For two-semester or three-quarter courses in General Chemistry.
McMurry/Fay makes the right connections in general chemistry topically, visually, and quantitatively. Chemistry is mastered when students make the right connections in three key areas; topics that are related, conceptual reasoning with quantitative work, and the different modes of communicating information. McMurry/Fay breaks through the boundaries traditionally imposed by textbooks that have historically made it difficult for students to make these connections on their own. Topic Connections, Conceptual and Quantitative parallel presentation, and Text-Graphic Integration Objects make these critical connections clear and visible, so students see the chemistry the first time. When you see the connections, you see the chemistry.
Students don't use textbooks exactly the same way they used them in the past. The new layout of MF5 was designed to map to the way students seek and process information, and is based on conversations with students about the way they study.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
General Chemistry:
This book was required for my general chemistry class. We are almost halfway through it and I find it really explanitory. There are some places where things could be explained better or in multiple ways, but overall the book is easy to understand.
Conceptually Brilliant and Analytically Challenging:
There are few textbooks that I'd give 5 stars to, this textbook is one of them. What makes this textbook so brilliant is that it challenges you to look at the concepts, & not to just repeat the equations from the book without knowing what you're doing. At the end of each chapter there are "key concept," "section," "chapter," & finally "multi-concept problems." The multi-concept problems are usually more advanced for students who want to go above & beyond what is usually required. This textbook... more info
