that students can relate to. At the end of each chapter, there is a brief conclusion that links the material covered within that chapter back to the chapter-opening vignette.
- Chapter Objectives - Each chapter begins with a list of objectives to help students chart their course through the text material.
- Boxes - Within each chapter, boxes present students with high-interest, real-life applications of the concepts covered in the chapter. Boxed material focuses on health-related topics and topics in biochemistry.
- Sample problems - Students are given sample problems, problem-solving strategies, and solutions.
- Practice problems - Each sample problem is paired with a similar practice problem.
- Summary of Objectives - Each chapter concludes with a brief summary, which ties in with the original chapter goals. Reaction summaries are also included when necessary.
- End of Chapter Problems - Includes Paired Problems, More Challenging problems, and Thinking it Through problems
- Interactive Learningware Problems - The text’s website features Interactive Learning Ware, a step-by-step problem solving tutorial program that guides students through selected problems from the book. The ILW problems are representative of those that students frequently find most difficult.
- Online Videos - For one topic in each chapter, a special icon is used to indicate that an on-line ScienCentral article and video clip are available for viewing. These articles and video clips are of interest because they show how the chemistry being presented pertains to current events. Each set of end of chapter problems includes some related to the video content.
New to This Edition:
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Newly introduced material: Molar mass (Chapter 2), step-by-step instructions for drawing molecules and polyatomic ions (Chapter 4), ionic equations and net ionic equations (Chapter 7), and naming esters and amides (Chapter 10)
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Revised material: new formatting, added details on naming binary molecules and introduced a table of prefixes used for naming them (Chapter 2), modified treatment of the combined gas law and the ideal gas law (Chapter 5), and updated discussion of waxes, fatty acids, phospholipids, and eicosanoids (Chapter 8)
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New Appendices: Important families of organic compounds and Naming ions, ionic compounds, binary molecules, and organic compounds
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Addition of new chapter sections
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Health Links and Biochemistry links in each chapter, with 8 new Health Links as well as updates from the first edition
Student Companion Site
The Student Companion Site gives students access to the rich tools and resources available for this text. Within each chapter you will find an icon indicating that there is a ScienCentral news video at the website with a news story related to chapter content. The website also features practice quizzes and Interactive Learningware problems.
WileyPLUS
WileyPLUS is an integrated suite of resources containing an online version of the textbook and other interactive learning resources, immediate feedback on homework assignments, a gradebook to track progress and performance, and more.
Chemistry Case Studies for Allied Health, 1E
Written by Colleen Kelley and Wendy Weeks, this innovative casebook was designed to bring relevance and critical thinking skills to the allied health chemistry course. Students are encouraged to become "diagnosticians" and apply their newly-acquired chemistry knowledge to solving real life health and environmental cases. The case studies also encourage a holistic approach by asking students to synthesize information across topics. There is an accompanying online instructor manual available online on the Instructor's Companion Site.
Laboratory Experiments to Accompany General, Organic and Biological Chemistry:An Integrated Approach
Written by David Macaulay, Joseph Bauer, and Molly Bloomfield. This lab manual is written for the one or two-term chemistry lab course for students in the allied health sciences and related fields. These experiments are presented in an integrated table of contents and contain chapter references from General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry: An Integrated Approach, Second Edition.
Student Study Guide and Solutions Manual to accompany General Organic and Biological Chemistry 2E
Written by Byron Howell, Tyler Junior College, this supplement contains worked out solutions to the odd-numbered text problems; chapter summaries; sample problems, and practice problems.
Laboratory Experiments to Accompany Chemistry andthe Living Organism 6e
This lab manual is written for the one or two term survey chemistry course for students in the allied health sciences and related fields (G.O.B. course). These experiments emphasize the application of chemical principles to biological systems. The National Fire Protection Association's classifications for health, flammability, and reactivity hazards are used throughout the lab manual. Each experiment also features recommendations for the disposal of wastes.
Math Survival Guide: Tips and Tricks for Science Students, 2nd Edition
By Jeffrey R. Appling, Clemson University, and Jean Richardson Thoroughly revised and updated, the Second Edition of this student-friendly Math Survival Guide provides basic training on fundamental math skills—skills students need to survive and succeed in courses such as chemistry, physics, and geology. Offering the right amount of depth on the right selection of topics, the book provides quick, clear, and accessible guidance on basic algebraic methods, right when students need it most. In addition to a full range of mathematics topics, Math Survival Guide includes special chapters focused on helping students improve their problem solving and study skills.
Molecular Modeling Kit with Handbook
This brief 39-page paperback booklet, introduces students to using modeling kit kits for molecular models. This handbook accompanies our Darling Models™ Molecular Visions™ kit.
General Chemistry I as a Second Language: Mastering the Fundamental Skills
Many students and instructors are overwhelmed by the vast amount of content and concepts presented in General Chemistry. Students often emerge from the course with little understanding of chemical concepts and must be retaught in subsequent courses.
General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry: A Guided Inquiry, 1st Edition
The ChemActivities found in General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry by Michael P. Garoutte: A Guided Inquiry use the classroom guided inquiry approach and provide an excellent accompaniment to any GOB one- or two-semester text. Designed to support Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL), these materials provide a variety of ways to promote a student-focused, active classroom that range from cooperative learning to active student participation in a more traditional setting.
Instructor Companion Site
The Instructor Companion Site provides instructors with the rich tools and resources available for this text.
WileyPLUS
WileyPLUS is an integrated suite of resources including the full online version of the textbook, plus easy-to-use homework management tools, interactive presentation resources, and a range of practice and study activities--with instant feedback--for students.
Chemistry Case Studies for Allied Health, 1E
Written by Colleen Kelley and Wendy Weeks, this innovative casebook was designed to bring relevance and critical thinking skills to the allied health chemistry course. Students are encouraged to become "diagnosticians" and apply their newly-acquired chemistry knowledge to solving real life health and environmental cases. The case studies also encourage a holistic approach by asking students to synthesize information across topics. There is an accompanying online instructor manual available online on the Instructor Companion Site.
Digital Image Archive
Available on the instructor web site and it includes downloadable files of text images in JPEG format.
Lecture Power Point Slides
By Colleen Kelley, Pima Community College, contain lecture outlines and key topics from each chapter of the text, along with supporting artwork and figures from the text. The slides also contain assessment questions and questions for in-class discussion or personal response systems.
Test Bank
The Test Bank includes multiple choice, true/false, and short answer questions.
Instructor Manual
By Colleen Kelley, of Pima Community College, the Instructor Manual provides chapter summaries and lecture outlines, and is available on the password-protected instructor companion site.
Instructor Solution Manual
The Instructor Solution Manual contains worked-out solutions to all of the end-of-chapter problems, and is available on the password-protected Instructor Companion Site.
Computerized Test Bank
The Test Bank includes multiple choice, true/false, and short answer questions.
